★ Shadow Daggers | Fade (Factory New)

The ★ Shadow Daggers | Fade (Factory New, FN) is a Covert ★ knife finish, a chrome base airbrushed with transparent paints that fade together across both blades. Factory New sits at the lowest end of the float scale, the cleanest grade this finish comes in, and here that fade reads at its sharpest.

Design

Fade keeps things simple — a chrome base coat airbrushed with transparent paints that blend into one another along the steel, with the exact spread differing copy to copy. It carries the flavor line "This isn't just a weapon, it's a conversation piece."

★ Shadow Daggers | Fade (Factory New) Float and Wear

This finish is float-capped between 0.00 and 0.08, so only Factory New and Minimal Wear (MW) ever exist on the blades — it never wears past a near-mint look. Factory New occupies the low end of that band, roughly 0.00–0.07 on the float scale, giving the crispest edge definition and clearest read on the fade's coverage.

Shadow Daggers | Fade Rarity

Rarity: Covert ★ — a rare special ("knife") item, the gold-tier rare drop that sits above every ordinary weapon grade in a case. Landing this pair at all is the scarce outcome, before wear even factors in.

Shadow Daggers | Fade Case and Collection

This finish drops from the Shadow Case, its home box in the drop pool. The rare-special ("knife") tier as a whole lands at roughly 0.26% per case opening, so most buyers pick up a pair on the market instead of chasing that pull.

Shadow Daggers Fade Percentage

For a Fade, "best pattern" really means Fade percentage — how far the purple-pink-yellow spectrum stretches across the blades. A full 100% Fade is the grail here, carrying a clear premium over the far more common 90-95% copies, and at a near-zero float like this one a true 100% can trade for a large multiple of an average pair. That percentage is locked in by the paint seed the moment the skin is generated and never shifts with wear. There's no "blue gem" chase on a Fade — a fuller, more even spread across both blades is simply what separates the best copies.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version of this knife exists and tracks confirmed kills permanently, carrying that count through any trade or sale. There's no Souvenir version at all — knives are never included in Major-tournament souvenir packages, regardless of case.

Shadow Daggers | Fade Price

Factory New sits at the top of the Fade's own price ladder, ahead of Minimal Wear, and lands in grail-tier territory among this knife's finishes overall — one of the priciest ways to own a pair of Shadow Daggers, with a fuller fade percentage able to push an individual copy higher still. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

What case is the Shadow Daggers Fade in?

It drops from the Shadow Case, which is the home box for this finish in the current drop pool. As with any rare-special pull, most buyers end up getting their pair on the market rather than opening cases looking for one.

What's the best Shadow Daggers Fade percentage?

A full 100% Fade is the grail — it commands a clear premium over the far more common 90-95% copies, and at a low float can sell for a large multiple of an average pair. That percentage is fixed by the paint seed for the copy's entire life and never changes with wear, so check it before buying rather than assuming a higher price means a fuller fade.

Does the Shadow Daggers Fade have StatTrak?

Yes, a StatTrak™ version exists with a permanent confirmed-kill counter that follows the blades through trades and sales. There's no Souvenir version, though — knives simply never appear in Major-tournament souvenir packages, no matter the finish or case.

What are the best gloves for the Shadow Daggers | Fade?

Since the fade runs through warm oranges, pinks, or purples depending on the copy, gloves in a matching warm or iridescent tone tie the loadout together nicely. A neutral black or dark pair also works if you'd rather let the blades' fade do the talking. For the best Shadow Daggers Fade glove combo, echo those tones rather than fighting them.