SG 553 | Colony IV

Origin Story

The SG 553 | Colony IV, released on November 19, 2019, as part of The Shattered Web Collection, features a skeletal red ant hand painted above gas masks and an orange-yellow current. This Classified rifle skin emerged with Operation Shattered Web, a major update that introduced new content and operations to the game. Its distinctive sci-fi and infestation-themed artwork gives it a unique visual identity among SG 553 skins. The dark base contrasts with bright red, orange, and pale bone-like details, making the skeletal ant and flowing current prominent in first-person view.

Drop Chance

SG 553 | Colony IV is Classified, a Pink-tier skin, rare with strong collector demand. From the Shattered Web Case: approximately 1.07% per opening (roughly 1 in 94). The 3.2% Classified tier rate is split across 3 Classified skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.11% from the Shattered Web Case (about 1 in 937). These per-skin odds assume equal weighting within tier — Valve publishes tier rates but doesn't formally confirm even distribution across skins in a tier.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 1. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($92.16): The skeletal red ant, gas mask motifs, and orange-yellow current lines are sharp and vibrant with no visible scratches.
• Minimal Wear ($28.63): Small nicks begin to appear on hard edges like the muzzle and stock corners, but the overall artwork remains very close to Factory New.
• Field-Tested ($12.62): Noticeable edge wear and scattered scratches appear across the body, making the orange-yellow current less pristine and fine details less crisp.
• Well-Worn ($11.43): Heavy chipping along edges and raised surfaces causes the artwork to look fragmented, particularly around the front and mid-body.
• Battle-Scarred ($10.90): Extensive wear leads to large sections of the design being chipped or faded, with many fine lines of the skeletal ant and current significantly disrupted.

Model

Colony IV uses the legacy SG 553 model, introduced with Operation Shattered Web on November 19, 2019. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The SG 553 | Colony IV is exclusively found within The Shattered Web Collection. Since Operation Shattered Web has concluded, new drops of this skin are no longer available in-game. Players can acquire this Classified rifle through trade-up contracts, using ten lower-rarity skins from The Shattered Web Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. Alternatively, it can be purchased directly from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin-trading sites.

Price Range

SG 553 | Colony IV ranges from $10.90 (Battle-Scarred) to $92.16 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $12.62. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $14.88. The 90-day median is $14.22. The all-time median is $5.69. Volume averages 7 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: A skeletal red ant has been hand painted above gas masks and an orange-yellow current. The dominant colors are a dark, almost black base with bright red and orange elements, pale bone-like details, and muted yellow-orange highlights. In first-person, the ant's body and flowing orange-yellow shapes are prominent on the mid-section and rear of the rifle. This design is thematically grouped with other Shattered Web "horror/creature" designs like the SSG 08 | Bloodshot and AK-47 | Rat Rod.

Player Rating

Rating: 3.33 / 5
Votes: 3

Sticker Compatibility

The dark base and vibrant red, orange, and yellow elements of the SG 553 | Colony IV pair well with stickers in similar color families, or with bone/white and muted gray stickers to complement the skeletal motifs. The most visible sticker slot in first-person view is on the receiver near the rear of the weapon. This skin is considered a flexible craft base, with its distinctive artwork often being the primary focus rather than specific sticker synergies.