M4A4 | Asiimov (Battle-Scarred)

The M4A4 | Asiimov in Battle-Scarred (BS) is the cheapest of the three wears this finish comes in. The float scale of this rifle starts at 0.18, so neither Factory New nor Minimal Wear exists for it. It is a Covert skin that drops from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case.

What the M4A4 | Asiimov looks like in Battle-Scarred

Four parts are white with a gray cast: the handguard, receiver, magazine and stock. Orange details lie over them. There are bands at the ends of the handguard, a strip across the receiver, a stripe at the base of the magazine and the edging of the stock. The grip, the top rail, the barrel and the sights stay dark. Black triangles and rhombi are printed on the receiver and magazine, and the receiver carries an orange chevron.

This skin can be bought at any float from 0.45 to 1.00; Battle-Scarred takes two thirds of the skin's scale. Wear is set when the skin drops, and within the band listings range from lightly to heavily scuffed.

Where the M4A4 | Asiimov came from

The artist is Coridium, who posted the submission "M4A4 - ASIIMOV" to the Steam Workshop on November 10, 2013. By his own account it was the second work in a series of science-fiction finishes. He is a great fan of science-fiction games and films and wanted to bring some of the aesthetic of the future into CS. The M4A4 | Asiimov appeared in the game on December 18, 2013.

What to check before buying

For the M4A4 | Asiimov, check the following:

• float: the 0.55 band is wider than the whole Field-Tested range, whose spread is 0.20;


• what the previous owner left on the M4A4 | Asiimov, such as stickers and a name tag.

The M4A4 | Asiimov does not come in two different artworks. In this wear you buy from the 0.45 to 1.00 band, and the look differs at the two ends of it.

What the M4A4 | Asiimov costs in Battle-Scarred

There are only three wears, and both others cost more:

• Field-Tested costs 2.20 times more;


• Well-Worn costs 1.52 times more.

Among Covert M4A4s the skin in this wear sits in the lower part of the row: eight are cheaper, four costlier. M4A4 | Royal Paladin is almost level, M4A4 | The Coalition about a quarter higher, M4A4 | Bullet Rain half again as much. M4A4 | The Emperor is about a third lower, M4A4 | The Battlestar two and a half times lower. The priciest are M4A4 | Bullet Rain, M4A4 | Eye of Horus and M4A4 | Buzz Kill.

Getting the M4A4 | Asiimov

A trade-up produces the M4A4 | Asiimov: ten skins of the rank below. Two skins of its collection are Covert, which makes the chance one in two when the batch comes from there.

The direct route is the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, the first case built from community work. Covert rank also suits a craft toward a knife: the collection's rare special items are the Bayonet, Flip Knife, Gut Knife, Karambit and M9 Bayonet.

StatTrak and Souvenir

StatTrak exists for the M4A4 | Asiimov. Souvenir copies of the finish exist as well, though no packages were released for it, since those were made only for tournament map collections. Such copies are assembled in the Souvenir-O-Matic, which fits gold tournament stickers and a player autograph onto an ordinary skin from your inventory.

Stickers and craft on the M4A4 | Asiimov

White surfaces take dark stickers with a clear outline, while light and yellow ones disappear on them. Orange stickers argue with the bands on the handguard. The stock and the stretch of receiver between the bands are the quietest place for a sticker.

Who this wear suits

The M4A4 | Asiimov in Battle-Scarred is justified when:

• you want a white M4A4 for CS2 at the lowest price of the three wears;


• wear up to 1.00 is acceptable, and the recognizable white-and-orange artwork matters more than a clean body;


• you do not want to overpay for Field-Tested, which costs 2.20 times more.