FAMAS | Faulty Wiring

Origin Story

The FAMAS | Faulty Wiring, released on September 22, 2021, as part of Operation Riptide, is a Consumer Grade skin from The 2021 Vertigo Collection. Its design features a wiring diagram pattern applied over a metallic base, consistent with its in-game description. The Anodized Multicolored finish gives the surface a metallic sheen, with the circuit-like linework visible across the receiver and magazine area in first-person view. This skin is primarily recognized as a low-tier item within a map collection.

Drop Chance

FAMAS | Faulty Wiring is Consumer Grade, the most common drop tier in CS2. It has appeared across 6 tournament packages, most recently the Rio 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package, and Stockholm 2021 Vertigo Souvenir Package.


Souvenir Packages are awarded to viewers watching live Major matches on the corresponding map, not opened from cases, so Valve doesn't publish per-skin drop odds. Each package contains one item from The 2021 Vertigo Collection, with rarity tiers drawn on a weighted system that heavily favors common grades, meaning Consumer Grade skins like Faulty Wiring are a small fraction of total package contents. There are 4 other Consumer Grade skins in the collection competing for the same drop slot. New copies only enter the market when a recipient chooses to open their package, so supply trickles in over time even after the tournament ends.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.5. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New ($12.48): The wiring diagram lines and dark base color appear clean and sharp, with the metallic sheen at its strongest and minimal to no exposed metal.
• Minimal Wear ($1.26): The pattern remains vivid, with only light edge wear or small nicks appearing on sharp corners and the front of the weapon, maintaining a strong metallic sheen.
• Field-Tested ($0.66): Noticeable edge wear and chips appear on the handguard, magazine well, and stock, with some areas of the wiring diagram looking slightly faded where underlying metal shows through.
• Well-Worn ($1.44): Heavier edge and surface wear is present, with more visible exposed metal on corners and thin areas, and a noticeably dulled metallic sheen, though the wiring pattern remains legible.

Model

Faulty Wiring uses the current FAMAS model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021. The Anodized Multicolored finish responds to CS2's dynamic lighting.

How to Obtain

The FAMAS | Faulty Wiring is exclusively available as a Souvenir item, originally distributed in souvenir packages like the Antwerp 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Copenhagen 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Paris 2023 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Rio 2022 Vertigo Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Vertigo Souvenir Package, and Stockholm 2021 Vertigo Souvenir Package. These packages were awarded to viewers watching live Major tournaments on the Vertigo map.

Price Range

FAMAS | Faulty Wiring ranges from $2.04 (Battle-Scarred) to $12.48 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $0.66.


The current 7-day median is $0.65. The 90-day median is $2.44. The all-time median is $0.18. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Anodized Multicolored: A pattern of a wiring diagram has been applied. The design features grey and dark tones with lighter, contrasting linework that forms a wiring diagram across the weapon's surface. In first-person, the overlapping circuit lines on the side of the receiver and magazine area are particularly visible.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.00 / 5
Votes: 1

Sticker Compatibility

Stickers in neutral, technical colors like white, grey, silver, or black complement the industrial wiring theme, while bright accents such as neon green, electric blue, or orange can highlight the circuit aesthetic. The main body or receiver area is the most visible sticker slot during first-person gameplay. No evidence of recognized high-end crafts on this skin has been found.