M4A4 | Griffin (Factory New)

The M4A4 | Griffin in Factory New (FN) is a gray-olive M4 with a griffin illustration, its paint whole on every edge. It is Restricted, from The Vanguard Collection and the Operation Vanguard Weapon Case. The float band is 0.00 to 0.07, while the skin's own ceiling is 0.80.

What the M4A4 | Griffin looks like in Factory New

The base is gray with an olive tint and almost no shine. A large illustration runs across the receiver and magazine: a light eagle head and a wing in copper-bronze tones. A turquoise glow is added on the magazine, and small dark bird silhouettes are scattered over the handguard and stock.

In Valve's wording, the artwork is a griffin drawn by hand. On a factory copy the feathers and the border between bronze and gray ground stay crisp. Only wear changes the look, and there is none here.

Where the M4A4 | Griffin came from

The Vanguard Collection was released on November 12, 2014, and the M4A4 | Griffin has been in it from the start. That same day Valve opened Operation Vanguard: free access to six community maps and campaigns in which missions earned extra operation cases.

What to check before buying

Before paying for this rifle, look at the following:

• Float: the band for this wear is 0.00 to 0.07.


• The griffin's feathers on the receiver and the turquoise glow on the magazine.


• A name tag and stickers: on this skin they go along with the listing.

All copies carry one and the same pattern. Anywhere from 0.00 to 0.07, a copy looks the same as any other. This band is 9% of the 0.00 to 0.80 scale.

What the M4A4 | Griffin costs in Factory New

The lower wears are all much cheaper:

• Minimal Wear by almost 13 times.


• Well-Worn by 13 times.


• Battle-Scarred by almost 24 times.


• Field-Tested by 25 times.

The gap between the factory look and the rest is about an order of magnitude. Of the eleven Restricted M4A4s, the Factory New Griffin has six cheaper and four dearer. The nearest one above is the M4A4 | Zirka, only slightly more. Below sits the M4A4 | Spider Lily, almost a third cheaper. Higher up are the M4A4 | Red DDPAT, M4A4 | Daybreak and M4A4 | Modern Hunter.

Getting the M4A4 | Griffin

A trade-up produces the M4A4 | Griffin too: ten skins one rank down. With all ten from this collection, the chance is one in four. Among cases, only the Operation Vanguard Weapon Case drops it.

StatTrak and Souvenir

A StatTrak™ version of the M4A4 | Griffin exists. Souvenir packages for this finish were never released.

Stickers and craft on the M4A4 | Griffin

The illustration takes the center of the rifle, and a sticker on the receiver would cover the griffin's head. The handguard and stock are gray, with room for bronze and turquoise stickers that repeat the palette of the artwork. On a factory copy a sticker is permanent.

Who this wear suits

Factory New is the one to buy on this skin if:

• you want a rifle with an untouched illustration for a CS2 showcase.


• it matters that listings within 0.00 to 0.07 look identical.


• you have already decided to pay for the look: the lower wears are cheaper by an order of magnitude.