What Is Float in CS2? Wear Levels and Value Guide

Hey, community! If you've been playing Counter-Strike 2 for a while, you've probably noticed that two copies of the same skin don't always look the same. Some players want a gun that shines like it just came out of the case, while others love that battle-worn look, full of scratches and rust.

What controls that in the game is the Float Value (also called the wear value). In this post, we'll walk you through how that number works and how it decides whether your skin is worth the price of a lunch or a new car. And if you also want to learn how to sell these beauties safely, save our official page for selling CS2 skins.

So what is float in CS2?

The Float Value is a number you can't see on the weapon's main page, and it runs from 0.00 to 1.00. It represents how worn that skin is.

Lower is better (usually): A float close to 0.00 means the weapon is Factory New, smooth, with flawless paint. Scratches, chipped paint, and darkened color start to show up as that number climbs.
Float doesn't change over time! This is the biggest myth in CS2. Your float is set the exact moment the skin is created (from a drop, a case, or a trade up). If it came out at 0.15, you can play with it for 10 years and it'll still be 0.15.

The 5 wear levels (float ranges)

Depending on the float number your weapon lands on, it falls into one of these 5 main wear categories on the market. Memorizing these numbers can save you from bad deals:

1. Factory New (FN)0.00 - 0.07

The peak of quality. In this condition, skins have almost no visible scratches and show off super sharp designs. Traders and collectors hunt for them hard.

2. Minimal Wear (MW)0.07 - 0.15

The classic "luxury on a budget" pick. These skins have light scuffs you'll barely notice while shooting, but they're a lot cheaper and still look great if you just want to play in peace.

3. Field-Tested (FT)0.15 - 0.38

This is where most players live! On a Field-Tested float, the paint usually shows visible wear on the edges, but the art doesn't disappear. A golden tip for traders: looking for Field-Tested skins with low floats (between 0.15 and 0.19) is the best trick for getting a weapon that looks MW at a reduced price.

4. Well-Worn (WW)0.38 - 0.45

The battle marks start to take over much of the weapon. At this float, the main paint starts to fade, but plenty of players enjoy the realism of heavy combat.

5. Battle-Scarred (BS)0.45 - 1.00

Statistically the "worst" ones. The paint is gone, darkened, and scraped off almost entirely. Oddly enough, certain rare designs like the AWP Asiimov or Case Hardened weaponsreach high prices at extreme BS values (the famous 0.99 float), because the community loves that dark, rusty look with its "Blackiimov" charm.

Quiz: what condition is this skin in?

Read the Float Value and pick the right wear

Watch out for the "traps": Float Caps!

You know that moment when you want to pick up a Factory New AK-47 | Redline? Surprise: you never will! Some rare CS2 skins have limits preset by Valve (in the game's own code), known as "Float Caps."

The Redline, for example, doesn't naturally come with a float below 0.10, which keeps it from ever reaching Factory New. The market loves these quirks, and searches across the biggest platforms show that the few MWs sitting right at that limit are worth a lot.

So how does float affect your sale?

Basically, what sets a skin's price is this number plus real market supply and demand. Remember: at fair stores, a good float gets rewarded. That's why, here at CubeSKINs, we build our quote by closely watching the whole international market, so you don't lose out when your beauty is in better shape than the norm.