Shop verdict

Worth chasing if you like gunsmith skins where texture and illustration fight on purpose—not another flat wrap. Skip or wait if you expect thumbnail colors to match inspect; marble grain and graffiti edges shift a lot with wear and pattern.

The weapon | Death Gaze (community name around Medusa’s gaze) is a Legendary Gunsmith finish in the Dead Hand Terminal collection. It landed March 11, 2026 with the Dead Hand Skins update; workshop credit goes to Blazer.

Look and vibe

Base read is Carrara marble—cool, stony, continuous when wear is low. On top, a graffiti Medusa pushes the myth in your face: readable from distance, more line work up close. The pairing is deliberate clash: polished stone vs spray-paint energy.

Flavor line on the finish: Do not worship idols built on foundations of deceit. Cold, slightly preachy—fits a skin you’ll actually read in inspect rather than flash once and forget.

How to get it

• Sealed Dead Hand Terminal (consumer route)
• Dead Hand Terminal (direct case)

No shortcut around RNG unless you buy out. Secondary: Steam Community Market or C5GAME—filter by float tier, then inspect in-game; gunsmith micro-detail rarely survives seller JPEGs.

Wear guide (0.0–1.0)

| Goal | Wear sweet spot | Why |
|------|-----------------|-----|
| Display / marble collector | Low FN–low MW | Longer unbroken white veining |
| Daily play, still readable face | Mid MW | Price softer; graffiti silhouette often holds |
| Budget / meme wear | High BS | Marble washes out; bet on Medusa outline only |

Inspect checklist: where does the face and snake hair sit on your roll? Which panels keep the clearest marble flecks? High wear bleaches or breaks the stone before it eats the graffiti—know which side you care about.

Expert muttering

Gunsmith legend from a terminal-themed case is a weird flex—and I mean that nicely. Blazer leaned into material honesty: if you buy low float, you’re paying for geology; if you buy beaters, you’re paying for street-art survival. Either is valid; buying blind from a cropped screenshot is not.

On C5GAME or Steam, match listed float to the seller image, then one in-game inspect. Pattern placement beats hype every time.

Quick facts

• Release: 2026-03-11 (Dead Hand Skins)
• Designer: Blazer (Steam Workshop)
• Rarity / style: Legendary, Gunsmith
• Collection: Dead Hand Terminal