SSG 08 | Prey (Factory New)

The SSG 08 | Prey (Factory New) is a Consumer Grade sniper finish sprayed with a rust-colored zebra stripe pattern across the bolt-action frame. Factory New is the top grade it comes in, showing that stripe work at its sharpest and most saturated.

Design

Prey keeps it simple: a rust-toned zebra stripe laid over a natural gray base, a raw animal-print look built around a wildlife theme rather than anything ornate. It's a Valve-made finish, and it ships with a fitting in-game line: "Eat, sleep, hunt, repeat."

SSG 08 | Prey (Factory New) Float and Wear

Prey runs a float range of 0.00 to 0.48, and Factory New sits right at the top of it. At this grade the rust stripe holds full saturation against the gray base with barely a mark on the receiver, the sharpest the finish ever gets.

SSG 08 | Prey Rarity

Rarity: Consumer Grade, the white tier — the most common rank the game assigns and about as far from a rare pull as a skin gets.

SSG 08 | Prey Case and Collection

The Prey belongs to The 2021 Mirage Collection, which arrived alongside Operation Riptide in September 2021. It was never a weapon-case drop, so copies come from collection-based sources rather than fixed case odds.

SSG 08 | Prey Patterns

The zebra stripe is a fixed layout — every copy wears the same spray-paint job, so there's no paint seed or "blue gem" version worth hunting. Wear and float are the only things that tell one Prey from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's no StatTrak version of the Prey, but it exists as both a regular finish and a Souvenir finish. The first Souvenir copies came from the Stockholm 2021 Mirage Souvenir Package, and later Major souvenir packages have added more since — Souvenir status comes from being pulled out of one of those tournament packages, not from any collection quirk.

SSG 08 | Prey Price

Factory New tops the Prey's own price ladder, even though the finish overall stays a budget pick — one of the more affordable ways into an SSG 08 skin no matter which grade you land on. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth it on the Prey?

If you want the stripe pattern at its most vivid, yes — Factory New shows the sharpest contrast between the rust paint and the gray base. Since the whole finish is budget-priced, the step up from Minimal Wear is small, so there's little reason to skip it if a mint copy matters to you.

When did the SSG 08 Prey come out?

It launched in September 2021 as part of The 2021 Mirage Collection, released alongside Operation Riptide. It has never dropped from a weapon case, so every copy traces back to that collection rather than an active case pool.

What are the best gloves for the SSG 08 | Prey?

Its rust-and-gray zebra print pairs naturally with earthy, tan-toned gear, so a brown or sandy pair of gloves reads as the best SSG 08 Prey glove combo. Driver gloves in a tan or dark brown shade complement the stripe without fighting the wildlife theme.