Souvenir AWP | Queen's Gambit (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Queen's Gambit is built around gold ornament, blue details and a hand painted queen in front of the butt stock. Battle-Scarred turns it into a heavily used look, with worn gold on edges and raised areas and a rougher surface overall. It is the most affordable way to own this design, and some players like its aged, scuffed character.

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.

The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

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.

Heavy wear covers all edges and protruding parts, from the muzzle brake to the back of the stock. The ornament on the receiver is broken up by abrasion and the blue on the scope is noticeably rubbed. The overall gold tone and the layout of the design remain recognisable in game.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The whole float range of Souvenir AWP | Queen's Gambit is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% 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

The skin’s collection is The Dead Hand Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Sealed Dead Hand Terminal.

What it costs in each quality

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

• Factory New — 3.1× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.4× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.9× dearer
• Well-Worn — 2× dearer

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

Among 11 skins of the AWP in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 10th 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.

Which stickers suit it

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 the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget buyers who want this design at the lowest entry point.
• Players who like a used, scuffed look on a gold rifle.
• The most accessible way to own Queen's Gambit.