Desert Eagle | Starcade

Origin Story

The Desert Eagle | Starcade was released on October 4, 2024, as part of The Armory update and is included in The Graphic Design Collection. It features a custom painted abstract design, enhanced with metallic flake paint. The skin's flavor text, "A New High Score!", suggests a theme of competitive achievement.

Drop Chance

Desert Eagle | Starcade is Classified, a Pink-tier skin, rare with strong collector demand. It can drop as an end-of-match reward from active competitive play on the Graphic Design Collection item pool. Map drops follow a weighted rarity system that heavily favors common grades, so Classified drops are uncommon and Valve doesn't publish per-skin odds. There is 1 other Classified skin in the collection competing for the same drop slot. Most copies enter the market through trade-up contracts or direct purchase at a listed seller's price.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.75. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New ($376.97): The custom painted abstract design and metallic flake paint are pristine, with full color saturation and almost no visible scratches.
• Minimal Wear ($138.11): Minor edge scuffing may appear around the muzzle and front of the slide, but the main artwork remains fully intact and vibrant.
• Field-Tested ($66.15): Visible scratches and small patches of missing paint appear on high-contact areas, with some dulling of overall color intensity, especially on the front half of the pistol.
• Well-Worn ($61.09): Heavier wear with larger chipped regions and more exposed base material, particularly near the muzzle and sides of the slide.
• Battle-Scarred ($50.90): Extensive wear with broad areas of missing paint and strong fading over much of the slide and frame, often revealing the base metal.

Model

Starcade uses the current Desert Eagle model, added with The Armory on October 4, 2024.

How to Obtain

The Desert Eagle | Starcade is part of The Graphic Design Collection.

Price Range

Desert Eagle | Starcade ranges from $50.90 (Battle-Scarred) to $376.97 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $66.15.


The current 7-day median is $71.30. The 90-day median is $91.05. The all-time median is $82.69. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been custom painted with an abstract design using metallic flake paint. The design is inspired by the flavor text, "A New High Score!" The Desert Eagle's slide and frame are prominent in first-person view.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.74 / 5
Votes: 23

Sticker Compatibility

There are no community discussions or visual references available to suggest specific sticker color families or placement preferences for the Desert Eagle | Starcade.