★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Field-Tested)

The ★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Field-Tested) is a Covert knife skin with the same lemon-and-mustard forced patina finish, shown here at the midpoint of its wear range. It's a noticeable price break from the two cleanest grades while still showing the finish's blotchy character clearly.

Design

Stained's look comes from a forced patina - lemon and mustard dripped onto the blade to leave a blotchy, mottled discoloration rather than any painted artwork. The flavor text captures the chaotic process well: "If you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight."

★ Skeleton Knife | Stained (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

Field-Tested runs 0.15-0.38 on the float scale, the middle of the finish's five wear grades. Extra scuffing layers on top of the existing patina blotches here, giving the blade a rougher, busier texture than at the two cleaner grades.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Rarity

Stained carries Covert star status - a rare special ("knife") item and the gold-tier category of case drop, not a standard weapon skin. That rarity is about the knife category as a whole; this Field-Tested copy is simply one wear grade among several.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Case and Collection

This finish is available from the Shattered Web Case and the Fracture Case. Rare special items unbox at roughly 0.26% of the time from a case as a group, a rate covering the whole knife pool rather than this finish on its own, which is then determined by a further roll.

Skeleton Knife Patterns

No blue-gem tier exists on Stained, but the patina itself is seed-driven, so the blotch pattern varies from copy to copy even at the same wear grade. Some seeds spread more evenly than others, and that's a real factor collectors weigh alongside float.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ Stained exists because the finish is a case drop, and its kill counter is permanent, carrying over through any trade or sale. Souvenir doesn't apply to knives at all, since that variant only comes from Major-tournament packages.

Skeleton Knife | Stained Price

Field-Tested lands below the two cleanest grades on the price ladder, keeping the finish in its mid-tier range for this knife, even though every finish here still counts as a premium item. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How worn does Field-Tested Stained look?

Expect extra scuffing layered over the existing patina blotches, giving the blade a busier, rougher texture than Minimal Wear. It's a middle-ground look - clearly used, but not as rough as Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred get.

Is Field-Tested a good value grade for Stained?

For many buyers, yes. It costs less than the two cleanest grades while still showing the patina's blotchy character clearly, making it a fair balance of price and looks. Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred push the price down further if condition matters less.

Does wear hide or add to the patina pattern?

It adds to it. Since the patina blotches are already part of the base finish, wear at Field-Tested layers extra scuffing on top rather than covering the discoloration up, so the blade looks busier and more textured than at cleaner grades.