★ Talon Knife | Stained (Factory New)

Description

This knife features a clean talon, with an ivory handle, stained and inlaid with brass rivets, placed with great detail, with a serrated edge that will cut through anything that dares get in its way. Forcibly patinaed, this knife was uniquely achieved by carefully letting drops of lemon and mustard fall onto it, creating this crazy looking mess that looks even better under a black light.

History

The ★ Talon Knife | Stained appeared for the first time in CS2 on August 1st, 2018, when it was added along with the Danger Zone Case. Due to the peculiarly strained look of the blade and its addition to "A New Horizon" update, this popular knife received much attention right from its very appearance.

Origin

The highly sought-after ★ Talon Knife | Stained of CS2 is a really rare skin that can be obtained only through the opening of a container, namely Danger Zone Case or Horizon Case. It doesn't feature in skin collections as many other skins do, and hence it is very unique and really exclusive for any player.

Popularity

The ★ Talon Knife | Stained (Factory New) is one of the most popular skins within the CS2 community, with a popularity of 95%. The desirability of this skin can be judged as highly desirable, given that this skin has had one of the highest sales volumes for an extended period, and the selling price for this skin is one of the highest in-game.

Rarity

The ★ Talon Knife | Stained (Factory New) is one of the 391 variations in CS2. The skin is Covert, ultra rare. For that, ultra-rare skin drops only in 0.26%, which means the skin is demanded by collectors and gamers.

Versions

The float value of the ★ Talon Knife | Stained ranges between 0.00 and 1.00, making it possible for this skin to exist in any exterior-from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. Furthermore, all exterior variations of the ★ Talon Knife | Stained have StatTrak versions that elevate the level of its rarity even more and, therefore, make it more desirable among collectors.

Community sentiment

The ★ Talon Knife | Stained has gained unprecedented love from the community; the skin has more than 5.5K votes on addskins.gg with an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Its popularity is underlined by the fact that this skin belongs to one of the most popular professional players, fashr.

Finish style

This Talon Knife | Stained (Factory New) features a patina style finish inspired by real-life weapon patinas from case hardening, cold bluing, and acid forced patinas. Dominated with gray hues, this skin has an overall sleek and elegant look, and the pattern index incorporated really sets the finish apart.

Price forecast

According to the forecast, the price of the ★ Talon Knife | Stained (Factory New) is expected grow to $ 406 (0.1011%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will rise to $ 411 (1.33%). Further ahead, it is pojected to increase to $ 419 (3.31%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely drop to $ 326 (-19.62%). Confidence is low — it is advised to avoid.