Top 5 cheap Covert (red) Skins for Knife Trade-Ups

Valve has released Covert Trade-Ups with the Retake update on October 22, 2025.

This has had a huge impact on the overall Skin Economy, and mostly covert skins have gone up in value.

Here is a list of the 5 best cheap covert skins to use for knife trade-ups:

• MP9 | Starlight Protector

• FAMAS | Bad Trip

• AK-47 | Nightwish

• Desert Eagle | Printstream

• AK-47 | Legion of Anubis

MP9 Starlight Protector

MP9 | Starlight Protector (Field-Tested)

Starting at

$50.96

-41%

• Collection: Dreams & Nightmares

• Wear-Capped at 0.80

• Chance for the Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler

FAMAS Bad Trip

FAMAS | Bad Trip (Field-Tested)

Starting at

$40.00

-37%

• Collection: Fever

• Fever Knives with Doppler Gems

AK-47 Nightwish

AK-47 | Nightwish (Field-Tested)

Starting at

$55.00

-36%

• Collection: Dreams & Nightmares

• Chance for the Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler

Desert Eagle Printstream

Desert Eagle | Printstream (Field-Tested)

Starting at

$28.95

-33%

• Collection: Fracture

• Wear-Capped at 0.80

• Most affordable covert skin

AK-47 Legion of Anubis

AK-47 | Legion of Anubis (Field-Tested)

Starting at

$25.07

-42%

• Collection: Fracture

• Wear-Capped at 0.70

• Chances for Skeleton Knife Fade

This trade-up will give you a small chance on one of the best knives in CS2: The Butterfly Knife Gamma Doppler Emerald. Other positive outcomes are the Skeleton Knife Doppler and Nomad Knife Doppler.