USP-S | Lead Conduit (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Lead Conduit is recognisable by its engraved silencer, ornamented slide and brass-coloured frame. In Battle-Scarred the brass is visibly scuffed and patchy on the frame edges, trigger guard and grip front, and the engraving on the silencer looks faded in places. It suits players who want the dark-and-brass engraved look in the cheapest grade and do not mind a rough, used surface.

Item type: pistol. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Mil-Spec Grade is the lowest rarity found in cases and the most common one among them.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The silencer is finished in dark gunmetal covered with an angular engraved ornament, with a band of hexagonal honeycomb texture near its base. The slide is dark steel with fine engraved lines along its side and a small ornamental motif near the rear serrations.

The brass is heavily scuffed across the frame, trigger guard and grip ribbing. The silencer shows wide worn areas and parts of the engraving look faded, while the slide edges are clearly rubbed. In game the overall colour scheme is still recognisable, though the warm frame looks dull and uneven. Only the black grip panels and the inner areas of the slide stay relatively clean.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The whole float range of USP-S | Lead Conduit is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% 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 Wildfire Collection with 16 skins in total.

The source is Operation Wildfire Case.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 20× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 3.1× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.6× dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer

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

Among 14 skins of the USP-S in the Mil-Spec Grade 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 3.7× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, brass and holo stickers with warm tones echo the frame, while black, dark grey and silver stickers blend with the engraved slide and silencer. Placing stickers on the slide or silencer keeps the brass frame visible as the main accent.

What to check before buying

• Check the frame edges and trigger guard, since the brass tone shows wear there first.
• Look at the muzzle end and rings of the silencer to judge how the engraving has held up.
• Compare the float within the chosen wear, as a low value keeps the brass noticeably more even.
• Check stickers and the name tag, and decide whether a StatTrak™ or Souvenir version matters to you.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players looking for the lowest-cost entry to this skin.
• Those who like a rough, heavily used weapon look.
• Pick it if price matters more than finish condition.