★ Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear)

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear) carries this Covert ★ finish's signature black and purple spray-paint. Minimal Wear sits just below Factory New, with the color contrast still reading almost entirely clean.

Design

Rather than any printed graphic, the parts are spray-painted flat solid colors in a black and purple palette, giving the piece a bold, saturated finish. Valve built this one, and it ships with the flavor line "Elegant design paired with brutal intent."

★ Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Ultraviolet uses the full 0.06–0.80 float range, meaning this finish does show real wear at its worst grades rather than staying locked near-mint. Minimal Wear lands just past the cleanest slice of that range, so only the faintest handling marks show up on close inspection. On the float scale, Minimal Wear spans 0.07–0.15.

Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★, the rare special ("knife") tier that outranks every regular weapon grade in a case. That rarity is fixed at the item level, independent of which wear grade a given copy lands on.

Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet Case and Collection

It's obtainable from both the Spectrum Case and the Spectrum 2 Case. Pulling the rare-special tier that contains it happens at around 0.26% per opening, so buying on the market is by far the more common route to owning one.

Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet Patterns

There's no pattern variation on Ultraviolet — the paint-seed index doesn't touch how the finish looks, so every copy shows the identical black and purple coloring. No blue gem, no fade percentage, no seed worth hunting; float alone tells copies apart.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish is also available as a StatTrak™ copy, which keeps a permanent confirmed-kill count that carries over through trades and sales. Souvenir versions were never made for it, since knives simply don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet Price

Minimal Wear runs a small step below Factory New on the price ladder, though this finish still ranks upper-mid overall among this knife's finishes. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How much does Minimal Wear differ from Factory New on the Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet?

Very little visually — since the finish spans a wide float range rather than being capped, Minimal Wear still sits close to the low end and shows only the faintest handling marks. The price gap between the two grades is fairly modest as well.

Is there a best seed or pattern for the Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet?

No. Every copy carries the identical fixed spray-paint design in black and purple regardless of seed, so there's nothing like a blue gem or top-percentage fade to chase here. Wear grade and float are what actually separate copies.

What are the best gloves for the Butterfly Knife | Ultraviolet?

Deep purple, black, or dark gray gloves echo the finish's own black and purple palette and make for a cohesive loadout, while a subtle hint of neon or iridescent color can pick up on that "elegant but brutal" vibe. For the best Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet glove combo, lean into dark tones with a purple accent rather than clashing bright colors.