Negev | Lionfish (Minimal Wear)

The Negev | Lionfish (Minimal Wear) is a Restricted Negev finish carrying a spray-painted lionfish pattern of red bands and marine markings. Minimal Wear keeps the aquatic design looking close to fresh while trimming a little off the top-grade price.

Design

The finish channels the reef predator: red-toned bands and fin-like streaks spray-painted across the Negev in a lionfish pattern, an ocean-themed look rather than a military camo. Community designer PTP made it, and it wears the caption "Just keep swimming."

Negev | Lionfish (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

With the finish's float spanning 0.00 to 0.55, Minimal Wear sits just above the cleanest grade. Any wear here is faint — a hint of edge scuffing at most — while the reds stay bold and the lionfish banding holds its detail. For most buyers it's the sweet spot between near-perfect looks and a friendlier ask.

Negev | Lionfish Rarity

Rarity: Restricted, the purple tier. It ranks in the middle of the standard weapon grades, above the everyday Mil-Spec class, which makes it an uncommon and slightly more prestigious drop than the base skins.

Negev | Lionfish Case and Collection

Part of The Clutch Collection, this skin unboxes from the Clutch Case that released in February 2018. Restricted is a scarcer return from that case at about 15.98% (the figure is shared across the tier), so copies are less common than the Mil-Spec grades below it.

Negev | Lionfish Patterns

There's no random roll to worry about: the lionfish pattern is fixed, printed the same on every unit, so no paint seed or blue-gem variant exists to track down. What separates one copy from another is simply its wear and float values.

StatTrak & Souvenir

You'll also find a StatTrak™ copy, produced by the Clutch Case, adding a kill counter that tracks confirmed frags and holds its total through every trade or sale. No Souvenir edition was ever made — Souvenir weapons come strictly from Major-tournament packages, and this collection never appeared in one.

Negev | Lionfish Price

Minimal Wear sits just under Factory New and above Field-Tested on the ladder, still comfortably in affordable mid-tier range for a Negev. It suits players who want a near-flawless surface without paying for the absolute top grade. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How different is Minimal Wear from Factory New?

Very little to the eye. Both grades keep the reds saturated and the lionfish banding legible; a Minimal Wear copy adds only faint edge scuffing you'd have to look for. Since the price gap between them is modest, the choice mostly comes down to whether you want the exact lowest float.

Is the Lionfish a good mid-tier Negev?

It is. As a Restricted finish from the Clutch Case, it stands out from the plainer Mil-Spec options with a bold aquatic theme while staying reasonably priced. Minimal Wear in particular offers near-top looks for a little less than the Factory New ask, which makes it a smart value pick.

Does float move the pattern around?

No. Float only affects how worn the surface looks, not the placement of the artwork — the lionfish pattern is fixed on every copy. A lower float just means fewer scratches and slightly bolder color, while the design stays identical from one unit to the next.