Souvenir M4A4 | Etch Lord (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

M4A4 | Etch Lord in Battle-Scarred is the most weathered version of this engraved-metal finish. The coating is heavily worn on the barrel, sights, magazine and stock, and the etching survives as faded patches. It suits players who want the dark Etch Lord silhouette at the lowest grade.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

The remaining qualities of this skin: Well-Worn. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The finish covers the barrel, front sight and receiver in dark gunmetal with warm bronze and brown tones. The main detail is a fine etched ornament on the receiver sides around the magazine well and above the trigger, drawn in thin dark lines on the metal.

The barrel, sights, magazine and stock carry heavy wear, with large areas of the coating gone. The etched ornament on the receiver survives only as faded, broken fragments. The metallic sheen is largely lost and the colours turn flat and greyish. In game the rifle reads as dark, weathered metal with little of the engraving visible.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The float of Souvenir M4A4 | Etch Lord ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% 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 M4A4 | Etch Lord belongs to The Kilowatt Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Kilowatt Case.

Price by quality

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

• Factory New — 2.2× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.1× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.8× dearer

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

Among 7 skins of the M4A4 in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th 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.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, bronze, sepia and dark metallic stickers match the engraved-metal look of Etch Lord. Muted or monochrome designs keep the attention on the etched receiver, while bright neon stickers tend to clash with the restrained palette.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at where the float sits within its wear grade, since lower floats keep the muzzle, sights and rail edges cleaner.
• Inspect the etched ornament on the receiver, as its sharpness defines how this skin reads.
• Check the magazine and stock edges on Field-Tested and lower copies, because they lose coating early.
• Note any stickers or name tag already applied and whether they suit the dark bronze finish.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players who want the cheapest way to carry this M4A4.
• Fans of heavily weathered, battered metal finishes.
• The entry-level option where the silhouette matters more than the engraving.