What makes a copy Souvenir

The Souvenir SSG 08 | Tropical Storm (Battle-Scarred, BS) is the Souvenir copy of this skin — the same Industrial Grade finish, handed out in a souvenir package at a Major rather than pulled from a case. Spray paint over cardboard cutouts, fine mesh, and palm leaves gives this finish its naturalistic, layered texture rather than a flat painted graphic. 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 the stickers do to the price of the SSG 08 | Tropical Storm

These copies come out of souvenir packages handed to people watching a Major, not out of a case. Each one arrives wearing up to four stickers from the match that produced it: both teams, the MVP and the tournament, fixed in place from the moment it drops. A Souvenir skin is never StatTrak™ — the two are mutually exclusive.

Where it comes from

Price here is mostly a sticker question. Two souvenir copies of the same skin at the same exterior can sit far apart because one came from a memorable match and the other did not — check the stickers on a listing before comparing figures.

FAQ

This finish is part of The Mirage Collection, which debuted in November 2013.

Can a Souvenir SSG 08 | Tropical Storm be StatTrak?

No. Souvenir and StatTrak™ are mutually exclusive — a copy is one or the other, never both, and neither can be added to a skin after it drops.

Can the stickers be removed from a Souvenir SSG 08 | Tropical Storm?

No. Souvenir stickers are part of the copy and cannot be scraped off, unlike stickers a player applies themselves. That is why two souvenir copies of one skin at the same exterior can be priced far apart.