UMP-45 | Blaze (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This UMP-45 is recognisable by its hot orange front end and the dark red flame motif licking back toward the black rear of the gun. Because the skin's float range is very narrow, Minimal Wear copies stay close to the clean look. At most a few tiny marks appear on sharp edges, while the colour transition itself reads unchanged.

Item type: smg. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Anodized Airbrushed: a coloured coating with an airbrushed design on top; the coating holds while the design fades with wear.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The front of the receiver and the handguard with its side rails are painted bright orange-yellow over chrome, giving a glossy metallic tone. Toward the middle of the receiver the colour deepens into red, with darker maroon flame shapes outlined in orange running back toward the trigger area.

Minimal Wear copies can carry a few small specks on the muzzle end, the edges of the side rails and the front corners of the receiver. These marks are tiny and usually only visible when inspecting the weapon closely. At normal distance in game the skin looks practically the same as Factory New. The flame motif, the gradient and the rear of the gun remain clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.08

The float of UMP-45 | Blaze ranges from 0 to 0.08; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.08 — 12% 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

UMP-45 | Blaze belongs to The Mirage Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Mirage Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 9 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 3rd of 17 skins Mil-Spec Grade UMP-45 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in orange, red, gold or black continue the fire theme without breaking the gradient. Placements on the black rear receiver keep the flame artwork on the front visible, while warm-toned stickers can sit closer to the handguard.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position, since the narrow range means the difference between grades is small and a low float mostly matters for collectors.
• Inspect the muzzle end and rail edges, as these are the first places where marks appear.
• Check whether the copy is a Souvenir version, since it comes with its own applied stickers.
• Look at any stickers or name tag already applied to the weapon.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want the same bright look in game without paying attention to tiny specks.
• Buyers looking for a budget entry into this skin that still reads as clean.
• Conclusion: practically the Factory New look for everyday play.