Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Factory New)

The Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Factory New, FN) is a Covert pistol skin — a heavily customized, red covert-tech finish that reimagines the Glock frame. Factory New is the top grade, showing the red paint and its varying sheens at their most vivid.

Design

Ghost Protocol is the work of the community artist Graff, who gave the Glock-18 a sleek covert-tech identity built on a bold red color direction and a highly customized layout that sets it apart from more traditional, military-themed finishes. It's custom painted with red paint in varying sheens, and it ships with a fitting in-game line: "I don't care if you were followed, you're here now" — Valeria Jenner, Revolutionary.

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol (Factory New) Float and Wear

Ghost Protocol runs the full float span of 0.00–0.90, and Factory New sits right at the bottom of that scale as the highest grade. Here the red layout reads pristine, the varying sheens shift cleanly across the slide, and there's no scuffing to break up the finish. If you want the design exactly as the artist intended, this is the grade to reach for.

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol Rarity

Rarity: Covert — the red tier, the highest of the standard weapon grades. It's the rarest class a skin like this can carry, and an uncommon pull.

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol Case and Collection

Ghost Protocol belongs to The Spy Tech Collection, introduced with the Armory / Season 5 update in July 2026. As a Covert it sits in the rarest tier, which pulls only around 0.64% of the time (a rate shared across the tier's skins). Being a recent release, supply is still building, so most copies change hands on the market.

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol Patterns

There's no random pattern variation on this finish — the red layout and its sheens land the same way on every copy, so there's no paint seed or "blue gem" to chase. Wear and float are the only things that separate one from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's no StatTrak version of this skin. StatTrak counters attach only to finishes pulled from weapon cases, and Ghost Protocol arrives through The Spy Tech Collection in the Armory rather than a StatTrak-enabled case. A Souvenir version doesn't exist either — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and this collection has never been a Major drop.

Glock-18 | Ghost Protocol Price

Factory New sits at the very top of the price ladder as the highest grade available, a clear step above Minimal Wear (MW). As a fresh Covert release it's a scarce, high-end pickup rather than an everyday buy. It's available on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Why is Factory New the most sought-after grade?

Because it shows the design at full strength. The red paint stays fully saturated, the varying sheens read exactly as intended, and there's no wear breaking up the slide. On a bright, high-detail finish like this one, the difference between the top grade and a worn copy is easy to spot, which is why collectors gravitate to it.

Which gloves go with Ghost Protocol?

Its bold red palette suits a warm, high-contrast loadout, so red or black gloves work best — a red pair echoes the covert-tech color direction, while black wraps keep the look grounded and let the slide pop. Pair it with other red-accented pieces to tie a whole loadout together.

Is Factory New worth it over Minimal Wear?

If you want the finish flawless, yes. Factory New is the only grade with zero surface wear, so the red layout stays untouched. Minimal Wear looks very close for less, though, so the premium is really about owning the top grade on a new Covert rather than a big visual gap.