SG 553 | Pulse (Battle-Scarred)

The SG 553 | Pulse (Battle-Scarred) is the most worn grade of this Restricted finish, still showing its hydrographic of bold fuchsia fragments. It's the cheapest way to bring the Pulse's color scheme to an SG 553.

Design

The finish is built on bold fuchsia fragments arranged in a hydrographic pattern, a vivid, high-energy design. It's a community design by Thurnip, carrying the line "Striking colors for a striking weapon."

SG 553 | Pulse (Battle-Scarred) Float and Wear

Battle-Scarred sits at the top of the Pulse's float range, capped at 0.60 — well short of the full 1.00 maximum the game allows, so this grade never reaches the harshest wear possible. Heavy scratching spreads across the body here, but the fuchsia fragments stay visible enough to keep the pattern identifiable even at its roughest.

SG 553 | Pulse Rarity

Rarity: Restricted, the purple tier sitting between Mil-Spec and Classified — an uncommon grade in any condition.

SG 553 | Pulse Case and Collection

This finish drops from the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case, part of The Phoenix Collection released alongside Operation Phoenix in February 2014. Restricted-tier skins account for around 15.98% of that case's odds as a group, and with the case inactive, the market supplies most copies today.

SG 553 | Pulse Patterns

The hydrographic layout never changes by seed — every copy carries the same fixed design, so there's no pattern or blue-gem search worth running. Wear and float are the only real differences.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak Pulse exists from the same Operation Phoenix Weapon Case, with a permanent confirmed-kill counter carried through trades and sales. No Souvenir version was ever made, since this finish has never been part of a Major-tournament Souvenir package.

SG 553 | Pulse Price

Battle-Scarred is the entry point of the Pulse's ladder, the cheapest way to own a finish that otherwise sits in premium territory for the SG 553. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is the Battle-Scarred Pulse still recognizable?

Yes. Despite heavy scratching, the bright fuchsia fragments keep the hydrographic pattern readable at a glance in-game — Battle-Scarred trades polish for the lowest price, not the look itself.

Why doesn't Battle-Scarred hit the harshest possible wear here?

The Pulse's float is capped at 0.60 rather than the full 1.00, so even its worst copies stop well short of the most extreme wear the game allows, keeping the design more legible than on an uncapped finish.

What's the cheapest way to get the SG 553 | Pulse?

Battle-Scarred. It sits at the bottom of the finish's price ladder, making it the lowest-cost way to add the Pulse's fuchsia hydrographic look to your SG 553.