Sticker | kauez (Embroidered) | Budapest 2025

This is an Embroidered autograph of kauez tied to RED Canids from the StarLadder Budapest 2025 set. It is a team autograph released as part of the Budapest 2025 Contenders Autograph Capsule and carries Valve's designer credit on the original mint.

Embroidered sits in the special finish tier above the standard films used in the set. In the finish ladder for this run it ranks above Paper and the common reflective films, occupying the top special slot reserved for textile-style treatments.

Collectors prize embroidered films because they alter the tactile and visual feel compared with the base version of the same signature, giving the autograph real presence on a weapon. As a special finish, embroidered copies are treated separately from the paper siblings and attract attention from buyers who prioritize unique presentation over the base print.

The autograph belongs to kauez and ties directly to RED Canids, so ownership is literally bound to that player's identity and team association. Full provenance on this piece means the signature is the primary provenance driver collectors cite when evaluating it.

This sticker was released in the Budapest 2025 Contenders Autograph Capsule, which groups the autograph siblings for the StarLadder Budapest 2025 release. Being from that capsule places it among the other autograph drops from the same event and designer run.

Once applied to a weapon a sticker can be scraped thinner with the scrape tool and it is destroyed if you remove it; crafting onto another item consumes the source copy. That mechanic means clean, unapplied stock is finite and every craft permanently reduces availability.

The sticker carries a mid rarity tier within the Remarkable-grade band, making it neither base-common nor ultra-rare in the sticker grading hierarchy. That middle posture underpins how often examples reach market and how collectors position it relative to higher-grade items.

Embroidered autographs are favored for crafts that need a tactile focal point, because the fabric-like film sits differently on weapon finishes and reads well in many placement choices. Collectors tend to target center or large-panel placements for this finish to preserve the stitch-like effect and showcase the autograph cleanly during screenshots or inspections.

This piece is part of the StarLadder Budapest 2025 release, placing it within the recent crop of event autograph capsules designed by Valve. As a Budapest 2025 embroidered autograph it represents the contemporary trend of offering textile-style specials alongside the standard autograph path.