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.

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. The frame, trigger guard and grip stay in a plain grey polymer tone, which leaves the blue slide as the focal point. According to the description, the magazine is stenciled with the CT logo. On worn copies the paint goes first on the slide edges, the top of the slide and the muzzle end of the silencer.

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 whole float range of USP-S | Guardian is 0–0.38; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (18% 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

The skin’s collection is The Phoenix Collection with 13 skins in total.

It drops from Operation Phoenix Weapon Case (on sale since Feb 19, 2014).

What it costs in each quality

Taking Factory New as the baseline:

• Minimal Wear — 18% cheaper
• Field-Tested — 1.8× cheaper

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

By price this skin is 8th of 11 skins Restricted USP-S in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 2.4× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

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 check before buying

• 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 should buy Factory New

• 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.