AWP “Silk Tiger” Pattern Guide & Tierlist

To begin, I sorted through every single “Silk Tiger” pattern available for (FN) and (MW), to manually to pick out the top BTA (Better Than Average) patterns.

For this guide, I decided that using “in-game” screenshots like I usually do – would not be the best option because the AWP “inspect” animation does not show a clear enough image of the pattern. Instead – I decided to use CSMoney’s “Wiki” page to generated png images that give a much clearer view of the pattern.

I then entered the top patterns into a spreadsheet and sorted them and grouped them into categories based on the pattern categories I found. These are the patterns that I came up with:

TIGER FACING OUT

These are generally considered to be “the best” and most desired patterns and feature a tiger facing out (away from the player.) The higher tier patterns in this group usually feature the tiger closer to the trigger (because it is more visible while holding the gun.)

Example “Tiger Facing Out” Pattern (#81)

TIGER FACING PLAYER

These are easily the most common of the “good” patterns and feature one of a couple different tigers facing the player. Much like the “Facing Out” patterns – the higher tier patterns in this group usually feature the tiger closer to the trigger (because it is more visible while holding the gun.)

Example “Tiger Facing Player” Pattern (#17)

TIGER FACING DOWN

These patterns are also farely common and generally less desireable. These patterns simply feature one tiger vertically descending onto the gun facing down. Much like the other patterns – the higher tier patterns in this group usually feature the tiger closer to the trigger (because it is more visible while holding the gun.)

Example “Tiger Facing Down” Pattern (#854)

YIN YANG

These patterns feature two tigers in a circling pattern that loosley resembles a “yin yang.” Thes patterns are also fairly common and, the higher tier patterns are the onces where the “yin yang” is centered on the main body of the gun (below the scope mounts.)

Example “Yin Yang” Pattern (#300)

WHITE TIGER

These patterns are definately more rare and feature the “white tiger” (possibly a Bengal Tiger?) from the yin yang patterns more dominantly. Unfortunately, the white tiger is only ever featured upside-down.

Example “White Tiger” Pattern (#180)

STICKER CRAFT

These are the best patterns to chose if you are looking to do a sticker craft. Unfortunately, most of these patterns do not have many tigers on them. These are great “budget” choices if you care more about the color pallette of the skin than the actual tigers, as they are generally less desired.

Example “Sticker Craft” Pattern (#908)

EATING SCREW

These are just some patterns that were amusing to me – because it looks like the tiger is eating the screw that is holding the gun together. I would not expect any of these patterns to incur overpay, but they are amusing.

Example “Eating Screw” Pattern (#72)

EYE OF THE TIGER

Get it? Its a Rocky reference . . anyway, these are just some more patterns that were amusing to me (similar to the other screw patterns) – because the screw falls in line with the eye of the tiger. Again, I would not expect any of these patterns to incur overpay, but they are amusing to me.

Example “Eye of the Tiger” Pattern (#228)

JAWBREAKER

These are some cool patterns I found that have the tiger’s jaw in-line with the trigger – which makes it look like you are breaking the tiger’s jaw when you pull the trigger. So . . . show some restraint ok?

Example “Jawbreaker” Pattern (#743)

FANG

These patterns simply make it look like the trigger is the tiger’s tooth. Not as cool as the “Jawbreaker” patterns in my opinion – but they are still pretty cool.

Example “Fang” Pattern (#135)

Note: There are a few patterns that fit into multiple categories, however I will generally put them into the category that they fit best into (with a few exceptions.)

FAQ

1. How did you determine the top BTA patterns?

I manually sorted through every single “Silk Tiger” pattern available for (FN) and (MW) and picked out the ones that were better than average.

2. Why did you decide to use CSMoney’s “Wiki” page for pattern images?

The AWP “inspect” animation does not show a clear enough image of the pattern, so using CSMoney’s “Wiki” page generated png images that give a much clearer view.

3. How did you group the patterns into categories?

I sorted the patterns into categories based on the pattern categories I found during my research.

4. Are the patterns in each category listed in any particular order?

No, the patterns in each category are not listed in any particular order.

5. Can the patterns fit into multiple categories?

Yes, there are a few patterns that fit into multiple categories, but I generally put them into the category that they fit best into.