M4A4 | Neo-Noir (Battle-Scarred)

The M4A4 | Neo-Noir in Battle-Scarred (BS) covers exactly half of the finish's scale: the float ceiling is 0.90, so the lowest wear is cut off at the top. It is a Covert skin from The Clutch Collection, and the rifle drops from the Clutch Case. The wear band runs from 0.45 to 0.90.

What the M4A4 | Neo-Noir looks like in Battle-Scarred

This is a comic-style portrait of a woman in pink and turquoise neon. The face sits squarely on the side of the receiver beside the magazine well. It has a raspberry-pink fill, pink hair streaked white, and black eyes and outlines lit by turquoise highlights. The stock is white and pink with turquoise swirls, and the handguard is gray-white with blue-gray inserts. The barrel and muzzle brake stay dark metal, a turquoise ring lies near the muzzle, and the folding front sight is painted white. There is no lettering or numbering.

Thin turquoise lines at the muzzle and on the stock wear off first, together with the handguard edges, and then the receiver edge by the ejection port. The pink fill of the face lasts longer on the flat surface, but the black outlines tear as wear sets in, and the portrait loses its crispness. Wear is set at the drop, so a copy stays as it dropped.

Where the M4A4 | Neo-Noir came from

The finish is credited to donschi, whose submission "M4A4_Neo-Noir" appeared in the Workshop on October 17, 2017. The author explained that the M4A1-S version had drawn many positive reviews, and viewers asked for the same on the M4A4. In the new drawing the girl swordfights and bears a scar from earlier clashes. The M4A4 | Neo-Noir arrived in February 2018 with The Clutch Collection. Valve's catalog lists it as number 695.

What to check before buying

Before paying for an M4A4 | Neo-Noir, it is useful to check:

• float: choose within 0.45 to 0.90 here, because the difference between the top and the bottom of the stretch is visible;


• the name tag and stickers this M4A4 | Neo-Noir already carries;


• pattern: every copy of the M4A4 | Neo-Noir has the same one.

What the M4A4 | Neo-Noir costs in Battle-Scarred

Battle-Scarred is the cheapest wear of the finish. Well-Worn costs 1.17 times as much, Field-Tested 1.29 times, Minimal Wear 1.69 times and Factory New three times. The BS band covers half of the scale, so it holds the most copies.

Among Covert M4A4 skins with a price in this wear, the finish is second from the bottom of twelve: only Full Throttle is cheaper. Temukau, In Living Color, The Battlestar and Desert-Strike cost almost the same. The Coalition is dearer by about three and a half times, Eye of Horus by five, and Buzz Kill by more than seven.

Getting the M4A4 | Neo-Noir

The Clutch Case drops this rifle. In a trade-up, ten Classified skins can yield the M4A4 | Neo-Noir when at least one input comes from The Clutch Collection. The result is drawn from the collection of one of the inputs. Taking all ten from that set is the player's way of steering the contract. The Covert skin itself can go into a craft: five Covert skins give a rare special item with the ★ mark, and the pool of this collection holds only gloves.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The M4A4 | Neo-Noir has a StatTrak version. The finish never came as a souvenir.

Stickers and craft on the M4A4 | Neo-Noir

The side of the receiver is taken by the face, so stickers there cover the artwork. For a CS2 sticker set the stock and the handguard are freer. Turquoise and pink stickers pick up the palette, and white ones go with the front sight and the color of the stock.

Who this wear suits

Buy the M4A4 | Neo-Noir in Battle-Scarred if at least one of these holds:

• you want the most affordable Covert M4A4 with a neon portrait in CS2;


• the stretch of 0.45 to 0.90 matters to you, since you can choose there between more and less scuffed listings;


• the portrait on the receiver matters more than the small turquoise lines, which wear off earlier.