If you think about which skin is one of the rarest in CS:GO, then you can safely imagine M4A4 | Howl.
The wolf design originally featured a user named Auzzii in the Steam workshop, who also claimed to be the author of the idea. More than 4,000 players have expressed their desire to use this skin on the CS:GO market. And the developers had no choice but to add this design to the new Hunting Weapon Case, which was released on 1 May 2014. Howl was assigned the rarity type “secret” and it successfully became part of the CS:GO content.
However, about a month later, the whole story became known to the real author of the skin — CanisAlbus. And he claimed fraud and plagiarism, referring to the US law “On Copyright in the Digital Age”.
In order to quickly resolve the heated dispute, Valve took drastic measures and completely removed the M4A4 | Howl and the sticker of the same name in the Hunting Collection. The consequences of this decision for the average user:
- It lost the ability to get a colouring as a result of a random drop or opening CS:GO weapon chests.
- Even by participating in contracts, such an opportunity has disappeared forever.
However, during the month while the skin was available in the shooter on general terms, it managed to go hand in hand. And against the backdrop of a big scandal, its price tag went through the roof. Everyone understood that the limited number of skins that got into CS:GO in a fairly short period would never be replenished with new copies. As a result, the price of the skin has increased tenfold.
Description
The fiery skin’s effect is achieved due to a wide palette of red tints, which are used to make the main element of the composition — the drawing of a grinning wolf. The image of a predator is applied to the central part of the rifle body over black paint. By choosing the classic combination of black and red colors, the creators of the skin thus protected themselves. Do not forget that a classic never goes out of fashion.
It should be added that the image of the wolf’s head is painted using an orange-white gradient. On the rest of the body there is a pattern of red flames.
It is important that the degree of wear of the Howl skin is limited to values from 0.00 to 0.40. It makes the skin available in all conditions except “Battle Hardened”.
It is said that at maximum levels of wear, the entire body is covered with significant abrasions, but the image of the wolf’s head remains virtually intact. Whether it can happen depends on getting this skin in your inventory.
Why is the skin so popular?
It’s all about its uniqueness. This factor makes the M4A4 | Howl the most desired CS:GO skin. The very limited number of smuggled-grade skins currently held by users is valuable material for collectors. Over the past few years, the price of the Howl skin has skyrocketed.
As the CS:GO audience grows rapidly and the esports scene gains momentum, its price will only skyrocket. Knowing this, you can invest several thousand dollars in a given skin and recoup your investment in a few years.
Purchase
There are different prices depending on what you buy. The best prices can be seen on DMarket. There, you can pay $14,500 for a new skin, and about $3,000 for a Field-Tested skin.
