Crimson Web Patterns Explained

By the P2Trades editorial teamLast updated September 6, 2026prices refresh daily

Crimson Web is a red base with black spider webs laid over it, and the pattern index decides how many webs land on the visible side and where. The finish is unusual in that two separate numbers drive the price: the pattern, which sets the web count, and the float, which decides whether you can see the webs at all. A Crimson Web knife is the item where a low float pays twice.

How webs are graded

Traders count complete webs on the playside and describe where they sit. The vocabulary is short:

Grade	Meaning	Price effect
Triple web	Three full webs on the playside	Large premium; the top tier on most models
Double web	Two full webs on the playside	Clear premium over a single
Centred web	One complete, well-formed web in the middle of the blade	Often priced above an off-centre double; placement beats count
Single web	One full web, anywhere	The baseline copy
Partial webs only	Web fragments cut off by the edge of the model	Slight discount

The grades are judged by eye, not by a formula, and they depend on the model. A Karambit's curved blade fits fewer complete webs than an M9 Bayonet's, so a double web on a Karambit is rarer than on an M9 and priced accordingly. Community pattern lists exist for the popular models; as with every pattern finish, use them as a starting point and confirm by looking.

Why float matters twice

On most finishes, wear is a cosmetic question: a scratched copy looks worse. On Crimson Web, wear is destructive. The black webs are the first thing to fade as the float climbs, and by the middle of Field-Tested the webs on many models are grey smudges. A high-float Crimson Web is not a worse version of the same skin; it is a red knife with the defining feature removed.

Two consequences follow. First, Factory New and low Minimal Wear copies carry a much larger premium over Field-Tested than they do on finishes where wear only adds scratches. Second, the pattern premium only exists on clean copies. A triple web at 0.30 float is a triple web nobody can see, and the market prices it that way. Check the wear-to-wear spread on any Crimson Web skin page and you will see the gap.

Crimson Web rolls the full 0.06 to 0.80 float range, so every wear tier exists, including some deeply worn Battle-Scarred knives that trade at a fraction of the Factory New price. Factory New copies on the flagship models are among the scarcer knives in the game.

Which items carry the finish

Crimson Web is one of the original knife finishes and exists on most knife models, several gloves and a small number of weapons. On weapons the pattern is barely graded, because the models are large enough that webs appear everywhere; there, float alone sets the price. On gloves the webs sit on the palms and backs and float again dominates. The grading system above is really a knife system, and within knives the Karambit, M9 Bayonet, Bayonet and Butterfly are where the largest pattern premiums live.

Checking a Crimson Web before you trade

Float first. If it is above roughly 0.15, the pattern discussion is mostly academic. Ask for the exact number; on P2Trades it is on the card.
Inspect the playside. Count complete webs and note whether one is centred. Use the inspect link, not a screenshot.
Compare against the model's list.A seller calling a knife a "triple" when the third web is cut off at the spine is describing a double.
Price from the clean reference. Take the Factory New or Minimal Wear reference for that model, then add for the pattern grade. Never start from the Field-Tested price and add a pattern premium; the two do not combine.

Current Crimson Web prices

Every Crimson Web item in our catalogue, most to least expensive, using the family's best normal price. The figures are for an ordinary pattern in the best available wear; a confirmed double or triple web trades above them, and a worn copy well below.

CS2 Karambit Crimson Web — Crimson Web — current market prices

CS2 M9 Bayonet Crimson Web — Crimson Web — current market prices

What to buy

If you want the look, a clean Minimal Wear single web on a mid-tier model gives you visible webs at a fraction of the Factory New price, and it will sell when you are done with it. If you are holding value, a Factory New copy on a flagship model with a documented double or centred web has both scarcity axes working for it. What to avoid is the tempting cheap copy: a Field-Tested Crimson Web on a Karambit is cheap for a reason, and the reason is that the webs are gone.