AWP | Queen's Gambit (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The skin is easy to spot by its gold body covered in fine ornament, a dark barrel and a blue scope with gold trim. Minimal Wear keeps that look almost intact: any marks sit on small edges and are hard to see without zooming in. In first person it reads nearly the same as the cleanest grade.

Item type: sniper rifle. 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.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The receiver and stock are finished in gold with a dense engraved ornament that runs along the body and around the thumbhole. The barrel stays dark, contrasting with the gold muzzle brake and gold bipod legs.

Light marks may appear on the muzzle brake and the tips of the bipod legs. The receiver, scope and stock ornament remain clean. At normal distance the rifle is practically indistinguishable from Factory New, which makes this grade a sensible saving.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of AWP | Queen's Gambit is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

AWP | Queen's Gambit belongs to The Dead Hand Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Minimal Wear as the baseline:

• Factory New — 2.1× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.9× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.5× cheaper

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 14th of 20 skins Covert AWP in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 34% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, holo and foil stickers in gold or blue tones fit the royal colour scheme best. Placements along the gold receiver blend in, while a single darker sticker on the barrel side adds contrast without hiding the ornament.

What to check before buying

• Look at the float position within the wear range, because a low float keeps the muzzle brake and scope rings cleaner.
• Inspect the scope rings, bipod and receiver edges, as these parts lose gold first.
• Check the queen near the butt stock and the stock edges on worn copies.
• Check whether stickers or a name tag are applied and whether they fit your taste.

Who should buy Minimal Wear

• Players who want a near-clean look and do not inspect the rifle up close.
• Buyers who prefer to save compared with Factory New.
• A practical alternative to the cleanest grade.