Butterfly Knife Fade
(Factory New)About Butterfly Knife Fade
The ★ Butterfly Knife Fade is a butterfly knife finished with a translucent fade from gold to pink over a reflective chrome base, giving the blade a bright multitone look while the handle remains dark with colored inlays. Among Butterfly Knife finishes in CS2, the Fade stands out for pairing the weapon’s distinctive balisong silhouette and flipping mechanism with one of the cleanest gradient patterns in the game.
Release & Source
The Butterfly Knife Fade can be found in the Operation Breakout Weapon Case. The Butterfly Knife Fade is part of the Fade family.
Float Range & Wear
The Butterfly Knife Fade cannot drop in Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. The minimum float is 0, making Factory New the best available condition. The maximum float is 0.15, with Minimal Wear being the worst available condition.
The Butterfly Knife Fade is a Covert-tier skin with an estimated drop chance of ~0.64%, making it one of the rarest Butterfly Knife skins in CS2.
Popularity
Community Rating
Frequently Asked Questions
Sport Gloves Vice match the pink and purple sections of the Fade and are one of the most common high-end pairings. Specialist Gloves Fade keep the same gradient theme and mirror the blade finish closely. Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid also work well if you want the purple tones to stand out more than the gold.
Finish-heavy skins with clean color transitions match it best, such as AK-47 Neon Revolution, M4A1-S Decimator, and USP-S Cortex. For a warmer loadout, Desert Eagle Blaze and Glock-18 Fade fit the gold and orange parts of the knife well. If you want a cleaner CT-side pairing, AWP Neo-Noir adds purple and pink tones without looking too busy.
Butterfly Knife Fade patterns are mainly judged by fade percentage, which refers to how much of the blade is covered by the colored gradient instead of the plain silver section near the handle. Higher fade percentages are usually called full fade or max fade, while lower percentages show more unpainted metal. Collectors also look at how much red, pink, and purple appears on each side of the blade.
The most desirable Butterfly Knife Fade patterns are generally the highest fade percentage patterns, especially ones with strong pink and purple coverage and very little silver at the base. Many traders refer to these as max fade patterns. Exact rankings can vary slightly by marketplace, but blades with more complete color coverage are usually the benchmark.
