This Mythical XM1014 skin from the 2021 Mirage Collection reads like fabric flowers pressed onto steel: red and green petals across the body, with a flavor line that shrugs at the noise (“some call it a mess—I call it a win”). In a Mirage set dominated by sand and architecture, this gun is deliberately loud.

What you are buying

• Rarity: Mythical
• Collection: 2021 Mirage
• Finish: Multi-color electroplating (red/green layers, not a flat sticker block)
• Wear cap: 0.00–0.37

It landed on 21 September 2021 with Operation Riptide. Public records do not show a named Workshop author; treat it as Valve-authored art.

Where it drops

Farm the 2021 Mirage Collection directly, or chase Mirage Souvenir Packages from Majors: Stockholm 2021; Antwerp and Rio 2022; Paris 2023; Copenhagen and Shanghai 2024; Austin and Budapest 2025. Same map theme, different event years—any Mirage-titled souvenir pack in that lineage can roll this finish.

On Steam or C5GAME, split your search: collection drops vs specific souvenir years. Mixing those listings is how you overpay for the wrong supply story.

Inspect and wear (shop checklist)

With a 0.37 float ceiling, Factory New and Minimal Wear stay in play often. That is good news for “clean flower” buyers—and bad news if you grab high wear without looking.

1. Spin inspect in-game (not the menu thumb): check barrel-to-stock seams for large shiny wear patches.
2. Petal edges: MW can be the sweet spot on price, but petals die first—compare listings one by one on C5GAME or Steam.
3. Lighting: electroplating shifts under map side-light; high settings show depth the thumbnail hides.
4. Symmetry: grip and handguard flower placement varies; picky collectors reject lopsided blooms.

Past ~0.37 the pattern muddying and dirty base tones eat the whole point of the skin.

Shopping verdict

Buy if: you want a Mirage-themed flex that teammates spot instantly, and you will hold out for low wear after a real inspect. MW with clean petals often beats FN on value if you are patient with screenshots.
Skip or wait if: you only care about meta shotguns—this is look-first. Also skip blind-buying “Mirage souvenir” without checking which event pack or whether the seller priced it like a rare year.

Expert mutterings

The red-green clash is the whole joke in a sand-colored collection: you are not buying subtlety. Multi-color plate is why it still looks alive in inspect when flat icons look busy. Collectors can chase years; pragmatists should buy whichever Mirage souvenir or collection copy is cheapest after wear check. The flavor text is worth one slow inspect read—it matches the visual argument. Core promise is the flower graphic; how it feels still depends on your XM1014 setup. For most shoppers, the deal lives in the bottom few wear tiers where the flowers still read sharp.