★ Shadow Daggers | Black Laminate (Factory New)

The ★ Shadow Daggers | Black Laminate (Factory New, FN) pairs two Covert ★ blades with a stonewashed steel and a black laminate handle. Factory New is the lowest-float grade the pair comes in, so that dark, textured finish looks its most refined here.

Design

Both blades get a stonewashed steel treatment paired with a black laminate handle, a muted, industrial look rather than a painted graphic, applied identically on every copy. It's a Covert ★ special item, ranking in the rare-special ("knife") slot above ordinary weapon skins.

★ Shadow Daggers | Black Laminate (Factory New) Float and Wear

Black Laminate runs the full 0.00–1.00 float scale, and Factory New claims the lowest slice of that range at roughly 0.00–0.07 — the cleanest, lowest-float grade this pair reaches. At this end the stonewashed steel and handle grain both stay crisp with no added surface grime.

Shadow Daggers Black Laminate Rarity

This pair sits at Covert ★, the gold-tier rare special ("knife") outcome rather than a standard weapon-grade Covert skin. Pulling one at all is the scarce part of the equation, separate from whatever wear grade a copy ends up at.

Shadow Daggers Black Laminate Case and Collection

No single collection houses this finish — it comes specifically from the Operation Riptide Case and the Dreams & Nightmares Case. Across the rare-special tier as a whole, roughly 0.26% of case openings land on that category, so most buyers pick the finish up on the market instead.

Shadow Daggers Black Laminate Patterns

Black Laminate is a fixed design — the paint-seed index doesn't change how the stonewashing or the handle looks, so every copy carries the same treatment. There's no "best pattern" to hunt here; float and wear are what actually separate one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version of this pair exists, permanently tallying confirmed kills and carrying that count through any trade. Souvenir copies were never made, since knives simply don't appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages regardless of case or collection.

Shadow Daggers Black Laminate Price

Factory New tops the Black Laminate's own price ladder, ahead of every other wear grade, while the finish as a whole sits in the mid-tier among this knife's options — still a premium item in absolute terms. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

What case is the Shadow Daggers Black Laminate in?

It comes from two specific boxes, the Operation Riptide Case and the Dreams & Nightmares Case, rather than one collection. Because it isn't tied to a single source, float and price can vary a fair bit between listings at the same wear grade.

Is there a best pattern or seed to look for on Black Laminate?

No — the stonewashed steel and laminate handle look identical on every copy since the design is fixed. Unlike pattern-driven knife finishes, there's no seed or percentage worth chasing here; float and wear are the only real variables.

What are the best gloves for the Shadow Daggers | Black Laminate?

The dark, muted steel and black handle pair naturally with black or charcoal gloves for a stealthy, monochrome loadout, while a pair with subtle gray or silver accents can pick up on the stonewashed texture without clashing. For the best Shadow Daggers Black Laminate glove combo, keep the palette dark rather than reaching for bright colors.