Souvenir Tec-9 | Banana Leaf (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This Tec-9 is defined by contrast: a plain warm-yellow frame and grip set against busy dark leaf lines. At Minimal Wear any marks are small and mostly confined to edges, so the pattern looks practically complete. It suits buyers who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The perforated barrel shroud and the upper receiver are covered in a yellow leaf print with dark veins and brown-black shading, while the muzzle and cocking handle remain dark metal. The lower frame, trigger guard and grip are painted a solid orange-yellow with only small markings.

Light marks may appear on the shroud edges and the base of the magazine, usually visible only on inspection. The frame, grip and the bulk of the leaf print stay clean. At normal distance in game it is hard to tell apart from Factory New.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of Souvenir Tec-9 | Banana Leaf ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 13% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Harlequin Collection with 19 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

Compared with the Minimal Wear quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 48% dearer
• Field-Tested — 26% cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2265× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 2nd of 5 skins Industrial Grade Tec-9 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

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

Black, gold and dark green stickers blend with the leaf print, while a single bold sticker stands out well on the plain yellow frame. Placements on the side of the frame read best, as the shroud is already busy with pattern.

What to check before buying

• Compare the float within the chosen wear, since a low float keeps the shroud and magazine print noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the shroud edges, the magazine base and the grip edges, as these parts lose the print first.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so check whether they match the look you want.
• Look at any applied stickers and name tag, as they change the overall appearance of the skin.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want an almost clean look at a lower cost than the top grade.
• Crafters for whom tiny edge marks do not matter.
• Conclusion: a sensible balance of appearance and savings.