Sticker | Aleksib (Gold) | Shanghai 2024

This is a Gold-finish autograph of Aleksib tied to Natus Vincere and issued for Perfect World Shanghai 2024. It's an Extraordinary-grade autograph released as part of the event's autograph lineup, not a team or community paint, but a signed player piece meant for collectors and crafters alike.

Gold sits at the top of the finish ladder relative to paper, holo, foil and glitter variants for the same design. In the usual hierarchy Gold is the premium tier, above the base film and above the reflective and holographic films that typically accompany a set.

Collectors chase the Gold because it elevates the same signature into the rarest film available for the set, and that scarcity is visible at first glance. The finish also changes how the signature and team colors read on a weapon, which matters to both display and craft buyers.

This sticker sits in the mid price bracket among collectible autographs from the set, which places it between budget run items and the most expensive grails. For a collector that means it's accessible enough to move but rare enough to be a meaningful hold in a focused autograph collection.

The autograph is Aleksib's and it carries the Natus Vincere affiliation from the facts; the full provenance tag on the sticker ties that signature directly to the player and the team. Provenance is a central driver for collector interest and authenticity here.

The sticker is tied to Perfect World Shanghai 2024. Event provenance like this links the autograph to a single release window and to the visual identity Valve chose for that tournament set.

This item was released in the Shanghai 2024 Legends Autograph Capsule, so it sits alongside the other autographs that capsule minted. Being from a dedicated autograph capsule groups it with the set's signed pieces rather than generic team stickers or community designs.

Applied stickers can be scraped thinner through successive scrapes and are destroyed if removed, and every craft consumes a copy of the sticker. That means the pool of clean, unapplied examples only shrinks over time as people place the sticker on weapons or use it in crafting.

The sticker carries an Extraordinary rarity grade and sits at the top of the sticker rarity ladder for this release. That grading underpins collector expectations for scarcity and the kind of demand a top-tier autograph film attracts.

Gold autographs like this are often chosen for high-visibility craft slots where the finish complements a weapon's finish and highlights the signature. Because every craft burns stock, demand for desirable placements on popular weapons feeds back into the market for clean Gold copies.

This piece is part of the Perfect World Shanghai 2024 release window and belongs to that specific wave of autograph stickers Valve issued for the event. Its place in the Shanghai 2024 lineup is what defines its siblings, finishes and how collectors compare it against other event releases.