AK-47 | Hydroponic (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This Classified AK-47 finish is easy to spot by its green metal parts and the bamboo leaf motif on a pale receiver, framed by heavily grained wood. In Minimal Wear the coating is almost intact, with only small marks at the very edges that are hard to see in a match. It keeps the look of a clean copy at a lower grade.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The front sight, gas tube and the metal around the handguard are coated in bright anodized green with a metallic sheen. The receiver is pale grey-green with a bamboo leaf motif in green and light streaks running across the dust cover, plus a small red mark on its side.

Tiny chips may appear on the sharpest edges, such as the front sight tip and the corners of the receiver. The bamboo motif and the green coating on flat surfaces remain intact. At normal distance in game it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New. The wood parts look the same as on a clean copy.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of AK-47 | Hydroponic ranges from 0 to 0.8; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 10% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Rising Sun Collection with 16 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

Among 15 skins of the AK-47 in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Green, gold and holo stickers in natural tones match the bamboo theme and sit well on the pale receiver. Warm red or brown accents echo the wood furniture. Bright blue or purple stickers tend to clash with the green-and-red scheme.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float within the wear range, since anodized green on this skin shows wear quickly on the front sight and dust cover.
• Inspect the top of the receiver and the gas tube, where the coating thins first.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, as they change how the receiver area looks.
• If buying a Souvenir copy, make sure you like its pre-applied stickers, since they come with the item.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Crafters for whom tiny edge marks do not matter.
• A sensible balance of appearance and cost.