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Case Hardened — Gold Gem

★ Karambit | Case Hardened · Gold Gem Pattern Tier Guide

6 patterns classified across 1 tiers. Each tier section below pairs a rendered example with the full seed list — click any seed to search live listings across our tracked marketplaces.

4 min read6 patterns documentedUpdated this weekby yesriskk (founder cs2search)
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00Why patterns matter

Every ★ Karambit | Case Hardened · Gold Gem has the same paint_index — but the pattern seed (0–999) controls exactly how the dye lands on the blade. Two listings can have the same wear and float but look dramatically different.

The cards below compare a typical Unranked roll (seed #832) against the Tier-1 hero we picked (seed #231). Same skin, same phase, same wear band — pattern is the only difference.

Unranked Pattern#832

unranked
no pattern premium · the bulk of Case Hardened supply

Tier 1 Pattern example#231

premium
top-tier pattern — community-flagged
Why this mattersBoth knives share identical Steam metadata — Steam treats them as the same item. But buyers who know patterns will pay a premium for the T1 because the visual is unambiguously better. Pattern guides like this one make that premium visible.

01T1Tier 1 — Best patterns

What makes a T1

The best patterns in this skin. Tightest symmetry, deepest coverage, and the visual hallmarks that separate top-shelf examples from everything else.

Search all T1 patterns on the marketplaces
Featured: pattern #231 — click image to zoom · toggle Front/Back
All T1 patterns (4)
T1231★T1388T1896T1939
Everything else — Unranked

The remaining ~996 paint_seeds fall outside the curated tiers. They make up the bulk of Phase 1 supply on every marketplace and don’t carry a pattern premium — what you see is what you get, like the baseline reference (seed #832) we used at the top of this guide. If a seed isn’t listed in T1–T4 or BTA above, treat it as Unranked.

Credits & sources

Pattern tier classification originally compiled by korenevskiy & Krieke (Steam Community Guide).

Pattern renders are independently generated from live marketplace listings.

This page combines public-domain pattern data with our own renders, live pricing, and cross-marketplace listing search.