AWP | Desert Hydra

Covert AWP The 2021 Mirage Collection

AWP | Desert Hydra, a Covert CS2 AWP skin

from $1,140 up to $1,646

High risk and high reward, the infamous AWP is recognizable by its signature report and one-shot, one-kill policy. Gold snakes creep towards the barrel of this custom painted AWP. The scope, barrel, and butt stock have been painted white.

Rarity
Covert
Float range
0 – 0.6
Wears
Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred
StatTrak
Not available
Souvenir
Available
Team
Terrorist Counter-Terrorist Both Teams

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How much does AWP | Desert Hydra cost?
AWP | Desert Hydra starts at about $1,140 and runs up to around $1,646 depending on wear. The cheapest wear is Battle-Scarred at $1,140, and Factory New is the most expensive at $1,646. Prices here are pulled from live market listings and refreshed daily, so treat them as a starting point rather than a fixed quote.
What case is AWP | Desert Hydra from?
AWP | Desert Hydra drops from The 2021 Mirage Collection, Stockholm 2021 Mirage Souvenir Package and Antwerp 2022 Mirage Souvenir Package, along with a few other sources. Opening for a specific skin is a bad bet at almost any odds, so buying it outright on the market is nearly always the cheaper route.
Does AWP | Desert Hydra have a StatTrak version?
No. AWP | Desert Hydra has no StatTrak version, but a Souvenir version does exist, so the kill counter is not an option for this skin.
Which wear should you buy for AWP | Desert Hydra?
AWP | Desert Hydra exists between float 0 and 0.6, which is what decides the wear you can get. Here Factory New costs roughly 1.4x what Battle-Scarred does, so the question is whether the difference is visible from a first-person view. On darker and busier finishes it usually is not, and the cheaper wear does the same job in a loadout.
Is AWP | Desert Hydra good for a matching loadout?
AWP | Desert Hydra is a Covert AWP finish, so the deciding factor is its palette rather than its tier. Pick the gloves first, then judge whether this skin sits in the same color family and has a similar finish, matte against matte or gloss against gloss.