CS2 Float Value Explained
Every CS2 skin carries a hidden number between 0 and 1 called the float value (or wear rating). It is assigned the moment the item is created and never changes — skins do not wear down with use. Float determines how scratched and faded the skin looks, and it is one of the biggest reasons two skins with the exact same name can differ in price by multiples.
Wear tiers and float ranges
Float maps to the five wear names you see on every skin:
- Factory New (FN) — 0.00 to 0.07
- Minimal Wear (MW) — 0.07 to 0.15
- Field-Tested (FT) — 0.15 to 0.38
- Well-Worn (WW) — 0.38 to 0.45
- Battle-Scarred (BS) — 0.45 to 1.00
Two important caveats. First, many skins cannot roll the full 0–1 range — each finish has its own float cap, so some skins simply do not exist in Factory New or Battle-Scarred. Second, wear names are buckets: a 0.15 Field-Tested skin can look nearly identical to a Minimal Wear one, while a 0.37 of the same skin looks far more worn. The number tells you more than the name.
Why traders care about exact floats
- Tier borders. A skin sitting just inside a better-looking tier (say, a 0.151 FT) is often worth noticeably more than the tier average, because it looks like the tier above but costs like its own.
- Low-float collecting. Floats like 0.0009 are rare, and collectors pay large premiums for skins near the absolute minimum — far beyond the normal FN price.
- Pattern-dependent skins. On some finishes (Case Hardened being the famous example) the pattern seed matters as much as float. Always evaluate the specific item, not just its name.
How to check a float
Steam itself only shows the wear name, not the number. Inspection tools and trading sites decode the exact float from the item's inspect data — P2Trades shows the float value directly on listings, so you can compare items without leaving the page. When trading, always compare the actual float numbers on both sides, not just the wear names.
Float and trading strategy
When you browse listings, treat float as part of the price. A "same skin for same skin" trade is not automatically even: a 0.16 Field-Tested AK-47 Redline and a 0.37 one are meaningfully different items. Knowing this is also how you find value — many traders price by wear name only, leaving border-float items undervalued. And if a deal built around a "rare float" seems too good to be true, re-read our scam prevention guide first.