AK-47 | Slate (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Slate finish layers black on black on dark grey, so the rifle looks plain at a distance and textured up close. A Minimal Wear copy keeps that look almost unchanged, with at most a few faint light marks on sharp edges. For most players it reads the same as Factory New in a match.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The receiver and dust cover are painted dark slate grey with a fine, slightly mottled texture, framed by black edges. The handguard, barrel, gas tube and front sight are black, with a raised grid texture on the lower handguard.

Small light specks may appear on the muzzle tip, front sight and the lower edge of the magazine. The receiver, handguard and stock look clean. At normal viewing distance in game the difference from Factory New is hard to see. Copies at the cleaner end of this grade are practically untouched.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The float of AK-47 | Slate ranges from 0 to 1; the Minimal Wear quality covers 0.07–0.15 — 8% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The Snakebite Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Snakebite Case.

Price by quality

Taking Minimal Wear as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.1× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.6× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 1.9× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.9× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 4th of 9 skins Restricted AK-47 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 3× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

The dark receiver works as a neutral base, so single bright stickers in red, gold or white stand out well along the side above the magazine. Holo and foil stickers read clearly against the black, while matching dark or monochrome stickers keep the rifle's restrained look.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since edge scuffs on the magazine and muzzle depend on it.
• Pattern placement makes little difference on this uniform finish, so focus on float and condition instead.
• Look at applied stickers and a name tag, because on an all-dark rifle they become the most visible details.
• Decide whether you want a StatTrak™ or Souvenir version, as both exist for this skin.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a nearly clean look and are willing to accept a few specks.
• Sticker crafters for whom tiny edge marks do not matter.
• A sensible middle ground between appearance and cost.