Skeleton Knife Skins
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KnivesSkins available
25
Explore all CS2 Skeleton Knife skins and discover every finish, rarity, wear condition, and StatTrak™ variant. See which Cases contain them and find the Skeleton Knives you are looking for.
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History
The History of Skeleton Knife Skins
The Skeleton Knife is a fixed blade with an exposed, skeletonized handle design. There are 25 Skeleton Knife skins on the site.
From Arms Deal to today
Weapon skins were introduced to Counter-Strike with CS:GO's Arms Deal update in August 2013, which brought Cases, the Steam Community Market, and the first tradable weapon finishes to the game. The earliest Skeleton Knife finish with a confirmed release date tracked on CS2Owl is Skeleton Knife | Fade from Fracture, released on August 6, 2020. Since then, the Skeleton Knife skin lineup has grown to 25 skins, with 25 available in StatTrak™ versions and none currently available as a Souvenir edition.
Simple finishes to complex designs
Early finishes were plain, single-pattern designs. Later Cases introduced layered, custom-illustrated artwork and textured finishes, expanding what a weapon skin could look like well beyond a solid color or simple camo.
When Valve relaunched the game as Counter-Strike 2 on September 27, 2023, every existing Skeleton Knife finish carried over unchanged onto the new engine, and new finishes have kept releasing through CS2's own Cases and Collections since.
Cases
Which Cases Contain Skeleton Knife Skins in CS2
Skeleton Knife skins in CS2 are available across 3 Cases, with each source containing one Skeleton Knife skin from a specific rarity tier. Browse the Cases to see which Skeleton Knife skins are included in each source and find where individual CS2 Skeleton Knife skins can be obtained.
Notable Skins
Most Popular Skeleton Knife Skins in CS2
The Skeleton Knife has some of the most popular and recognizable skins in CS2, each one an Extraordinary-tier finish. Explore the selection below and see which Skeleton Knife skins stand out among the community.