Souvenir SG 553 | Cyrex (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This copy keeps the full Cyrex look: a dark technical body, red trim along the handguard and stock, and white blocks that catch the eye first. Minimal Wear can leave faint marks on the white parts, which are hard to spot without inspecting closely. In game it looks practically the same as the cleanest grade.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

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

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

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The receiver is dark gunmetal with a white panel running along its upper side behind the scope, framed by thin red lines. The handguard is black with red sections and angular red inserts near the front, while the barrel stays plain dark grey.

Small specks may appear on the white magazine and the receiver panel. The red trim and dark body stay clean. At normal distance in game the difference from Factory New is barely noticeable. The overall look remains crisp and fresh.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir SG 553 | Cyrex ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% 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 SG 553 | Cyrex belongs to The Falchion Collection, which holds 16 skins.

The source is Falchion Case (on sale since Apr 15, 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

Red, black and white stickers match the finish, as do holo or foil stickers in red tones. Placements on the dark receiver area keep the white panels clear and the overall design balanced.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear range, since the white panels show the difference between low and high floats first.
• Inspect the magazine and the upper receiver panel, as they are the first places where wear becomes visible.
• Look at applied stickers and the name tag, and compare with the StatTrak™ version if you want a kill counter.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters for whom tiny specks on the white parts do not matter.
• A sensible balance between appearance and cost.