Souvenir M4A1-S | Black Lotus (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Black Lotus finish uses a dark, cool palette: navy and violet with black floral shapes laid over it. Minimal Wear keeps that palette almost intact, and any marks sit on the very edges where they are hard to spot. It costs less than Factory New while looking nearly the same in hand.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

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

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The handguard, receiver, carry handle and stock are painted in deep navy and violet, with black lotus petals spread across them and thin lighter outlines that give the flowers shape. A lighter floral accent sits on the side of the receiver near the trigger group.

Small scuffs may appear on the front edge of the handguard and on the carry handle. The petals and their outlines remain intact on the receiver and stock. At normal distance the skin is hard to tell apart from Factory New. The main painted surfaces still look clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir M4A1-S | Black Lotus is 0–0.7; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir M4A1-S | Black Lotus belongs to The Kilowatt Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Kilowatt Case.

What it costs in each quality

Among 13 skins of the M4A1-S in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th by price, counting from the dearest.

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 purple, blue, black or holographic violet tones blend with the base colours. Silver or white accents placed on the receiver stand out against the dark petals without breaking the scheme.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since lower values keep the handguard edges and petal outlines cleaner.
• Inspect the handguard, carry handle and stock corners, as they lose paint first.
• Look at applied stickers and the name tag, because they change how the dark finish reads.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir copy, since both versions exist for this skin.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look while paying less than for Factory New.
• Sticker crafters who accept tiny edge marks that are barely visible.
• A sensible balance of look and cost.