If you’re a longtime Counter-Strike fanatic, there’s a strong chance you might know a thing or two about the Fade skins. Some of the most prestigious and expensive skins and knives in CS2 are part of the Fade finish roster. While the most desirable Fades are definitely the knives, there’s also a plethora of tricolor weapon skins, including the MP7. The MP7 Fade was added to CS:GO back in 2018, as part of the FACEIT 2018 – Ways to Watch update, within the 2018 Inferno collection. The polymer frame is painted in a traditional tricolor gold, red, and purple gradient with contrasting grey parts. Although this skin is technically a part of the royal Fade family, it is not as revered and desirable as the others due to it being only a Restricted skin. Here’s a comprehensive rundown of everything you might want to know about the best MP7 Fade patterns and how to differentiate them.
What’s Special About MP7 Fade
The MP7 Fade’s float values range from 0.00 to 0.25, which translates to only Field-Tested, Minimal Wear and Factory New quality skins being available for purchase. Even the lower quality versions will have a decent colorway with minimal amounts of scraped paint. Furthermore, this skin being only a Restricted rarity makes it considerably more affordable compared to other Fade skins, let alone Fade knives. There’s no significant overpay for the rare patterns, which makes the purchase of this skin less stressful for your wallet. There’s a plethora of affordable MP7s on LIS-SKINS, including the tournament-specific Souvenir versions with gold stickers.
How MP7 Fade Patterns Work
Like all pattern-based skins, the appearance of the MP7 Fade is determined by its pattern seed number from 1 to 1000. With different patterns, you get different visuals of the skin with varying amounts of each color. The most prestigious MP7 Fade patterns are those that have the greatest amount of purple covering the receiver and the pistol grip of the gun. These patterns have no visible yellow or grey hues and are called the Absolute Fades or 100% Fades. The second-best group of patterns features a small amount of yellow near the barrel of the gun. There are also purple-free patterns with dominant gold and grey colors. Let’s take a close look at all the most popular MP7 Fade patterns.
MP7 Fade Pattern Tier List
Aside from the true 100% Fade pattern, you’ll have a hard time distinguishing one pattern from another in the Max Fade and Full Fade sections. However, what can give away their place in the hierarchy is the amount of visible orange-ish accent between the barrel and the handgrip.
Tier 1: Absolute Fade (100% Fade)
True 100% MP7 Fade Pattern: 80
Other 100% Seeds: 449, 576
Tier 2: Max Fade
Pattern Index: 73, 107, 172, 236, 468, 550, 575, 648, 666, 690, 774, 807, 849, 897, 915, 961
Tier 3: Full Fade
Pattern Index: 41, 57, 64, 94, 103, 168, 210, 278, 345, 382, 429, 447, 508, 511, 518, 564, 577, 584, 759, 786, 872, 895, 936, 946
The No-Purple Patterns
Pattern Index: 60, 62, 178, 182, 206, 262, 269, 286, 334, 335, 351, 438, 444, 485, 522, 541, 546, 631, 663, 693, 761, 780, 853
Where To Buy MP7 Fade?
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