Souvenir AWP | Desert Hydra (Factory New)

Skin overview

AWP | Desert Hydra is a Covert sniper rifle finish with gold snakes winding across an orange-red body towards a white barrel. In Factory New the white scope, barrel and butt stock stay clean and bright, and the contrast with the warm body is at its sharpest. This is the condition for buyers who want the snake detail exactly as painted.

Item type: sniper rifle. Covert is the top weapon rarity: usually the most prominent items of a collection or case.

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

How the skin looks in Factory New

The receiver and stock body are painted a warm orange-red, covered with gold snakes whose bodies twist across the side panels and the grip. The barrel, scope and rear of the butt stock are finished in white with a warm cream tint, and the muzzle area carries engraved snake details.

The white barrel, scope and butt stock are clean, with no grime or scratches. The gold snakes keep crisp outlines and the orange-red body has an even colour. In game the rifle looks bright and sharp, with full contrast between the warm body and the white parts. Every engraved detail near the muzzle is intact.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Souvenir AWP | Desert Hydra ranges from 0 to 0.6; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 12% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

The skin’s collection is The 2021 Mirage Collection with 19 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Antwerp 2022 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Austin 2025 Mirage Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Budapest 2025 Mirage Souvenir Highlight Package
• Budapest 2025 Mirage Souvenir Package
• Copenhagen 2024 Mirage Souvenir Package

And 4 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 24% cheaper
• Field-Tested — 1.7× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 1.7× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 1.7× cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

Among 17 skins of the AWP in the Covert grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Gold, holo gold and warm red or orange stickers blend well with the snake motif on the body. White or cream stickers placed towards the front of the receiver continue the pale barrel colour, while cold blues and greens tend to clash with the scheme.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the white barrel and scope show grime quickly as the value rises.
• Look at the edges of the stock, the magazine and the muzzle, as these lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so check whether they suit the orange and white scheme.
• Review any stickers or name tag already on the rifle before buying.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want clean white parts and crisp snake outlines.
• Sticker crafters who need a spotless base for gold stickers.
• The best choice when full contrast and detail matter most.