Negev | Man-o'-war (Field-Tested)

The Negev | Man-o'-war (Field-Tested, FT) is a Mil-Spec Negev skin with a blue metallic base and hand-painted gold swirls, here with a little honest use. Field-Tested is the more affordable of the two grades this finish comes in.

Design

The look is regal and eye-catching: a blue metallic coat across the Negev, brushed over with hand-painted metallic gold swirls and accents for a luxe contrast. The design comes from community artist Arbitron and wears the caption "Turn some heads before you take them off."

Negev | Man-o'-war (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

This finish uses an unusually tight float range of 0.10 to 0.20, and Field-Tested sits at the top of it — which means it's far milder than a typical Field-Tested skin. Expect only light scuffing on the edges rather than heavy scratching, with the blue base and gold swirls still reading clearly. There are no Well-Worn (WW) or Battle-Scarred (BS) grades at all, since the float never climbs that high.

Negev | Man-o'-war Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade, the blue tier at the base of the paid weapon grades. As the most common drop class, it means plenty of copies circulate, so this is an accessible skin rather than a scarce one.

Negev | Man-o'-war Case and Collection

Part of The Chroma 2 Collection, this skin unboxes from the Chroma 2 Case that launched in April 2015. Mil-Spec is the tier you'll pull most from that case — around 79.92%, shared across the tier — which is a big reason the finish stays cheap and easy to find on the market.

Negev | Man-o'-war Patterns

There's no random roll to worry about: the blue base and gold swirls are 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 Chroma 2 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 | Man-o'-war Price

Field-Tested is the cheaper of the two grades, sitting just below Minimal Wear (MW) on the ladder while keeping the blue-and-gold look fully intact — genuinely budget-friendly for a Negev. It's the value pick for players who want the design without paying for the cleaner grade. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Does a Field-Tested copy look worn?

Barely. Because the finish caps at a float of 0.20, its Field-Tested copies are much milder than usual — you'll see only light edge scuffing rather than the heavy scratching a normal Field-Tested skin shows. The blue base and gold swirls stay bright and legible, so it reads close to the cleaner grade at a glance.

Why doesn't the Man-o'-war have Well-Worn or Battle-Scarred?

Its float range tops out at just 0.20, and Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred require much higher float values. Since the game never rolls a copy that worn, those grades simply don't exist for this finish — Field-Tested is as high on the wear scale as it goes, and even that stays fairly clean.

What case does the Man-o'-war come from?

It's a Mil-Spec skin in The Chroma 2 Collection, unboxed from the Chroma 2 Case that released in April 2015. The Mil-Spec tier drops at roughly 79.92% from that case, so it's the most common return — which is a big part of why the finish sits at the budget end of the market.