Ghost Camo sits in the eSports 2013 Winter Collection as a rare paint finish. Wear runs from 0.0 to 0.4, so Factory New, Minimal Wear, and Field-Tested listings dominate circulation while Battle-Scarred copies are uncommon. That cap effectively marks the band where the pattern still reads as intentional rather than stripped bare.

Release Date

The skin entered the game on 18 December 2013 alongside the Winter Offensive update. The eSports 2013 Winter Weapon Case and the eSports 2013 Winter Collection launched the same day, and Ghost Camo belongs to that release wave. Collectors who organize displays by year often treat this date as the anchor for a winter 2013 shelf.

Designer

Credit goes to Valve. This is early in-house artwork, not a Community Workshop submission that cleared review. The look is consistent batch official art, with a clear provenance that matches the feel of legacy case-era drops.

Which Case

• eSports 2013 Winter Weapon Case
• eSports 2013 Winter Collection

The weapon case is the usual unlock path; the collection tag helps when you are browsing sets. On C5GAME or the Steam Market, filtering by “eSports 2013 Winter” tends to beat guessing English item names.

Skin Features

Valve’s blurb: this weapon has been painted with an oversized camo pattern. Rarity is Rare, finish type is Paint, and the item belongs to the eSports 2013 Winter Collection. The internal paint name is sp_camo_wood_blue. The whole identity hinges on scale—the camo is blown up so the motif fills the view instead of relying on extra effects.

Because wear stops at 0.4, tier differences are mostly about how much paint survives. Lower wear keeps the large pattern more intact; higher wear within the cap exposes more base metal, which pairs well with the “oversized pattern” wording. As a paint finish, the appeal is the graphic plus the allowed wear window.

Highlights

Compare in-game inspect views for pattern placement and how wear eats the paint. Listing thumbnails often crop awkwardly, so rotate the inspect before you commit to a float tier. Under the same “oversized camo” idea, Factory New, Minimal Wear, and Field-Tested can show noticeably different paint loss.

Inside 0.0–0.4, Factory New usually commands the highest prices, while Minimal Wear and Field-Tested can be sensible middle picks if inspect still shows the big pattern intact. C5GAME and the Steam Market are the main places to shop; winter case and collection keywords narrow the search. For a coherent 2013 winter theme cabinet, the date, case names, Valve credit, and the official one-liner line up cleanly. If you prefer a low-stress approach, pick a wear tier you can live with and patient-list until a good inspect appears.