Rust Leaf sits in the San Marks Town collection as an uncommon spray-paint skin. The gun reads as flat orange-yellow foliage pressed onto dark metal—recognizable from color blocks and layering, not fancy relief or animated sheen. The flavor line about blood on the leaves adds mood without changing what you are actually buying: a nature-leaning, retro spray look for players who like warm, understated sidearms.

Drop context

It landed 2019-11-18 alongside Shattered Web content and the San Marks Town pool. If you timeline your inventory, this is the kind of everyday uncommon that slots into late-2019 operation loadouts without screaming for attention.

Source: San Marks Town collection drops only—no standalone “Rust Leaf case.” On C5GAME or Steam Community Market, filter by collection plus finish name to avoid mismatched listings.

What you are inspecting

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Finish | Rust Leaf (sp_leaf_orange) |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Style | Spray paint |
| Wear cap | 0.0–0.5 |
| Look | Layered orange-yellow leaves on the body |

Spray paint means 2D texture energy: expect sticker-like leaf shapes and grit, not blended multi-material polish. Above mid wear, leaf edges soften and base metal shows through; lower floats keep the orange stack cleaner. Pattern placement is not documented here—spin it in inspect and decide if the leaves land where you care on your copy.

Shop takeaways

Color: Orange leaf mass on a dark frame pops against cool-blue or gray loadouts, and pairs naturally with other warm San Marks pieces.

Wear shopping: The 0.5 ceiling is manageable. Pattern hunters should bias lower wear; budget buyers can hunt Field-Tested bands where leaf blobs still read as leaves, not brown smear—always verify with 3D inspect, not thumbnail art.

Collector angle: San Marks Town is a Shattered Web memory lane; Rust Leaf is a cheap brick for set completion or a seasonal shelf display, not a flex rare.

Buying verdict

Worth it if you want a quiet warm Tec-9 spray skin tied to Shattered Web era and you are fine tuning wear yourself.

Skip or wait if you need crisp art at every float—high wear eats leaf definition fast on spray finishes.

Where to trade: Compare live listings on C5GAME and Steam; price follows float and screenshot clarity, not hype.

Editor’s aside: Uncommon sprays live or die in the inspect menu. Thirty seconds of rotation beats saving five bucks on a listing where the leaves got sandblasted off the slide. The official pitch is literally “stacked orange leaves”—everything else is float lottery.