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Best Karambit Skins Under $500 in CS2 (Oct 2026)

The most popular karambit skins you can buy for under $500 right now. We take every karambit whose median price sits under $500 and rank by how actively it's being traded — Steam sales volume blended with on-site marketplace activity — so the top of the list is the best value pick a real buyer would actually grab, not the cheapest lowball listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first. Updated Oct 2026.

12 items · ranked by popularity · priced under $500

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Top picks

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  1. 1
    ★ Karambit
    Lore
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $450.79

    3,977 listings on 16 markets

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  2. 2
    ★ Karambit
    Bright Water
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $408.95

    3,725 listings on 15 markets

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  3. 3
    ★ Karambit
    Ultraviolet
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $419.94

    3,674 listings on 16 markets

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  4. 4
    ★ Karambit
    Freehand
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $461.26

    3,387 listings on 16 markets

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  5. 5
    ★ Karambit
    Night
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $405.25

    2,775 listings on 15 markets

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  6. 6
    ★ Karambit
    Stained
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $455.41

    2,399 listings on 16 markets

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  7. 7
    ★ Karambit
    Safari Mesh
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $336.26

    1,865 listings on 16 markets

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  8. 8
    ★ Karambit
    Urban Masked
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $366.22

    1,893 listings on 16 markets

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  9. 9
    ★ Karambit
    Forest DDPAT
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $340.34

    2,020 listings on 16 markets

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  10. 10
    ★ Karambit
    Rust Coat
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $409.38

    2,688 listings on 16 markets

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★ Karambit Boreal Forest, Covert

$351.20

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best karambit skins under $500 in CS2 in 2026?
The list above ranks every karambit priced under $500 by popularity — Steam sales volume blended with on-site trade activity — so the top picks are the ones real buyers are actually trading at this budget, not just the cheapest listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first.
How are prices for these karambit skins calculated?
Each price is the median across every market we track (Steam, CSFloat, Skinport, DMarket and more), with outliers and stale listings filtered out. The $500 cap is applied to that median, so an item appears here when its fair market price — not a single lowball listing — is under $500.
Are cheap karambit skins worth buying in 2026?
Yes — plenty of karambit skins under $500 look great and trade actively. Cheap usually just means higher supply, not lower quality. Open any item's price-history chart to check whether a budget pick is trending up or down before you buy.
Do more expensive karambit skins hold value better?
Not necessarily. Within a budget tier the items that hold value best are the ones with steady or rising demand, which is exactly what the popularity ranking on this page surfaces. Use the price history on each item page to confirm the trend before treating any skin as an investment.