Souvenir MAG-7 | Firestarter (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Firestarter look rests on contrast: pale cream panels, scattered red-orange spots and blackened blotches across the body of the MAG-7. Minimal Wear keeps that contrast almost untouched, with only faint marks that are hard to spot outside the inspect view. It gives nearly the Factory New impression at a lower grade.

Item type: shotgun. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

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

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The receiver and upper body are covered in a cream base with dense red-orange speckling and irregular dark brown to black patches that read as scorch marks. The muzzle shroud and barrel stay mostly dark grey, with red spots creeping onto the tip.

Tiny scuffs may appear on the sharpest edges and the very front of the body. The cream base and red speckles remain fully saturated. In game the difference from Factory New is practically invisible. The grip, magazine faces and side panels stay clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Souvenir MAG-7 | Firestarter is 0.06–0.49; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (19% 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 Vanguard Collection with 14 skins in total.

The source is Operation Vanguard Weapon Case (on sale since Nov 5, 2014).

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

Red, orange and black stickers echo the ember and scorch colours, while cream or gold accents sit well on the pale base. Placements on the side of the receiver keep the stickers visible without covering the darkest patches.

What to look at before you buy

• Factory New starts right at the bottom of this skin's float range, so it occupies only a narrow band and the float within it matters little visually.
• In mid and high wears, check the top rail, front edges and magazine base in inspect, as these lose paint first.
• Look at any applied stickers and their wear, since they change how the cream body reads.
• If you want a StatTrak™ copy, make sure the counter and any name tag are what you expect.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Crafters happy with almost untouched surfaces.
• Conclusion: nearly Factory New in game, at a more sensible grade.