Souvenir M249 | Hypnosis (Factory New)

Skin overview

M249 | Hypnosis covers the machine gun in concentric black and pale blue rings, a pattern meant to suggest a hypnotic spiral. In Factory New the bands are crisp and the contrast between dark and light is at its strongest, so the rings on the box magazine read clearly from any angle. This is the copy for buyers who want the design exactly as intended.

Item type: machinegun. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

The finish lays wide alternating bands of pale blue and dark grey-black over the whole weapon in a concentric ring pattern. The box magazine carries the clearest set of circles, which makes it the visual centre of the skin.

The paint is intact across the receiver, magazine and stock, with no chips on edges. The boundaries between blue and black bands are sharp. In game the rings on the magazine stand out cleanly in first-person view. Everything looks as on the preview image.

Factory New quality — float range 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir M249 | Hypnosis is 0–1; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (7% 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 Gallery Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Gallery Case.

What it costs in each quality

Among 4 skins of the M249 in the Mil-Spec Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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

Stickers in blue, white, black or holographic silver tones match the ring palette. Placements on the receiver side keep the magazine circles free, so the main motif stays visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show fewer chips.
• Look at the magazine corners and the top of the receiver, as these edges lose paint first.
• Inspect the magazine rings in the preview, because they are the main visual point of the skin.
• Note any stickers or name tag and whether they fit the blue and black scheme.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the ring pattern without any chips.
• Players planning a clean sticker craft on the receiver.
• The choice for those who want the design at its sharpest.