★ Ursus Knife | Case Hardened (Factory New)

The ★ Ursus Knife | Case Hardened (Factory New) is a Covert-rarity knife finish showing a blue, gold, and steel patina from a color case-hardening process. Factory New is the lowest-float grade this finish comes in, and it's the grade collectors reach for when a paint seed leans heavily blue.

Design

Rather than a painted graphic, the blade's coloring comes from being color case-hardened with wood charcoal at high temperature, which leaves an irregular blue, gold, and steel patina unique to each copy. The flavor line "A little color never hurt anyone" ships with it. How much of that blue shows up versus gold and steel is entirely down to the paint seed, and the heaviest-blue seeds — the "blue gem" copies — sell for far more than an average one.

★ Ursus Knife | Case Hardened (Factory New) Float and Wear

Case Hardened spans the full 0.00–1.00 float range on this knife, putting all five wear grades in play, and Factory New is the cleanest of them. At this end of the scale, the case-hardened zones read sharply defined with none of the surface roughness that starts to appear on lower grades. Factory New covers the 0.00–0.07 band of that range.

Ursus Knife | Case Hardened Rarity

Rarity here is Covert ★, the gold-tier rare-special ("knife") classification that sits outside the ordinary weapon rarity ladder entirely. Pulling any knife from a case is a long shot by design, and this finish is no different.

Ursus Knife | Case Hardened Case and Collection

This finish is obtainable from two sources on the Ursus Knife: the Horizon Case and the Danger Zone Case. Whichever of the two produces it, the rare-special pull rate for a knife lands at roughly 0.26%.

Ursus Knife | Case Hardened Blue Gem Patterns

Case Hardened is THE blue-gem finish, and the paint seed decides everything about how a copy looks — specifically how much blue coverage it gets versus gold and steel, which sorts every copy into a tier. The legendary seed for this knife is pattern #494, one of the most complete blue playsides in the game and marred only by a small yellow blotch near the bottom; it's the market's number-one benchmark for this knife. A small Tier-1 group of about seven similar seeds sits close behind it, then a long tail of lesser patterns fills out the rest. That seed is fixed per copy for life and never shifts with wear, so a heavy blue gem trades far above an ordinary gold-and-steel copy.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak version of this knife exists alongside the regular one, adding a permanent confirmed-kill counter that carries through every trade. There's no Souvenir edition, since knives are never distributed through Major-tournament souvenir packages.

Ursus Knife | Case Hardened Price

Factory New tops this finish's own price ladder, ahead of all four other grades, and Case Hardened as a whole already sits at grail-tier among this knife's finishes. It's a genuine high-end pick within the Ursus lineup, and a strong blue seed can push the price well past what a plain copy commands. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

What case is the Ursus Knife Case Hardened in?

It drops from two cases: the Horizon Case and the Danger Zone Case. The odds are the same regardless of which one produces it — the rare-special pull rate for any knife sits at roughly 0.26%, so landing this finish specifically is still a long shot either way.

What is the best Ursus Knife Case Hardened blue gem seed?

Pattern #494 is the legendary top seed — one of the most complete blue playsides available, marred only by a small yellow blotch near the bottom, and the market's number-one benchmark for this knife. A small Tier-1 group of roughly seven similar seeds trails it, ahead of a long tail of lesser patterns. The seed is fixed per copy and never changes with wear.

What are the best gloves for the Ursus Knife | Case Hardened?

Blue-toned gloves play up a blue-heavy seed nicely, while gold or bronze-accented pairs pick up the warmer patches of the patina instead. Because the finish already mixes cool and warm tones on the blade, it pairs well with either direction rather than demanding one exact match. For the best Ursus Knife Case Hardened glove combo, lean into whichever tone dominates your specific seed.