Bowie Knife in CS2: Skins, Cases & Prices
Which cases have the Bowie Knife, which finishes you can get from each, and the cheapest way to own one.
What is the Bowie Knife?
The Bowie Knife is a big clip-point Bowie blade with a heavy, slow inspect. It first appeared in the Operation Wildfire Case (2016) and drops from 5 cases in total. For comparable finishes it sits in the low price tier among CS2 knives. Like every knife it only exists as a rare special item: it drops from a handful of cases or comes out of a Covert-to-knife trade up.
Which cases drop the Bowie Knife?
| Case | Finish set | Finishes |
|---|---|---|
| Dreams & Nightmares Case, Operation Riptide Case | Gamma finishes | Gamma Doppler, Lore, Autotronic, Black Laminate, Bright Water and Freehand |
| Spectrum 2 Case, Spectrum Case | Chroma finishes | Doppler, Marble Fade, Tiger Tooth, Damascus Steel, Rust Coat and Ultraviolet |
| Operation Wildfire Case | original finishes | Vanilla, Fade, Case Hardened, Crimson Web, Slaughter, Blue Steel, Stained, Night (Night Stripe on newer knives), Urban Masked, Forest DDPAT, Scorched, Boreal Forest and Safari Mesh |
The finish set decides which skins you can get: a Doppler or Marble Fade Bowie only comes from cases with Chroma finishes.
Every Bowie Knife skin
All 25 Bowie Knife finishes currently in the game:
Bowie Knife
Bowie Knife | Autotronic
Bowie Knife | Black Laminate
Bowie Knife | Blue Steel
Bowie Knife | Boreal Forest
Bowie Knife | Bright Water
Bowie Knife | Case Hardened
Bowie Knife | Crimson Web
Bowie Knife | Damascus Steel
Bowie Knife | Fade
Bowie Knife | Forest DDPAT
Bowie Knife | Freehand
Bowie Knife | Lore
Bowie Knife | Marble Fade
Bowie Knife | Night
Bowie Knife | Rust Coat
Bowie Knife | Safari Mesh
Bowie Knife | Scorched
Bowie Knife | Slaughter
Bowie Knife | Stained
Bowie Knife | Tiger Tooth
Bowie Knife | Ultraviolet
Bowie Knife | Urban MaskedHow to get a Bowie Knife
- Buy it: the cheapest way to get a specific finish and float.
- Knife trade up: five Covert skins from one of the cases above give a random item from that case's pool, which may or may not be a Bowie. Check the odds in the knife trade up calculator.
- Unbox it: about 0.26% per case for any knife, and the pool is shared with other knives, so this is the most expensive route on average.
Picking a finish
Budget finishes (Safari Mesh, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Forest DDPAT, Urban Masked) are the cheapest way into a Bowie. Fade, Doppler, Marble Fade, Case Hardened and Crimson Web sit at the top, and specific phases or patterns can multiply the price. More in the most expensive CS2 knives and the cheapest CS2 knives.
Compare with every other CS2 knife.
Frequently asked questions
What case is the Bowie Knife in?
The Bowie Knife drops from Operation Wildfire Case, Spectrum Case, Spectrum 2 Case, Operation Riptide Case, Dreams & Nightmares Case.
How do I get a Bowie Knife in CS2?
Buy one, unbox one (about 0.26% for any knife), or trade up five Covert skins from a case whose pool includes the Bowie Knife.