Sawed-Off | The Kraken (Field-Tested)

The Sawed-Off | The Kraken (Field-Tested) is a Covert shotgun skin with a hand-painted octopus over an orange field, carrying a touch of honest wear. Field-Tested is the more accessible way into this grail finish while keeping the artwork clearly intact.

Design

The Kraken, a community design from Zaphk, turns the shotgun into a canvas for a hand-painted octopus, its tentacles sprawling across a warm orange background for a bold, illustrated finish. It ships with a terse in-game line: "It has been unleashed."

Sawed-Off | The Kraken (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

Since the finish runs a tight 0.00–0.40 float range, Field-Tested actually represents its higher wear levels rather than a true mid-scale grade. Light scratching appears on the edges and high points, but the busy octopus art and warm base absorb it well, so the illustration stays easy to make out.

Sawed-Off | The Kraken Rarity

Rarity: Covert — the red tier, top of the standard weapon grades. It's a rare, prestigious grade to pull, and on this shotgun it's the marquee finish everyone wants.

Sawed-Off | The Kraken Case and Collection

The finish is drawn from The Winter Offensive Collection and unboxes from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, which arrived in December 2013. The Covert tier pulls at roughly 0.64% (a rate the tier's skins share), and because the case is out of the active drop pool, supply is fixed — buyers pick copies up on the market instead of unboxing.

Sawed-Off | The Kraken Patterns

This is a fixed design, so the paint-seed number is irrelevant — the octopus lands identically on every copy, and there's no rare seed or blue gem worth tracking. Wear and float are the only things that tell one copy apart from the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak The Kraken is available, adding a confirmed-kill counter and dropping less often from the case than the standard finish; the counter is permanent and never gets wiped through trades or sales. There's no Souvenir edition, since Souvenir weapons are produced only from Major-tournament packages and this case was never a Major drop.

Sawed-Off | The Kraken Price

Field-Tested is the most affordable grade of this finish, but "affordable" is relative — as a grail-tier Covert, even this condition sits at high-end money. It's the value entry point for players who want the octopus without paying Factory New prices. Available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Does Field-Tested The Kraken look worn?

Only mildly. Field-Tested brings light scratches on the edges and raised areas, but the dense octopus artwork and warm orange base disguise them well, so from normal distance the illustration still reads clearly. It's the most budget-friendly grade while keeping the finish's signature look intact.

Is Field-Tested the best value for The Kraken?

For most buyers, yes. It's the cheapest grade available and the wear is subtle against the busy design, so you keep nearly the full look for less than the higher grades cost. Given the finish's grail status, Field-Tested is the sensible way to own one on a smaller budget.

Why is there no Battle-Scarred The Kraken?

The finish is float-capped at 0.40, and the game never rolls a copy above that value. Battle-Scarred needs a float over 0.45, so it simply can't exist here — Field-Tested and Well-Worn are the most worn grades the skin ever reaches.