P250 | Red Tide (Field-Tested)

P250 | Red Tide in Field-Tested (FT) is a brick-red frame with a cream slide and a branching coral pattern. It is Mil-Spec rank, from The Radiant Collection. In CS2 both sides can play this P250.

What the P250 | Red Tide looks like in Field-Tested

The frame and grip are painted a red terracotta tone. The slide is light, cream-beige, with no pattern. Coral twigs are applied in cream over the red: they curl along the grip, around the trigger guard and along the sides of the frame. Valve describes the pattern as coral in wine and beige.

The float band for this wear lies between 0.15 and 0.38. At this level the paint is already worn along the edges and raised parts. The float number is written at drop and does not change afterward.

Where the P250 | Red Tide came from

Valve introduced The Radiant Collection on March 31, 2025, and the P250 | Red Tide came out together with it. The finish carries the tagline "Nature laughed, for it created something we couldn’t dream possible".

What to check before buying

Before paying for a P250 | Red Tide, check these:

• float: the 0.15 to 0.38 range is about a third of the scale, which on this skin extends to 0.75;


• a name tag and stickers already on the listing, which the P250 | Red Tide keeps once they are applied.

Every P250 | Red Tide carries the same artwork. In this wear the finish spans a long 0.15 to 0.38, so comparing several listings is worthwhile.

What the P250 | Red Tide costs in Field-Tested

The other wears set against Field-Tested:

• Factory New costs about 5.8 times more;


• Minimal Wear costs exactly three times more;


• Well-Worn costs about 1.4 times more;


• Battle-Scarred is level, with a difference of under three percent.

Among Mil-Spec P250s in this wear, the P250 | Red Tide is the cheapest. Next come the P250 | Bullfrog and the P250 | Cassette, then the P250 | Exchanger. At the top stand the P250 | Whiteout, the P250 | Modern Hunter and the P250 | Bengal Tiger.

Getting the P250 | Red Tide

The P250 | Red Tide does not drop from cases. Radiant is on the weekly reward list for playtime.

Ten skins of the rank below from one collection go into a contract for the P250 | Red Tide, and such a contract gives one of six Mil-Spec finishes. The skin itself works as an input too. Ten Mil-Spec finishes from Radiant give one of three Restricted skins, among them the Desert Eagle | Mulberry and the USP-S | Bleeding Edge.

StatTrak and Souvenir

No StatTrak version of the P250 | Red Tide was ever released. There were no Souvenir packages for this finish either, as those were made only for the tournament map collections. A souvenir copy can be built through the Souvenir-O-Matic, which puts gold tournament stickers and a player autograph on an ordinary skin.

Stickers and craft on the P250 | Red Tide

The cream slide and the red frame give two different bases. On the slide, light and beige stickers merge with the color, while dark and blue ones read at once. On the frame the coral pattern takes up the grip, so small stickers are better placed on the smooth areas.

Who this wear suits

Buying the P250 | Red Tide in this wear specifically makes sense if:

• you want a red-and-cream finish with a coral pattern and moderate wear;


• price matters more, and Factory New costs almost six times as much;


• you need the cheapest Mil-Spec P250 in this wear.