The Vanguard Collection
The 14-item collection inside Operation Vanguard Weapon Case, on the market since 2014-11-5. Items drop from case openings or trade openly. Every tier is trade-up eligible.
Item facts
What's inside
14 itemsEvery item in The Vanguard Collection by rarity, priced across markets. Collections have no odds: any item can be bought outright or crafted via trade-up from the tier below.
Trade-up ladder: this collection only
10 items of one rarity from this collection guarantee an output from the next tier up. Costs use the cheapest wear of the cheapest input; output value is the tier average.
| Input | Cost | Possible outputs | Avg output | EV?Expected value of one trade-up: the tier-average output minus the cost of 10 inputs. Wear carries over from your inputs, and collection ladders are rarely profitable at open asks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10× Mil-Spec | $6.62 | 4× Restricted | $3.72 avg | -44% |
| 10× Restricted | $9.50 | 3× Classified | $7.90 avg | -17% |
| 10× Classified | $69.30 | 2× Covert | $69.33 avg | +0% |
Output wear follows the average float of your inputs: cheap Battle-Scarred inputs give Battle-Scarred outputs. Build an exact combo in the trade-up calculator →
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Drop status: how this collection behaves
The Vanguard Collection is the contents of Operation Vanguard Weapon Case: its items enter the market through case openings, so supply follows the case's own drop status. The dated case history lives in the drop-pool registry. Drop-pool registry →
This is also a trade-up collection: the ladder above prices every step with live numbers, and output wear follows the average float of your inputs. From this page's data: entry costs $0.662, the ceiling is AK-47 (Wasteland Rebel) at $70.54, the Classified step is the ladder's only near-break-even move (+0%).
Collection questions
How do I get The Vanguard Collection items?
Open Operation Vanguard Weapon Case, buy items directly on marketplaces (all 14 are priced above), or craft the higher tiers via trade-up.
Does it drop from any case?
Yes: it is the contents of Operation Vanguard Weapon Case, linked in the provenance cells above.
Is there a souvenir version?
No. This collection has no souvenir packages.
What is the most expensive item?
AK-47 (Wasteland Rebel) — from $70.54 at the cheapest market right now, and up to $384.33 across wears.