AWP | Pit Viper (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

This AWP carries a green snakeskin hydrographic that wears into a rough, patchy surface. The float range of this skin ends early in Battle-Scarred, so these copies look only somewhat more worn than Well-Worn ones. It is the most affordable way to get the green reptile look on an AWP.

Item type: sniper rifle. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The snakeskin hydrographic covers the stock, grip area and receiver housing with small green scales, mixing light lime tones with darker olive and near-black blotches. The long barrel and the scope stay dark grey and black, which frames the green body.

Wear covers the same areas as on Well-Worn but goes further, with larger grey zones on edges, the grip area and the muzzle brake. Because the float range ends early in this grade, the damage is not as heavy as on skins that reach the end of Battle-Scarred. The green pattern remains visible on the flat sides of the stock. At normal distance it reads as a weathered green AWP.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.5

The float of AWP | Pit Viper ranges from 0.08 to 0.5; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.5 — 12% 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 Italy Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Price by quality

Among 7 skins of the AWP in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Green, black and gold stickers blend with the snakeskin print, while holo or foil stickers in green tones keep the theme. Placing them on the stock near the scale pattern works better than on the dark barrel, where bright colours stand out sharply.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear, since low floats keep noticeably more green on the stock edges.
• Look at the muzzle brake and the thumbhole edges, as these lose the print first.
• Inspect stickers and name tag, since souvenir copies come with stickers already applied.
• Compare Battle-Scarred and Well-Worn copies side by side, as the difference here is smaller than on many skins.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers looking for the lowest entry to this skin.
• Players who accept a rough finish, given that wear here is moderate for the grade.
• Conclusion: the cheapest way to use Pit Viper in game.