Souvenir USP-S | Black Lotus (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Black Lotus in Battle-Scarred turns into a rough, distressed version of the violet slide with the flower motif. Large areas of paint are gone from the top and sides of the slide, leaving the lotus and branches only partly intact. The grey frame, grip and silencer keep the pistol looking coherent despite the heavy wear.

Item type: pistol. 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.

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 custom paint covers the slide only: a deep violet base with a pale pink and peach lotus near the front and dark, thin branches stretching towards the rear. The frame and trigger guard stay in gunmetal grey, the grip is dark grey with a slight violet tint at the base, and the perforated silencer is left in plain grey.

Large sections of paint are gone from the top and sides of the slide, exposing metal over much of it. The lotus survives only in fragments and the branches are largely erased. In game the slide reads as a worn mix of grey metal and violet remnants. Only the lower areas of the slide keep noticeable patches of the original finish.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.9

The whole float range of Souvenir USP-S | Black Lotus is 0–0.9; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.9 segment (50% 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 USP-S | Black Lotus belongs to The Operation Riptide Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Operation Riptide 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

Stickers in violet, lilac, pale pink or silver tones match the slide and the lotus. Placing them on the grey frame or near the grip keeps the flower on the slide uncovered. Holographic or muted dark stickers suit the calm look better than bright saturated colours.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, since the whole design sits on the slide and wear there is easy to see.
• Inspect the slide edges, top and ejection port area, as these lose paint first.
• On worn copies, see how much of the lotus remains, because it is the main element of the artwork.
• Look at any applied stickers and name tag to make sure they suit the violet slide.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players who prefer a heavily worn, distressed style.
• The most budget-friendly way to get this skin in the inventory.
• Suits those who care about character more than the full artwork.