Sticker | Great Wave (Holo) is the holographic community artwork from the Operation Riptide Sticker Collection. A Valve-designed Workshop piece, the Holo finish places it above the paper baseline and gives the art a reflective pop collectors hunt for.
Sticker | Great Wave (Holo) is the holographic community artwork from the Operation Riptide Sticker Collection. A Valve-designed Workshop piece, the Holo finish places it above the paper baseline and gives the art a reflective pop collectors hunt for.
Sticker | Great Wave (Holo) is a Holo community sticker from the Operation Riptide Sticker Collection. It is not an autograph or team mark but a Workshop-style artwork released by Valve, presented here in the Holo film rather than the base paper variant.
Holo sits above paper in the set's finish ladder as a premium film. It is one step up from the base artwork and sits below the very top theatrical finishes reserved for the rarest runs in other releases.
Collectors go after the Holo because it adds reflected detail and depth to the artwork that paper lacks; the prismatic surface visibly changes how the Great Wave reads on a weapon. Given the finish_rank is premium, that visual upgrade is the principal draw versus the base design.
This sticker sits in a mid price bracket within its peers, so it trades as a collectible that is approachable for most collectors while still carrying premium-film interest. That position makes it a common choice for buyers who want a visible finish without stepping into the highest-end tiers.
This is a community artwork rather than a player signature or team decal; the piece is credited to Valve as designer and reads like a Workshop contribution adapted for the game. The Great Wave motif favors composition and texture, and the Holo film accentuates the designer's intent.
It originates from the Operation Riptide Sticker Collection, which groups it with other event-themed community and game assets. Being from that capsule ties it to the set's siblings and the fixed release that produced them.
Applied stickers can be scraped to thinner states on a weapon until they are effectively exhausted, and removing a sticker destroys the applied copy. Any craft consumes an item from clean stock, so the count of untouched Great Wave Holos only declines as they are used in-game or crafted.
The sticker carries a Remarkable rarity grade, placing it solidly above the common band and beneath the set's most exclusive classes. That grade underpins collector expectations for how often it shows up in clean inventories versus premium rarities.
Holo community films like this are frequently picked for shoulder, body, or large flat areas where the reflective surface can play with lighting. Collectors crafting weapons will choose the Holo Great Wave when they want artwork that reads at a distance and benefits from mirrored highlights.
This piece is part of the Operation Riptide Sticker Collection era and belongs to Valve-designed Workshop adaptations released within that set. Its standing is as a modern community offering that sits after the classic sticker waves and before any later capsule rollouts.
