Sticker | iM (Gold) | Budapest 2025

This is the Gold autograph variant of iM tied to Natus Vincere for the StarLadder Budapest 2025 set. It is an autograph sticker, released through the event capsule, and presented as the Gold film version of the design.

Gold sits at the apex of the film ladder for stickers: above Paper, Holo, Foil and Glitter and treated as the premium film in a set. That ranking is about scarcity and visual impact, not a market figure, and Gold carries the top-film pedigree collectors look for.

Collectors chase Gold because it translates a signature into a display piece: heavier visual presence, reflective depth and the knowledge that Gold sits above the base film for the same autograph design. For this iM signature the film amplifies the autograph and makes crafts stand out compared with the lower-tier versions.

This sticker sits in a mid price bracket relative to the broader market while occupying a top slot among film rarity and desirability for its capsule. For a collector that means it balances accessibility with the prestige of a top finish and a strong autograph provenance.

The sticker carries iM's autograph and ties directly to his Natus Vincere affiliation as listed on the piece. Full provenance is present, which is a clear driver for collectors who value authenticated autograph stock over unsigned team or community releases.

The sticker is tied to StarLadder Budapest 2025 and explicitly commemorates that event. Event provenance matters because it anchors the sticker to a fixed release and a specific capsule lineage within the set.

This piece came from the Budapest 2025 Challengers Autograph Capsule, which groups this autograph with its set siblings and fixes its original distribution. Capsule origin tells you which other autographs and finishes were released alongside it and frames its collectible family.

Applied stickers become part of the weapon finish and can be scraped thinner by repeated scraping; removing a sticker destroys it. Every craft consumes a physical copy, so pristine, unapplied stock only becomes scarcer as more copies are used in crafting.

The sticker carries an Extraordinary rarity and ranks at the top of the sticker rarity ladder for its class. That grade underpins collector expectations for scarcity and helps explain why Gold autographs like this occupy the upper echelons of collection lists.

Gold autographs are popular for high-contrast crafts because the film reads well against dark and light skins and brings emphasis to a signature. Collectors commonly favor Gold autograph placement on prized weapons where the reflective film and the player's name create a focal point that buyers chase in crafted listings.

As part of the StarLadder Budapest 2025 release, this sticker belongs to the modern event-era sticker stream and reflects Valve's continued use of event capsules and autograph drops. Its release within that capsule lineage places it among the recent run of event autograph offerings rather than older fixed-era drops.