USP-S | Cortex (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

Cortex covers the whole USP-S with pink brain-like loops, a silver-green slide with dark strokes and a pale skull on the grip. In Well-Worn the pink becomes patchy on the silencer and the slide, with bare metal showing through on raised areas and edges. The overall motif is still recognisable, but the finish now looks rough and heavily handled.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

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

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

The silencer is black with thick pink swirls outlined in dark lines, and the central loops form the letters USP along its length. The slide has a pale silver-green base with dark green brush-like strokes, while pink brain-like folds spread across its rear half and spill down toward the frame.

Large scratched areas run along the silencer, and the pink lettering is broken up by exposed metal. The top of the slide loses much of its green strokes and pink folds, and the rear of the grip is worn. In game the pistol reads as pink and dark in general, but the fine outlines are gone. The lower side of the slide and the centre of the grip keep more of the original paint.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of USP-S | Cortex is 0–1; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (7% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

USP-S | Cortex belongs to The Clutch Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Clutch Case.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Well-Worn as the baseline:

• Factory New — 9.1× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 5% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 4% cheaper

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

Among 8 skins of the USP-S in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 2.4× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Pink, black and pale green stickers match the artwork, and holo or foil stickers in pink tones blend well with the swirls. Placing stickers on the slide keeps the USP lettering on the silencer visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float within the chosen grade, since the silencer tip and lettering show the difference first.
• Look at the top edge of the slide, where the pink folds and green strokes wear through early.
• Inspect the rear of the grip to see how much of the skull remains on worn copies.
• Note any applied stickers or name tag, as they change the look and can affect the price of the copy.

Who the Well-Worn quality suits

• Budget buyers who want the Cortex colour scheme at a low entry point.
• Players who do not mind visible wear on the silencer and slide.
• A budget option where the general look still holds.