★ Butterfly Knife | Lore
Summary
Category
Skin
Type
Knife
Weapon
Butterfly Knife
Finish
Lore
Finish Style
Custom Paint Job
Designer
Valve
Released
September 21st, 2021
Finish Catalog
1105
Pattern Variants
No
Model Version
CS2
Popularity
100%
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.
Community Rating
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Supply
34.8K
total items in circulation
Factory New
691
Minimal Wear
6.4K
Field-Tested
13.2K
Well-Worn
6.4K
Battle-Scarred
5.1K
Drop Chance
Operation Riptide Case
Weapon Case
Exceedingly Rare
Rarity
Odds
1 in 391
Total
1 in 391
Lore
Butterfly Knife
Odds
1 in 30
Total
1 in 11.7K
Factory New
Exterior
Odds
1 in 33
Total
1 in 391K
Normal
Quality
Odds
9 in 10
Total
1 in 430K
Final Result
Total Odds
1 in 430,100
0.00023%
Liquidity
63%
Moderate
Price Statistics
Current Price
$1,696
24h Change
1.72%
+$28.63
7d Change
4.07%
-$71.88
30d Change
10.40%
-$197
1y Change
59.81%
-$2,525
All-Time High
$9,419
Dec 11, 2021
All-Time Low
$1,651
Oct 24, 2025
24h Low
24h High
$1,668
$1,696
7d Low
7d High
$1,668
$1,768
30d Low
30d High
$1,668
$1,893
1y Low
1y High
$1,651
$4,221
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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 custom painted with knotwork.
History
The Butterfly Knife "Lore" was first introduced to Counter-Strike 5 years ago, on September 21st, 2021. It was released as part of the Operation Riptide Case, alongside the "Operation Riptide" update. The skin was created by Valve itself instead of a community designer.
Origin
The Butterfly Knife "Lore" can be obtained by opening the Operation Riptide Case or Dreams & Nightmares Case. The skin is not part of any collections.
Popularity
With a popularity of 100%, the Butterfly Knife "Lore" is currently extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity score is based on recent user engagement and market activity for the skin.
Rarity
The Butterfly Knife "Lore" is one of 604 Knife skins. The rarity of the skin is Covert, which makes it an ultra rare drop with a chance of 0.0085% from the Operation Riptide Case. That is roughly 1 in every 11.7K drops.
Availability
With a price range between $448 and $2,150, the Butterfly Knife "Lore" is a pretty expensive skin. Fortunately, it's currently widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.
Versions
The float value of the Butterfly Knife "Lore" ranges from 0.00 to 1.00, which makes the skin available in all exteriors. For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version of this skin.
Finish Style
This Butterfly Knife skin has been painted in the "Custom Paint Job" style, with the Lore finish. This style enables extremely customized looks in a full range of colors. The skin has been painted in a color scheme of yellow and gold. Different pattern indexes have no effect on the Lore finish. The skin uses the new CS2 model.
Community Sentiment
The Butterfly Knife "Lore" has received 5.5K votes on CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. The skin is currently also owned by the professional CS2 players apEX, kioShiMa and tarik.
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