M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy (Well-Worn)

The M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy in Well-Worn (WW) runs from 0.38 to 0.45 of float, a narrow band at 8% of the finish's scale. The skin is Classified, part of The Huntsman Collection, and drops from the Huntsman Weapon Case. Players know it simply as the Atomic Alloy M4 in CS2.

What the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy looks like in Well-Worn

The rifle is painted orange-copper with black sections. The receiver, magazine, stock and the middle of the suppressor are copper-bronze, while the front of the suppressor, the carry handle and the handguard are black. The finish needs no artwork: the colors are split into large blocks, and a metallic sheen does the work. Thin dark lines run along the ribs of the copper parts, and there is no lettering.

In Well-Worn the copper on the edges of the receiver and suppressor has already turned gray, and the shine there has gone out. The flat sides hold up better. Wear is fixed when the item drops; it neither grows nor rubs away over time.

Where the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy came from

The reference lists FACEIT as the author of the finish. The skin appeared in May 2014 together with the Huntsman Weapon Case, and Valve's note of May 2 says it added the Huntsman Case. According to csgoskins, the collection opened in the game on May 1, 2014, with the skin among its contents. The finish's number in Valve's catalog is 301.

What to check before buying

In this wear the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy occupies floats from 0.38 to 0.45, and inside that stretch there is no better copy to search for. Before buying, check these:

• a name tag or stickers already on the rifle;


• the price compared with Battle-Scarred, where it is the same.

The artwork does not vary from copy to copy, so pattern plays no part in the choice.

What the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy costs in Well-Worn

Factory New costs almost seven times as much, Minimal Wear a little over one and a half times as much, and Field-Tested about a fifteenth more. Going down to Battle-Scarred, the price does not change.

In Well-Worn it ranks second among Classified M4A1-S skins, behind only Master Piece out of twelve. Guardian and Fatal Glitch are slightly cheaper, Decimator and Leaded Glass cost half as much or less, and Party Animal costs two and a half times less.

Getting the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy

You can build this skin instead of buying it. Ten Restricted skins from anywhere go into a trade-up, and the collection of one of the inputs decides the result. Ten from the Huntsman Collection is the player's decision, and it steers the result to that set. The other route is the Huntsman Weapon Case.

StatTrak and Souvenir

A StatTrak version of the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy exists. No Souvenir packages were issued for it, though a Souvenir copy can be made at home with the Souvenir-O-Matic.

Stickers and craft on the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy

On large blocks of black and copper, stickers do not conflict with the artwork, because there is none. Light stickers show on the handguard and suppressor, and dark ones suit the receiver. The scuffed edges are worth weighing separately when you choose a sticker.

Who this wear suits

Buying the M4A1-S | Atomic Alloy in this particular wear makes sense when:

• you want the Atomic Alloy M4 without paying extra for clean wear;


• a price on the level of Battle-Scarred matters, but with a float below 0.45;


• the contrast of copper and black counts for more than a mirror shine on the edges.