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October 22, 20266 min read

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

Learn what pattern tiers mean on the Karambit | Case Hardened: paint seed (0 to 999), Case Hardened / Blue Gem classification, 6 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 Karambit | Case Hardened (Case Hardened / Blue Gem).

Family

Case Hardened / Blue Gem

Tier levels

4 tiers

Cataloged seeds

158+

Overview

The Karambit | 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 13 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

387

Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)

Playside covered in pure blue, with almost no spots

Paint seeds

73269442463510776809853888905

Golg Gem

Mostly gold, with small blue patches

Paint seeds

896231939388

Tier 21 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)

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

Paint seeds

347482130150152236256262303321322346375377406413453+17 seeds

Tier 31 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)

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

Paint seeds

911202530575992112138139154179182216246265273+36 seeds

Tier 41 category

Cataloged seeds for comparing listings with similar traits.

High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)

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

Paint seeds

3885106109122128146194244254259334335371381398405407+36 seeds

Paint seed lookup index

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

Paint seeds cataloged for Karambit | Case Hardened: seed number, tier, and category name
SeedTierCategory
9Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
11Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
20Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
25Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
30Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
34Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
38Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
57Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
59Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
73Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
74Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
82Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
85Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
92Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
106Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
109Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
112Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
122Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
128Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
130Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
138Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
139Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
146Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
150Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
152Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
154Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
179Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
182Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
194Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
216Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
231Tier 1Golg Gem
236Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
244Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
246Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
254Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
256Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
259Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
262Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
265Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
269Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
273Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
282Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
303Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
306Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
310Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
321Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
322Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
323Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
330Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
334Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
335Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
341Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
346Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
366Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
371Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
375Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
377Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
381Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
387Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #1
388Tier 1Golg Gem
398Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
400Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
405Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
406Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
407Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
413Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
420Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
426Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
429Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
430Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
442Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
450Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
453Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
455Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
463Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
472Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
485Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
487Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
488Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
490Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
494Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
499Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
503Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
507Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
509Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
510Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
515Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
522Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
530Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
539Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
541Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
550Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
553Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
555Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
563Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
571Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
575Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
580Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
595Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
601Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
615Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
616Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
631Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
637Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
638Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
639Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
643Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
644Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
655Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
661Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
664Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
670Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
676Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
694Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
698Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
711Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
713Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
721Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
727Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
728Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
766Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
770Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
776Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
782Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
796Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
798Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
803Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
809Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
810Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
811Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
814Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
822Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
823Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
828Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
838Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
841Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
844Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
849Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
852Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
853Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
856Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
888Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
891Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
896Tier 1Golg Gem
905Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
914Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
916Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
917Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
919Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
935Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
939Tier 1Golg Gem
942Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
955Tier 2High Blue - Playside (Tier 2)
961Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
965Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)
970Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
974Tier 4High Blue - Playside (Tier 4)
989Tier 3High Blue - Playside (Tier 3)

API: GET /api/public/pattern-seed?slug=karambit-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.

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Tier and paint seed FAQ

What does Tier 1 mean on the Karambit | 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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