StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build (Battle-Scarred)

This is the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build in Battle-Scarred (BS), and the rifle is black, with its orange edges already worn away and showing the dark base beneath. It is a Mil-Spec skin from The Chroma 2 Collection and drops from the Chroma 2 Case. On LIS-SKINS, for CS2, it costs almost three times the regular version.

What the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build looks like in Battle-Scarred

Almost the whole rifle is matte black, brought to life by narrow orange trim. The base is black and dark graphite. Orange-amber runs along the edges of the handguard, stock and magazine, with a small insert on the side of the receiver, and the gas tube is light gray. Small pale lettering and a round emblem sit on the magazine and receiver, but the text cannot be read.

There are no large patches of color. The orange lines are thin strips along the ribs, and in Battle-Scarred those suffer first. The paint is rubbed back along the trim and the corners of the stock, and the dark base shows through. The black areas barely show wear at all.

Where the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build came from

The skin was drawn by M1nD. He posted the submission "AK47 - MASTERY (Elite Build)" to the Workshop on January 2, 2015. He wrote that the Mastery series is for people tired of futuristic and cartoonish guns. The idea, in his words, is a classic design with careful attention to detail.

The Chroma 2 Collection was added to the game on April 15, 2015, and the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build was part of it from day one. Its Valve catalog number is 422.

What to check before buying

When comparing StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build listings, look at:

• the counter value: the item arrives with whatever number is already on it;


• the float: the wear band runs from 0.45 to 1.00, and the closer to the lower end, the more orange is left;


• the stickers on the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build and the name tag, if there is one.

The pattern on the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build is not randomized, so every copy is identical. The 0.45 to 1.00 band still leaves a choice: the closer to 0.45, the cleaner the copy. It covers 55% of the skin's float scale.

What the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build costs in Battle-Scarred

The counter lifts the price above the regular version by about 2.8 times. Within the StatTrak version, the ratios are:

• Factory New costs almost seven times as much;


• Minimal Wear costs roughly 2.3 times the price;


• Field-Tested costs about a quarter more;


• Well-Worn costs a few percent less.

Among Mil-Spec AK-47 skins with a counter, this one costs about twice as much as its only neighbor in the tier, the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Uncharted.

Getting the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build

The StatTrak version drops from the Chroma 2 Case on equal terms with the regular one.

A trade-up contract is possible as long as every input is StatTrak: the game does not let you mix them with regular skins.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The AK-47 | Elite Build without a counter is a separate item with its own page. If you do not need the counter, that is where to go. The skin has no Souvenir version.

Stickers and craft on the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build

The black body is a clean base: any color reads on it. The orange edges are rubbed back in Battle-Scarred, so there is almost no competition with stickers. Bright and foil stickers stand out against the matte black. On a StatTrak skin the choice matters more, because a sticker cannot be removed without a trace.

Who this wear suits

There are three reasons to buy this wear of the StatTrak™ AK-47 | Elite Build:

• you want a kill counter on a strict black AK;


• worn edges do not bother you, and factory-fresh paint costs almost seven times as much;


• you want a black base for stickers and do not need to protect the orange trim.