StatTrak™ M4A1-S | Hyper Beast (Battle-Scarred)

What the StatTrak™ counter does

The StatTrak™ M4A1-S | Hyper Beast (Battle-Scarred, BS) is the StatTrak™ copy of this skin — the same Covert finish, the same look, with a kill counter built into the model. The Hyper Beast keeps things loud: a snarling beast rendered in psychedelic color, driven by blue and purple tones for an unmistakably fantastical style. Battle-Scarred covers everything from 0.45 up to 1.00 float — the most heavily worn grade and the cheapest way into the skin.

What StatTrak™ changes about the price of the M4A1-S | Hyper Beast

What the counter tracks is confirmed kills, shown as a running total on the model itself. It is tied to the item, not to the owner, so the number follows the skin from inventory to inventory and only ever goes up. A StatTrak™ Swap Tool moves a count between two StatTrak™ items of the same type, which is as close to a reset as the game allows.

Where a StatTrak™ copy comes from

The StatTrak™ premium comes from scarcity: far fewer copies exist at the same finish and exterior. It is the finish and the float that set the figure, though — the kill count on a given copy barely moves it either way.

FAQ

The Hyper Beast sits in The Chroma 2 Collection and is unboxed from the Chroma 2 Case, released together with the April 2015 update on April 15, 2015. StatTrak™ is settled at the drop: a copy either leaves the case with a counter or never has one, and it cannot be added afterwards.

Can the StatTrak counter on the M4A1-S | Hyper Beast be reset?

No. The count only moves one way and stays with the item through every trade and sale. A StatTrak™ Swap Tool moves a count between two StatTrak™ items of the same type, which is as close to a reset as the game allows. It still cannot lower the number.

Does StatTrak change how the M4A1-S | Hyper Beast looks?

No, apart from the counter on the model. The finish, the pattern and the float range are identical to the plain version, so at the same exterior the two look the same in hand.