★ Talon Knife | Stained (Field-Tested)

The ★ Talon Knife | Stained (Field-Tested) carries this Covert ★ knife's signature lemon-and-mustard patina into the middle of its float range. Field-Tested is where the mottled stain starts to pick up visibly more surface wear.

Design

A forced patina spreads across the blade in a mottled pattern, framed by an ivory-toned handle with brass rivets and saw-tooth ridges. The finish ships with the flavor line "If you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight."

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

Stained runs the full 0.00–1.00 float scale, and Field-Tested sits around 0.15–0.38 of that span — a clear step up from the two cleaner grades. The patina remains fully visible, though the blade shows noticeably more general wear than at Minimal Wear.

Talon Knife | Stained Rarity

This remains a Covert ★ item at Field-Tested, the rare-special ("knife") tier that stands above every regular weapon skin in its case. Wear grade has no effect on that rarity status.

Talon Knife | Stained Case and Collection

Stained comes from the Horizon Case and the Danger Zone Case rather than a single collection. The rare-special tier across those cases lands near 0.26% per opening, so most Field-Tested copies are bought on the market rather than pulled fresh.

Talon Knife Patterns

The patina's mottled coverage still varies by paint seed at Field-Tested, so copies at the same float can look meaningfully different in how evenly the stain spreads. There's no blue-gem rarity here, just seed-driven variation in the texture itself.

StatTrak & Souvenir

StatTrak™ copies of this knife exist and keep a permanent confirmed-kill count that follows the item through trades. Souvenir versions were never made, since knives simply don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Talon Knife | Stained Price

Field-Tested sits in the middle of Stained's price ladder, below the two cleaner grades but ahead of Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred, keeping the finish in its usual mid-tier bracket among this knife's finishes. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How worn does Field-Tested Stained look?

It shows clear surface wear compared to the two cleaner grades, though the patina's mottled look stays fully readable. Since the patina is already meant to look weathered by design, Field-Tested wear blends naturally into the finish's overall theme.

Does Field-Tested cost noticeably less than Minimal Wear?

It typically trades below Minimal Wear, offering a cheaper way into this Covert ★ knife while the finish itself stays mid-tier overall. Seed-driven patina variation still applies at this grade, so it's worth comparing a few listings.

Does the paint seed matter at Field-Tested?

Yes. Stained's patina texture shifts with the paint seed regardless of wear grade, so a Field-Tested copy with a cleaner, more even stain can stand out from another at the identical float. There's no rare blue-gem tier, just texture variation worth a glance.