M4A4 | Royal Paladin (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Royal Paladin in Battle-Scarred keeps its basic layout of bronze body and grey ornamented parts, but much of the etching is broken up by wear. Bare metal shows through on the handguard and magazine, giving the rifle a rough, battered character. It is the most affordable way to own the skin and has its own look of a long-used ceremonial weapon.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-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 receiver is painted in dark bronze-brown with fine etched detailing across its surface, and the barrel and front sight carry a matching brass-bronze tone. The handguard is silver-grey with a repeating etched diamond pattern along its length.

Heavy wear covers the handguard and magazine, where bare metal shows through and only fragments of the etching remain. The stock and receiver edges are worn down, and the bronze looks patchy. In game the skin reads as rough and battered, with the ornament visible only up close. The overall colour scheme is the main thing still recognisable.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The float of M4A4 | Royal Paladin ranges from 0 to 0.8; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.8 — 44% 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 Revolver Case Collection with 17 skins in total.

It drops from Revolver Case.

Price by quality

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

• Factory New — 2.1× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 7% dearer
• Field-Tested — 5% dearer
• Well-Worn — 6% dearer

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

By price this skin is 6th of 13 skins Covert M4A4 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, brass and bronze stickers match the receiver and the ceremonial tone of the etching. Silver, grey or holo stickers placed on the handguard sit well against the grey ornament, while bright saturated colours tend to clash with the restrained palette.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end keep noticeably more etching on the handguard and magazine.
• Look at the lower edge of the magazine and the handguard edges on inspect, as these lose paint first.
• Check any applied stickers and a name tag, which can change how well the copy fits your plans.
• Decide whether you need a StatTrak™ or Souvenir version, since both exist for this skin.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Buyers looking for the cheapest way into this skin.
• Players who enjoy a battered, heavily used look.
• The entry point for those who care more about owning the skin than about its condition.