MAC-10 | Nuclear Garden (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

This skin covers the MAC-10 receiver in a green print of nuclear skulls and bones on a chromed surface. In Battle-Scarred much of the green has worn away and the metal underneath dominates the edges and raised parts. Green patches with pieces of the skull pattern stay on the flatter sides, which gives the weapon a used, irradiated look.

Item type: smg. 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.

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, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The finish is applied to the upper receiver, which is coated in bright acid green with a dense pattern of lighter yellow-green skulls and bones outlined in darker green. The grooves along the top of the receiver pick up the print, and the chrome base under the semi-transparent layer gives the colour a slight sheen.

Most edges, ridges and corners of the receiver are bare chrome, and wear reaches well into the side panels. The skull-and-bones pattern survives only in scattered green patches. In game the receiver reads as metal with green spots rather than a fully green weapon. The grey grip and magazine look unchanged, since they carry no print.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.7

The whole float range of MAC-10 | Nuclear Garden is 0–0.7; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.7 segment (36% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Cache Collection with 13 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Cache Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Cache Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Cache Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Cache Souvenir Package

And 6 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 2nd of 16 skins Mil-Spec Grade MAC-10 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Black, yellow and toxic green stickers fit the radioactive theme and blend into the skull pattern. Hazard-style or skull-themed designs suit the artwork, and dark stickers stand out well against the bright green receiver.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies at the cleaner end of a grade keep noticeably more green on the edges.
• Look at the front and rear edges of the receiver and the top ridges, where the green wears off first.
• Souvenir copies exist, so check which stickers are applied and whether they suit you.
• Check for a name tag and existing stickers, as they change how the item looks in the inspect view.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget entry for players who want the skin at the lowest cost.
• Fans of a heavily used, irradiated look with lots of exposed metal.
• Conclusion: the cheapest way to own the skin, with a distinctly worn character.