XM1014 | Watchdog (Factory New)

Description

XM1014 | Watchdog (Factory New) This was the most intimidating fully automatic shotgun in-game that could lay out a storm of lethal projectiles at amazing speed. The striking jade green base with intricately painted guardian lions represents protection and prosperity. A third lion sits artfully below the rear sight, a constant reminder of this weapon's watchful presence.

History

The XM1014 | Watchdog was presented to the CS2 community on September 21st, 2021, together with the Operation Riptide Case, which appeared with the release of the "Operation Riptide" update. This striking skin was elaborately created by the highly talented community designer "Zaphk," who put his creativity and attention to detail into it.

Origin

The Factory New XM1014 | Watchdog is one of the more popular skins, and it comes from the Operation Riptide Case container that can reward a player with getting a few special skins for firearms. This skin is one of the most valued items in the Operation Riptide Collection: a set of carefully crafted designs available only during the operation.

Popularity

The XM1014 | Watchdog (Factory New) is extremely popular and is for now in the top 15% of the rarest skins in CS2. Such a conclusion can be drawn by the very high sales volumes occurring with this skin, and the high price the skin costs obviously is driven by very strong demand from buyers.

Rarity

The XM1014 | Watchdog is a pretty common in-game shotgun skin featuring a float value of 134 other skins. This skin is of Mil-Spec Grade rarity and has an estimated drop chance of 79.92%, hence pretty common in-game.

Availability

The XM1014 | Watchdog (Factory New) has a relatively modest price, which ranges from $0.19 to $7.43, so this skin is available for players of any budget. At this moment, this skin is highly obtainable since this skin is available in several markets, and there're about 963.9K units of Watchdog skin in public CS2 inventories.

Versions

Factory New, the float value of the XM1014 | Watchdog ranges from 0.00 to 1.00, meaning this skin can be found in all of its exteriors, of consistently consistent quality. Adding on to that, each exterior iteration of the Watchdog has a StatTrak option for those that want to track their kills in style.

Community sentiment

The XM1014 | Watchdog has garnered significant community support, with over 1.1K votes on addskins.gg and an impressive average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars. Its popularity is further solidified by its ownership by renowned professional CS2 players coldzera and s1mple, highlighting its desirability among competitive gamers.

Finish style

This Factory New XM1014 | Watchdog has a "Gunsmith" style applied in an impeccable manner, boasting a bold combination of patina with custom paint. The skin comes in an interesting mix of green and brown colors, while pattern indexes have no effect on the distinctive Watchdog finish.

Price forecast

According to the forecast, the price of the XM1014 | Watchdog (Factory New) is expected fall down to $ 7.97 (-19.64%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will drop to $ 8.13 (-18.08%). Further ahead, it is pojected to fall to $ 9.9 (-0.2097%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely rise to $ 15.07 (51.93%). Confidence is medium — it is advised to speculative buy.