StatTrak™ MAG-7 | Heat (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The appeal of Heat is its molten look: an orange-red body with glowing edges and darker inset panels. Minimal Wear keeps that impression almost fully intact, with only tiny marks on the sharpest edges. For most buyers it reads the same as a fresh copy in game while usually costing less.

Item type: shotgun. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

The same quality also exists as the Souvenir version.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The whole MAG-7 is painted in a hot orange-red tone with bright yellow-orange outlines running along every edge and seam, so the weapon looks heated from within. The receiver carries dark charcoal panels with cut-out shapes, each framed by the glowing lines.

Small specks can appear on the rim of the muzzle and the sharpest corners of the receiver. The outlines, panels, grip and magazine remain intact. At normal viewing distance in game the difference from Factory New is hard to notice.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of StatTrak™ MAG-7 | Heat ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% 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 Chroma 2 Collection with 15 skins in total.

The source is Chroma 2 Case (on sale since Apr 15, 2015).

Price by quality

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

• Factory New — 3.3× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2.3× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.8× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.9× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 3rd of 6 skins Restricted MAG-7 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter. Right now the StatTrak™ version is 2.2× dearer than the regular one.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in orange, red, gold or black blend with the forge palette, and holo or foil stickers echo the glowing edges. Placing them on the dark receiver panels keeps the outlines visible, while bright blue or green stickers will stand out as a deliberate contrast.

What to check before buying

• Look at the float position within the wear grade, since a low float keeps the outlines noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the muzzle, the top edge of the receiver and the bottom of the magazine, where the paint wears first.
• Check whether the glowing outlines on the receiver panels are continuous, as broken lines change the look the most.
• Note any stickers or name tag already applied and whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir copy.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look in game while paying less than for Factory New.
• Sticker crafters who accept tiny edge marks that stickers will not cover anyway.
• A sensible compromise between clean appearance and price.