★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel
Summary
Category
Type
Weapon
Finish
Finish Style
Finish Catalog
42
Pattern Variants
Yes
Model Version
CS2
Popularity
98%
Designer
Valve
Released
July 1st, 2014
Update
Item Class
Wear Range
Every weapon skin has a wear value, also known as float value, that determines how
scratched it looks and which exterior it belongs to:
| Range | Exterior |
|---|---|
| 0.00 – 0.07 | Factory New (FN) |
| 0.07 – 0.15 | Minimal Wear (MW) |
| 0.15 – 0.38 | Field-Tested (FT) |
| 0.38 – 0.45 | Well-Worn (WW) |
| 0.45 – 1.00 | Battle-Scarred (BS) |
Each skin also has a minimum and maximum wear value, defining its wear range.
The colored line shows the available range for this skin.
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Community Rating
4.7
out of 5
5.3K Votes
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Drop Chance
Operation Breakout Weapon Case
Weapon Case
Exceedingly Rare
Rarity
Odds
1 in 391
Total
1 in 391
Blue Steel
Butterfly Knife
Odds
1 in 13
Total
1 in 5.1K
Factory New
Exterior
Odds
1 in 33
Total
1 in 169K
Normal
Quality
Odds
9 in 10
Total
1 in 186K
Final Result
Total Odds
1 in 186,377
0.00054%
Liquidity
50%
Moderate
Price Statistics
Current Price
$1,185
24h Change
1.20%
-$14.37
7d Change
5.33%
+$59.98
30d Change
5.86%
+$65.61
1y Change
42.81%
-$887
All-Time High
$2,282
Jul 09, 2025
All-Time Low
$17.26
Jun 30, 2016
24h Low
24h High
$1,185
$1,200
7d Low
7d High
$1,109
$1,200
30d Low
30d High
$1,109
$1,200
1y Low
1y High
$674
$2,282
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Description
This is a custom-designed balisong, commonly known as a butterfly knife. The defining characteristic of this weapon is the fan-like opening of a freely pivoting blade, allowing rapid deployment or concealment. As a result, butterfly knives are outlawed in many countries. It has been cold blued. This is the malbec of weapon design - Booth, Arms Dealer
History
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel was first introduced to CS2 12 years ago, on
July 1st, 2014.
It was released as part of the Operation Breakout Weapon Case, alongside the
"Operation Breakout" update.
Origin
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel can be obtained by opening a
Operation Breakout Weapon Case container.
The skin is not part of any collections.
Popularity
With a popularity of 98%,
the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is currently
extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2.
This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the
skin.
Rarity
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is one of 604 other
Knife skins.
The rarity of the skin is Covert,
which makes the Blue Steel
an ultra rare drop with an estimated drop chance of just 0.26%.
Availability
With a price range between $729 and
$1,472,
the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel is
a very expensive skin.
Fortunately, it's currently
widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.
Versions
The float value of the ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel ranges from
0.00 to
1.00, which makes
the skin available in all exteriors.
For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version for the Blue Steel.
Finish Style
This Butterfly Knife has been painted in a "Patina" style,
with the Blue Steel finish.
A patina is a chemical reaction that forms a non-reactive, hardened shell over metallic parts. Real-life weapon patinas include case hardening, cold bluing, and acid forced patinas.
That said, this particular skin has been
mostly painted in shades of gray.
The look of the Blue Steel finish is affected by its pattern index.
The skin uses the new CS2 model.
Community Sentiment
The ★ Butterfly Knife | Blue Steel has received over 5.3K votes on
CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.7 out of 5
stars.
The skin is currently also owned by the
professional CS2 players
kennys, zeus and nettik.
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