★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred)

The ★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred) is a Covert knife skin with the same forced patina finish, in its roughest available condition. It's the most accessible way to own this finish, trading a clean surface for the lowest price on its ladder.

Design

Stained's blotchy discoloration comes from a forced patina process, lemon and mustard dripped onto the blade rather than any painted artwork. Even at its roughest, that mottled, weathered character is still the point of the finish.

★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

Battle-Scarred runs 0.45-1.00, the high-float, most-worn end of the finish's full float range. Heavy scuffing piles on top of the patina blotches here, giving the blade its busiest, most weathered look across the whole wear ladder.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Rarity

Stained is a Covert star item - a rare special ("knife") rather than an ordinary weapon skin, and the gold-tier category of case drop. That rarity applies to the knife category broadly; this Battle-Scarred grade is simply its most worn condition.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Case and Collection

This finish comes from the Shattered Web Case and the Fracture Case. As a group, rare special items drop at roughly 0.26% of case openings, a rate spread across the entire knife pool rather than this finish alone, with the finish then decided by a further roll.

Skeleton Knife Patterns

The patina's blotch spread is seed-driven even at Battle-Scarred, so copies can still differ from one another beyond just wear and float. There's no blue-gem tier, but a cleaner-seeded copy is still something collectors look for over a patchier one.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version exists for this case-drop finish, with a permanent kill counter that carries over through every trade or sale without losing its progress. Souvenir isn't produced for any knife, since that variant comes only from Major-tournament packages.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade on the Stained ladder - the most accessible way into this finish, even though every grade of this knife still counts as a premium item overall. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Battle-Scarred Stained still recognizable?

Yes. Despite the extra scuffing on top of the patina blotches, the mottled, stained look remains clearly identifiable in-game. Battle-Scarred is about accepting more visible wear for the lowest price, not losing the design.

What's the cheapest way to get the Stained look?

Battle-Scarred is the answer - it's the lowest grade on this finish's own price ladder and the most accessible route into owning it. It still counts as a premium item like every finish on this knife, just the most affordable version of this particular one.

Does Battle-Scarred hide the patina pattern under all the wear?

No. The blotchy discoloration is baked into the base finish, so even with heavy scuffing on top, the stained texture stays visible - wear adds roughness rather than covering up the underlying pattern.