M4A1-S | Stratosphere (Factory New)

The M4A1-S | Stratosphere (Factory New) is a Classified rifle skin — a space scene of small ships circling a planet, painted across a sky-blue upper that fades into a darker, stormy lower. Factory New is the top grade, showing the artwork at its most vivid.

Design

Stratosphere is a high-altitude, outer-space theme: the silenced M4 has been custom painted with spacefaring ships orbiting a planet, set against a bright sky-blue upper that deepens into a moodier, stormy tone lower down. It carries a fitting in-game line — "One day in the not too distant future..." — that leans into the cosmic mood.

M4A1-S | Stratosphere (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float runs from 0.00 to 0.80 across the finish, and Factory New occupies the very bottom of that band. At this grade the sky-blue gradient holds its full saturation and the tiny ships and planet stay razor-sharp, with no scuffing on the body. If you want the space scene exactly as intended, this is the grade to reach for.

M4A1-S | Stratosphere Rarity

Rarity: Classified — the pink tier, second from the top of the standard weapon grades and sitting one step below Covert. It's a genuinely uncommon grade to pull.

M4A1-S | Stratosphere Case and Collection

Stratosphere belongs to The Ascent Collection, which arrived with the Spring Forward update in March 2025. The Classified tier pulls at roughly 3.2% (a rate shared across the tier's skins), and because supply is finite, most copies change hands on the market rather than being freshly dropped.

M4A1-S | Stratosphere Patterns

The finish has no random pattern variation — the space scene, the orbiting ships, and the blue gradient 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 tell one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There is no StatTrak version of this skin — StatTrak editions are generated only for finishes released through a StatTrak-enabled weapon case, and this one wasn't, so no kill-counter edition was ever produced. There's no Souvenir version either: Souvenir weapons drop only from Major-tournament souvenir packages, and The Ascent Collection has never been a Major drop.

M4A1-S | Stratosphere Price

Factory New sits at the top of the finish's own price ladder as the cleanest grade on the shelf, a clear step above Minimal Wear. Within the wider M4A1-S lineup the skin lands in affordable mid-tier territory, so even its best grade stays reasonable. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the premium here?

If the artwork matters to you, yes. Factory New keeps the sky-blue gradient at full strength and the orbiting ships perfectly legible, which is the whole appeal of a detailed space finish. That said, Minimal Wear looks nearly identical for less, so pay up only when you want the best condition available.

What is the Stratosphere's theme?

It's an outer-space design: small spacefaring ships circling a planet, painted over a bright sky-blue upper that shades into a darker, stormy lower half. The in-game line "One day in the not too distant future..." plays into that cosmic, forward-looking mood. It reads as one of the more atmospheric M4A1-S finishes.

Which gloves go with it?

The sky-blue palette invites a cool-toned loadout, so blue or blue-and-white gloves match the gradient best, while gray or neutral wraps keep focus on the space scene. Pair it with other blue skins in your kit for a color-matched setup that plays off the stormy lower tone.