The Best Flip Knife Marble Fade Patterns

The Flip knife is one of four knives in Counter-Strike 2 that are available with the legendary Fire & Ice pattern. Its unique aggressive blade design combined with cool pull-out and inspect animation makes it a fantastic choice if you’re looking for a Fire & Ice pattern. The Marble Fade Flip Knife was added to CS:GO on January 8th, 2015, as part of the Full Spectrum update and is available in all Chroma cases. It is an extremely popular knife regardless of a pattern seed number. However, there are a select few patterns that tend to be more valuable and desirable due to rare distinct features – pure red and blue with no yellow or gold hues on the playside of the blade. Let’s take a closer look at the best Flip Knife Marble Fade patterns.

Marble Fade Finish Explained

The Marble Fade finish consists of red, blue and gold colors, using metallic paints with wavy smoke-like elements on top of the paint. Most patterns of this finish show varying amounts of each color, but the rare few that players find to be the most desirable are the ones without any gold/yellow. These patterns are called Fire & Ice due to the two-tone playside colorway consisting of red (Fire) and blue (Ice). There are also less valuable variants with slight touches of yellow/gold called Fake Fire & Ice. Float values of this particular knife are also limited to Factory New and Minimal Wear, with the latter showing a bit more wear on the corner of the blade near the handle. 

Flip Knife Marble Fade Fire & Ice Patterns

The Counter-Strike community came up with a convenient measure of the Fire & Ice patterns, ranking them by Max Red tiers: a pattern with the most amount of red is awarded the 1st Max rating. There aren’t as many Fire & Ice patterns for Flip Knife when compared to something like Karambit or Bayonet, so scoring a clean 1st or 2nd Max is an extremely rare stroke of luck. The patterns in the lower Fire & Ice tiers also feature zero yellow on the playside of the blade, but have progressively less red color. They are still highly valuable, but not as unique and expensive. 

Fire & Ice Tier List

1st Max

Patterns: 412

2nd Max

Patterns: 16, 146, 241, 359, 393, 541, 602, 649, 688, 701

3rd Max  

Patterns: 152, 281, 292, 344, 628, 673, 743, 777, 792, 994

4th Max  

Patterns: 48, 126, 129, 332, 780, 787, 874, 908, 918, 923

5th Max

Patterns: 182, 204, 252, 457, 522, 578, 652, 660, 685, 705, 736, 832, 988

6th Max  

Patterns:112, 230, 340, 356, 444, 452, 471, 607, 621, 631, 761, 773, 873, 876, 982

7th Max  

Patterns: 8, 14, 32, 58, 108, 213, 233, 243, 274, 405, 454, 614, 653, 683, 728, 732, 770, 795, 803, 826, 867, 949

8th Max  

Patterns:5, 178, 188, 202, 337, 378, 406, 461, 539, 696, 702, 854, 966, 971

9th Max  

Patterns: 68, 121, 149, 165, 171, 206, 287, 370, 493, 499, 516, 637, 655, 656, 672, 706, 766, 817, 922, 959, 997

10th Max

Patterns: 28, 156, 177, 238, 402, 545, 546, 553, 559, 589, 591, 725, 764, 791, 810, 844, 858, 868, 972, 977

Fake Fire & Ice (FFI)

Patterns: 9, 27, 90, 110, 125, 183, 195, 203, 232, 254, 329, 351, 372, 397, 404, 441, 448, 459, 473, 483, 537, 561, 590, 626, 632, 647, 710, 727, 753, 756, 785, 805, 809, 818, 869, 909, 930, 941, 962, 976, 980, 989

Bonus: Piss & Ice; FPI

Patterns: 24, 39, 193, 209, 75, 610

(These aren’t serious and just part of the CS2 meme vernacular) 

Flip Knife Marble Fade FAQ

What is the best Flip Knife Marble Fade pattern?

Seed 412 is the only 1st Max Fire & Ice pattern for the Flip Knife, making it the rarest and most expensive catch. The 2nd Max group (16, 146, 241, 359, 393, 541, 602, 649, 688, 701) is the next best, still showing zero yellow on the playside with slightly less red coverage. 

What wear conditions does the Flip Knife Marble Fade come in?

Only Factory New and Minimal Wear. The Marble Fade finish is capped at a low maximum float, so no Field-Tested, Well-Worn, or Battle-Scarred versions exist. Minimal Wear shows a little extra wear near the handle corner but is otherwise very close to Factory New. 

How much does a Flip Knife Marble Fade cost?

On Skin.Land a standard Factory New runs around $290 and Minimal Wear about $330, while a StatTrak Factory New sits near $320. Those are base-pattern prices – a genuine high-tier Fire & Ice seed adds a heavy overpay on top. 

Does the Flip Knife Marble Fade have a StatTrak version?

Yes. StatTrak copies are available in both Factory New and Minimal Wear. Since Fire & Ice patterns are already scarce on the Flip Knife, a StatTrak knife that also lands a clean high-red seed is an especially rare and desirable combination. 

Conclusion 

Looking for an extremely rare 1st Max Fire & Ice Flip Knife, or just a clean 10th Max with a slight touch of red? Waste no more time and head over to Skin.Land, where you can buy or sell any skin, knife, charm and other CS2-related items. We’ve got a large selection of every single knife in CS2 and all the gloves, including the gloves from the latest CS2 update.