An in-depth pattern guide and tierlist for the Butterfly Knife “Marble Fade” Max Red Tip patterns!
 
 

Intro

As highly sought-after as the “Marble Fade” Butterfly Knife is – the most desirable patterns are the ones with the max amount of red on the tip (without fading into orange.) Unfortunately, there was not a lot of info on the patterns available – so I did the work of going through all the patterns and categorizing them so you don’t have to!
 
 
Obviously there is a large level of objectivity that must be acknowledged in regards to “tierlists” and I am not claiming that my opinion is the be-all-end-all in regards to the tier ranking – as everyone will have their own opinions and preferences. However, I have manually inspected all 1000 patterns, and have broken them into categories and tiers in hopes of helping you to decide which pattern is best for you!
 
 
It should be noted that this list is for the Factory New (FN) condition only and does not include any patterns that are exclusive to Minimal Wear (MW)
 
 
 

Pattern Categories Explained

To begin, I sorted through every single BFK “Marble Fade” pattern available for (FN) to manually to pick out the top BTA (Better Than Average) patterns.
 
 
For this guide, I decided to use CSMoney’s “Wiki” page to generated png images that give a much clearer view of the pattern.
 
 
I then entered the top patterns into a spreadsheet and sorted them and grouped them into categories based on the pattern categories I found. These are the patterns that I came up with:
 
 

MAX RED TIP

 
These are the main focus of the guide and easily the most sought-after of all the patterns. The goal of these patterns is to contain the max amount of red on the tip of the knife without the fade turning orange at the tip. This means that there will be patterns not included in this category that technically contain more of the red pattern at the tip – but are unfortunately ruined (and discounted by collectors) by the pattern fade continuing into an orange color at the very tip.
 
 
Example “Max Red Tip” Pattern (#329)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ORANGE (Fake Red Tip)

 
These are the aforementioned orange-tipped patterns that are considered “fake red-tips” by most collectors. These can still be sought-after patterns to the right collector – as they actually contain slightly more red near the tip (usually) than the true “Red Tips.” The orange at the tip of these patterns is actually very minimal and the trouble with categorizing these patterns is that, it can be very difficult to figure out exactly what is acceptable as a “true” Red Tip and what is considered a “fake” one because of how close some of the patterns are to both sides. To make things simple, I have placed every pattern that has any orange on the tip (no matter how small) into this category. Some of these are so close to “Max Red” patterns that some people may not even consider them to be “Fake Red Tips” – but if you really zoom in or look at them in game – you will see orange (PLEASE NOTE: Steam’s compression has slightly altered the color and resolution of the photos I have uploaded and the orange does not look as “orange” in these photos. If you don’t believe me – just look them up on the CSMoney Pattern Checker).everyany Because of this large level of objectivity – I would consider using your own judgement after seeing the photos.
 
 
Standard “Orange Tip” Pattern (#274)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Less-Obvious “Orange Tip” Pattern (#977)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TIER 1 “Max Red Tip” Patterns

THESE PATTERNS ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER! – simply because there are simply too many patterns in this category with VERY minimal visual difference.
 
 
These are the main focus of the guide and easily the most sought-after of all the patterns. The goal of these patterns is to contain the max amount of red on the tip of the knife without the fade turning orange at the tip. This means that there will be patterns not included in this category that technically contain more of the red pattern at the tip – but are unfortunately ruined (and discounted by collectors) by the pattern fade continuing into an orange color at the very tip.
 
 
Pattern #9
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #27
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #90
 

 
 

 
Pattern #125
 

 
 

 
Pattern #183
 

 
 

 
Pattern #203
 

 
 

 
Pattern #232
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #254
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #329
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #351
 

 
 

 
Pattern #372
 

 
 

 
Pattern #397
 

 
 

 
Pattern #402
 

 
 

 
Pattern #404
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #441
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #459
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #473
 

 
 

 
Pattern #483
 

 
 

 
Pattern #485
 

 
 

 
Pattern #506
 

 
 

 
Pattern #537
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #559
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #626
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #632
 

 
 

 
Pattern #647
 

 
 

 
Pattern #725
 

 
 

 
Pattern #727
 

 
 

 
Pattern #753
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #756
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #764
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #785
 

 
 

 
Pattern #791
 

 
 

 
Pattern #805
 

 
 

 
Pattern #810
 

 
 

 
Pattern #818
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #858
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #868
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #909
 

 
 

 
Pattern #941
 

 
 

 
Pattern #962
 

 
 

 
Pattern #976
 

 
 

 
Pattern #980
 

 
 
 

TIER 2 “Max Red Tip” Patterns

THESE PATTERNS ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER! – simply because there are simply too many patterns in this category with VERY minimal visual difference.
 
 
These are the patterns that did not quite make the cut into “TOP TIER” but I thought they were good enough to include in a second tier.
 
 
Pattern #60
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #62
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #71
 

 
 

 
Pattern #148
 

 
 

 
Pattern #170
 

 
 

 
Pattern #216
 

 
 

 
Pattern #222
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #234
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #266
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #304
 

 
 

 
Pattern #307
 

 
 

 
Pattern #309
 

 
 

 
Pattern #315
 

 
 

 
Pattern #328
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #333
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #364
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #368
 

 
 

 
Pattern #400
 

 
 

 
Pattern #445
 

 
 

 
Pattern #448
 

 
 

 
Pattern #463
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #515
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #535
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #555
 

 
 

 
Pattern #569
 

 
 

 
Pattern #570
 

 
 

 
Pattern #582
 

 
 

 
Pattern #593
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #605
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #606
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #624
 

 
 

 
Pattern #630
 

 
 

 
Pattern #663
 

 
 

 
Pattern #691
 

 
 

 
Pattern #717
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #723
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #746
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #899
 

 
 

 
Pattern #931
 

 
 

 
Pattern #958
 

 
 
 

BTA “Max Red Tip” Patterns

Here are all the other “Red Tip” patterns that were not quite good enough to make the cut of “Tier 1” or “Tier 2” for those interested.
 
 

BTA PATTERNS

 
1, 3, 7, 13, 20, 24, 31, 42, 44, 45, 49, 54, 59, 66, 72, 75, 77, 96, 98, 102, 106, 113, 119, 134, 142, 143, 151, 153, 162, 164, 174, 184, 185, 189, 190, 193,194, 209, 217, 218, 220, 226, 231, 246, 250, 253, 258, 259, 262, 269, 280, 284, 286, 290, 296, 303, 310, 311, 325, 334, 335, 354, 369, 371, 373, 374, 385, 387, 388, 394, 411, 413, 415, 419, 423, 425, 432, 436, 438, 443, 450, 451, 464, 477, 479, 489, 492, 496, 498, 504, 507, 526, 529, 531, 532, 547, 551, 552, 560, 574, 579, 580, 600, 610, 627, 642, 670, 678, 680, 684, 689, 693, 699, 709, 715, 730, 733, 744, 767, 776, 794, 812, 816, 820, 839, 843, 845, 846, 852, 853, 857, 861, 865, 894, 896, 919, 929, 935, 951, 969, 973, 992
 
 
 

ORANGE “Fake Red Tip” Patterns

THESE PATTERNS ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER! – simply because there are simply too many patterns in this category with VERY minimal visual difference.
 
 
Please note that I have only added the best patterns for this category to the tierlist. Any other patterns that did NOT make it into the top tiers but are BTA (Better Than Average) will be lisited numerically at the bottom of this category.
 
 
These are the aforementioned orange-tipped patterns that are considered “fake red-tips” by most collectors. These can still be sought-after patterns to the right collector – as they actually contain slightly more red near the tip (usually) than the true “Red Tips.” The orange at the tip of these patterns is actually very minimal and the trouble with categorizing these patterns is that, it can be very difficult to figure out exactly what is acceptable as a “true” Red Tip and what is considered a “fake” one because of how close some of the patterns are to both sides. To make things simple, I have placed every pattern that has any orange on the tip (no matter how small) into this category. Some of these are so close to “Max Red” patterns that some people may not even consider them to be “Fake Red Tips” – but if you really zoom in or look at them in game – you will see orange (PLEASE NOTE: Steam’s compression has slightly altered the color and resolution of the photos I have uploaded and the orange does not look as “orange” in these photos. If you don’t believe me – just look them up on the CSMoney Pattern Checker)everyany Because of this large level of objectivity – I would consider using your own judgement after seeing the photos.
 
 
Pattern #5
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #32
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #68
 

 
 

 
Pattern #121
 

 
 

 
Pattern #149
 

 
 

 
Pattern #156
 

 
 

 
Pattern #171
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #178
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #188
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #202
 

 
 

 
Pattern #206
 

 
 

 
Pattern #213
 

 
 

 
Pattern #243
 

 
 

 
Pattern #274
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #287
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #337
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #370
 

 
 

 
Pattern #378
 

 
 

 
Pattern #406
 

 
 

 
Pattern #461
 

 
 

 
Pattern #493
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #499
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #516
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #539
 

 
 

 
Pattern #545
 

 
 

 
Pattern #546
 

 
 

 
Pattern #589
 

 
 

 
Pattern #591
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #637
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #655
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #656
 

 
 

 
Pattern #672
 

 
 

 
Pattern #696
 

 
 

 
Pattern #706
 

 
 

 
Pattern #766
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #817
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #844
 

 
 
 
 
Pattern #922
 

 
 

 
Pattern #966
 

 
 

 
Pattern #977
 

 
 

OTHER BTA PATTERNS

 
8, 14, 16, 48, 108, 112, 126, 129, 146, 152, 182, 241, 281, 292, 332, 340, 344, 356, 359, 412, 444, 454, 457, 471, 552, 541, 578, 602, 607, 614, 621, 628, 631, 649, 652, 653, 660, 683, 688, 701, 728, 732, 743, 761, 770, 773, 777, 780, 787, 792, 795, 803, 874, 908, 918, 923, 949, 959, 988, 994
 
 
 

Conclusion

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CptnKraken out!
 
 
Special thanks to CS.Money for use of their pattern Wiki!
 
 

 
 
Here we come to an end for the Butterfly Knife “Marble Fade” Max Red Tip Pattern Guide & Tierlist – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive guide. I hope this guide has helped you with your gameplay. If you have something to add to this guide or believe we forgot some information to add, please let us know via comment! We check each comment manually by approving them!