AK-47 | Cartel
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Description
Powerful and reliable, the AK-47 is one of the most popular assault rifles in the world. It is most deadly in short, controlled bursts of fire. It has been engraved with skeletons, flowers and serpents. One little squeeze turns every morning into the Day of the Dead
History
The AK-47 | Cartel was first introduced to CS2 10 years ago, on January 8th, 2015. It was released as part of the Chroma Case, alongside the "Full Spectrum" update. The skin was created by the community designer "Anders".
Origin
The AK-47 | Cartel can be obtained by opening a Chroma Case container. The skin is also part of the The Chroma Collection.
Popularity
With a popularity of 95%, the AK-47 | Cartel is currently extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin.
Rarity
The AK-47 | Cartel is one of 304 other Rifle skins. The rarity of the skin is Classified, which makes the Cartel a very rare drop with an estimated drop chance of only 3.2%.
Availability
With a price range between $12.36 and $95.00, the AK-47 | Cartel is a pretty affordable skin. Fortunately, it's currently widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.
Versions
The float value of the AK-47 | Cartel ranges from 0.00 to 0.75, which makes the skin available in all exteriors. For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version for the Cartel.
Finish Style
This AK-47 has been painted in a "Patina" style, with the Cartel finish. A patina is a chemical reaction that forms a non-reactive, hardened shell over metallic parts. Real-life weapon patinas include case hardening, cold bluing, and acid forced patinas. The skin has been painted in a color scheme of brown and gray. Different pattern indexes have no effect on the Cartel finish. The skin uses the old legacy model.
Community Sentiment
The AK-47 | Cartel has received over 4.2K votes on CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. The skin is currently also owned by the professional CS2 players niko, chrisj and neo.