R8 Revolver | Fade (Factory New)

The R8 Revolver | Fade (Factory New) is a Covert sidearm skin built on a chrome base with an airbrushed, color-shifting fade. Factory New is the grade collectors chase, since it shows off the fade coverage at its most pristine.

Design

Transparent paints are airbrushed over a chrome base coat so they blend into one another, producing the gradient effect that gives the Fade its name. Valve built this one, and it comes with a memorable in-game line: "This isn't just a weapon, it's a conversation piece - Imogen, Arms Dealer In Training."

R8 Revolver | Fade (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish spans 0.00 to 0.40, and Factory New sits right at the bottom of that range. At this grade the chrome base shines through with zero scuffing, letting the fade's gradient show exactly as intended — the cleanest the design ever gets.

R8 Revolver | Fade Rarity

Rarity: Covert, the red tier and the highest of the standard weapon grades — a genuinely rare pull from any case.

R8 Revolver | Fade Case and Collection

This finish is part of The Revolver Case Collection and comes from the Revolver Case, released with CS:GO's Winter Update in December 2015. Covert-tier skins are the rarest drop from that case, landing well under one percent of the time, and with the case no longer in active rotation, the market now supplies most copies rather than fresh unboxes.

R8 Revolver | Fade Patterns

Fade coverage isn't fixed — it shifts from copy to copy with the paint seed, and a fuller fade, one that stretches closer to full coverage across the gun, is the most sought-after and carries a real price premium. Shorter, more partial fades are far more common, and whatever percentage a copy rolls is permanent.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as a regular finish and a StatTrak version, both sourced from the same Revolver Case, with the StatTrak counter tracking kills permanently through every trade. There's no Souvenir version — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and this finish was never offered in one.

R8 Revolver | Fade Price

Factory New tops the Fade's price ladder, and among R8 Revolver finishes overall it ranks in high-end, grail-tier territory. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Which is the best R8 Revolver | Fade pattern?

The best copies show a fuller fade — gradient coverage that stretches closer to 100% across the gun rather than stopping partway. That coverage percentage is locked in by the paint seed and never changes, so a high-fade copy is the one worth paying a premium for over a more typical, shorter fade.

Is Factory New worth it over Minimal Wear on the Fade?

If you want the chrome base and gradient looking their absolute sharpest with zero scuffing, yes. Minimal Wear comes close but has already picked up the faintest wear, so the gap comes down to how much that last bit of polish matters to you.

Why is there no Battle-Scarred Fade?

The finish is float-capped at 0.40, so the game never rolls a copy beyond that point. Battle-Scarred and Well-Worn's higher end both require floats this skin can't reach, which is why Well-Worn is the roughest grade the Fade comes in.