★ Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 (Minimal Wear)

The ★ Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 (Minimal Wear) is a Covert ★ knife finish, a black base marbled with streaks of teal and green. Minimal Wear is the lower of only two grades this phase reaches, still landing close to the top of a very narrow float range.

Design

Teal and green streaks marble across a dark base here, giving Phase 3 a cooler, moodier look than the pink or blue-leaning phases. It ships with the flavor line "Getting lost in its color can prove fatal," which fits even this more subdued color scheme.

★ Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Because Doppler Phase 3 is capped between 0.00 and 0.08, Minimal Wear is as worn as this phase ever gets — a full-range finish at that float would already look rough, but here the teal-green marbling still reads close to mint. It's a small step down from Factory New rather than a heavily aged grade. In float terms, this grade runs 0.07–0.08.

Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★, the rare special ("knife") tier that stands above every regular weapon grade drawn from the same case. That scarcity comes from the tier itself, independent of which of the two wears a given copy happens to land on.

Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 Case and Collection

Instead of belonging to a single collection, this phase turns up across the Chroma Case, Chroma 2 Case, and Chroma 3 Case. The rare-special tier overall pulls at around 0.26% per case, which is why most copies change hands on the market rather than getting chased through three separate boxes.

Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 Doppler Phases

This knife's Doppler finish splits across several phases, and here it's come up Phase 3. The gem phases — Ruby, Sapphire, and Black Pearl — sit above the numbered Phase 1-4 finishes in rarity and demand, and among the numbered set, buyers tend to favor the punchier Phase 2 pink or Phase 4 blue over Phase 3's teal-green mix. The phase itself is locked in for the copy's whole life and never shifts as it wears.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This knife is also available as a StatTrak™ version, adding a kill counter that stays with the item permanently through every trade or sale. Souvenir versions were never made for it — knives don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages, regardless of phase.

Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3 Price

Minimal Wear runs a step below Factory New on the Phase 3 price ladder, making it the more accessible of the two grades while still sitting in high-end territory on this knife's thin market. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Minimal Wear a big downgrade from Factory New on the Doppler Phase 3?

Not really. Since the phase is capped at a 0.08 float, Minimal Wear still lands well inside near-mint territory — it's a modest step down, not a visibly worn blade. The gap here is far smaller than on a full-range knife finish.

How does Phase 3 compare to the other Doppler phases?

The gem phases — Ruby, Sapphire, and Black Pearl — sit above all four numbered phases in rarity and price. Among the numbered phases, Phase 3's cooler teal-and-green marbling tends to draw less attention than the punchier Phase 2 pink or Phase 4 blue, though it's still a genuine Doppler pull from the same case family.

What are the best gloves for the Flip Knife | Doppler Phase 3?

Phase 3's teal-and-green marbling pairs well with gloves in dark green, teal, or black tones that echo the cooler palette instead of clashing with it. Bright warm colors tend to fight the finish rather than complement it. For the best Flip Knife Doppler Phase 3 glove combo, stick to that cooler green-teal family.