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Best Survival Knife Skins Under $1000 in CS2 (Oct 2026)

The most popular survival knife skins you can buy for under $1000 right now. We take every survival knife whose median price sits under $1000 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.

25 items · ranked by popularity · priced under $1000

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Top picks

cheapest regular wear · 7-day move
  1. 1
    ★ Survival Knife
    Case Hardened
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $74.63

    4,522 listings on 16 markets

    Seed 403 render Notable seed #403 · Blue gem · Tier 0 All seeds
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  2. 2
    ★ Survival Knife
    Damascus Steel
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $49.22

    Above-average sales · 2,699 listings on 16 markets

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  3. 3
    ★ Survival Knife
    Stained
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $49.45

    Above-average sales · 2,879 listings on 15 markets

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  4. 4
    ★ Survival Knife
    Ultraviolet
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $51.29

    Above-average sales · 3,023 listings on 15 markets

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  5. 5
    ★ Survival Knife
    Slaughter
    Covert Minimal Wear
    from $103.23

    3,024 listings on 16 markets

    Seed 2 render Notable seed #2 · Diamond + double heart · Tier 0 All seeds
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  6. 6
    ★ Survival Knife
    Forest DDPAT
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $41.92

    Above-average sales · 2,949 listings on 16 markets

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  7. 7
    ★ Survival Knife
    Crimson Web
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $73.17

    2,561 listings on 15 markets

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  8. 8
    ★ Survival Knife
    Scorched
    Covert Field-Tested
    from $40.47

    Above-average sales · 2,267 listings on 16 markets

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  9. 9
    ★ Survival Knife
    Rust Coat
    Covert Battle-Scarred
    from $37.53

    Above-average sales · 2,598 listings on 17 markets

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  10. 10
    ★ Survival Knife
    Tiger Tooth
    Covert Factory New
    from $93.00

    Above-average sales · 2,059 listings on 16 markets

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★ Survival Knife | Fade
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★ Survival Knife Fade, Covert

$118.93
★ Survival Knife | Night Stripe
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★ Survival Knife Night Stripe, Covert

$44.34
★ Survival Knife | Safari Mesh
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★ Survival Knife Safari Mesh, Covert

$38.10
★ Survival Knife | Urban Masked
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★ Survival Knife Urban Masked, Covert

$44.00
★ Survival Knife | Blue Steel
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★ Survival Knife Blue Steel, Covert

$60.37
★ Survival Knife | Marble Fade
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★ Survival Knife Marble Fade, Covert

$106.93
★ Survival Knife | Boreal Forest
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★ Survival Knife Boreal Forest, Covert

$39.16
★ Survival Knife
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★ Survival Knife, Covert

$44.17
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Phase 2)
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★ Survival Knife Doppler (Phase 2), Covert

$189.40
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Phase 1)
StatTrak™

★ Survival Knife Doppler (Phase 1), Covert

$181.50
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Phase 4)
StatTrak™

★ Survival Knife Doppler (Phase 4), Covert

$185.81
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Phase 3)
StatTrak™

★ Survival Knife Doppler (Phase 3), Covert

$175.47
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Ruby)
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★ Survival Knife Doppler (Ruby), Covert

$438.80
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Sapphire)
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★ Survival Knife Doppler (Sapphire), Covert

$312.73
★ Survival Knife | Doppler (Black Pearl)
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★ Survival Knife Doppler (Black Pearl), Covert

$476.61

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best survival knife skins under $1000 in CS2 in 2026?
The list above ranks every survival knife priced under $1000 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 survival knife 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 $1000 cap is applied to that median, so an item appears here when its fair market price — not a single lowball listing — is under $1000.
Are cheap survival knife skins worth buying in 2026?
Yes — plenty of survival knife skins under $1000 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 survival knife 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.