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October 22, 20266 min read

Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4: pattern tiers, phases, and paint seeds

Learn what pattern tiers mean on the Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4: paint seed (0 to 999), Doppler / Gamma classification, 4 categories cataloged by CubeSKINs, and how they change the market price. Includes references like Max Blue (Tier 1).

Part of the CS2 tiers and patterns series, matched to the CubeSKINs detector for Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4 (Doppler / Gamma).

Family

Doppler / Gamma

Tier levels

4 tiers

Cataloged seeds

195+

Overview

The Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4 belongs to the Doppler family. Beyond the phase, the paint seed changes the pink, red, green, or black on the blade.

Tiers like Pink Galaxy or max coverage come from community mapping. Tier 1 marks the most eye-catching patterns with the most liquidity on the secondary market.

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 11 category

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

Max Blue (Tier 1)

Maximum vibrant blue on the blade, with no significant dark areas.

Paint seeds

36298138148170222304334354364368385411413415438445+29 seeds

Tier 21 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

Max Blue (Tier 2)

Heavy blue, spread almost exactly like Tier 1.

Paint seeds

01442455496102142143162164185217253258262269+35 seeds

Tier 31 category

Strong variants that collectors still value.

BTA Blue (Tier 3)

Better Than Average (above-average blue).

Paint seeds

202431496688106113116151160174184189193218220226+37 seeds

Tier 41 category

Cataloged seeds for comparing listings with similar traits.

Market Blue (Tier 4)

Clear blue, but with the phase's typical dark spots visible.

Paint seeds

757783115132221231237244248279317349352355386398434+22 seeds

Paint seed lookup index

Each row answers: "What tier is seed N on the Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4?" Direct URL: /en/blog/tiers/nomad-knife-doppler-phase-4/seed/N

Paint seeds cataloged for Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4: seed number, tier, and category name
SeedTierCategory
0Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
1Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
3Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
4Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
20Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
24Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
31Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
42Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
45Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
49Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
54Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
62Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
66Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
75Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
77Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
83Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
88Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
96Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
98Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
102Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
106Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
113Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
115Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
116Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
132Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
138Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
142Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
143Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
148Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
151Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
160Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
162Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
164Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
170Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
174Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
184Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
185Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
189Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
193Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
217Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
218Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
220Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
221Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
222Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
226Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
231Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
235Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
237Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
244Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
246Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
248Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
250Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
253Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
258Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
262Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
269Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
279Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
280Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
284Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
296Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
303Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
304Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
310Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
311Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
317Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
325Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
334Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
335Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
349Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
352Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
353Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
354Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
355Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
364Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
368Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
369Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
373Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
384Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
385Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
386Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
387Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
388Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
394Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
398Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
411Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
413Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
415Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
425Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
434Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
436Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
438Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
445Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
450Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
451Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
463Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
464Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
477Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
479Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
480Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
484Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
489Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
492Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
496Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
502Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
504Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
507Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
510Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
515Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
523Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
529Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
530Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
532Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
535Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
540Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
544Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
547Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
551Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
552Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
555Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
558Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
560Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
569Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
570Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
574Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
579Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
580Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
582Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
593Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
594Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
598Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
605Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
606Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
610Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
611Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
616Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
624Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
627Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
630Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
634Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
642Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
646Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
650Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
663Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
667Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
670Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
675Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
678Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
680Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
689Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
693Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
699Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
709Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
711Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
716Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
717Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
721Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
723Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
730Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
731Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
733Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
739Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
744Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
746Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
767Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
772Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
776Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
783Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
784Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
794Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
812Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
820Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
822Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
843Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
845Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
846Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
852Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
853Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
855Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
865Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
871Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
883Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
890Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
894Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
899Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
907Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
926Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
929Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
931Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
939Tier 2Max Blue (Tier 2)
948Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
958Tier 1Max Blue (Tier 1)
983Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
986Tier 4Market Blue (Tier 4)
992Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)
998Tier 3BTA Blue (Tier 3)

API: GET /api/public/pattern-seed?slug=nomad-knife-doppler-phase-4&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 Nomad Knife | Doppler Phase 4?
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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