“This is a custom-designed balisong, commonly known as a butterfly knife. The defining characteristic of this weapon is the fan-like opening of a freely pivoting blade, allowing rapid deployment or concealment. As a result, butterfly knives are outlawed in many countries.” ― Official description
Review
Butterfly Knife, which is a unique decorative knife offered to players in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 versions, stands out as a rare special item (★).
It made its debut on July 1, 2014 during the Operation Breakout update, where it became the first Operation Breakout case-exclusive rare item (★) included in the Arms Deal Collection skin pack.
Then, on March 15, 2017, Butterfly Knife was added to the Chroma skin pack as part of the Spectrum Case. The weapon's re-introduction occurred on September 14, 2017 with the release of the Spectrum 2 Case and was eventually introduced in the Gamma skin on September 21, 2021 during Operation Riptide as part of the Operation Riptide Case.
Interesting facts
The design of the Butterfly Knife is believed to be inspired by a combination of scimitar and gargoyle features from an idea by Terry Gwynn. The Lore version of this knife has a technical inaccuracy: its float value can vary from 0 to 1, while other knives in the Lore series have this range limited to values from 0 to 0.85.
The Butterfly Knife features two inspection animations that play randomly. One of them shows the player flicking a knife with ease to open it. In another, the player effectively spins the knife in the air before grabbing it by the handle.
There are also three types of Butterfly Knife inspection animations that are activated randomly. In one, the player manipulates the knife back and forth, then holds it on the safe side between the thumb and forefinger, balancing the blade on the remaining fingers. In another, the knife is rotated around the thumb several times before being grasped in a similar position. The third animation shows the player flicking the knife and spinning it around their thumb before gripping it again in the same manner.
Also known as the Balisong or Batangas Knife, the Butterfly Knife has Filipino roots. It was often used as a razor before more traditional razors became common in the Philippines.
Knife Damage
In all respects, this knife is identical to a regular one. The differences are only cosmetic.
- To the chest and arms: the primary attack also deals 34 or 21 damage with armor and 40 or 25 damage without armor. The secondary attack deals 55 damage with armor and 65 damage without armor.
- In the stomach: damage from the primary attack is 34 or 21 with armor and 40 or 25 damage without armor. The secondary attack deals 55 damage with armor and 65 damage without armor.
- To the legs: the primary attack deals 34 or 21 damage with armor and 40 or 25 damage without armor. The secondary attack deals 55 damage with armor and 65 damage without armor.
- In the back: the primary attack deals 76 damage with armor and 90 damage without armor. The secondary attack deals significantly more damage - 153 damage with armor and 180 damage without armor.
Other interesting facts
- Kill award - $1500 (Competitive)
- Kill award - $750 (Casual)
- Firing mode - Slash & Stab
- Entity - weapon_knife_survival_bowie
- Games - Counter-Strike 2 и Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
