StatTrak™ Negev | Desert-Strike (Minimal Wear)

The StatTrak™ Negev | Desert-Strike (Minimal Wear) is a mil-spec grade Negev skin designed for players who care about both visuals and gameplay comfort. The Negev is a beast that can keep the enemy at bay with its pin-point supressive fire, provided you have the luxury of time to gain control over it. It has been custom painted with a high-tech design in tan and black. As a StatTrak version, it includes a built-in kill counter, making it a more premium choice compared to the regular variant.

Color Palette

This style enables extremely customized looks in a full range of colors. The skin has been painted in a color scheme of black and gray.

Pattern Style

Different pattern indexes have no effect on the Desert-Strike finish.

Float Range

This skin is not heavily affected by float variations, and its appearance stays relatively consistent across most copies on the market. The Minimal Wear version keeps the skin looking clean overall, with only small, barely noticeable signs of use on the model.

Rarity & Drop Details

The Negev | Desert-Strike is one of 49 other Machinegun skins. The rarity of the skin is Mil-Spec Grade, which makes the Desert-Strike a pretty common drop with an estimated drop chance of 79.92%. Within the item structure it is a Negev Machinegun, which defines where players typically use it in their loadouts.

Release History

The Negev | Desert-Strike was first introduced to CS2 on July 1st, 2014. It was released as part of the Operation Breakout Weapon Case, alongside the "Operation Breakout" update. The skin was created by the community designer "Nextgenz". The Negev | Desert-Strike can be obtained by opening a Operation Breakout Weapon Case container. The skin is also part of the The Breakout Collection.

Popularity & Price Trends

With a popularity of 85%, the Negev | Desert-Strike is currently in the top 15% of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin. As a StatTrak variant, it generally trades at a premium over the non-StatTrak version, appealing to players who care about visible kill statistics.