Souvenir SCAR-20 | Grotto (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

The lowest grade of SCAR-20 | Grotto keeps the dark blue sponge-painted body, but with clear scratches and patches of exposed metal on the most exposed parts. Since this finish's float range stops before the heaviest wear values, even Battle-Scarred copies retain a recognisable blue pattern. It is the cheapest way to get the skin's colours onto the rifle.

Item type: sniper rifle. 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.

Patina: an aged metal surface; wear is part of the design, so the gap between qualities is less visible.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and handguard are painted dark navy and covered in a sponged, brush-worked layer of metallic blue and teal that forms an uneven, cave-like texture. Bright cyan edging runs along the top rail and the edges of the handguard, giving the rifle a cold, glowing outline.

Scratches and exposed metal cover the edges and spread further across the receiver and handguard than in Well-Worn. The cyan outline survives only in fragments. Because the float range stops early, larger areas of the blue sponged paint still remain, and at normal distance the skin is still clearly Grotto.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.5

The float of Souvenir SCAR-20 | Grotto ranges from 0 to 0.5; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.5 — 10% 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 SCAR-20 | Grotto belongs to The Chroma Collection, which holds 14 skins.

It drops from Chroma Case (on sale since Jan 8, 2015).

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

Stickers in blue, teal, cyan or silver blend well with the metallic sponged paint and the bright edging. Holo or foil stickers with cool tones placed on the receiver repeat the metallic effect, while dark or black designs keep the look restrained.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as lower values keep the cyan rail edging intact longer.
• Look at the top rail and handguard corners in inspect, since these parts lose paint first.
• Pay attention to stickers and name tags, which can change how well the blue scheme looks.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir copy, as both versions exist for this skin.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for the lowest-cost entry into this skin.
• Those who appreciate that even this grade keeps much of the blue paint.
• The best fit for a budget loadout.