Paracord Knife Case Hardened: blue gem pattern guide
Same texture family as the Nomad, Survival and Classic, but with the scarcest headline: the Paracord's best seed #403 - blue across almost the entire exterior - has reportedly been unboxed only about six times ever. #316 is the runner-up.
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
403, 316, 456, 58, 681, 577, 169
Other sources add 449, 583, 585, 634 - boundaries drift.
TIER 2
922, 704, 601, 281, 345, 583, 180, 55, 449, 585, 634, 351, 239, 668, 447
TIER 3
837, 210, 880, 430, 915, 887, 628, 850, 556, 383, 372, 503, 170, 349, 202, 525
GOLD
521, 927
WHAT COUNTS ON THIS ITEM
Playside blue sets the tier; the cord-wrapped handle takes no pattern, so the blade does all the talking.
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Knowledge base: Steam guide: Paracord Case Hardened patterns · csgoskins.gg seed database
