G3SG1 | New Roots (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This wear keeps the full green-and-tan vine pattern of New Roots with only faint marks that are hard to spot without zooming in. The busy floral motif hides small imperfections well, so the rifle looks practically the same as the cleanest grade in normal play. It is a sensible choice for a buyer who wants a clean look without insisting on the top grade.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The vine and flower pattern runs over the receiver, handguard, magazine, grip and stock, and continues onto the scope tube and rear sight. The base is a warm khaki and tan, overlaid with olive stems, bright green outlines and small reddish-brown accents inside the flower shapes.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the scope rings and the front edge of the handguard. They are small enough to be lost in the busy floral pattern. At normal distance the rifle looks the same as a Factory New copy. The receiver, magazine and stock faces remain clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of G3SG1 | New Roots ranges from 0 to 0.55; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 15% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

G3SG1 | New Roots belongs to The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, which holds 19 skins.

It drops from:

• Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 9% dearer
• Field-Tested — 17% cheaper
• Well-Worn — 22% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 27% cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 11 skins Mil-Spec Grade G3SG1 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, olive and brown stickers blend with the tan and green base, while a single bright green or holo sticker can echo the outlines. Flat surfaces of the receiver and magazine give the cleanest placement, since the dense pattern swallows small or dark stickers.

What to check before buying

• Compare the float within the wear grade, since a low float in Field-Tested or Well-Worn keeps noticeably cleaner edges.
• Inspect the scope rings, handguard edges and magazine corners first, as these parts lose paint before the rest of the rifle.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether their look matches what you want.
• Check any applied stickers and name tag, because they change how the busy pattern reads.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-perfect look while saving compared to the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the tiny marks are hidden by the pattern.
• The balanced choice for a clean-looking rifle.