★ Shadow Daggers | Stained (Field-Tested)

The ★ Shadow Daggers | Stained (Field-Tested, FT) puts the same forced-patina finish into its middle wear grade. Field-Tested sits at the midpoint of Stained's full float range, where general wear starts blending into the streaked patina.

Design

Rather than paint, this finish uses a forced patina — lemon and mustard dripped onto the surface — to stain both blades in a streaked, mottled yellow-and-white pattern. The flavor text calls it out directly: "If you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight."

★ Shadow Daggers | Stained (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

Field-Tested runs 0.15–0.38 here, the midpoint of Stained's full 0.00–1.00 float range, where visible wear starts blending into the already-mottled patina texture.

Shadow Daggers | Stained Rarity

Covert ★ is the rarity here — a gold-tier rare-special drop, not a regular Covert weapon skin, and that scarcity is set well before wear comes into play.

Shadow Daggers | Stained Case and Collection

The Shadow Case is this finish's source, and the rare-special tier it belongs to drops at about 0.26% per opening — a long shot that sends most buyers to the market instead.

Shadow Daggers | Stained Patterns

This is a patina-style finish, meaning the seed actually changes the streaking pattern from one copy to the next; collectors do look for cleaner, more evenly stained seeds over blotchier ones. There's no special blue-gem tier, just visible seed variation.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ edition of this finish exists, its kill counter sticking with the item through every trade or sale for life. Souvenir isn't an option — knives are never handed out in Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Shadow Daggers | Stained Price

Field-Tested sits in the middle of Stained's own price ladder, more accessible than the two cleaner grades but still part of an upper-mid finish among this knife's lineup. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How does the patina look at Field-Tested?

The 0.15–0.38 float band brings general wear onto the blades, and it starts to blend with the already-mottled lemon-and-mustard streaking rather than sitting apart from it. The patina pattern is still identifiable, just less crisp than at Factory New (FN) or Minimal Wear (MW).

What's the most affordable way to own the Shadow Daggers Stained?

Field-Tested costs less than Factory New or Minimal Wear on this finish's own price ladder, with Well-Worn (WW) and Battle-Scarred (BS) going further still. Even at its most accessible grade, Stained remains upper-mid among this knife's own finishes, so it stays a genuinely premium item.

Is there a Souvenir Shadow Daggers Stained?

No. Knives are never included in Major-tournament souvenir packages, regardless of finish or which case they come from, so no Souvenir version of this knife exists. A StatTrak™ edition does exist, tracking kills permanently instead.