R8 Revolver | Desert Brush

Origin Story

The R8 Revolver | Desert Brush features a sand-colored hydrographic pattern, applied as a camouflage effectiveness test. Released on September 22, 2021, with Operation Riptide, it is part of The 2021 Dust 2 Collection. The skin's design emphasizes a muted desert palette, with its sand and darker brown accents consistent with a classic desert camouflage. This Consumer Grade skin serves as a thematic component for players building loadouts around the Dust II map.

Drop Chance

R8 Revolver | Desert Brush is Consumer Grade, the most common drop tier in CS2. It has appeared across 6 tournament packages, most recently the Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package, and Stockholm 2021 Dust II Souvenir Package.


Souvenir Packages are awarded to viewers watching live Major matches on the corresponding map, not opened from cases, so Valve doesn't publish per-skin drop odds. Each package contains one item from The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, with rarity tiers drawn on a weighted system that heavily favors common grades, meaning Consumer Grade skins like Desert Brush are a small fraction of total package contents. There are 4 other Consumer Grade skins in the collection competing for the same drop slot. New copies only enter the market when a recipient chooses to open their package, so supply trickles in over time even after the tournament ends.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.6. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The sand hydrographic pattern is clean and bright across the barrel and cylinder, with minimal visible wear.
• Minimal Wear (No Recent Price): Small edge wear begins to appear on the muzzle and cylinder edges, but the sand color remains strong.
• Field-Tested (No Recent Price): More pronounced chipping is visible on the muzzle and frame edges, and the sand color appears slightly duller.
• Well-Worn (No Recent Price): Significant scratching and fading affect the sand hydrographic, making the pattern look patchy on the front and cylinder.
• Battle-Scarred ($0.61): Extensive wear leaves large areas of the sand pattern faded and heavily scratched, with dark metal visible on high-contact surfaces.

Model

Desert Brush uses the current R8 Revolver model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021.

How to Obtain

The R8 Revolver | Desert Brush is exclusively available as a Souvenir item from The 2021 Dust 2 Collection. It originally dropped in special event packages such as the Stockholm 2021, Antwerp 2022, Rio 2022, Austin 2025, Budapest 2025, and Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package, which were awarded to viewers during Major tournaments. Since these tournaments have concluded, new packages are no longer being distributed. Today, players primarily acquire this skin by purchasing existing copies from the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or case-opening and skin trading sites.

Price Range

R8 Revolver | Desert Brush ranges from $0.61 (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at No Recent Price.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $0.98. The all-time median is $0.16. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Hydrographic: A sand-colored hydrographic pattern has been applied. The skin features a muted sand and beige base with darker brown accents, consistent with a desert camouflage palette. In first-person view, the barrel and cylinder area prominently display the sand hydrographic pattern.

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Sticker Compatibility

Stickers with tan, beige, brown, and muted green elements harmonize well with the Desert Brush's sand-colored hydrographic pattern. Military, camo, or desert-operation themed stickers, along with neutral black or white logos, tend to blend effectively. The side body slot near the cylinder is the most visible in first-person gameplay.