Souvenir AWP | Electric Hive (Factory New)

Skin overview

AWP | Electric Hive covers the body of the rifle in a violet and blue hydrographic with a grid of glowing red hexagons. In Factory New the red outlines stay sharp and the dark base keeps its even, slightly mottled tone. This is the grade where the honeycomb reads most clearly from stock to receiver.

Item type: sniper rifle. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

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

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The hydrographic covers the stock, grip area, receiver and magazine with a violet base that shifts into blue in places and carries a mottled texture. Over it runs a grid of red hexagons outlined as if glowing, densest and most visible on the receiver and the sides of the stock.

The red hexagon lines are crisp and the violet base shows no scratches. The stock edges, thumbhole and magazine corners are fully painted. In game the honeycomb reads cleanly at normal viewing distance, with clear contrast against the dark barrel.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir AWP | Electric Hive ranges from 0 to 0.4; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 18% 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 eSports 2013 Winter Collection with 12 skins in total.

The source is eSports 2013 Winter Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014).

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Red, purple and holographic stickers fit the glowing hexagon grid and the violet base. Dark or black stickers placed along the receiver keep the honeycomb readable without breaking the colour scheme.

What to check before buying

• Compare the float position within the wear, since low-float copies keep the red lines noticeably brighter.
• Look at the stock edges, thumbhole and magazine corners, as these lose paint first.
• Check whether applied stickers cover the receiver, where the hexagon grid is most visible.
• Note any name tag and whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir version instead of a regular one.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the sharpest red outlines and an untouched base.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean canvas for a colour-matched set.
• Conclusion: the choice for those who want the skin at its best.