SCAR-20 | Storm (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

Storm keeps the SCAR-20 calm and uncluttered: soft green panels, blue-grey fittings and a dark barrel, with no pattern or artwork on top. In Minimal Wear the colour blocks still read as solid and fresh, and any marks are limited to tiny specks on edges. For most players this grade looks the same as Factory New in a match while costing less to get.

Item type: sniper rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The upper receiver, top rail and long handguard are painted a pale mint green, while the front of the handguard, trigger guard and pistol grip are slate blue-grey. The magazine is a muted sage green, the scope tube is blue-grey on a green mount, and the barrel and muzzle device stay dark.

Minimal Wear may show a few tiny specks of dark metal on the sharpest edges, such as the rail teeth and the muzzle end of the handguard. The large green and blue-grey surfaces remain smooth and evenly coloured. At normal viewing distance in game these marks are practically invisible. Grip, magazine and stock panels still look clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of SCAR-20 | Storm is 0.06–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

SCAR-20 | Storm belongs to The Cobblestone Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

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

And 4 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Among 7 skins of the SCAR-20 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 2nd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in mint, teal, pale blue or grey tones blend with the cool scheme, while white or silver holo accents keep the rifle clean-looking. The long mint green handguard is the most visible spot for a row of matching stickers.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New covers only a narrow part of this skin's float range, so compare it with low-float Minimal Wear before paying extra.
• On Field-Tested and below, look at the top rail, handguard edges and scope rims, since these chip first and stand out in first-person view.
• Check whether the listing is a regular or a Souvenir copy, as Souvenir versions come with stickers already applied.
• Look at any stickers or name tag on the listing, because on a plain solid-colour finish they change the overall look noticeably.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look in game without paying for Factory New.
• Crafters looking for a fresh base where tiny edge specks will not matter.
• Conclusion: the practical choice for a clean-looking Storm.