Karambit Fire & Ice Guide
True Fire & Ice patterns and Max rankings
Guide Overview
Master Guide to Karambit Marble Fade Fire & Ice Patterns & Max Rankings
The blade of the knife is painted with metallic paints and adorned with a pattern of translucent wavy lines resembling smoke. The color scheme of the skin includes various shades of yellow, blue and red creating gradient transitions. The handle remains unpainted.
The appearance of Karambit | Marble Fade highly depends on the pattern index. "Fire & Ice" is considered to be the rarest and the most expensive pattern variation. It is distinguished by the presence of only red and blue colors and has no inclusions of yellow.
Fire & Ice has several "Max" rates which vary from 10 (minimal amount of red) to 1 (maximum amount of red). Pattern variations with the "1st Max" rate are considered to be the most valuable. The less valuable pattern is "Fake F&I" , where the tip of the blade is painted yellow.
Float Value ranges from 0.00 to 0.08, making Karambit | Marble Fade available only in Factory New and Minimal Wear condition.
Pattern Evaluation
The legendary 1st Max Fire & Ice pattern #412 features maximum red coverage with perfect blue transition. This is the most valuable and sought-after Karambit Marble Fade pattern in existence.
These patterns have yellow coloring on the tip of the blade, which disqualifies them from true Fire & Ice classification. While still valuable Marble Fade patterns, they are significantly less expensive than true Fire & Ice variants.
1st Max Fire & Ice #412 is the holy grail of Karambit patterns - extremely rare and valuable.
Lower Max numbers (1st-4th) command significantly higher prices than higher Max numbers (7th-10th).
True Fire & Ice patterns have NO yellow coloring - any yellow disqualifies the pattern.
Value And Inspection Notes
Low float values are crucial for Fire & Ice patterns as they maintain color vibrancy and pattern clarity.
Max Fake patterns are valuable alternatives that closely resemble true Fire & Ice at lower prices.
Check Your Karambit Fire & Ice Pattern
Paste a Steam inspect URL to check whether the pattern matches one of the highlighted groups from this guide.
Karambit Fire & Ice Pattern Rankings
230 patterns · 12 tiersFire & Ice (Maximum Red)
Fire & Ice (Excellent Red)
Fire & Ice (Great Red)
Fire & Ice (Good Red)
Fire & Ice (Solid Red)
Fire & Ice (Average Red)
Fire & Ice (Lower Red)
Fire & Ice (Minimal Red)
Fire & Ice (Limited Red)
Fire & Ice (Basic Red)
Max Fake Fire & Ice
Fake Fire & Ice (Yellow Tip)