★ Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear)

The ★ Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear) keeps the same orange, hand-etched tiger-stripe look found on every copy of this Covert ★ finish. Minimal Wear is the more worn of the finish's only two grades, though it still sits deep in near-mint territory.

Design

An orange-anodized base is hand-etched with a tiger-stripe pattern running the length of the blade, keeping the look to one bold tone rather than a mix of colors. The flavor text reads "Like the tiger it is rare... like the tiger it is deadly..."

★ Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Since Tiger Tooth is capped between 0.00 and 0.08, Minimal Wear is as worn as this finish ever gets — a full-range knife at this float would still look practically new, and here it's simply the finish's upper edge. On the float scale, Minimal Wear covers roughly 0.07–0.08, so the worst copy of Tiger Tooth is still far milder than a typical high-float knife.

Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth Rarity

This finish carries Covert ★ rarity, the gold-tier rare special ("knife") slot that outranks every regular weapon-grade skin in its case. That status doesn't change based on which of the two wear grades a copy lands on.

Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth Case and Collection

Rather than one collection, Tiger Tooth drops from the Prisma Case and the Prisma 2 Case. Both share the same roughly 0.26% rare-special ("knife") pull rate, which is why the market is the more common route to owning one.

Talon Knife Tiger Tooth Patterns

There's no pattern variation to speak of on this finish — the orange base and its etched stripes are identical from copy to copy, fixed design with no paint-seed lottery involved. Whether a copy is Factory New or Minimal Wear, the tiger-stripe artwork itself never changes.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This knife is also available as a StatTrak™ version, which permanently tracks confirmed kills across trades and sales. No Souvenir version exists, since knives are simply never included in Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Talon Knife | Tiger Tooth Price

Minimal Wear is the more accessible of the Tiger Tooth's two grades, priced below Factory New, while the finish as a whole still sits mid-tier among this knife's roster. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Minimal Wear a big step down from Factory New on the Tiger Tooth?

Not really. With the finish capped at a 0.08 float, Minimal Wear still looks close to mint and lacks the scuffing a full-range knife would show at that grade. The gap between the two available wears is mostly in price, not appearance.

What's the cheapest way to own a Talon Knife Tiger Tooth?

Minimal Wear is the more affordable of this finish's two grades, since Factory New commands a premium as the cleaner option. Either way, the finish overall still sits mid-tier for this knife, so it's a solid middle-ground pick rather than the priciest or the cheapest option in the lineup.

Does the Prisma Case or Prisma 2 Case affect the Tiger Tooth's look?

No. Both cases produce the exact same fixed Tiger Tooth design and share the same roughly 0.26% rare-special ("knife") odds, so which case a copy came from has no bearing on how it looks or performs.