Worth considering if you are building the Canal collection set or want a mythical red piece that reads clearly in inspect. Skip impulse buys on high float: this skin’s 0.0–0.5 cap means faded crimson and soft edges show up fast.

What you are actually buying

Listed as weapon | 绯红镂刻 (internal am_ren_red), mythical rarity, from the Canal collection—not a case pull. Valve shipped it on 2019-11-18 as part of that drop. The pitch is multi-color electroplating over mottled crimson filigree; the vibe is decorative and slightly vintage (“art from the past”), not loud esports neon.

Inspect checklist

1. Spin the model in inspect—electroplating shifts with light; thumbnails lie.
2. Note which faces hold the crimson blocks; some listings look empty on the side you care about.
3. Compare several listings at the same wear band on C5GAME or Steam Market; pick the sample where the red spray still feels continuous.
4. Filter by collection name and display name so you do not grab another red weapon skin by mistake.

Wear math (0.0 ~ 0.5)

Lower float usually keeps the filigree sharper and the red layers more stacked. As float climbs, expect wash-out and blurred edges—still playable, but weaker as a “show” piece for a mythical slot in the set.

Expert ramblings

Mythical in the Canal line is a nice shelf tier without going full covert chase pricing—if you find a clean low-wear copy, it anchors a red-themed loadout vignette nicely. I treat it like buying a print: the pattern placement matters more than the rarity badge. If you only need “any red weapon,” cheaper options exist; if you need this collection story tied to 2019-11-18, the name weapon | 绯红镂刻 is the whole point.

Bottom line: Buy when inspect proves the crimson pattern; pass when float has already eaten the detail you paid for.