Falchion Knife Case Hardened: blue gem pattern guide
The Falchion is the value pick of the blue gem world: #494 covers about 93% of the playside and 90% of the backside - top-tier coverage on both faces - on one of the cheaper knife models in the game. #838 is nearly identical with a gold tip.
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
494, 838, 638, 891, 371, 917, 868, 112, 130, 330, 798, 575, 694, 194, 664, 488
#494 clear of the field.
TIER 2
283, 749, 182, 398, 721, 770, 919, 652, 881, 522, 38, 214, 885, 964, 989, 902, 841, 73, 547, 282, 630, 631, 809, 510, 803, 116, 335, 92, 965, 499, 426, 42, 717, 322, 244, 800, 711, 655, 407, 776, 453, 913, 262, 713
TIER 3
823, 811, 256, 74, 768, 854, 808, 916, 844, 411, 618, 375, 924, 273, 893, 839, 598, 642, 928, 702
GOLD
926, 279, 386
Guide comments also praise #252 as a full blade-and-handle gold, less firmly sourced.
WHAT COUNTS ON THIS ITEM
Tiering is playside-based as usual, but #494 is that rare seed that is strong on both sides, so the backside is a free bonus rather than a disappointment.
OBLIGATORY PLUG
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Knowledge base: Steam guide: Falchion Case Hardened patterns · csgoskins.gg seed database
