At a glance

weapon | Blue Hole sits in the Chroma collection as a Rare skin with Patina finish. It dropped January 8, 2015 with the Chroma Case—one of the early Chroma-era blues that still gets name-checked when people stack cool-toned rifles.

Officially it’s blue metallic paint with stippling and layered painting. In hand that means grain on the metal base and spot-color depth, not a flat blue wrap. Blues shift lighter/darker by panel; Factory New reads cleaner reflections, while higher wear dulls the blue and scrubs edge highlights. Patina adds oxidized, aged character—here locked into a quiet cold palette with detail if you zoom in inspect.

Flavor text (no symbol decode needed): after the Four Seasons founder was rescued by the famed operator Izaki Kotaro, this piece was commissioned—extra “mission kit” vibe without changing how the skin actually looks.

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Designer | Algis (Workshop) |
| Case | Chroma Case (2015/1/8) |
| Wear cap | 0.0–0.5 |
| Internal | aq_scar20_leak |

Inspect before you buy

Shop rule #1: trust in-game 3D inspect, not a thumbnail.

• Spin the gun: check pattern placement and how wear hits the blue layers.

|0.0–0.5 is a wide band—saturation and highlight retention often diverge hard between floats.

• On C5GAME or Steam Community Market, match float to listing screenshots; mismatched wear photos are common on older skins.

Blue Hole doesn’t have wildly different colorways—float + pattern seed drive most of the “this one vs that one” gap.

Wear & vibe

• Low wear: sharper metal, richer blue read—best if you care about patina shine.
• Mid–high (still ≤0.5): moodier, more muted; fine for a subdued SCAR loadout if you’re not flexing FN.

Pairing: works in Chroma completion or blue + patina themed inventories without screaming neon.

Shop verdict

Worth it if you want a cheap-ish Rare anchor for Chroma/blue sets and you’ll inspect for float you like.

Skip or go budget float if you need maximum pop—this is understated by design; pay FN premiums only when inspect proves the reflections you want.

Trade-up note: Rare from Chroma—know your contract math separately; buy for play/loadout first.

Editor mutterings

Algis patina blues from this era age better in screenshots than in memory—Blue Hole is the SCAR-20 option when you refuse another loud splash skin. I still side-eye listings that hide wear behind filters; ten seconds in inspect saves a refund headache. Commission lore is icing; the grain is the meal.