If you are shopping the Prisma 2 Weapon Case or the Prisma 2 Collection, weapon | Darkwing is one of the mythical skins that actually reads on screen: custom hand-painted red and black feathers with darker accents, cold and sharp rather than a flat color slab. The flavor line—sharp gaze, immense lethality; the broken-wing bird stands alone—matches how the art sits on the gun.

Quick facts

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|---|---|
| Weapon | SG 553 |
| Finish | Darkwing |
| Rarity | Mythical |
| Style | Custom hand-painted |
| Wear | 0.00 – 1.00 |
| Live date | 2020-03-31 (Clearing Out the Cobwebs, with Prisma 2) |
| Artist | blossomalex |
| Sources | Prisma 2 Weapon Case · Prisma 2 Collection |

Mythical tier means it is a case/collection target—not a low-tier drop. Price moves with supply, odds, and how good your float + pattern look in inspect.

What to check in inspect

Hand-painted feather work clusters around the mid body and handguard. Templates differ at joints, the stock end, and how much negative space is left. Do not trust the thumbnail: spin 3D inspect in the pose you actually play with.

Wear: At higher floats the coat goes gray and edges look grimy; the red-black “wing” read fades. Low wear keeps the wing graphic cleaner. If you like battle-scarred, judge whether dark layers still separate—or the whole rifle turns one muddy tone.

Loadout: Darkwing is inherently moody. Bright gloves or a knife create contrast so feather lines pop in inspect animations. On C5GAME or Steam Community Market, two listings at the same wear often diverge because of pattern placement, not the skin name.

Shop verdict

Buy if you want a Prisma 2 mythical with real hand-painted identity and you will spend time picking a template. Skip or bargain hard if you only want a generic dark SG 553 and will not inspect—mediocre patterns at “fair” float can feel overpriced.

Editor’s aside

blossomalex’s brushy layers beat sticker-bomb chaos for players who live in first-person. Anchor your price research on 2020-03-31 and Prisma 2 sources so you are not comparing the wrong pool. Mythical hype is real, but your inspect is the receipt.

<i>Sharp gaze, immense lethality; the broken-wing bird stands alone.</i>