AWP | Redline (Well-Worn)

The AWP | Redline in Well-Worn (WW) is the last of the three wears in which this skin exists at all. The finish has a float ceiling of 0.40, so the band is cut off at the top and covers only 0.38 to 0.40. The rank is Classified, the collection The Winter Offensive Collection. This is the most worn form of the AWP with a red line on carbon.

What the AWP | Redline looks like in Well-Worn

The rifle is black, with a carbon fiber weave over the receiver, stock and handguard. A thin red line runs along the receiver, and red inserts show near the magazine. The barrel, bipod and scope stay dark, so the red on the body stands out sharply.

Valve describes the finish as carbon applied by hydrographics, with a dry-transfer decal for the red stripe. In Well-Worn the float is confined to the narrow 0.38 to 0.40 band, so all copies are worn alike. The red line at the corners and edges of the receiver is already rubbed, while the carbon on the flat surfaces holds up better.

Where the AWP | Redline came from

The finish is the work of the artist emkay. His Workshop submission, titled "AWP | Elegant-Red (Redline)", appeared on November 13, 2013. In Valve's catalog it is number 259. It came out in December 2013 with the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, which Valve called the first case in its history built by the community. The finish carries the line "Never be afraid to push it to the limit".

What to check before buying

These points matter when buying:

• float: in this wear it lies between 0.38 and 0.40;


• name tag and stickers, which stay with the listing;


• version: the finish has StatTrak, sold as a separate listing.

All copies share one pattern. A spread of 0.38 to 0.40 is so small that choosing by float is pointless.

What the AWP | Redline costs in Well-Worn

• Minimal Wear costs 1.05 times as much;


• Field-Tested is 1.49 times cheaper.

The skin has three wears, and Well-Worn comes out almost level with Minimal Wear in price. The sharp drop comes at Field-Tested.

Among Classified AWPs in this wear, the skin is second from the top: only Silk Tiger is higher. The nearest below are Electric Hive, Crakow!, Fever Dream, Elite Build and The End. Cheapest are Duality, Mortis and Ice Coaled.

Getting the AWP | Redline

Its case is the Winter Offensive Weapon Case.

A trade-up contract works too. Ten Restricted skins come from any collections, and the result comes from a set represented among the inputs. If all ten are from Winter Offensive, the pick is among three Classified skins, and this AWP comes out one time in three.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The AWP | Redline has a StatTrak version, and the finish has no Souvenir packages.

Stickers and craft on the AWP | Redline

Dark carbon takes light and red stickers well, and the black background does not fight with the craft. The red line along the receiver sets the palette that stickers should be matched to. The edges are already scuffed in Well-Worn, so stickers go better on the flat surfaces.

Who this wear suits

A Well-Worn AWP | Redline makes sense if:

• you want the most worn version of the skin that exists at all;


• Minimal Wear costs only five percent more, but the wear is not a problem for you;


• you choose without regard to float, since the 0.38 to 0.40 band is too narrow to search for a best copy.

If saving matters, Field-Tested is 1.49 times cheaper.