AK-47 | Cartel (Well-Worn)

The AK-47 | Cartel in Well-Worn (WW) runs from 0.38 to 0.45, about a ninth of a scale that tops out at 0.75. The rank is Classified, the collection The Chroma Collection, and the source is the Chroma Case. In CS2 this AK is built on the contrast between black metal and warm wood.

What the AK-47 | Cartel looks like in Well-Worn

The contrast rests on two materials. The receiver, barrel and rail are black. The handguard, stock and grip are reddish-brown wood with a wavy grain. The magazine is dark, with a thin engraved ornament that reads at an angle. There are no figures or lettering: the finish holds on dark metal set against warm wood.

The wear band of this AK in Well-Worn is 0.38 to 0.45. Well-Worn sits toward the worn end of the scale, so check the receiver ribs and the magazine in the photos of the listing.

Where the AK-47 | Cartel came from

On the Steam Workshop the submission was titled "Cartel - AK47", and coyote37 posted it on September 24, 2014. The author says the finish is part of a Cartel collection from the studio Room On Fire, with a design by Hanzo and Coyote. The collection from the Chroma case reached the game in January 2015, and the AK-47 | Cartel came with that update. In Valve's catalog the finish is number 394.

What to check before buying

When picking an AK-47 | Cartel, compare:

• float: the wear fits into 0.38 to 0.45, so listings look the same;


• stickers and a name tag already fitted to this rifle;


• the receiver ribs and the ornament on the magazine, in a close-up photo.

The pattern matches on all copies, so there is no choosing by it.

What the AK-47 | Cartel costs in Well-Worn

Factory New is one and a half times dearer. The other wears cost less: Minimal Wear by a sixth, Battle-Scarred by 1.65 times and Field-Tested by 1.7 times. Among Classified AK-47s in Well-Worn, this skin lies almost level with Redline, a little cheaper. Cheaper still are Point Disarray, Frontside Misty and Phantom Disruptor.

Getting the AK-47 | Cartel

The skin drops from the Chroma Case. For a trade-up, the contract takes ten skins of the rank below, that is, Restricted. The set of inputs decides the result: with ten from the Chroma Collection it comes from there, and with a mixed ten it splits between the collections.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The AK-47 | Cartel has StatTrak, and it has no Souvenir version.

Stickers and craft on the AK-47 | Cartel

The black receiver accepts stickers of any color, light ones especially. The wood on the handguard and stock gives a warm background for gold and red.

Who this wear suits

This is when a Well-Worn AK-47 | Cartel is worth buying:

• you want a strict black-and-wood AK without bright paint;


• scuffs on the ribs do not trouble you;


• you would rather not choose by float.