MAC-10 | Nuclear Garden (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

Nuclear Garden is easy to spot by its bright green receiver packed with skulls and bones, contrasted against a plain grey grip and magazine. In Minimal Wear the finish keeps its saturated colour and clear motif, with only small marks that are hard to find in game. It is the practical choice for a buyer who wants an almost clean look without paying for the top grade.

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.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

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.

Small specks of wear may appear on the front edge of the receiver and the sharpest corners. The skull pattern and the overall green stay intact on the sides and top. At normal game distance it is practically indistinguishable from Factory New. Only close inspection reveals the tiny chips.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of MAC-10 | Nuclear Garden ranges from 0 to 0.7; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 11% 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

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.

Price by quality

Among 18 skins of the MAC-10 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from 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 the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want an almost clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the minor marks stay hidden in game.
• Conclusion: a balanced pick between appearance and cost.