★ Hydra Gloves | Case Hardened (Factory New)

Skin overview

★ Hydra Gloves | Case Hardened are fingerless studded gloves with a metallic case-hardened print in blue, violet and gold tones. In Factory New the iridescent shimmer on the back panel is at its brightest and the brass studs and serpent emblem stay crisp against the grey leather. This grade starts at the very bottom of the skin's float range, so there is little room between the cleanest and the dirtiest copy in it.

Item type: gloves. Extraordinary is the gloves rarity: in cases they are the rare special item, above any weapon skin.

Other qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Factory New

The back of each glove carries the case-hardened print: a metallic surface in sky blue and steel grey with oily violet, orange and gold reflections. A raised padded panel on the back of the hand is lined with brass studs and topped with a gold serpent emblem, with further studs along the knuckles. The wrist cuffs, finger rims and palm side are olive-gold leather, and the cuff is closed with a dark grey strap and a round snap button. The distribution of blue and gold differs from copy to copy, so the pattern on the back panel defines how a particular pair looks. On worn copies the cuff edges, finger rims, knuckle area and the raised panel around the studs lose colour first.

The case-hardened print is fully saturated, with clear transitions between blue, violet and gold. Cuffs and finger rims keep an even olive-gold tone without darkening. Studs and the serpent emblem look polished. In first-person view the gloves look completely clean.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The whole float range of ★ Hydra Gloves | Case Hardened is 0.06–0.8; Factory New takes the 0.06–0.07 segment (1% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

It drops as a rare special item from:

• Clutch Case
• Revolution Case

What it costs in each quality

Among 4 skins of the Hydra Gloves in the Extraordinary grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the pattern on the back panel, since the amount of blue versus gold differs between copies and changes the whole look.
• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, as lower values keep the print brighter.
• Inspect the cuff edges and finger rims, which show wear first.
• Check the area around the studs on the raised panel for faded spots.

Who should buy Factory New

• Collectors who want the brightest version of the case-hardened print.
• Players who want gloves that look untouched in every first-person animation.
• The choice for those who want the cleanest pair available.