★ Flip Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred)

The ★ Flip Knife | Stained (Battle-Scarred) is the most worn grade of this Covert ★ patina finish,
piling extra surface aging onto the already-forced lemon-and-mustard staining. It's the cheapest way
to own this particular Flip Knife finish.

Design

The blade carries a chemically forced patina rather than a painted design — mottled gray-and-brown
discoloration worked across the steel. Valve made the finish, and it ships with the flavor line "If
you think it's messy now, wait until you see it under a blacklight."

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

Stained spans the complete 0.00–1.00 float range, and Battle-Scarred sits at the very top of it —
the heaviest surface aging this finish reaches, stacked on top of the forced patina that's already
part of the base design. It's the busiest, most weathered version of the look. Battle-Scarred covers about 0.45–1.00 on the float scale.

Flip Knife | Stained Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★ — the rare-special "knife" tier that outranks every ordinary Covert weapon skin.
Reaching this item slot at all is the rare part, unaffected by which wear grade a copy lands on.

Flip Knife | Stained Case and Collection

Rather than one collection, Stained comes from a long list of cases — CS:GO Weapon Case, eSports
2013 Case, Operation Bravo Case, and several more that followed over the years. The rare-special tier
across all of them runs around 0.26% per case, so buying on the market is the far more common path to
a Battle-Scarred copy.

Flip Knife | Stained Patterns

No blue-gem tier applies here, but the seed still drives how the patina spreads even at this
heaviest wear grade — some Battle-Scarred copies show more even staining than others, so it's worth
comparing before buying rather than assuming they're all the same.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version exists for this finish as well, keeping a permanent confirmed-kill count that
transfers with every trade or sale. Souvenir versions were never made, since knives don't appear in
Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Flip Knife | Stained Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade on this finish's own price ladder, and Stained overall is
already the most accessible entry point into the Flip Knife line. It's available to buy on Skin.Land
with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Battle-Scarred worth buying on this finish?

It's a solid budget pick — since the forced patina already gives this finish a weathered, mottled
look by design, the added wear at Battle-Scarred doesn't clash with the aesthetic the way it might on
a cleaner finish, and it's the lowest price on the ladder.

What's the cheapest way to own the Flip Knife Stained?

Battle-Scarred is the most affordable grade of this already-accessible finish, sitting at the
bottom of its price ladder. It's a straightforward entry point into this Covert ★ knife without
paying for a cleaner float.

Does the seed still matter this deep into wear?

Yes — even at Battle-Scarred, the patina pattern from the seed shapes how the staining spreads
across the blade, so two copies at this same grade can still look noticeably different. It's a
separate factor from the wear grade rather than something wear overrides.