XM1014 | Watchdog

Description

The XM1014 | Watchdog is a formidable fully automatic shotgun that inspires respect with its higher price, laying down a swift and destructive spray of lead. Its striking jade green base is adorned with two guardian lions, positioned to watch over its wielder from both directions, while a third lion stands proudly beneath the rear sight, symbolizing protection and prosperity.

History

XM1014 | Watchdog is a CS2 weapon skin that was added to the game on September 21st, 2021, with the release of the Operation Riptide update. This creation of community designer Zaphk has an ultra-modern look and feel that instantly made it the staple for those players who wanted to style up their shotgun gameplay.

Origin

XM1014 | Watchdog is the highly popular skin of the shotgun, which a player can obtain through the container opening of Operation Riptide Case. The skin belongs to the Operation Riptide Collection and has been exclusively added with a very attractive and frightening appearance among opponents.

Popularity

The XM1014 | Watchdog is one of the most popular CS2 skins, having an astonishing popularity rate of 85%. It has kept a spot in the top 15% of the most wanted items for quite some time, which is determined by its daily sales volume and market price.

Rarity

The XM1014 | Watchdog is one of 134 other Shotgun skins, making the skin relatively common. This weapon has a Mil-Spec Grade rarity and features an estimated drop chance of 79.92%, which even further increases the number of skins in-game.

Availability

The XM1014 | Watchdog is a pretty affordable skin, its price lies within the range from $0.19 to $7.43, and it is possible to buy on many markets. Having 963.9K units in public CS2 inventories, players have plenty of chances to get this skin to their collection.

Versions

The XM1014 | Watchdog is an extremely versatile shotgun skin that has a float value range of 0.00-1.00, which means that all of the exterior skins can be had with it. There's also, with each skin, a StatTrak version to add kill tracking to each of them.

Community sentiment

The XM1014 | Watchdog has been highly praised in the CS2 community. With over 1.1K votes on addskins.gg, it received an outstanding average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars. Its popularity is further bolstered by its ownership by esteemed professional players coldzera and s1mple, solidifying its status as a highly coveted skin.

Finish style

The Watchdog Skin of XM1014 features a Gunsmith-style finish in CS2. It amazingly blends patina and custom paint style. The skin is amazingly colored with shades of green and brown. The fascinating colors make this skin look classically stunning. Curiously enough, pattern indexes have no effect on the unique Watchdog finish of the gun.