XM1014 | Watchdog (Well-Worn)

The XM1014 | Watchdog (Well-Worn, WW) is a Mil-Spec shotgun skin — jade green with guardian lions, shown in a more weathered state. It's a cheaper way into the finish, with wear the busy artwork partly absorbs.

Design

At its core the finish is a jade green base carrying two lions that watch in opposite directions, plus a third beneath the rear sight — an Eastern-inspired guardian motif worked in green and brown hues. It began as a community submission from the artist Zaphk and carries a fitting line: "Protect and prosper."

XM1014 | Watchdog (Well-Worn) Float and Wear

Well-Worn sits high within the finish's full 0.00–1.00 float range. Scuffing and paint loss grow clearly visible across the shell and edges, and the jade green reads a little duller than at fresher grades. The lions still carry the look, but this grade is plainly about price over polish.

XM1014 | Watchdog Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade, the blue grade. It's the base class of the colored weapon tiers and a common one, which keeps even worn copies inexpensive.

XM1014 | Watchdog Case and Collection

The shotgun sits in The Operation Riptide Collection and is unboxed from the Operation Riptide Case, which shipped with Operation Riptide in September 2021. As a group the Mil-Spec tier drops about 79.92% of the time from the case (that odds figure is shared across the tier), so worn copies are plentiful on the market.

XM1014 | Watchdog Patterns

Because the lions and jade base sit the same way on every copy, this finish carries no random pattern variation — nothing like a paint seed or "blue gem" to hunt. Wear and float are the only variables that separate one shell from the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak version of the shotgun exists too, bringing a confirmed-kill counter that stays permanent and never gets wiped as the item passes between owners. No Souvenir edition was released — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and this finish wasn't among them.

XM1014 | Watchdog Price

Well-Worn sits low on the ladder, under Field-Tested (FT) and above only Battle-Scarred (BS) — a budget route into the finish for players who won't pay the mid-grade rate. It puts the jade-and-lion look into a loadout for less. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How rough does the Well-Worn shotgun look?

Fairly weathered. Expect visible paint loss and scuffing over the shell and edges, with the jade green reading duller than at higher grades. It's more worn than Field-Tested but stops short of Battle-Scarred's heaviest damage, and the lion artwork keeps the finish recognizable throughout.

Is Well-Worn worth it over Field-Tested?

Only if the lowest price is your aim. Field-Tested looks a fair bit fresher for a small step up in cost, so most buyers prefer it. Well-Worn earns its place when you want the guardian-lion design as cheaply as possible without dropping all the way to Battle-Scarred.

Does the StatTrak counter ever go back to zero on its own?

No. The StatTrak counter only rises with confirmed kills and never gets wiped — not through trading, selling, or storing the shotgun. Each new owner inherits the running total, which is one reason StatTrak copies of this finish carry a premium over the standard version.