Souvenir AK-47 | The Empress (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

This AK-47 carries a busy tarot-themed design: gold patterns over red and black, checkered details and a gold portrait on the receiver. In Field-Tested the overall colour scheme still reads clearly, while scratches start to appear on the magazine and the edges of the handguard. It is a common middle ground for players who want the full artwork in game.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Field-Tested

The handguard and the front of the receiver are red with gold checkered bands and a row of small shield emblems, while the rear of the receiver carries a gold ornamental pattern with a golden figure. The magazine repeats the red base with gold checkers and dark sections, and the grip is black with thin gold lines.

Scratches become visible on the magazine and along the handguard edges, breaking up some of the checkered pattern there. The raised parts of the receiver show light scuffs, while the gold figure and shield emblems are still mostly readable. In game the colour scheme looks complete, and the wear shows mainly on the magazine. Lower floats in this grade look noticeably cleaner than higher ones.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir AK-47 | The Empress is 0–1; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (23% 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

Souvenir AK-47 | The Empress belongs to The Spectrum 2 Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Spectrum 2 Case.

What it costs in each quality

Among 23 skins of the AK-47 in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 6th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Gold, holo or foil stickers match the gold ornament and suit the red handguard area well. Black or dark red stickers blend into the stock and receiver without competing with the artwork. Because the design is already dense, fewer stickers in a consistent palette usually look better than a full set.

What to check before buying

• Check the float position within the wear range, as low and high floats in the same grade can look quite different on the magazine.
• Inspect the magazine edges and the lower edge of the handguard, since these parts wear first.
• Look at whether the gold figure on the receiver and the shield emblems are still readable on worn copies.
• Check applied stickers and name tags, as they can either complement or clutter this busy design.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want the full colour scheme for everyday use.
• Buyers ready to search for a low float that looks close to cleaner grades.
• Conclusion: the practical middle option for regular play.