SSG 08 | Death Strike (Factory New)

The SSG 08 | Death Strike (Factory New) is a Classified bolt-action skin with sand streaming over a custom-painted emperor scorpion across the rifle. Factory New shows that scorpion artwork at its sharpest, before any wear can soften the fine detail.

Design

Death Strike's centerpiece is an emperor scorpion painted across the body with streams of sand flowing around it, a bold, desert-themed scene rather than an abstract pattern. It's a Valve-made finish, and it carries the fitting line "That's gonna sting..."

SSG 08 | Death Strike (Factory New) Float and Wear

Float on this finish runs from 0 up to 0.8, so Factory New sits at the very bottom of that range. At this grade the scorpion's fine detail and the sand streaks around it stay fully sharp, with no scuffing breaking up the artwork.

SSG 08 | Death Strike Rarity

Rarity: Classified — the pink tier, second from the top of the standard weapon grades, just below Covert. It's a genuinely uncommon grade to pull.

SSG 08 | Death Strike Case and Collection

Death Strike is part of The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, released with Operation Riptide in September 2021. As a Classified finish it drops at around 3.2% from sources carrying the collection, a rate shared across the tier. It has no standalone weapon case; it also appeared in Souvenir packages from later Majors.

SSG 08 | Death Strike Patterns

The scorpion-and-sand scene is fixed in place on every copy of this finish, so there's no paint seed variation and no "blue gem" version to hunt for. Wear grade and float are the only things separating one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

This finish exists as a regular finish and a Souvenir version, but there's no StatTrak edition. The Stockholm 2021 Dust II Souvenir Package was the first to include it, with several later Major souvenir packages also carrying it — Souvenirs only ever come from Major-tournament packages, not standard drops.

SSG 08 | Death Strike Price

Factory New sits at the top of the Death Strike price ladder, and the finish overall lands in high-end / grail-tier territory — one of the pricier SSG 08 skins around. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New Death Strike worth the premium?

If you want the scorpion artwork at its absolute sharpest, yes — Factory New shows every detail cleanly. Since this is already a high-end finish, the step up from Minimal Wear can be a meaningful jump in cost, so weigh it against how much detail sharpness matters to you.

What's the artwork on the SSG 08 | Death Strike?

It's a custom-painted emperor scorpion with sand streaming across the rifle body, giving it a desert, danger-themed look rather than a plain color scheme. The design pairs with the flavor line "That's gonna sting..."

Which gloves go with the SSG 08 | Death Strike?

The sandy, desert-toned artwork pairs naturally with tan or brown gloves for a matching earth-tone loadout, while dark gloves offer contrast against the lighter sand streaks. Either direction makes for a strong best SSG 08 Death Strike glove combo.