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Description

The Black Laminate Butterfly Knife is a carefully constructed balisong whose blade opens with a flick of the wrist in a graceful movement both of function and of forbidden weapon in many jurisdictions. The stonewash finish and sleek black laminate handle give it an outrageously sleek, mysterious look-unquestionably valued in any collector's or enthusiast's armament.

History

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate entered the world of CS2 for the first time on September 21st, 2021, being added into the Dreams & Nightmares Case. Such an elegant design of this knife made it popular in no time among the in-game community. Its release coincided with the so-called update called "Operation Riptide", which made it even more interesting to play CS2.

Origin

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate is one of the most rare and popular skins in CS2, which only opens from one container either from the Dreams & Nightmares Case or Operation Riptide Case. Having a slick, stylish look with a black laminate finishing, this knife skin is tagged to no collections, making it very unique for collectors and players alike.

Popularity

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate is highly popular among CS2 players, which is testified by the popularity rating of 95%. This is reflected in its constant high sales and high prices that make it one of the most enviable skins in the game.

Rarity

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate is one of 391 other Knife skins in CS2, and it's among the most popular cosmetic items in the game. As this skin has a Covert rarity classification, it falls into the ultra rare category, having an estimated drop chance of just 0.26%.

Availability

This makes the ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate one of the most wanted CS2 skins, which can cost from $873.69 to $1,506.32. Despite such an expensive price, this skin is quite available because of plenty of offers on different markets. Thus, 5.7K units of the Black Laminate skin are in public CS2 inventories at the moment.

Versions

In CS2, the float value for ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate ranges from 0.00 to 1.00, and that means skins with this name can be found in all available exteriors. For each available exterior, players can also find a StatTrak variant of the Black Laminate.

Community sentiment

The ★ Butterfly Knife | Black Laminate earns a good reputation in the CS2 community, having received more than 1.7K votes for skins on addskins.gg with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. Besides, it is used by such a well-known professional player in CS2 as hunter-.

Finish style

This Black Laminate Butterfly Knife features a "Gunsmith" finish style. A patina and custom paint technique blend to create a marvel of artistic expression. Predominantly coated in varying shades of black, the pattern indexes do not change the strikingly sleek appearance of this skin.

Characteristics