If you browse Control set pieces by theme instead of rarity alone, Lockdown is the mythical tier entry that actually tells a story. Multi-color electroplating lays a map-style pattern over the gun with a bird's-eye concept—less “community doodle,” more surveillance briefing. The target locked mood is the whole pitch: calm before the shot, tactical without screaming operator cosplay.

Quick specs

| | |
|---|---|
| Finish | Lockdown (am_intelligence_magenta) |
| Rarity | Mythical |
| Collection | Control |
| Craft | Multi-color electroplating |
| Wear cap | 0.00 – 0.50 |

Drops and trades stay inside the Control collection—no separate case roulette. Collection builders and “map / monitor” aesthetic hunters should slot this next to siblings and compare finishes side by side.

When it landed

December 3, 2020—Valve’s Operation Broken Fang blog dropped the Control collection; Lockdown shipped with that wave. For version timelines or set completion, that date is your anchor.

Who designed it

Credits point to Valve in-house; no named Workshop author. That reads in the skin: official map language and overhead framing, not hand-painted Workshop whimsy.

Shopping conclusion

Worth picking up if you want Control mythical coverage or a surveillance-themed flex that isn’t plain color blocking. Skip or wait if you only chase top-tier resell hype—mythical Control is niche, not meta currency.

Wear strategy: Cap at 0.50 means Factory New through Field-Tested all show up. Low float (~0.00) keeps map detail crisp for inspect flex; mid wear can sell the “mission already ran” beat. Always spin inspect in a live server or practice map—static listing shots lie about scale and glare.

Where to buy: Steam Community Market or C5GAME. Search exact name weapon | Lockdown, confirm wear float, and don’t grab a lookalike from the same collection by mistake.

Expert muttering

Electroplating means highlight behavior changes angle to angle—what looks clean in one screenshot can flash obnoxious in-game. I’d rather overpay slightly for a float I’ve seen in inspect than save five bucks and hate the shine. Mid-tier wear on this finish sometimes looks more on-theme than mint; don’t auto-assume lowest float is best story. And please, for the love of loadout coherence, check the listing name twice—Control has enough cousins that tired eyes buy wrong.