SCAR-20 | Grotto (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

The lowest grade of SCAR-20 | Grotto keeps the dark blue sponge-painted body, but with clear scratches and patches of exposed metal on the most exposed parts. Since this finish's float range stops before the heaviest wear values, even Battle-Scarred copies retain a recognisable blue pattern. It is the cheapest way to get the skin's colours onto the rifle.

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

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and handguard are painted dark navy and covered in a sponged, brush-worked layer of metallic blue and teal that forms an uneven, cave-like texture. Bright cyan edging runs along the top rail and the edges of the handguard, giving the rifle a cold, glowing outline.

Scratches and exposed metal cover the edges and spread further across the receiver and handguard than in Well-Worn. The cyan outline survives only in fragments. Because the float range stops early, larger areas of the blue sponged paint still remain, and at normal distance the skin is still clearly Grotto.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.5

The whole float range of SCAR-20 | Grotto is 0–0.5; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.5 segment (10% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Chroma Collection with 14 skins in total.

It drops from Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015).

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 1.6× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 7% dearer
• Field-Tested — 4% dearer
• Well-Worn — 2% cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 6th of 14 skins Mil-Spec Grade SCAR-20 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 1.7× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in blue, teal, cyan or silver blend well with the metallic sponged paint and the bright edging. Holo or foil stickers with cool tones placed on the receiver repeat the metallic effect, while dark or black designs keep the look restrained.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as lower values keep the cyan rail edging intact longer.
• Look at the top rail and handguard corners in inspect, since these parts lose paint first.
• Pay attention to stickers and name tags, which can change how well the blue scheme looks.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir copy, as both versions exist for this skin.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for the lowest-cost entry into this skin.
• Those who appreciate that even this grade keeps much of the blue paint.
• The best fit for a budget loadout.