The Ultimate Karambit Fade Guide 2020
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The Karambit Fade has many different patterns, and they have a huge impact on the look and the price of the knife. These patterns are unfortunately more complicated than the other fade knives.
The Karambit has two ways of naming each pattern.
First, we have the usual way of just checking the percentage of which fade the knife has, between 80% and 100%.
Then there is naming it after how much percentage of each color the blade has. This is done by writing #/#/# where the “number signs” are the percentages of each color the knife has.
The first one is pink, the second one is purple, the third one is yellow. For example, a 80/17/3 stand for 80% of the blade is pink, 17% is purple, and 3% is yellow.
The thing is that an 80/17/3 Karambit Fade could also be a 91% fade or 92% fade. And even tho the 92% fade is slightly better than the 91% fade are they still both categorized as 80/17/3
So it all gets a bit confusing.
I hope, however, that this guide will clear things out and that you will be able to understand how Karambit fades work after reading it.
Karambit Fade Patterns – From Worst To Best
30/70 Karambit Fade – 80, 81% or 82% Fade
This is the worst Karambit Fade pattern, with 30% pink and 70% purple, and 0% yellow. This knife pattern could be called either 30/70 or 80% to 82% fade.
The 30/70 Karambit is the cheapest of the karambit and a very good first high tier knife. It is also pretty easy to find in low floats with barely any scratches. It does however lack any yellow color on the blade. But makes up for it by having a more purple instead.
Tier: Common
40/60 Karambit Fade – 83% or 84%
This is the second-worst karambit pattern. It is 40% purple and 60% pink, and 0% yellow. The knife patterns are either called 40/60 or 83% to 84% fade.
The 40/60 Karambit is nearly identical to the 30/70, only a bit pinker. It is also more expensive than 30/70. The 40/60 is also easy to find in low floats with clean corners.
Tier: Common
60/40 Karambit Fade – 85% or 86%
The 60/40 is the cheapest Karambit with more than 50% pink on the blade, with 60% purple and 40% pink. It is still a very common pattern but is a bit more expensive than 40/60 and 30/70. This Karambit fade pattern can also be called 85% or 86% fade.
The 60/40 is also common in low floats with clean corners, something that adds a lot to the look of a Karambit. It is the second last Karambit pattern without any yellow.
Tier: Common
70/30 Karambit Fade – 87%, 88% or 89%
The Karambit 70/30 is the last pattern without any yellow on the blade. With 70% pink and 30% purple. This is the last pattern in the common tier and also the last of the 80% fade pattern. The 70/30 is between 87% and 89% fade.
The pattern is also common in low floats, and finding a knife with this pattern with clean corners is not hard. It is however the most expensive common tier fade patterns.
Tier: Common
70/29/1 Karambit Fade – 90%
This is the first pattern with yellow on the blade. With 70% pink, 29% purple, and 1% yellow. This is the entry-level for Karambits with yellow on them. The 70/29/1 is also called a 90% fade.
Due to the yellow this is the first of the rare tier Karambit fades. This is also what makes it easy to trade, due to it being the cheapest Karambit with yellow.
Tier: Rare
80/17/3 Karambit Fade – 91% or 92%
The 80/17/3 is the second pattern with yellow. It is 80% pink, 17% purple and 3% yellow. It is here the Karambit fades begin to look seriously good. With a bit more yellow and less purple you really see why the knife is so popular.
The 80/17/3 is also called 91% or 92% fade. It is very similar to the 90/7/3, only having a bit more purple but the same amount of yellow.
Tier: Rare
90/7/3 Karambit Fade – 93%
The 90/7/3 is 90% pink, 7% purple, and 3% yellow, it is here the purple begins to disappear. This pattern is still somewhat normal to find in low floats with clean corners.
This pattern is also called a 94% fade.
Tier: Rare
90/5/5 Karambit Fade – 94% or 95%
This pattern is either called 90/5/5 or 94% fade or 95% fade. It is 90% pink, 5% purple, and 5% yellow. It is more uncommon and is thus more expensive. Furthermore, it is also harder to find a good float with clean corners.
This pattern marks the first epic pattern of Karambit fade. Knives with the 90/5/5 are very easy to trade and are in high demand.
Tier: Epic
90/3/7 Karambit Fade – 96% or 97%
This is the first knife pattern with more yellow than purple. Being 90% pink, 3% purple, and 7% yellow. This pattern can also be called a 96% fade or 97% fade. It is hard to find in low floats with clean corners. If you do, the price is raised substantially.
When trading with this knife, you must be careful. People often claim it is a fake Full Fade (a Fake 90/10). So beware when trading it.
To check it – compare the pattern index on the skin with the table below to make sure it is the pattern the trader claims it to be. And if you don’t understand how pattern index work, go to the Fade Guide, and it will teach you.
Tier: Epic
Fake 90/10 Karambit Fade – 98% or 99%
This is a very important skin to be aware of when trading high-tier Karambits. Many will claim that it is a True 90/10, but the knife will be a fake one. Fake 90/10 will have a little bit purple on them.
These knife patterns can also be called 99% in some cases and 98% in other cases. Some people use the term fake Full Fade as well.
To check if the knife you have or are planning on getting has this pattern. Check the pattern index on the item by inspecting it and compare it to the pattern index on the table below. This will show you what Karambit pattern you have.
If you don’t understand how skin pattern index work, go to the Fade Guide.
The colors on knives with this pattern will be 90% pink, around 1% purple, and 9% yellow. To find this knife is low floats with clean corners are rare and will raise the price substantially.
Tier: Epic
True 90/10 Karambit Fade – 100%
The 90/10 is the best possible Karambit Fade. With no purple, it ranks above every other pattern.
The True 90/10 is also called 100% fade and Full Fade.
When trading with this skin, it’s the same as the other high tier Karambit fade skins. Beware of people claiming to have a True 90/10 while really having a fake one.
You can check by inspecting the skin in-game and compare the pattern index with the table below to know if it is true or not.
If you want a more comprehensive guide on how pattern index works, go to the Fade Guide and it will teach you.
Finding this knife with a low float and clean corners will improve the look of the skin a lot, as well as raising the price substantially.
Tier: Legendary
Rarest Pattern Side By Side
How To Check The Price
The best way to check the price for rare patterns for Karambit Fades is by searching them up on CS:GO trading subreddits or trading discord servers and see what people are trading them for.
You can also check the steam market and sites like Bitskins and see what people are selling them for there. Even if Bitskins will be around 20% cheaper than the actual trading value.
Another way of checking the price is by checking how much more trading sites like Csmoney wants for the rare pattern.
The best way of using all three methods as well as asking around what people are willing to give for it. This should make sure to get the right price for the right pattern.
Float Impact
Float is a very important thing to consider when talking about Karambit Fade. Low floats one will go for a lot more on the rare patterns than normal float ones.
Karambits are however a bit more complicated when it comes to price and floats than most knives. A low float makes sure there are fewer scratches on the knife than a normal float one. But it is more important where the scratches are rather than how many there are.
If the scratches are in the corners, they will be very visible. But if they are not they will not be. So in some cases, lower floats Karambits may look worse than higher floats ones.
This is why it’s very important to both consider the actual float and the corners when you are assessing the Karambit fade worth.
Skin History
The Karambit Fade was released in “The Arms Deal Update”, the first CS:GO skin update. Released on the 14 of August 2013, in its first case. Now it can be opened from 11 cases added from 2013 to 2015.
The Karambit Fade was for long one of the highest tier knives you could have in CS:GO, only eclipsed by blue gems and factory new Crimson Webs. The Full Fade Karambit has always been a very high demand skin throughout the years and will probably continue to be so.
