Tec-9 | Citric Acid

Origin Story

The Tec-9 | Citric Acid, released on April 1, 2025, as part of the Spring Forward update, introduces a vibrant design from The Radiant Collection. Its appearance features a dark paint splat pattern applied over a yellow and green base, creating a distinct visual. The skin's flavor text, "Warm regards," adds a subtle touch to its overall presentation.

Drop Chance

Tec-9 | Citric Acid is Industrial Grade, a common skin tier, one step above Consumer Grade. It can drop as an end-of-match reward from active competitive play on the Radiant Collection item pool. Map drops follow a weighted rarity system that heavily favors common grades, so Industrial Grade drops are uncommon and Valve doesn't publish per-skin odds. There are 5 other Industrial Grade skins in the collection competing for the same drop slot. Most copies enter the market through trade-up contracts or direct purchase at a listed seller's price.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.6. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The yellow and green base should appear bright and clean, with the dark splatter pattern fully intact and minimal visible scratches.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): Still very similar to Factory New; dark splatters and the yellow/green base remain strong, with slight softening at some corners or contact points.
• Field-Tested (No Recent Price): More noticeable wear on edges of the frame, barrel, and magazine, with patches where the hydrographic film thins and a darker underlayer begins to show.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): The heaviest visible wear available for this skin; more widespread chipping and exposed metal, particularly on high-contact areas, with the yellow/green base and dark splatter partially lost at edges.

Model

Citric Acid uses the current Tec-9 model, added with Spring Forward on April 1, 2025.

How to Obtain

The Tec-9 | Citric Acid is part of The Radiant Collection.

Price Range

Tec-9 | Citric Acid ranges from No Recent Price (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at No Recent Price.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $0.06. The all-time median is $0.20. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Hydrographic: A dark paint splat pattern is applied over a yellow and green base. The design features a yellow and green base with dark splatters. The large areas of the yellow-green base and dark splatter on the upper receiver and handguard are particularly visible in first-person.

Player Rating

Rating: 3.84 / 5
Votes: 3

Sticker Compatibility

The yellow and green base of the Tec-9 | Citric Acid pairs well with yellow, lime green, black, and dark-themed stickers, while contrasting purple or blue stickers can also stand out. Bright holo or neon stickers would be visually distinct against the dark splatter in cleaner sections of the weapon. The primary visible sticker slot during gameplay is typically on the side of the receiver/body.