Souvenir M4A1-S | Party Animal (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

This is the most worn version of the M4A1-S neon print, with large patches of exposed metal breaking up the spots. In Battle-Scarred the bright colours remain on the central areas of the receiver, stock and handguard, giving a patchy, distressed effect. The float range of this skin stops short of the heaviest wear, so even these copies keep a noticeable amount of colour.

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.

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

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The suppressor and magazine are dominated by magenta and pink with darker violet and turquoise spots, and the magazine adds small orange and yellow rosettes. The ribbed handguard has a smooth violet-to-lavender gradient that sets it apart from the busier parts.

Wide patches of metal cover the suppressor, magazine and handguard, breaking the print into fragments. The receiver and stock are worn along all edges, with colour left mostly on their flat centres. In game the rifle gives a patchy, distressed look, with pink and turquoise still visible. Because the skin's float range is capped, the wear does not reach a fully stripped state.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.6

The float of Souvenir M4A1-S | Party Animal ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.6 — 25% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Souvenir M4A1-S | Party Animal belongs to The Harlequin Collection, which holds 19 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

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

• Factory New — 22× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 9.6× dearer
• Field-Tested — 27% dearer
• Well-Worn — 12% dearer

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

By price this skin is 5th of 9 skins Classified M4A1-S in this quality (the first being 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.

Which stickers suit it

Holo and foil stickers in pink, violet or turquoise blend well with the neon print. On the quieter violet handguard a single bright sticker stands out, while the busy receiver works better with stickers that repeat its own colours.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear grade, because the suppressor tip and magazine edges show the difference first.
• Look at the handguard ribs on inspect, as they lose paint earlier than the flat parts.
• On Souvenir copies, see whether the fixed stickers fit the neon colours of the print.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag, since they add to the look but can clash with the busy pattern.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget players who want the cheapest way into this skin.
• Fans of a distressed look with patches of colour over metal.
• In short: an entry option that still keeps visible neon colour.