Hand Wraps Overprint Guide: All Rare Seed Patterns
The Hand Wraps Overprint gloves were released with the introduction of the Clutch Case in 2018, as part of the ‘Welcome to the Clutch’ update. Before this update, fingerless gloves were seen as more of a budget option among players and did not rank highly among the glove tiers. The Overprint gloves, however, quickly changed this perception and shot up in popularity with high demand, owing to their unique teal color and ability to pair incredibly well with knives in the Gamma Doppler finish.
The Hand Wraps Overprint is a variant of the many fingerless types of gloves found in CS2. The base layer of the gloves is made from a black fabric, which is covered with overlapping layers of teal-colored tape with various geometric patterns stenciled on top. These patterns can generally be categorized as polygonal shapes, arrows, and flowers.
A unique aspect of the Hand Wrap gloves in the Overprint finish is that each seed carries a different pattern, with some being considered more valuable than others. In this guide, we will go in-depth into these sought-after rare patterns and what sets them apart, so if you’re planning to get these gloves anytime soon, be sure to read on to find out more.
Hand Wraps Overprint: Rare Seed Patterns
The Hand Wraps Overprint gloves have rare seed patterns which are divided into 4 distinct categories. Each category comes with a unique pattern, with some having their own tiers which will be explained further ahead. These categories, along with their corresponding rare seed patterns can be found in the table below:
| Group | Pattern Seeds |
|---|---|
| Polygon T1 | 427, 806, 641, 544, 64, 671, 341, 611, 807, 564, 810 |
| Polygon T2 | 133, 251, 945, 602, 924, 937, 788, 33, 187, 815, 367, 623, 919 |
| Polygon T3 | 869, 877, 789, 148, 348, 224, 675 |
| Arrow T1 | 679, 892, 122, 307, 162, 308, 52, 891, 658 |
| Arrow T2 | 92, 462, 441, 183, 954, 161 |
| Arrow T3 | 37, 875, 81, 916, 288, 402, 463, 71, 182, 952, 841, 237, 289 |
| Mixed | 25, 42, 53, 63, 163, 192, 303, 309, 381, 428, 429, 485, 494, 517, 545, 590, 715, 733, 805, 819, 843, 887, 975 |
| Flower | 60, 117, 118, 127, 196, 197, 292, 295, 313, 361, 362, 774, 786, 850, 857, 879 |
- Polygon T1: Tier 1 seeds carrying the Polygon patterns are the most sought after and enjoy the most overpay in comparison to seeds of any other category. The tape near the knuckles and the wrist is completely covered in the Square and Triangle polygonal shapes, with the diagonal strip being covered completely with the arrow stencils. The flower patterns are only hardly visible in the middle layer between the black base fabric and these top layers.
- Polygon T2: These are similar to Tier 1 seeds, but slightly less valuable since a small strip of the flower pattern may be visible on the tape running diagonally on the top layer of one of the gloves.
- Polygon T3: Tier 3 Polygon pattern seeds are similar in principle to Tier 2, but half of the diagonal strip on one glove has the flower pattern on it. However, the flower pattern does not take away much in terms of their overall appeal and these are still valuable seeds that look great.
- Arrow T1: Seeds carrying the Arrow patterns are second in line after the Polygon patterns and are considered by many to be their top choice when purchasing these gloves. The Tier 1 seeds carrying the Arrow pattern have the tape near the knuckles and wrist completely covered in the Arrow shapes, with the diagonal strip carrying the flower pattern. The Polygon shapes form the middle layer between the black base and the top arrow and flower layer.
- Arrow T2: Tier 2 Arrow pattern seeds are pretty similar to the ones above, except on very close inspection, a small part of the arrow strip near the wrist or knuckle on one of the gloves may be slightly cut off and impinged upon by the polygon pattern.
- Arrow T3: The lowest tier seeds in the Arrow pattern category have slightly more impingement of the polygon pattern on the knuckle or wrist strips carrying the arrow stenciling on one of the gloves. If you can ignore this slight misgiving, these seeds are still great and make for a great pair of Overprint gloves.
- Mixed: As the name suggests, seeds with the mixed pattern have a random combination of the Polygon, Arrow, and Flower pattern on the strips covering the knuckle and wrist, as well as the one running diagonally in the middle.
- Flower: The Flower pattern seeds are not quite as popular as the Polygon or Arrow pattern seeds, but might still be preferred by a niche. The seeds carrying this pattern have the tape near the knuckles and wrist completely covered in the Flower shapes.
How To Get The Hand Wraps Overprint With A Rare Pattern
There are several different approaches that you can take to get yourself a pair of these amazing gloves. One of these methods is trading, which is quite simple, but requires some patience and knowledge of how to go about it safely. We won’t be going into these details here, but to explain it simply, trading means posting a request for the item you want on the CS2 trading forum, in this case, for the Hand Wraps Overprint with the pattern you want, and hoping someone who has these is willing to trade them for items in your inventory which are equivalent in value.
The next method is case openings. The Hand Wraps Overprint skin is available in two different cases, which are the Clutch Case and the Revolution Case.
However, despite the relatively cheap prices of the cases which have the Overprints as a rare drop, we don’t recommend you take this route. Case openings are an extremely expensive endeavor and there is no guarantee of getting the drop you want regardless of the number of cases opened.
The most efficient method of getting the Hand Wraps Overprint is buying them from a third-party marketplace. A large majority of these offer great prices, allowing you to avoid the high fees of the Steam Community Market. In recent times, a number of these markets have also overhauled their user interfaces, making them much more detailed and user-friendly. As such, you should have an easy time finding the pattern you want and getting through the checkout. To make this even easier, you can view all listings for the Overprints below:
Conclusion
That concludes our guide for the Hand Wraps Overprint. Now that you have a better understanding of all the rare patterns on these amazing gloves, your job of getting a pair with a good pattern has become much easier. The Hand Wraps Overprint skin is considered to be one of the best gloves in the game and can easily make it to any ‘Top 10 Gloves’ list. They make for a great combo with any Phase 3 or 4 Gamma Doppler knife, where the aquamarine shades in the phase complement the color of these gloves.
However, if you are still skeptical about the purchase, you might want to check out other glove variations such as the Specialist Gloves or the Sport Gloves.
