Negev | Sour Grapes (Factory New)

The Negev | Sour Grapes (Factory New) is an Industrial Grade LMG finish painted in bold, layered shades of purple. Factory New is the top grade it comes in, where the color sits at its deepest and most even across the machine gun's big paintable surface.

Design

The finish leans on purple alone — several tones stacked together for depth rather than any decal or graphic — a punchy, unapologetically vibrant coat on a weapon most players expect to see in drab gray. It's a Valve-made finish, and it ships with a cheeky in-game line: "Purple people deleter."

Negev | Sour Grapes (Factory New) Float and Wear

The finish spans float 0.00–0.80, and Factory New sits at the very bottom of that scale. Here the purple reads richest and the surface is free of scuffing, so the color coverage looks unbroken across the Negev's wide body. If you want the boldest, most saturated version of the paint, this is the grade for it.

Negev | Sour Grapes Rarity

Rarity: Industrial Grade — the light-blue tier, sitting just above the base Consumer grade. It's one of the more common weapon grades, which keeps the finish approachable rather than collector-scarce.

Negev | Sour Grapes Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Ascent Collection, introduced with the Spring Forward update in March 2025. It's a collection finish rather than a case drop, so copies come from collection drops and trade-ups instead of unboxing.

Negev | Sour Grapes Patterns

There's no random pattern roll here — the purple layout lands identically on every copy, so there's no paint seed or blue-gem variant to chase. Wear and float are the only things that tell one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's no StatTrak version: StatTrak copies are minted only inside weapon cases, and this finish comes from The Ascent Collection with no case to produce them. A Souvenir version doesn't exist either — Souvenir weapons are handed out only through Major-tournament packages, and this finish was never part of one.

Negev | Sour Grapes Price

Factory New sits at the top of this finish's own price ladder as the cleanest grade, though the skin stays firmly budget-friendly across the board. It's an easy, colorful pickup rather than a wallet-buster. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth it on this Negev?

If you want the purple at its deepest and most even, yes — Factory New shows the color with no wear breaking it up. That said, the whole finish is inexpensive, so the jump from a lower grade is a small one, and even mid grades still read vividly purple in-game.

What gloves pair with Sour Grapes?

The all-purple coat pairs cleanly with cool-toned gloves — purple, violet, or deep blue wraps echo the base directly, while black or gray gloves let the color stay the loud element of the loadout. Anything warm or orange fights the palette, so keep the hands on the cool side.

Does Sour Grapes have a StatTrak version?

No. StatTrak runs are produced inside weapon cases, and this finish arrives through The Ascent Collection with no case behind it, so no kill-counter version was ever minted. Every copy on the market is the standard finish.