XM1014 | Blue Spruce (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

XM1014 | Blue Spruce relies only on solid colours, so in Battle-Scarred it turns into a heavily chipped two-tone shotgun. The mint furniture is broken up by large patches of bare material, and the dark metal parts are worn through along edges and raised areas. The blue-green and mint pairing still comes through in general outline.

Item type: shotgun. 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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The barrel, tube magazine, top rail and receiver are painted a dark slate blue-green with a slight sheen. The ribbed forend, the trigger area, the pistol grip and the collapsible stock are a pale mint green, with a darker cheek piece on the stock.

Large areas of paint are gone from the forend, grip and stock, and the dark metal parts are worn through on edges and along the barrel. Bare material breaks up both colours. In game the gun reads as heavily used, with the blue-green and mint visible only in general outline. Few surfaces stay clean.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of XM1014 | Blue Spruce is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Lake Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

What it costs in each quality

Among 8 skins of the XM1014 in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 6th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in teal, mint, dark green or muted silver match the cool two-tone scheme. Placing them on the dark receiver gives the most contrast, while lighter stickers sit best on the mint stock.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the grade, since chips on the light mint parts become visible sooner than on the dark metal.
• Look at the forend ribs, the muzzle and the stock edges, as these lose paint first.
• The finish has no pattern, so copies of the same float look alike and pattern seed does not matter.
• Souvenir copies exist, so check whether the item is a souvenir and which stickers it carries.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Players who want a heavily chipped, rugged look.
• Minimal budget entry to the skin.
• Suits those who value a worn character over the original colours.