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October 22, 20267 min read

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

Learn what pattern tiers mean on the Stiletto | 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 Stiletto | Case Hardened (Case Hardened / Blue Gem).

Family

Case Hardened / Blue Gem

Tier levels

4 tiers

Cataloged seeds

182+

Overview

The Stiletto | 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

182

Max Blue - Bluegem #2

Playside almost entirely covered in blue

Paint seeds

398928

Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)

Playside covered in pure blue, with almost no spots

Paint seeds

407965838371749838214283330913494

Golg Gem

Mostly gold, with small blue patches

Paint seeds

895268

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

7471391786892453322112798891664

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

2637213211394889055228033872696381474207346325680929+35 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

66169090288154195565577330665240169834978598885823695+82 seeds

Paint seed lookup index

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

Paint seeds cataloged for Stiletto | Case Hardened: seed number, tier, and category name
SeedTierCategory
4Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
11Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
13Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
27Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
29Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
30Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
32Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
34Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
38Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
42Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
61Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
67Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
72Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
73Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
74Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
82Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
92Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
112Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
130Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
135Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
136Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
138Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
139Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
147Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
151Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
172Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
179Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
182Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #1
194Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
205Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
208Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
214Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
216Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
228Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
230Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
236Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
242Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
244Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
248Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
254Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
256Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
262Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
263Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
265Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
268Tier 1Golg Gem
269Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
273Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
282Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
283Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
306Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
310Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
321Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
322Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
323Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
330Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
332Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
335Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
341Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
358Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
371Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
375Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
377Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
387Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
398Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #2
401Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
405Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
407Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
411Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
414Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
418Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
420Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
424Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
426Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
429Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
442Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
450Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
453Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
457Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
458Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
463Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
466Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
470Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
478Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
488Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
494Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
497Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
499Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
507Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
510Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
515Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
517Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
522Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
541Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
547Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
555Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
575Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
592Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
598Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
612Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
622Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
630Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
631Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
632Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
638Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
642Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
648Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
652Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
655Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
658Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
661Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
664Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
670Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
690Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
694Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
695Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
698Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
708Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
711Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
713Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
717Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
720Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
721Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
727Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
749Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
767Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
768Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
770Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
773Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
775Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
776Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
782Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
788Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
793Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
797Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
798Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
799Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
800Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
803Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
808Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
809Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
811Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
823Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
838Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
839Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
841Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
842Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
844Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
846Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
849Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
852Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
853Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
856Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
858Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
868Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
877Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
881Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
884Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
885Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
888Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
889Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
891Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
895Tier 1Golg Gem
902Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
905Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
913Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
914Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
917Tier 2High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 2)
919Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
924Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
928Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem #2
942Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
950Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
955Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
964Tier 3High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 3)
965Tier 1Max Blue - Bluegem (Tier 1)
974Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
975Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
978Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)
989Tier 4High Blue - Bluegem (Tier 4)

API: GET /api/public/pattern-seed?slug=stiletto-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 Stiletto | 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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