★ Kukri Knife | Fade (Factory New)

The ★ Kukri Knife | Fade (Factory New) is a Covert special-grade blade with a chrome base that dissolves into a purple-pink-yellow spectrum along the edge. Factory New is the lowest-float, most well-defined grade this finish comes in, so the fade reads at its most vivid here.

Design

The finish is built from transparent paints airbrushed over a chrome base coat, letting the colors bleed into one another rather than sitting in hard bands. It carries an in-game line from Imogen, Arms Dealer In Training: "This isn't just a weapon, it's a conversation piece."

★ Kukri Knife | Fade (Factory New) Float and Wear

The finish is float-capped at 0.08, and Factory New covers the 0.00–0.07 band of that tiny range — its cleanest, lowest-float grade. At this end the chrome stays bright and the color spread shows without any haze, which matters here since fade coverage, not scuffing, is what buyers are actually judging.

Kukri Knife | Fade Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★ — this is a rare special ("knife") item, the gold-tier pull from its case pool, not an ordinary Covert weapon skin. Landing one at all is the hard part; the fade percentage decides what happens after that.

Kukri Knife | Fade Case and Collection

This finish is available from both the Kilowatt Case and the Gallery Case. Special items pull at roughly 0.26% from either case, a rate tied to the knife tier as a whole rather than to this finish specifically, which is why any given knife pull is such a long shot regardless of which case you open.

Kukri Knife | Fade Percentage

On a Fade, "best pattern" really means fade percentage — how far the purple-pink-yellow spectrum stretches across the blade. A full 100% fade is the grail here and sells for a clear premium over the far more common 90-95% copies. That percentage is locked in by the paint seed the moment the item is generated and never shifts afterward, including as the float rises with wear. There's no blue-gem-style tier system on a Fade; a fuller, more even spread across the blade is simply what separates the best copies from the rest.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This knife comes as both a regular version and a StatTrak version with a permanent confirmed-kill counter attached. There's no Souvenir Fade, and that's a mechanism thing, not a snub — Souvenir weapons are only ever handed out in Major-tournament souvenir packages, and knives are never part of those drops.

Kukri Knife | Fade Price

Factory New sits at the top of the Fade's own price ladder, ahead of Minimal Wear, and the finish as a whole ranks upper-mid among this knife's lineup — a pricier pick, though not the single most expensive finish available for it. Fuller-percentage copies push the price higher still. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

What are the best gloves for the Kukri Knife | Fade?

Lean into the color spread rather than fighting it — Fade gloves, Slingshot, or any warm-toned pair with pink, purple, or amber tones echo the blade's spectrum well, while flat black or gray wraps read as mismatched next to it. For the best Kukri Knife Fade glove combo, pair a Fade-pattern or sunset-colored glove and let the two pieces share that same gradient.

What is the best Kukri Knife Fade pattern or percentage?

A 100% full fade is the grail — the color spectrum stretches across the entire visible blade with no leftover chrome showing. It's set by the paint seed for life and never changes with wear, so a full-fade copy commands a real premium over a typical 90-95% copy even at the same float.

Is Factory New worth the jump over Minimal Wear on the Fade?

If the fade percentage is what you're paying for, yes — Factory New keeps the chrome brightest and the color transitions crispest, which is exactly what a high-percentage copy needs to show off. If percentage isn't a priority, Minimal Wear looks nearly identical at this finish's tiny float cap for less money.