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October 22, 20267 min read

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

Learn what pattern tiers mean on the Nomad | Case Hardened: paint seed (0 to 999), Case Hardened / Blue Gem classification, 7 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 Nomad | Case Hardened (Case Hardened / Blue Gem).

Family

Case Hardened / Blue Gem

Tier levels

4 tiers

Cataloged seeds

175+

Overview

The Nomad | 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 14 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

577

Max Blue - Bluegem #2

Playside almost entirely covered in blue

Paint seeds

456169681

Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)

Playside covered in pure blue, with almost no spots

Paint seeds

55403922704316850628187668

Golg Gem

Mostly gold, with small blue patches

Paint seeds

39912263

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

4472812107001805882621333688038342969879714496525634+13 seeds

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

1703725838734528610179828151915879853449902533202393+44 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

886519162823795702126557428635430334760665768349129693+47 seeds

Paint seed lookup index

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

Paint seeds cataloged for Nomad | Case Hardened: seed number, tier, and category name
SeedTierCategory
10Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
13Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
14Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
39Tier 1Golg Gem
55Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
58Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
63Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
67Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
81Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
84Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
91Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
103Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
107Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
121Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
124Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
126Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
129Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
144Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
151Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
162Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
166Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
168Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
169Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #2
170Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
179Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
180Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
187Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
189Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
202Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
203Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
210Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
212Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
213Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
227Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
235Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
236Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
239Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
241Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
261Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
262Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
263Tier 1Golg Gem
278Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
281Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
286Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
288Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
294Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
298Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
310Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
312Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
316Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
321Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
325Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
334Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
336Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
345Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
349Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
351Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
363Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
369Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
372Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
374Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
383Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
386Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
387Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
393Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
403Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
417Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
428Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
429Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
430Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
442Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
447Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
449Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
450Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
456Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #2
495Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
496Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
502Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
504Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
516Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
519Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
525Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
526Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
529Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
532Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
533Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
537Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
543Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
547Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
556Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
557Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
558Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
560Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
571Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
577Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #1
583Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
585Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
588Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
589Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
592Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
606Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
607Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
617Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
619Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
623Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
624Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
628Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
632Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
634Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
635Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
636Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
640Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
641Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
648Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
649Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
651Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
665Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
668Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
670Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
680Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
681Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #2
689Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
690Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
693Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
698Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
700Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
702Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
704Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
715Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
719Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
723Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
729Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
731Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
740Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
750Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
754Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
760Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
768Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
776Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
791Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
795Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
797Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
806Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
812Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
818Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
820Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
821Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
823Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
828Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
844Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
849Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
850Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
853Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
867Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
872Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
878Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
879Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
880Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
886Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
887Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
902Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
910Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
912Tier 1Golg Gem
915Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
916Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
922Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
935Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
938Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
940Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
941Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
954Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
955Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
969Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
973Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)

API: GET /api/public/pattern-seed?slug=nomad-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 Nomad | 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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