AWP | Fade

Description

The AWP | Fade is a high-risk sniper rifle with lethal precision and a quite unmistakable sound. It has a chrome base coat with a highly captivating blend of transparent paints, which fade into one another in an unobtrusive manner. This not only makes it a formidable weapon but a highly engaging work of art that tends to raise conversations.

History

Since it first dropped back on December 3rd, 2020, with the highly hyped "Operation Broken Fang" update, this skin has truly taken the game by storm for its striking fade pattern and sleek design. Through the years, AWP | Fade has grown into being among the most hankered-for and iconic sniper rifles within the game and a true symbol of skill and style on the virtual battleground.

Origin

The AWP | Fade is one of the rare skins that can be pulled in CS2 and very few have pulled it. For that fact, it is not possible to pull this skin from container opening. The skin comes only within the Control Collection, which makes it one of the highly sought items by collectors and players alike.

Popularity

Because of the great sales volume each day and its premium price, AWP | Fade is one of the most desired CS2 skins, with 90% popularity. Its unique design and rarity make it among the most wanted items in players' collections.

Rarity

AWP | Fade is part of the 125 other skins available for Sniper Rifle and hence counts in the exclusive list that this particular weapon has. Because of this reason, its rarity is Covert which is super rare, and only 0.64% drop rate is allowed - a very valuable thing among CS2 players.

Versions

The float value of the AWP | Fade is from 0.00 to 0.08, giving the player the chance to have this skin in Factory New and Minimal Wear conditions, which can let him boast a great deal about its interesting design while allowing for subtle wear to be visually present. There are no StatTrak or Souvenir versions of the Fade, though, limiting the variations this skin could have.

Community sentiment

AWP | Fade is very respected in the CS2 community-it has a rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on more than 2.9K votes. Professional players like flamie, fer, and allu use it widely.

Finish style

This AWP | Fade skin of CS2 carries an "Anodized Airbrushed" look that is hypnotic, with the candy coat applied piece by piece using freehand airbrushing. The yellow and pink colors go in smooth harmony with each other. The pattern index in the Fade finish makes it really out of the ordinary.