Butterfly Knife Case Hardened: blue gem pattern guide
The most-wanted knife model meets the most-wanted finish. #182 is the Butterfly's crown - roughly 85% playside blue, "covered almost entirely in blue" in the guides - and holds five-figure value even at higher wear. The flipping animation means you stare at this knife more than any other; the playside earns it.
HOW THE PATTERN WORKS
Case Hardened is one big mottled texture of blue, purple and gold patina; the pattern index (0-1000) rolled when the item drops picks which slice of it lands on the model. Blue occupies the smallest share of that texture, so a seed that lands heavy blue on the side you actually see - the playside - is the rare one. The blue never fades with wear: float adds scratches and darkens the golds, but a blue gem stays blue even Battle-Scarred.
Pattern tiers (playside blue)
TIER 1
182, 330, 398, 494, 652, 838
Some databases also rank #29 here.
TIER 2
29, 194, 214, 263, 283, 371, 396, 478, 488, 510, 612, 638, 694, 703, 717, 749, 800, 868, 881, 891, 913, 917, 928
TIER 3
27, 38, 42, 43, 61, 72, 73, 78, 92, 98, 112, 130, 147, 256, 282, 318, 320, 335, 358, 407, 411, 424, 426, 457, 458, 474, 499, 515, 534, 618, 628, 629, 642, 643, 655, 664, 702, 705, 711, 721, 767, 768, 770, 782, 798, 799, 808, 811, 839, 846, 858, 872, 885, 902, 907, 919, 924, 958, 964, 965
GOLD
75, 599
WHAT COUNTS ON THIS ITEM
Ranked by playside blade blue only - the inspect side. The handle cutouts show default metal regardless of seed.
OBLIGATORY PLUG
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Knowledge base: Hotspawn tier list · csgoskins.gg seed database
