Karambit Knife Fade Guide

An in-depth pattern guide and Full Fade and 99% for the knive Karambit Fade pattern CS2

100% Fade or Full Fade

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%.

Karambit Fade 80% #754

Karambit Fade 99% #233

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

All Fade Seed Patterns

Fade	Patterns
100%	16 129 146 152 241 281 292 332 344 359 393 412 541 602 628 649 673 688 701 743 777 792 918 994
99%	8 14 32 48 58 108 112 126 182 188 202 204 213 230 233 243 252 274 337 340 356 378 405 444 452 454 457 471 522 578 607 614 621 631 652 653 660 683 685 702 705 728 732 736 761 770 773 780 787 795 803 826 832 867 873 874 876 908 923 949 971 982 988 1000
98%	5 68 121 149 156 165 171 177 178 206 238 287 370 406 461 493 499 516 539 545 546 589 591 637 655 656 672 696 706 764 766 817 844 854 868 922 959 966 977 997
97%	27 28 90 195 232 329 351 372 397 402 404 441 459 473 483 537 553 559 561 590 626 632 710 725 727 753 756 785 791 805 809 810 818 858 941 962 972 976
96%	9 60 71 110 125 183 196 203 216 222 234 254 266 307 309 315 321 328 333 400 448 485 496 506 535 582 647 674 691 869 909 930 931 948 980 989
95%	3 62 98 138 148 170 304 334 354 364 368 411 413 415 438 445 463 489 515 555 569 570 593 605 606 624 630 663 667 670 717 723 746 794 812 822 845 846 899 958
94%	0 1 4 42 45 54 102 142 162 253 262 269 280 296 311 335 353 384 385 387 388 436 451 507 540 547 579 598 611 642 678 693 767 853 894 907 939
93%	20 49 66 96 113 143 151 160 164 184 185 189 217 220 246 250 258 310 325 373 425 450 479 480 530 532 552 574 580 610 680 689 709 716 733 776 783 820 843 929
92%	24 31 88 106 116 174 193 218 226 235 284 286 303 369 374 394 419 443 464 477 492 498 504 526 529 531 551 560 594 616 627 646 699 730 744 852 865 919 935 969 992 998 999
91%	7 13 39 59 72 119 134 153 166 190 194 209 259 265 290 360 371 383 408 409 423 432 469 595 600 603 638 659 684 694 715 720 750 816 839 857 859 861 893 896 913 928 951 954 973
90%	44 75 77 83 115 231 237 244 248 279 317 349 352 355 386 410 434 490 502 510 523 650 675 711 731 772 871 883 926 986

Karambit Fade 80% - 100%

Karambit Fade 80% 81% 82%

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.

Karambit Fade 83% 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.

Karambit Fade 85% 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.

Karambit Fade 87% 88% 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.

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.

Karambit Fade 91% 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.

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.

Karambit Fade 94% 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.

Karambit Fade 96% 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.

Fake Karambit Fade 98% 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.

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.

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.

Karambit Fade Float

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.

Karambit Fade float 0.003

Karambit Fade float 0.06

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.

The Complete Fade Patterns

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