If you're shopping knife finishes that read clearly in inspect and still pop in a clutch melee swing, Tiger Tooth on the cord profile leans hard into contrast: tiger-stripe motif, warm orange-yellow electroplating, and hand-etched lines that pick up light so the pattern breathes instead of flattening into one orange slab. Rarity is Legendary; finish type is multi-color electroplating. The one-liner flavor text—Rare as a tiger… Deadly as a tiger…—is short, but it matches the vibe: collector-friendly identity, loud up close.

Release timeline

Tiger Tooth entered the obtainable pool on 31 March 2025. Use that date to anchor patch and drop discussions; your own unbox or purchase timestamp still wins for "when I got mine."

Designer

Valve in-house—not a Community Workshop submission. That usually means a tighter theme: stripes, plating zones, and etching all serve recognition rather than clutter on spine and handle. Fans of official theme lines often find that "less but precise" easier to live with in repeated inspects.

Skin specs (quick reference)

| Field | Detail |
|--------|--------|
| Category | Knife |
| Finish name | Tiger Tooth (虎牙) |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Finish style | Multi-color electroplating |
| Float range | 0.00 – 0.08 |

Multi-color plating separates the orange-yellow base from stripe light/shadow layers; hand etching keeps stripe edges crisp so thumbnails do not lie as badly as on some flat finishes. The 0.08 cap is a narrow window—most listings sit in very low wear, so Factory New vs Minimal Wear can look similar in icons. In-game inspect: zoom the blade face, spine, and guard; check stripe continuity and even plating.

Official blurb (facts only): tiger-stripe pattern with orange-yellow electroplating and hand etching.

Rare as a tiger… Deadly as a tiger…

What to watch when buying

Preview assets target the cord / paracord knife silhouette. Before checkout or trade-up, confirm weapon model + finish name match—do not buy on name alone. In 0.00–0.08, small float differences can show as broken stripes, scuffs, mottling, or orange that reads gray under highlight. Cross-check C5GAME and Steam Community Market with the same wear tier and seller screenshots, but treat live inspect as the tie-breaker. If you want full stripes and clean color blocks, swapping listings beats gambling on a tiny thumbnail.

Shop verdict

Worth a look if you want a Valve-themed stripe knife on cord with a strict float ceiling and strong inspect read. Pause if you expected a different knife family—the listing must say cord—or if you need maximum float flexibility; this finish will not go high wear.

Editor's notes

Legendary plus a 0.08 roof means you're really buying pattern and plating quality, not "cheap battle-scarred flex." FN and MW dupe each other in market grids; spend an extra minute in inspect. On C5, filter by float and open the blade screenshot—stripe breaks and dull orange are the usual regrets. Steam is fine for price sanity, but the screenshot you trust should be yours or the seller's full inspect, not a cropped icon.