AUG | Colony (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Colony pairs a sand-khaki body with grey and dark metal parts, and in Battle-Scarred that contrast turns patchy. Large areas of paint are worn off the edges and raised surfaces, leaving a mottled mix of khaki and bare base. For players who like a heavily used look, it is the most weathered version of the finish.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The bullpup stock, the trigger guard area and the housing around the magazine well are painted a flat pale khaki with a slight sand tint. The vertical foregrip and the ribbed magazine are a light grey, while the barrel, muzzle device, top rail and scope stay dark grey to black.

Large parts of the khaki coat are gone, especially on the stock, the butt and around the magazine well. The remaining paint forms uneven islands on the flatter panels. In game the body looks mottled and darker than in the cleaner grades. The grey grip and dark upper assembly show the wear less, so the silhouette stays recognisable.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The whole float range of AUG | Colony is 0.06–0.8; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.8 segment (47% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

AUG | Colony belongs to The Mirage Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Mirage Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 9 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 12× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 1.6× dearer
• Field-Tested — 11% dearer
• Well-Worn — 8% dearer

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

By price this skin is 2nd of 9 skins Consumer Grade AUG in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

The pale khaki body works well as a neutral base for stickers in olive, brown, black or muted gold. Placements on the flat side of the stock read best, while brighter colours stand out strongly against the sand tone.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float position within the wear grade, since a solid colour finish shows chips on the stock edges clearly.
• Inspect the butt, trigger guard and magazine well rim, as these lose paint first.
• Check whether the copy is a Souvenir, because Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied.
• Note any stickers or name tag, as they change the look of such a plain finish noticeably.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who like a heavily weathered, mottled finish.
• Collectors who want every grade of the skin.
• The most worn and usually cheapest way to own Colony.