Five-SeveN | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred)

The Five-SeveN | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred) is a Restricted pistol skin with Valve's blue-and-gold case-hardening finish, shown here at its roughest exterior. It's the cheapest entry point into a finish where pattern hunting matters more than surface condition.

Design

This finish gets its coloring from wood charcoal applied at high temperatures, leaving a blue-and-gold stain across the metal that varies from copy to copy. Credited to Valve, it comes with a matching in-game line: "A little color never hurt anyone."

Five-SeveN | Case Hardened (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

The finish's float range runs the full 0.00 to 1.00, and Battle-Scarred sits at the very top of that scale. Damage here is heavy — deep scratching and paint loss across the slide and grip — but the case-hardened stain is baked into the metal's color rather than sitting on top of it, so the pattern's blue-and-gold ratio still reads clearly underneath the wear.

Five-SeveN | Case Hardened Rarity

Rarity: Restricted, the blue tier directly below Classified. Among the standard weapon grades it's a genuinely uncommon pull, ranking above every Mil-Spec finish.

Five-SeveN | Case Hardened Case and Collection

This Five-SeveN finish is drawn from The Arms Deal 2 Collection via the CS:GO Weapon Case 2, both dating to the Arms Deal 2 update in November 2013. As a group, Restricted-tier pulls from that case land around 15.98%, a rate shared across the tier rather than assigned to this finish alone.

Five-SeveN | Case Hardened Patterns

Even in this rough condition, pattern is what buyers are really shopping for. Seed #278 remains the top pick for its near-fully-blue slide, with #690 and #868 also drawing strong premiums over the far more common yellow-heavy rolls — a great seed here can still outprice a plain-patterned copy in better condition.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version of this finish exists, coming out of the CS:GO Weapon Case 2, and its kill counter is permanent once earned, staying attached through every trade. No Souvenir edition was ever made, since Souvenir weapons only come from Major-tournament packages and this finish has never appeared in one.

Five-SeveN | Case Hardened Price

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest grade on the finish's price ladder, sitting below every other wear. It's the go-to option for buyers chasing a specific blue pattern on the smallest budget, since a strong seed matters far more here than a pristine exterior. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Battle-Scarred a bad choice for this finish?

Not if pattern is your priority. The heavy wear affects the metal's surface texture, not the underlying blue-and-gold stain, so a Battle-Scarred copy with seed #278, #690, or #868 still shows off that prized coloring — just at the lowest price on the ladder.

Does Battle-Scarred hide the pattern at all?

No. The case-hardened coloring comes from the metal treatment itself, not a printed layer, so scratches and paint loss don't wash out the blue-to-gold ratio. What changes is texture and shine, not which pattern you're looking at.

Should I buy Battle-Scarred over a higher wear grade?

It depends on your goal. If you want the lowest possible price and don't mind visible damage, Battle-Scarred is the way in. If a smoother finish matters more than saving money, Field-Tested or higher gives a tidier look for a moderate step up in cost.