★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono (Battle-Scarred)

Battle-Scarred (BS) on the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono gives black gloves with a red insert, at Extraordinary rank, with the star. In CS2 they drop from the Glove Case and the Operation Hydra Case. In this wear the float band is 0.45 to 0.80. The upper edge is cut off by the ceiling of the finish itself: above 0.80 these gloves have no float.

What the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono look like in Battle-Scarred

The base is black and dark gray, and on the back of the hand a scarlet insert with a black fine houndstooth pattern runs from the wrist to the knuckles. Red accents follow the finger pads and the stitching. The word TORQUE is embossed on the pad at the wrist, and the palm is entirely black and gray, with gray anti-slip segments.

In Battle-Scarred the wear shows on the knuckles, where the pattern clogs with gray, and along the edges of the black pads. Wear is locked in at drop. The band of 0.45 to 0.80 leaves room to choose: nearer 0.45, the pairs are cleaner.

Where the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono came from

Valve itself is the author of the finish: there is no outside Steam Workshop artist behind it. According to csgoskins, the finish came out on November 28, 2016, and the Valve catalog lists it under number 10033.

Phase and pattern

The spread is large and plain to see: the pattern index changes the layout of the red geometric design on the upper side of the gloves. The dearest copies are those with the most red on both gloves; copies with a lot of red on the right glove only are valued as well.

csgoskins keeps a separate Rare Patterns block, and Tier 1 there holds indexes 458, 515, 559, 560 and 684, while Pricempire splits its rating into five tiers. A listing's pattern index is checked against such lists, which is why two pairs of the same float can differ in price within one wear.

What to check before buying

What separates one listing from another comes down to these:

• pattern index: it determines how much red sits on the back of each glove;
• float: from 0.45 to 0.80, and near the lower edge the paint holds up better;
• overall look of the pair: the red field on one glove does not have to repeat on the other.

What the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono cost in Battle-Scarred

Factory New is 10.45 times dearer, Minimal Wear 2.06 times, Field-Tested 1.33 times and Well-Worn 1.16 times.

Among nineteen Specialist Gloves in Battle-Scarred, Crimson Kimono ranks first: all eighteen others are cheaper. The nearest, Emerald Web, costs almost four times less, and Pillow Punchers come after it. The row starts with Buckshot and Lt. Commander.

Getting the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono

The gloves drop from the Glove Case and the Operation Hydra Case; wear is set at the drop.

There is a craft as well: five Covert skins of one type turn into a random rare special item from the collections of the skins put in. The finish cannot be chosen, so getting the Crimson Kimono this way is pure luck.

Is there a StatTrak version

Gloves have no StatTrak.

Who this wear suits

Battle-Scarred on the ★ Specialist Gloves | Crimson Kimono is worth it if:

• you want a pair with a red pattern on black, and Factory New is 10.45 times dearer;
• wear on the knuckles is acceptable, and Well-Worn is only 1.16 times dearer;
• the pattern index interests you: on the wide band of 0.45 to 0.80 it matters more than float.