StatTrak™ USP-S | Guardian (Factory New)

Skin overview

USP-S | Guardian is a Restricted Custom Paint Job that covers the slide in cobalt blue with a lighter blue pattern, while the silencer and frame stay dark and neutral. In Factory New the blue reads deep and even, and the white markings on the silencer stay sharp. This is the cleanest way to see the contrast between the painted slide and the plain lower half.

Item type: pistol. 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 Factory New

The slide is painted cobalt blue with a lighter, mottled blue pattern and carries the USP TACTICAL marking on its side. The silencer is dark grey with white text and a logo near its rear end, giving a small bright accent to the front of the pistol.

In Factory New the slide paint is complete, with crisp borders between the blue tones of the pattern. The silencer markings are fully legible and the frame shows no scuffs. In game the slide appears as a solid, saturated blue block. Every part of the pistol looks clean.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of StatTrak™ USP-S | Guardian ranges from 0 to 0.38; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 18% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

StatTrak™ USP-S | Guardian belongs to The Phoenix Collection, which holds 13 skins.

The source is Operation Phoenix Weapon Case (on sale since Feb 19, 2014).

Price by quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 1.7× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 2.3× cheaper

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

Among 5 skins of the USP-S in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from 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 1.8× dearer than the regular one.

Which stickers suit it

Blue, silver and white stickers match the cobalt slide and the white markings on the silencer. Placements on the slide keep the craft within the painted area, while a single sticker on the silencer can echo its white text.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the grade, since lower values keep the slide edges cleaner.
• Inspect the top and edges of the slide, as these lose paint first.
• Look at the muzzle end of the silencer for rubbed paint on Field-Tested copies.
• Note any stickers or name tag, and whether the copy is StatTrak™ or Souvenir, since both variants exist.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the slide pattern and silencer markings in their cleanest state.
• Players who plan a sticker craft around a clean blue slide.
• Conclusion: the choice for maximum clarity of the finish.