Souvenir MAG-7 | Praetorian (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Praetorian is a dark, restrained MAG-7 finish where black metallic paint dominates and red and light grey serve as accents. In Field-Tested the edges of the panels and the forend begin to show scuffs, which suits the utilitarian character of the design. From the first-person view the weapon still reads as black and red with a pale grip.

Item type: shotgun. 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 and Well-Worn. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The receiver is covered in glossy black metallic paint split into separate plates, with a carbon-style texture on the upper rear section and a deep red area running along the side near the trigger. The barrel and muzzle are plain black, while the forend grip is a contrasting pale grey with a smooth metallic sheen.

Field-Tested copies show clear scuffs along the edges of the receiver plates and the top of the receiver, with lighter metal peeking through. The pale forend picks up darker marks on its curve, and the base of the magazine begins to scratch. In game the black-red scheme still reads well, though the gloss looks less even. The flat centres of the panels and the red side section remain mostly intact.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir MAG-7 | Praetorian is 0–0.45; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (51% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

Souvenir MAG-7 | Praetorian belongs to The Wildfire Collection, which holds 16 skins.

The source is Operation Wildfire 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

Red, black and silver or holo stickers match the scheme and keep the restrained look. Placements on the flat side plates of the receiver work best, while bright multicolour stickers tend to break the dark composition.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, as low-float copies of a grade look closer to the cleaner one.
• Look at the pale forend grip, since marks on its light surface are the most visible part of the wear.
• Inspect the edges of the receiver plates and the magazine base, which lose paint first.
• Review applied stickers and any name tag, as they change the dark look of the receiver.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who want the dark CT shotgun look for regular matches.
• Buyers who like light scuffs that fit the utilitarian design.
• A sensible middle grade for everyday use.