Galil AR | Cerberus (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Cerberus on the Galil AR relies on neon yellow over dark green, and in Battle-Scarred that paint is heavily chipped, leaving large areas of dark metal on the parts that see the most contact. The result is a rough, distressed version of a very bright skin. It suits players who like a beaten look or want the lowest entry into this artwork.

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.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The magazine is painted almost entirely in bright neon yellow with a few darker accents, and it is the most eye-catching part of the rifle. The handguard is yellow with dark green patches, while the receiver and stock flip the balance toward dark green with yellow splotches and organic, flame-like shapes spread across them.

Large sections of paint are gone from the magazine, handguard and stock, exposing dark metal over wide areas. The yellow survives in fragments, and the pattern on the receiver is heavily worn as well. At normal distance the rifle looks dark and battered, with yellow showing as scattered remnants. Only recessed areas and parts of the receiver keep some of the original colour.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.9

The whole float range of Galil AR | Cerberus is 0–0.9; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.9 segment (50% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Cache Collection with 13 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Cache Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Cache Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Cache Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Cache Souvenir Package
• ESL One Cologne 2014 Cache Souvenir Package

And 6 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Battle-Scarred as the baseline:

• Factory New — 5.6× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2% dearer
• Well-Worn — 1% cheaper

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

By price this skin is 3rd of 11 skins Restricted Galil AR in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Yellow, black and dark green stickers blend into the scheme for a cohesive craft, while holographic or gold stickers add shine without fighting the neon yellow. Placements on the dark green receiver read more clearly than on the bright yellow magazine, where most colours get lost.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since a low float in Field-Tested looks much cleaner than a high one.
• Inspect the magazine edges and handguard rims first, because the bright yellow there shows wear before any other part.
• Souvenir copies exist, so confirm whether you are buying a regular or Souvenir version and look at any stickers already applied.
• Note any name tag, as it changes how the item is displayed and listed.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget players looking for the cheapest entry into this design.
• Fans of a heavily distressed, dark look with yellow remnants.
• An entry-level grade for a rough aesthetic.