Souvenir SSG 08 | Dragonfire (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred Dragonfire carries heavy scuffing on the handguard, grip and stock. The float range of this skin ends early, so even the most worn copies avoid the deepest damage seen on other finishes. The flame colours and the dragon silhouette still come through under the scratches.

Item type: sniper rifle. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The handguard is painted in a bright orange-to-red flame gradient with glowing slots along its side, and a dark dragon head with bared teeth sits near the scope mount. Behind it the receiver, grip and stock are covered in dark teal and black scales lit by orange highlights, with bone-coloured details on the grip and stock.

Heavy scuffing covers the handguard, the grip and the stock, and the edges show bare grey metal. The scale pattern is broken in many places, and the bright orange is partly worn away. Because the range of this skin ends early, the damage is lighter than on finishes that go to the end of the scale. The dragon head and the general colour scheme are still recognisable in game.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.5

The whole float range of Souvenir SSG 08 | Dragonfire is 0–0.5; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.5 segment (10% 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 SSG 08 | Dragonfire belongs to The Glove Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Glove 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.

Stickers and crafts

Red, orange and gold stickers continue the flame theme of the handguard. Dark or teal stickers blend into the scaled body, while holographic or foil ones placed along the receiver catch the orange highlights. Avoid covering the dragon head near the scope mount.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since a low value in a grade keeps the orange front noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the edges of the handguard and the corners of the stock, as they lose paint first.
• Look at the dragon head near the scope mount, the part buyers notice most.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag, as they change both the look and the value to other buyers.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers who want this skin at the lowest entry point.
• Players who like a heavily used look that still keeps the flame colours.
• Conclusion: the cheapest entry, softened by the skin's short wear range.