AK-47 | The Oligarch (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred turns the clean jacket into a heavily worn one: the white areas are greyed and chipped, and the gold is worn through on many edges. The contrast of light panels and dark stripes still marks the skin as The Oligarch. It is the most affordable way to carry this Covert design.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Terrorist side. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

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

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The barrel, gas tube, front sight and receiver are finished in metallic gold, with the upper handguard carrying dark ribbed lines. The lower handguard, stock and magazine are wrapped in white panels with black and grey quilted stripes that imitate the stitching of a puffer jacket.

The white panels are heavily chipped and greyed, especially on the magazine, stock and grip. The gold is worn through on many edges and raised parts of the receiver and barrel. In game the skin reads as a battered rifle, with the light-and-dark stripe contrast still visible. Only the recessed areas keep their original look.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The whole float range of AK-47 | The Oligarch is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

AK-47 | The Oligarch belongs to The Genesis Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Sealed Genesis Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 8.1× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 3.5× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.6× dearer
• Well-Worn — 29% dearer

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

By price this skin is 21st of 23 skins Covert 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 2.1× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, holo and foil stickers echo the metallic parts, while black-and-white or monochrome stickers match the quilted panels. Placing stickers on the white handguard and receiver area keeps the composition balanced.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the white panels show the difference between low and high floats clearly.
• Inspect the magazine bottom and stock corners, as these parts lose their white first.
• Look at the gold on the receiver edges to see how much of the shine is left.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, and whether the copy is StatTrak™ or Souvenir.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget buyers who want The Oligarch at the lowest entry point.
• Players who like the heavily worn look of the white and gold.
• The most affordable way to own this design.