Desert Eagle | Sunset Storm 壱 (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This is the red-on-red sea pattern of Sunset Storm 壱, where waves in a darker tone are printed over a metallic red coat. In Minimal Wear the overall look matches the cleanest grade, and any marks are small and mostly on the edges. It suits a buyer who wants the full colour of the skin without paying for a perfect surface.

Item type: pistol. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Anodized Multicolored: several colours in the metal coating; it wears little, the colours only dull with use.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Minimal Wear

The slide carries a metallic red base with a hydrographic of stylised sea waves printed in a darker red, so the pattern shows through texture rather than contrast. Grey-teal accents sit on the front of the slide, around the muzzle, on the rear sight area and the hammer, framing the red.

Light marks may appear on the sharpest edges of the slide and at the muzzle. The wave print on the sides and the grip stays complete. At normal distance the difference from Factory New is hard to notice. The slide sides, frame and grip remain clean.

Minimal Wear wear: float 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Desert Eagle | Sunset Storm 壱 is 0–0.75; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (11% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Rising Sun Collection with 16 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Among 15 skins of the Desert Eagle in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 3rd by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Red, gold and dark holographic stickers continue the warm palette of the finish. Teal or grey stickers echo the accents on the muzzle and hammer and give a quiet contrast. Placements on the slide sides keep the busy wave pattern of the grip visible.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the chosen wear, since the slide edges and muzzle show the difference first.
• Look at the corners of the grip, where the large wave print loses paint early.
• Make sure existing stickers or a name tag fit the red palette you want.
• Compare inspect screenshots in good light, because red-on-red wear is easier to miss than on contrasting skins.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a look close to Factory New for regular use.
• Crafters who accept tiny edge marks in exchange for a lower cost.
• A sensible middle ground between appearance and price.