M249 | Midnight Palm

Origin Story

The M249 Midnight Palm was released on September 22, 2021, as part of The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, accompanying Operation Riptide. This Industrial Grade skin features black palm fronds spray-painted over a gray and purple camouflage base, as described in-game. It functions primarily as a low-tier collection piece or a budget souvenir option within the collection. The skin's visual identity is defined by its muted gray and desaturated purple background, accented by the stark black palm shapes.

Drop Chance

M249 | Midnight Palm is Industrial Grade, a common skin tier, one step above Consumer Grade. 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 Industrial Grade skins like Midnight Palm are a small fraction of total package contents. There are 3 other Industrial 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 0.5. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New ($1.41): The gray and purple camouflage base is most vibrant, with the black palm fronds appearing sharp and intact.
• Minimal Wear ($0.95): Colors remain close to Factory New, with only light scratching visible on some edges and moving parts, while palm fronds stay mostly intact.
• Field-Tested ($0.73): Noticeable wear appears on edges and larger panels, causing the gray and purple camo to show fading and scattered scratches.
• Well-Worn ($1.18): Heavier scratching and wear are present, with larger patches where the camo is thinned and the black palm fronds appear broken or interrupted along major edges.

Model

Midnight Palm uses the current M249 model, added with Operation Riptide on September 22, 2021.

How to Obtain

The M249 | Midnight Palm is exclusively available as a Souvenir skin from The 2021 Dust 2 Collection. It originally dropped from specific tournament Souvenir Packages, such as the Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package, Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package, Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package, and Stockholm 2021 Dust II Souvenir Package. These packages were awarded to viewers during Major events. Since new packages are no longer distributed, players primarily acquire this skin by purchasing it directly from other players on the Steam Community Market or various third-party marketplaces. It can also be obtained through case-opening and skin trading sites that feature collection items.

Price Range

M249 | Midnight Palm ranges from $1.35 (Battle-Scarred) to $1.41 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $0.73.


The current 7-day median is $0.58. The 90-day median is $4.95. The all-time median is $0.75. Volume averages 2 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Spray-Paint: It has been spray-painted with black palm fronds over a gray and purple camo. The design features muted gray and desaturated purple camouflage as a base, overlaid with stark black palm frond shapes. In first-person view, the large receiver and side body panels of the M249 prominently display the camouflage and palm pattern.

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Sticker Compatibility

The muted gray, desaturated purple, and black palette of the M249 | Midnight Palm pairs well with purple, violet, black, or dark gray stickers. Stickers placed on the main body, receiver, and magazine or ammo box are generally most visible during gameplay.