UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf (Factory New)

The UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf (Factory New) is a Restricted SMG finish styled after the pale, mottled coat of an arctic wolf. Factory New is the top of its condition ladder, and this guide covers what that grade looks like, where the finish comes from, and where it sits on price.

Design

The custom paint job mimics the white-and-gray coat of an arctic wolf, a wilderness-themed pattern that trades bright colors for a cold, natural camouflage look. It's a community design credited to blossomalex, and it carries the in-game line "Every round is a 1v5."

UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish runs from 0.00 up to a capped 0.80, so even the roughest copies stop short of a full 1.0 float — the Battle-Scarred grade never reaches the most extreme wear a skin can show. At Factory New, right at the bottom of that range, the mottled gray-and-white pattern reads sharp and well-defined with essentially no visible handling.

UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf Rarity

Rarity: Restricted, the blue-purple tier that sits below Classified and above Mil-Spec in the standard weapon grading. It's an uncommon pull relative to the case's base skins.

UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf Case and Collection

This finish belongs to The Clutch Collection and comes out of the Clutch Case, which launched in February 2018. The Restricted tier as a whole unboxes at roughly 15.98% from that case, a rate shared across the tier's skins rather than unique to this one.

UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf Patterns

There's no random pattern roll on the Arctic Wolf — the wolf-coat artwork sits identically on every copy, so there's no paint seed or "blue gem" variant to hunt for. Wear and float are the only things separating one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as a regular finish and a StatTrak version, with the StatTrak copy pulled from the same Clutch Case and carrying a permanent confirmed-kill counter that stays with the item through trades and sales. No Souvenir version exists — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and the Clutch Collection has never been offered in one.

UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf Price

Factory New sits at the top of the Arctic Wolf's price ladder as its cleanest, priciest grade, though the finish overall lands in the affordable mid-tier range rather than grail money. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the extra cost over Minimal Wear?

If you want the sharpest version of the wolf-coat pattern with zero visible handling, yes — Factory New is as clean as this finish gets. Minimal Wear looks very close for less money, though, so it's really a question of whether that last bit of polish matters to you.

Why doesn't the Arctic Wolf reach a full 1.0 float?

The finish is float-capped at 0.80, meaning even its worst Battle-Scarred copies stay milder than a skin allowed to roll the full range. That cap is why the pattern stays legible even at the bottom of the ladder.

What are the best gloves for the UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf?

Its cold gray-and-white palette pairs naturally with lighter, muted gloves — think ivory, gray, or snow-camo styles that echo the wolf-coat theme rather than clash with it. For the best UMP-45 Arctic Wolf glove combo, look at gray or white leather-style wraps that keep the whole loadout feeling wintry and cohesive.