★ Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade (Minimal Wear)

The ★ Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade (Minimal Wear) is a Covert ★ knife finish made from black and silver metallic paints marbleized and candy coated in three colors. Minimal Wear is the lower of only two grades this finish reaches, still sitting close to the top of its narrow float range.

Design

The swirl comes from black and silver metallic paint run through a marbleizing medium, then sealed under a three-color candy coat, giving each pair a one-off arrangement. It ships with the flavor line "The blade is made of many colors, but soon it all looks red."

★ Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Because the finish is capped between 0.00 and 0.08, Minimal Wear is as worn as a Marble Fade pair ever gets — on a full-range knife this float would already look rough, but here the blades still read close to mint. On the float scale, Minimal Wear spans roughly 0.07–0.08, a small step down from Factory New rather than a heavily aged grade.

Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★, the rare special ("knife") tier that stands above every regular weapon grade in a case. That tier is scarce on its own, independent of which wear a given pair happens to land on.

Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade Case and Collection

This finish comes from the Spectrum Case and the Spectrum 2 Case, its two source boxes in the drop pool. Across the board, the rare-special tier pulls at about 0.26% per case, which is why most copies change hands on the market instead of coming from a fresh unbox.

Shadow Daggers Marble Fade Patterns

The swirl on a Marble Fade comes down to the paint seed, and specific arrangements carry real premiums. "Fire & Ice" — clean red-and-blue flames meeting on the edge — is the grail, with "Max Fire" (red-dominant) and "Max Ice" (blue-dominant) also highly regarded. That pattern is fixed for the copy's entire life and never shifts with wear, so even at Minimal Wear a strong swirl still reads clearly on these near-mint blades.

StatTrak & Souvenir

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

Shadow Daggers | Marble Fade Price

Minimal Wear runs a step below Factory New on the Marble Fade's price ladder, making it the more accessible of the finish's two grades, and the finish as a whole sits at mid-tier among this knife's finishes — still a premium item overall. A strong Fire & Ice swirl matters more here than the wear grade does. 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 Marble Fade?

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

What's the cheapest way to own a Shadow Daggers Marble Fade?

Minimal Wear is the more accessible of the finish's only two grades, since the 0.08 float cap keeps it looking close to mint anyway. The swirl pattern on the individual pair — whether it's a Fire & Ice or a more ordinary mix — moves the price far more than the small wear gap does.

Does the Shadow Daggers Marble Fade have StatTrak?

Yes, a StatTrak™ version exists with a permanent confirmed-kill counter that follows the blades through trades and sales. There's no Souvenir version, though — knives simply never appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages, no matter the finish or case.