Sticker | Aleksib (Foil) | Katowice 2019 is a Foil autograph of ENCE's Aleksib from the 2019 IEM Katowice set, released by Valve. A full-provenance, mid-tier rarity Foil that sits above the paper and Holo treatments in the set's film ladder.
Sticker | Aleksib (Foil) | Katowice 2019 is a Foil autograph of ENCE's Aleksib from the 2019 IEM Katowice set, released by Valve. A full-provenance, mid-tier rarity Foil that sits above the paper and Holo treatments in the set's film ladder.
This is a Foil autograph sticker bearing Aleksib's signature, issued for the 2019 IEM Katowice event. It is an in-set autograph piece rather than a team or community graphic, and it was released through Valve as part of that tournament's sticker run.
The sticker carries a Foil finish, which sits above Paper and Holo in the usual finish hierarchy for tournament sets. Foil is a premium film in that ladder and is treated as more collectible than the base Paper treatment, but below the top-end specialty finishes that some sets offer.
Collectors target this Foil because it elevates the same Aleksib signature with a brighter, more reflective film that reads well on most weapon finishes. The premium finish makes the autograph feel more deliberate than the base version, and Foil examples tend to be the ones players and crafters pick first.
This sticker falls into a mid-tier price bracket for the set, which generally means it is attainable for collectors but sits above the budget-level papers. That position makes it a common pick for people who want a signed piece without stepping into the set's premium grail rung.
The autograph is Aleksib's and it bears his ENCE affiliation, so provenance is complete and explicit on the sticker. Full provenance like this is what ties a signature to a specific player and team, and collectors price that clarity into their decisions.
The sticker is tied to 2019 IEM Katowice, the tournament printed on the sticker's release lineage. Event provenance anchors the sticker to that specific tournament run and the visual identity the set carried.
It was released in the Katowice 2019 Minor Challengers Autograph Capsule, meaning siblings from the same capsule share the autograph structure and supply mechanism. Being from that capsule places it inside a defined set of autograph releases rather than a general team or community drop.
Once applied to a weapon the sticker can be scraped thinner and will be destroyed if removed, and every craft consumes a copy of the sticker. Clean, unapplied stock is finite and every applied or crafted example reduces available clean pieces.
This piece is graded Remarkable, which sits in the middle of the sticker rarity ladder and underpins its accessibility and collectability. Remarkable grade provides a balance between being identifiable within a set and not occupying the scarce top-of-set slots.
Collectors craft Foil autographs like this onto mid-rotation weapons where the reflective film complements the skin's colors, and the signature reads properly. That practical appeal drives steady demand from crafters who want a visible, signed element on display.
This sticker belongs to the Katowice 2019 release window and reflects Valve's tournament-era autograph program around that time. Its place in that release run shapes collector expectations about design, supply, and which other autographs it pairs with from the same capsule.
