Desert Eagle | Printstream

Origin Story

The Desert Eagle Printstream, released on August 7, 2020, as part of The Fracture Collection, features a stark black and white custom paint job. This design is accented with pearlescent highlights, giving the weapon a clean, high-tech aesthetic. Its distinct visual style makes it a desirable base for high-end sticker crafts, especially with expensive holo stickers. The Desert Eagle Printstream is considered a premium Desert Eagle skin, often sought after as part of full Printstream loadouts.

Drop Chance

Desert Eagle | Printstream is Covert, a Red-tier skin, the rarest standard drop grade. From the Fracture Case: approximately 0.32% per opening (roughly 1 in 312). The 0.64% Covert tier rate is split across 2 Covert skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.03% from the Fracture Case (about 1 in 3,125). These per-skin odds assume equal weighting within tier — Valve publishes tier rates but doesn't formally confirm even distribution across skins in a tier.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.8. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($109.78): The stark black and white design with pearlescent highlights is fully intact and vibrant across the entire weapon.
• Minimal Wear ($65.55): Minor scuffs begin to appear on the edges of the slide and front muzzle, but the overall design remains very clean.
• Field-Tested ($49.96): Visible paint chipping occurs on the edges of the grip and trigger guard, with some graying on the white segments of the slide.
• Well-Worn ($50.79): Substantial paint loss is evident on high-contact areas like the muzzle and slide edges, causing the black and white design to appear significantly faded.
• Battle-Scarred ($46.40): Heavy wear and chipping cover most of the weapon's frame, with the pearlescent effect largely obscured by extensive graying and paint degradation.

Model

Printstream uses the legacy Desert Eagle model, introduced with On the Case on August 7, 2020. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Desert Eagle | Printstream is primarily obtained by opening a Fracture Case. Players can also acquire this Covert rarity skin through trade-up contracts, using ten lower-rarity skins from The Fracture Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. Additionally, this skin can be purchased directly from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin-trading sites.

Price Range

Desert Eagle | Printstream ranges from $46.40 (Battle-Scarred) to $109.78 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $49.96. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $53.83. The 90-day median is $53.76. The all-time median is $52.87. Volume averages 155 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been custom painted with a stark black and white design and finished with pearlescent highlights. White and black are the dominant colors, with pearlescent highlights that introduce subtle iridescent sheen. In first-person, the side of the slide and upper frame, with their white segments and geometric black accents, are the most prominent elements. It is frequently compared to other Printstream skins, such as the M4A1-S and USP-S Printstream, due to their shared black, white, and pearlescent visual language.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.52 / 5
Votes: 32

Sticker Compatibility

The Desert Eagle | Printstream's stark black and white design with pearlescent highlights makes it a desirable base for sticker crafts. Its neutral palette allows monochrome stickers to blend seamlessly or vibrant holo stickers to pop, creating strong visual contrast. The clean areas on the skin are well-suited for showcasing expensive holo stickers.