Question 1

Which is cheaper, M4A4 | Aeolian Dark or M4A4 | Royal Paladin?

Accepted Answer

Catalog floor: M4A4 | Aeolian Dark $0.01 vs M4A4 | Royal Paladin $78.21. Pattern, float and stickers can invert that on inspect markets.

Question 2

Are these the same collection for a trade-up?

Accepted Answer

No — M4A4 | Aeolian Dark is The Achroma Collection, M4A4 | Royal Paladin is The Revolver Case Collection. Trade-up output weights follow input collections.

Weapon	M4A4	M4A4
Rarity	Industrial Grade	Covert
Collection	The Achroma Collection	The Revolver Case Collection
Listed price	$0.01	$78.21
Float range	0 – 0.65	0 – 0.8
Missing wears	None	None
StatTrak	No	Yes
Souvenir	No	No

M4A4 | Aeolian Dark vs M4A4 | Royal Paladin