USP-S | The Traitor (Factory New)

The USP-S | The Traitor (Factory New) is a Covert pistol skin — a dramatic red finish painted after the Hanged Man tarot card. Factory New is the top grade, where the deep reds sit at full saturation and the artwork reads at its most legible.

Design

The Traitor is built around a bold red palette, custom painted using the Hanged Man tarot card as its inspiration — a thematic, illustration-led design rather than a plain coat of color. It's a community creation from Zaphk, OniLolz, and 2Minds, and it carries a fitting in-game line: "Past failures are the blueprints for future success."

USP-S | The Traitor (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float runs the full 0.00–1.00 across the skin's grades, and Factory New occupies the very bottom of that range. Here the finish shows no scratching at all: the reds are richest, the tarot-inspired artwork stays crisp edge to edge, and the design looks exactly as the artists intended. For anyone who wants the pistol flawless, this is the grade to reach for.

USP-S | The Traitor Rarity

Rarity: Covert — the red tier, the highest grade of standard weapon skin below the ultra-rare knives. It's a genuinely uncommon pull from a case.

USP-S | The Traitor Case and Collection

The Traitor belongs to The Snakebite Collection and drops from the Snakebite Case, which arrived with the End of Broken Fang update in May 2021. The Covert tier as a whole pulls at roughly 0.64% from the case (a rate shared across the tier's skins), so even before wear is considered, landing one is rare.

USP-S | The Traitor Patterns

The finish has no random pattern variation — the red artwork lands the same way on every copy, so there's no paint seed or "blue gem" to hunt. Wear and float are the only things that separate one from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version exists and adds a confirmed-kill counter; it's a rarer, pricier drop from the Snakebite Case than the standard skin, and the counter is permanent, carrying over when the item is traded or sold. There's no Souvenir version — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and the Snakebite Case has never been a Major drop.

USP-S | The Traitor Price

Factory New sits at the top of the price ladder as the highest and most sought-after grade — firmly in high-end, grail-tier territory among USP-S skins. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth it over Minimal Wear?

If you want the artwork at its absolute best, yes. Factory New shows zero scratching and the deepest reds, which matters on an illustration-heavy finish like this one. That said, Minimal Wear looks very close for less, so pay up only if flawless condition is the goal.

Why is the Factory New Traitor so expensive?

Two things stack up. It's a Covert pistol from a case where the whole Covert tier drops around 0.64%, and Factory New is the scarcest, most in-demand grade on top of that. Rarity plus the strongest-looking condition puts it in grail-tier pricing.

Which gloves go with The Traitor?

Its dramatic red palette calls for a warm, high-contrast loadout, so red or black gloves work best — a red pair echoes the finish, while black wraps let the artwork pop. It slots neatly into a red-themed setup alongside other crimson skins.