PP-Bizon | Thermal Currents (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The skin pairs a deep wine-red pattern with silver birds that seem to drift across the receiver and drum magazine. At Minimal Wear the colours stay rich, and any marks are small enough that they mostly show up only on close inspection. It gives nearly the same look as Factory New for players who do not need a flawless copy.

Item type: smg. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The receiver, handguard and helical drum magazine are covered in an orange-red hydrographic layer with darker wine and brown swirls running through it. Silver-white bird silhouettes are placed across the top of the receiver, the handguard cutouts and the side of the magazine.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the sharpest edges, such as the top of the receiver and the rim of the drum magazine. The pattern and birds remain fully intact. At normal viewing distance it is very hard to tell apart from Factory New.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The float of PP-Bizon | Thermal Currents ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 13% 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

PP-Bizon | Thermal Currents belongs to The Harlequin Collection, which holds 19 skins. 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

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

• Factory New — about the same
• Field-Tested — about the same
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 10th of 12 skins Consumer Grade PP-Bizon in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Silver, white and holographic stickers echo the bird silhouettes and sit well on the red receiver. Dark red, black or gold stickers keep the warm palette intact, while bright blue or green ones will clash with the wine-coloured base.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the cleaner end show noticeably less edge wear.
• Look at the receiver edges and the rim of the drum magazine, as these lose paint first.
• Check how many bird silhouettes are clearly visible on the side shown in first person.
• Review any applied stickers or name tag, especially on Souvenir copies.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look and do not mind marks visible only up close.
• Sticker crafters looking for a tidy base without paying for perfection.
• A sensible alternative to Factory New with almost the same look.