★ Karambit | Blue Steel

Description

Karambit | Blue Steel fits right into a lethal frame, with inspiration from the ancient art of silat. Forged with a curved blade resembling a tiger's claw, one is skillfully manipulated in a reverse grip to amplify maximum lethality. The cold blued finish of the knife simply exudes an essence of sophistication, making it the crowning point of refined weapon craftsmanship.

History

The ★ Karambit | Blue Steel first appeared in CS2 close to ten years ago, on August 14th, 2013 - when it was added along with the release of the new skin. This highly iconic skin was revealed with the Revolver Case that was part of the "The Arms Deal" update, and its sleek and dazzling blue steel finish left players hooked.

Origin

The ★ Karambit | Blue Steel is a rare skin; one can get it only by opening one of the 11 containers this skin is present in. Among those are CS2 Weapon Case, CS2 Weapon Case 2, and CS2 Weapon Case 3. There are no specific collections the ★ Karambit | Blue Steel belongs to; for that reason, it is highly sought after by both collectors and players.

Popularity

The ★ Karambit | Blue Steel boasts a very high demand from CS2 players, rated at 90% popularity. The very desirability of the skin is gauged by its volume of sales that occur daily and the premium pricing it receives, making the skin truly sought after.

Rarity

The Karambit | Blue Steel ★ is one of 391 other Knife skins, which makes it one of the hottest items to have in CS2. This skin has Covert status, classifying it as an ultra-rare drop, with only an estimated chance of 0.26% to drop.

Availability

The Karambit | Blue Steel is very popular in CS2, and the price for this skin ranges from $596.79 up to $1,051.69, which just shows how exclusive the skin is. This skin is currently available because it's traded so much that you can find it on almost every market; around 5.4K units of this skin are featured in public CS2 inventories.

Versions

The ★ Karambit | Blue Steel in CS2 features all exteriors, ranging between 0.00 and 1.00 in float value, which means one can select preferred wear and tear. More importantly, for each exterior there is a StatTrak version of the Blue Steel, giving players a possibility to track the kills in style.

Community sentiment

The ★ Karambit | Blue Steel has gathered community support for the skin to be created, earning more than 11K votes on addskins.gg and retaining a remarkable average of 4.8 out of 5-star ratings. If one needed further proof that it is popular, the skin is also owned by professional CS2 players liazz and kinqie, which just adds to its highly coveted status in the community.

Finish style

This Karambit | Blue Steel skin features a patina style, with a gray color scheme predominant in its design. Actually, the pattern index of the finish has quite something to do with how the skin comes out, since this factor may vary quite a bit and yield different variations and textures.