Negev | Sour Grapes (Well-Worn)

The Negev | Sour Grapes (Well-Worn) is an Industrial Grade machine gun finish in deep purple, here in a heavily used state. It's a cheaper route to the color for players who care more about the vibe than a spotless surface.

Design

At heart this is a single-color statement — purple stacked in a few shades for depth, no decals or logos, loud against the Negev's large frame. Valve created the finish, and it wears a cheeky in-game caption: "Purple people deleter."

Negev | Sour Grapes (Well-Worn) Float and Wear

Within the 0.00–0.80 float range, Well-Worn sits high, near the worn end. Scuffing and paint loss spread across the body and are easy to spot, though enough purple survives to keep the finish recognizable. This is a grade for buyers chasing price over polish.

Negev | Sour Grapes Rarity

Rarity: Industrial Grade, the light-blue tier positioned a single step above Consumer. It's one of the game's more common grades, which is part of what keeps this purple finish so affordable.

Negev | Sour Grapes Case and Collection

Belonging to The Ascent Collection, the finish was introduced during the Spring Forward update in March 2025. No case produces it; as a collection finish, its supply comes through collection drops and trade-up contracts rather than unboxing.

Negev | Sour Grapes Patterns

This is a fixed finish — the purple always lands the same across every copy, so no paint-seed roll or blue-gem chase exists. What separates copies is simply how much wear they carry and their float value.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's no StatTrak edition to find. StatTrak versions are minted inside weapon cases, and this finish comes from a collection without one, so none was ever made. A Souvenir variant is absent for its own reason — those drop only from Major-tournament packages, which never included this finish.

Negev | Sour Grapes Price

Well-Worn sits low on the finish's price ladder, under Field-Tested and above only Battle-Scarred — and since the finish is budget across the board, this is one of the cheapest ways in. It's a bargain pick for the color-first crowd. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How rough does Well-Worn look?

Fairly rough. Expect obvious scuffing and paint loss across the receiver and body, clearly heavier than Field-Tested but not the maximum. The purple still carries through in enough coverage that the finish reads as its color in-game rather than looking colorless.

Is Well-Worn worth it over Field-Tested?

Only if price is the priority. Field-Tested looks noticeably cleaner for a small step up in cost, so most buyers prefer it. Well-Worn makes sense when you want the purple as cheaply as possible without going all the way down to the most battered grade.

Does higher wear ruin the purple?

Not entirely. Well-Worn adds heavy scuffing that thins the coat, but the base color still shows through across much of the body. You lose the even, deep look of the low grades, yet the finish keeps its purple identity even at this level of wear.