Souvenir MAC-10 | Heat (Factory New)

Skin overview

MAC-10 | Heat is a Restricted SMG finish that makes the gun look freshly pulled from a forge: a dark charcoal body traced with glowing yellow and orange lines along every edge. In Factory New the outlines are sharp and continuous, and the contrast between the dark metal and the hot edges is at its strongest.

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

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Other 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 receiver, magazine and grip are covered in a dark charcoal-grey paint with a faint reddish tint toward the edges. Every contour of the gun is traced with a bright yellow line fading into orange, as if the metal were still glowing from the forge.

The yellow-orange outlines run unbroken along the receiver, grip, magazine and sling. The dark panels are smooth and even, without scratches. At normal distance the glowing edges stand out clearly against the charcoal body. Everything looks as on the image.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of Souvenir MAC-10 | Heat 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 Phoenix Collection with 13 skins in total.

The source is Operation Phoenix Weapon Case (on sale since Feb 19, 2014).

What it costs in each quality

By price this skin is 4th of 8 skins Restricted MAC-10 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

Gold, holo and foil stickers in yellow, orange or red tones match the glowing outlines. Dark or black stickers on the flat side of the receiver blend with the charcoal body without breaking the edge lines.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float position within the wear range, since the edge outlines are the first thing to fade and lower floats keep them noticeably cleaner.
• Check the receiver corners, top rail and magazine base in inspect, as these parts lose the glow first.
• Consider whether applied stickers suit the dark and orange palette, because they cannot be moved.
• Note any name tag and decide if it fits the forge theme or if you prefer a clean copy.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the forge effect with fully intact outlines.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean dark base with sharp warm edges.
• Conclusion: the grade for the most complete look of Heat.