Tec-9 | Groundwater (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

The olive and sand scheme is still recognisable on a Well-Worn copy, but the spray paint is broken up by chips and rubbed areas. The pistol looks like a tool that has been carried and used, rather than a fresh coat.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

Appearance in Well-Worn

The receiver, the perforated barrel shroud and the grip are painted a solid olive green with a matte surface. The long magazine is a separate block of pale sand colour, which gives the pistol its main contrast.

Chipping spreads across the shroud and the receiver top, and the magazine shows clear scuffs along its edges. Bare metal is visible on most raised details. In game the wear is noticeable when the pistol is in hand, though the colour scheme still reads. The flat areas of the grip keep most of their paint.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of Tec-9 | Groundwater is 0.06–0.8; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (9% 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

Tec-9 | Groundwater belongs to The Italy Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Taking Well-Worn as the baseline:

• Factory New — 48× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — about the same
• Battle-Scarred — about the same

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

Among 8 skins of the Tec-9 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Earthy tones, olive, brown, tan and matte black stickers fit the military colour scheme without breaking it. The flat sides of the receiver above the grip are the clearest spot for placement. A single bright sticker can work as an accent against the muted green.

What to check before buying

• Look at the float position within the wear range, since a solid finish shows every chip on the shroud and receiver top.
• Check the edges of the shroud perforations and the cocking knob, as they lose paint first.
• Inspect the magazine edges, because wear on the light tan block stands out more than on the green body.
• Check any applied stickers and name tag, as they change the look of such a plain finish noticeably.

Who the Well-Worn quality suits

• Players who want a worn, tool-like sidearm.
• Budget entry for those who just want something on their Tec-9.
• Suits those who prefer character over cleanliness.