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

Find 5 of the best cheap covert skins for your knife trade-ups in CS2.

Written by Philipp

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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

Covert Trade Up

MP9 Starlight Protector

MP9 | Starlight Protector (Field-Tested)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.