Cheapest CS2 knives

Model first. Navaja, Shadow Daggers, Gut and Paracord knives sit at the bottom of every list because fewer people want the animation, and a knife is bought to be looked at. Karambits and Butterflies carry the same finishes for several times the money. If your budget is the constraint, pick the model before the finish.

Finish second. Safari Mesh, Rust Coat, Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT, Scorched and Stained are the cheap end of every model because nobody collects them. Doppler, Fade, Slaughter and Case Hardened are the expensive end, and the gap between them on the same model is wider than the gap between two models on the same finish. Doppler prices also move by phase, and Case Hardened by pattern.

Wear last, and it does more than most guides admit. The price in the table is nearly always a Battle-Scarred copy, because that is the cheapest way to own the name. On a dark or busy finish the difference is hard to see in game; on a light one it is obvious. The float and wear guide covers which finishes hide it.

A cheap knife is still a few weeks of most people's skin budget, so the column that matters second is the sold count. A finish with a hundred sales a quarter clears at market whenever you want out. A finish with three does not, and the fastest way to find out you own an illiquid knife is to try to sell it. The liquidity column turns that count into a plain answer.

Then there is the way out. Every marketplace takes a cut on the sale, so the number you get is not the number on the tag. The where to sell page compares what each venue actually pays out on the same item, and the selling guide explains which fee is which.

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Since October 2025 five Covert skins from a case craft one item from that case's knife and glove pool. It is a roll, not a discount: you pick the pool, the game picks the item. The knife trade-up page puts every case's ticket price, pool size and per item odds side by side, with the cheapest and priciest gold in each pool, so you can compare the ticket against the prices on this page before you commit. The trade-up calculator prices your exact five inputs, and the trade-up guide explains the float maths. Set on one knife in particular? The reverse trade-up calculator takes the name and works back to the cases and the Coverts that reach it.

What is the cheapest knife in CS2 right now?

The Shadow Daggers Bright Water in Field-Tested, at €29.28, cheapest ask across Skinport, CSFloat and Skins.com as of 2026-09-29. That is the cheapest finish that has actually sold in the last ninety days, not the cheapest thing listed. The table above is rebuilt hourly, so the answer moves.

Why are some knives so much cheaper than others?

Three things, in this order. The model: Navaja, Shadow Daggers, Gut and Paracord knives cost a fraction of a Karambit or a Butterfly because far fewer people want the animation. The finish: Safari Mesh, Rust Coat, Boreal Forest, Forest DDPAT and Scorched carry no collector premium, while Doppler, Fade, Case Hardened and Slaughter do. The wear: the same finish in Battle-Scarred can cost a third of its Factory New copy. Cheap knives are cheap on all three at once.

What is the cheapest Factory New knife?

Shadow Daggers | Bright Water (Factory New) at €32.70 as of 2026-09-29. Factory New is a different market from the rest of the ladder: the cheapest knife overall is almost always Battle-Scarred, and the cheapest Factory New name is usually several times that. If you want a knife and not a specific float, the wear column above is where the money is.

What is the cheapest StatTrak knife?

Kukri Knife Safari Mesh at €34.71, against €31.18 for the normal copy. StatTrak knives are not always dearer: a counter on a budget finish is a thinner market, and thin markets cut both ways.

Is it cheaper to trade up to a knife than to buy one?

Sometimes, and it is a gamble either way. Five Covert skins from a case craft one item from that case's knife and glove pool, so the cost is five Coverts and the outcome is random within the pool. The knife trade-up page puts every case's ticket price, pool size and odds side by side, and shows the cheapest and priciest gold item you could land. Buying the knife on this page costs what it says and gets you the knife you picked.

Do cheap knives hold their value?

Better than most people expect, because the floor under a knife is the case that stopped dropping, not hype. But they are slow: the sold column above is the honest signal. A budget finish with a handful of sales a quarter can take weeks to clear at your price, and you pay a marketplace fee on the way out. Check the liquidity column before you treat one as savings.