2026 Budget Knife Showdown
CS2 Navaja Knife | Stained (Minimal Wear) vs Gut Knife Minimal Wear: Budget Blade Value Guide
TL;DR
- ▸Navaja Knife | Stained (MW) trades between $90 and $130, offering the cheapest entry into a CS2 knife with a clean finish
- ▸Gut Knife Minimal Wear variants start around $75, making them the absolute floor for low-float blades on CSBoard
- ▸Minimal Wear on budget knives preserves the pattern integrity without the $50–100 surcharge of Factory New
- ▸Zero trading fees and direct P2P trades on CSBoard mean you keep the full sale price when liquidating either knife
Why Minimal Wear matters for cheap knives