SSG 08 | Death's Head

Origin Story

The SSG 08 | Death's Head features a custom hand-painted design that explicitly resembles a death's-head hawkmoth. Released on May 24, 2017, as part of the Operation Hydra Collection, this skin offers a distinctive aesthetic for the SSG 08. Its dark and muted color palette, primarily deep blues, greys, and blacks, is accented by the lighter moth motif. The skin occupies a niche position as a collector's item within the discontinued Operation Hydra Collection.

Drop Chance

SSG 08 | Death's Head is Restricted, a Purple-tier skin in the upper half of the rarity ladder. From the Operation Hydra Case: approximately 3.20% per opening (roughly 1 in 31). The 15.98% Restricted tier rate is split across 5 Restricted skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.32% from the Operation Hydra Case (about 1 in 313). 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 0.51. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($74.26): The death's-head hawkmoth motif appears fully intact with high color vibrancy and clean lines, showing minimal to no edge wear on the barrel, scope rim, and stock corners.
• Minimal Wear ($37.27): The overall appearance remains very close to Factory New, with minor micro-scratches or slight dulling on hard edges like the barrel tip and scope edges, but the moth design remains fully legible.
• Field-Tested ($27.60): Noticeable edge wear and small patches of missing paint begin to appear on exposed surfaces such as the barrel and scope mount, and the moth motif starts to lose some crispness at its extremities.
• Well-Worn ($23.82): Paint degradation becomes visibly heavier with broader worn areas on the barrel, scope, and stock, and sections of the moth motif may appear partially eroded, especially at the edges.
• Battle-Scarred ($23.86): The skin shows substantial wear with pronounced scratching, faded patches, and significant loss of fine detail on the moth design, making the pattern appear heavily distressed.

Model

Death's Head uses the legacy SSG 08 model, introduced with Operation Hydra on May 24, 2017. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The SSG 08 | Death's Head is primarily obtained by opening an Operation Hydra Case. Since the Operation Hydra Case is no longer an active drop, it is now part of the rare/legacy case pool. Players can also acquire this Restricted rarity skin through trade-up contracts using ten lower-rarity skins from The Operation Hydra Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. For direct purchase, the skin is available on the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, and various case-opening or skin-trading sites.

Price Range

SSG 08 | Death's Head ranges from $23.86 (Battle-Scarred) to $74.26 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $27.60. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $31.78. The 90-day median is $35.62. The all-time median is $2.09. Volume averages 2 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been hand painted to resemble a death's-head hawkmoth. The design features a palette of deep blues, greys, and blacks, with lighter accents forming the moth motif. In first-person view, the central body of the rifle and the scope area prominently display the moth design against the dark base.

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Sticker Compatibility

The SSG 08 | Death's Head, with its dark blues, greys, and blacks accented by the hawkmoth motif, pairs well with light or high-contrast stickers, such as white, silver, or those with yellow, gold, or orange elements. Blue or violet holo stickers can also complement its base colors. This skin is considered a flexible craft base due to the absence of widely recognized popular crafts or community-standard sticker pairings.