SSG 08 | Azure Glyph (Factory New)

Skin overview

SSG 08 | Azure Glyph is a Gunsmith finish that pairs water-blue panels covered in Egyptian hieroglyphs with wood-toned accents along the length of the rifle. In Factory New the teal is even and saturated, and the dark glyphs stay sharp against it. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the pattern exactly as designed.

Item type: sniper rifle. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The barrel, muzzle brake, scope and bipod stay dark gunmetal, which frames the painted chassis. The handguard and receiver area are covered in turquoise panels with dark Egyptian hieroglyphs, broken up by light cut-outs on the handguard. Copper-brown wood runs along the upper edge of the chassis and finishes on the cheek rest and buttstock, while the pistol grip remains dark grey. On worn copies the teal and wood wear off first on the protruding edges of the handguard, the top rail line and the corners of the stock.

The teal panels are uniform and the hieroglyphs have clean, sharp outlines. The wood accents on the top edge and stock show no scuffs. In game the rifle looks exactly like the preview, with a bright blue-green chassis against the dark barrel. Every part of the finish reads as clean.

Factory New wear: float 0.01–0.07

The whole float range of SSG 08 | Azure Glyph is 0.01–0.99; Factory New takes the 0.01–0.07 segment (6% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

SSG 08 | Azure Glyph belongs to The Anubis Collection, which holds 19 skins.

It drops from:

• Anubis Collection Package (on sale since Apr 24, 2023)
• Austin 2025 Anubis Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Anubis Souvenir Package
• Copenhagen 2024 Anubis Souvenir Package
• Paris 2023 Anubis Souvenir Package
• Shanghai 2024 Anubis Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 4.6× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 14× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 15× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 15× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 7 skins of the SSG 08 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in teal, turquoise, gold or copper tones blend with the glyph panels and wood trim. Placing them along the turquoise handguard keeps the dark barrel uncluttered, while a single darker sticker can sit near the brown stock for contrast.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float keeps the teal panels noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the handguard edges and the stock corners, as these lose paint first.
• Look at the wood accents on the cheek rest and buttstock for scuffs on mid and high wears.
• Review applied stickers and any name tag, as they change how the chassis reads.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the glyph pattern and colours in their cleanest form.
• Sticker crafters who need an unworn teal base.
• Conclusion: the grade for a perfect look.