Negev | Lionfish (Factory New)

The Negev | Lionfish (Factory New) is a Restricted Negev skin wearing a spray-painted lionfish pattern, all banded reds and marine markings. Factory New is the top grade available, showing the aquatic design at its most vivid.

Design

Lionfish takes its cue straight from the reef predator: a spray-painted lionfish pattern of red-toned bands and fin-like streaks running across the Negev's body. It's a community design by the artist PTP, and it carries the fitting line "Just keep swimming."

Negev | Lionfish (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish runs from 0.00 to 0.55, and a Factory New copy sits right at the floor. Here the banded pattern reads at full saturation with no scratching to dull the reds, so the lionfish markings stay bold edge to edge. If you want the aquatic design as vivid as the skin allows, this is the grade to grab.

Negev | Lionfish Rarity

Rarity: Restricted — the purple tier, a solid mid-table rank among the standard weapon grades and a step above the common Mil-Spec blues. It's an uncommon pull, which gives the finish a bit more standing than the base grades.

Negev | Lionfish Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Clutch Collection and drops from the Clutch Case, released in February 2018. The Restricted tier pulls at roughly 15.98% from that case (a rate shared across the tier's skins), so it's a meaningfully rarer return than the common grades.

Negev | Lionfish Patterns

The design is fixed — the lionfish pattern lands the same way on every copy, so the paint seed doesn't change the look and there's no "best pattern" or blue-gem seed to hunt. Only the wear grade and float set copies apart.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version exists, minted by the Clutch Case; it adds a confirmed-kill counter that logs your frags and is never wiped when the item is traded or sold. There's no Souvenir version — those come only from Major-tournament souvenir packages, and the Clutch Collection was never handed out at a Major.

Negev | Lionfish Price

Factory New heads this finish's own price ladder, a step above Minimal Wear, though the whole skin stays affordable mid-tier money for the Negev. It's an easy pickup for players who want the aquatic look in top condition. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the premium here?

If you want the lionfish reds at their most saturated and the banding perfectly crisp, yes — a Factory New copy shows no scratching at all. Since the finish is inexpensive across the board, the jump to top condition costs little in absolute terms compared with pricier skins.

Which gloves pair with the Lionfish?

The red-toned aquatic pattern suits warm-colored gloves — red, crimson, or rust-brown wraps echo the lionfish banding for a coordinated loadout. A darker glove keeps the focus on the markings, while a red pair leans fully into the reef-predator theme without clashing.

Does the paint seed change the look?

No. The lionfish pattern is applied identically to every copy, so there's no lucky seed or rare alignment to chase. The only variables that matter are the wear grade and exact float, which decide how crisp the banding reads — not where the pattern sits on the gun.