Souvenir M4A4 | Etch Lord (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

Etch Lord is built on dark metal and fine engraving rather than bright colour, so heavier wear changes its mood more than its outline. In Well-Worn the bronze warmth fades towards grey and the etching softens in places. The rifle reads as a used, darkened weapon with traces of ornament on the receiver.

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: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Well-Worn

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.

Worn patches spread over the barrel and handguard, and the edges of the magazine and stock lose noticeable coating. The bronze warmth fades towards grey, and the etching on the receiver blurs in places. Wear on the sights and muzzle is clearly visible. In game the rifle reads as a dull, used weapon with traces of ornament.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of Souvenir M4A4 | Etch Lord ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% 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

The skin’s collection is The Kilowatt Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Kilowatt Case.

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 Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget-minded players who want the Etch Lord style for less.
• Those who like a darker, used-weapon character.
• An affordable entry with the ornament still traceable.