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October 22, 20266 min read

Bowie | Case Hardened: Blue Gem, Tier 1, and paint seeds explained

Learn what pattern tiers mean on the Bowie | Case Hardened: paint seed (0 to 999), Case Hardened / Blue Gem classification, 5 categories cataloged by CubeSKINs, and how they change the market price. Includes references like Max Blue - Bluegem #1.

Part of the CS2 tiers and patterns series, matched to the CubeSKINs detector for Bowie | Case Hardened (Case Hardened / Blue Gem).

Family

Case Hardened / Blue Gem

Tier levels

4 tiers

Cataloged seeds

145+

Overview

The Bowie | Case Hardened uses Case Hardened: blue, gold, and purple shift based on the paint seed (0 to 999). Collectors rank seeds into tiers, and the lower the tier, the rarer and pricier the look tends to be.

Mostly blue means Blue Gem. Mostly gold means Gold Gem. Tier 1 holds the cleanest examples, the ones that show up at auctions.

What a paint seed is and why it matters

The paint seed (pattern index) is a whole number, usually 0 to 999, fixed when the item is created. It has nothing to do with float. Two identical weapons can have different seeds and different prices on this skin.

Check the seed through the inspect link on Steam. On CubeSKINs, the seed is read automatically along with float and stickers when you get a quote for your inventory or browse the marketplace.

This is the catalog behind our quotes and inspector. Names like Blue Gem Tier 1, Full Fade, or Pink Galaxy follow the community's international conventions.

Tier 12 categories

The most sought-after patterns and, in general, the most expensive on this skin.

Max Blue - Bluegem #1

Playside fully covered in blue, the most expensive pattern

Paint seeds

182

Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)

Playside covered in pure blue, with almost no spots

Paint seeds

398

Tier 21 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)

Mostly blue on the front face, with light touches of gold

Paint seeds

6522983837135863821492820876891371443944396534

Tier 31 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)

Mostly blue on the front face, with light touches of gold

Paint seeds

83972028328274914785833040762971396491974917868335782+28 seeds

Tier 41 category

Cataloged seeds for comparing listings with similar traits.

High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)

Mostly blue on the front face, with light touches of gold

Paint seeds

67453881273788630811618534647986327332266477610892+63 seeds

Paint seed lookup index

Each row answers: "What tier is seed N on the Bowie | Case Hardened?" Direct URL: /en/blog/tiers/bowie-case-hardened/seed/N

Paint seeds cataloged for Bowie | Case Hardened: seed number, tier, and category name
SeedTierCategory
10Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
18Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
27Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
29Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
30Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
38Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
43Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
61Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
67Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
72Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
73Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
74Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
92Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
108Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
110Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
136Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
139Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
144Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
147Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
153Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
182Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #1
191Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
194Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
208Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
214Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
242Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
256Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
263Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
265Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
269Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
273Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
282Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
283Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
309Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
314Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
321Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
322Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
330Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
332Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
335Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
341Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
347Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
358Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
371Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
377Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
378Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
396Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
398Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
399Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
401Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
407Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
411Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
414Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
420Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
422Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
424Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
445Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
453Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
457Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
460Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
464Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
466Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
474Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
478Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
494Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
499Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
507Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
510Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
513Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
515Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
522Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
528Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
534Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
547Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
598Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
604Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
612Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
618Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
628Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
629Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
630Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
632Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
635Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
638Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
642Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
652Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
655Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
658Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
664Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
672Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
687Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
694Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
699Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
705Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
713Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
714Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
717Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
720Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
721Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
749Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
753Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
767Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
768Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
773Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
776Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
782Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
788Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
797Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
798Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
801Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
808Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
809Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
811Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
838Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
839Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
841Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
846Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
853Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
858Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
868Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
872Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
877Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
880Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
881Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
885Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
889Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
891Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
898Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
902Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
913Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
916Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
917Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
919Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
924Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
928Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
942Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
944Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
945Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
958Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
964Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
965Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
975Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
986Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
987Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
989Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)

API: GET /api/public/pattern-seed?slug=bowie-case-hardened&seed=NUM

How tier affects price

A rare tier doesn't replace float, stickers, or liquidity, but it can multiply the value. On Case Hardened and Fade, the gap between a common seed and a Tier 1 shows up when you compare prices on Buff163. When you sell, list the right seed. When you buy, confirm the tier before paying a premium.

The bigger picture: how to price CS2 skins and what float means in CS2.

More pattern guides

Tier and paint seed FAQ

What does Tier 1 mean on the Bowie | Case Hardened?
Tier 1 groups the most valued paint seeds for this skin in the CubeSKINs catalog, usually the cleanest looks or the ones with the most color (Blue Gem, Full Fade, Pink Galaxy, and similar). Tier 1 seeds tend to be less liquid and priced above the model's average.
How do I check my skin's paint seed?
Use the item's inspect link on Steam or a compatible tool. The pattern index shows up in the item's metadata. On CubeSKINs, the inventory quote and the marketplace read seed, float, and stickers automatically when the item is available.
Does the tier change if I play with the skin?
No. The paint seed and its tier are fixed from the moment the item is created. The float doesn't change either. Only applying or scraping stickers changes the visible attributes.
Can I sell a skin with a rare pattern on CubeSKINs?
Yes. Cataloged patterns are part of the quote analysis. For premium tiers, also compare similar listings on the marketplace and, if needed, ask for a human review on the sale to make sure the seed was recognized.

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