Sticker | NQZ (Embroidered) | Budapest 2025

This is an embroidered autograph of NQZ representing paiN Gaming from the StarLadder Budapest 2025 set, released through the Budapest 2025 Legends Autograph Capsule. It is an official Valve design and carries full provenance as an in-event autograph rather than a team or community non-autograph variant.

Embroidered sits at the special end of the finish ladder above the basic paper, holo and foil families; it is treated as a premium film within the set. Compared with paper it reads as a collector-grade film, and compared with gold or lenticular types it occupies the special, tactile niche collectors prize for signature pieces.

This sticker lives in the budget bracket of the set's value ladder despite the embroidered finish, so it trades more accessibly than the higher-priced rungs. That placement means it is practical for collectors who want a special film autograph without chasing premium or grail-tier pieces.

The sticker is tied to StarLadder Budapest 2025 and carries the event's capsule identity from the Budapest 2025 Legends Autograph Capsule. Event provenance matters because collectors track which capsule issued the autograph and prefer clear associations back to the tournament drop.

Supply is fixed by the capsule: once the Budapest 2025 Legends Autograph Capsule finished its run it stopped producing more embroidered autographs. The result is a static print that only thins through applied uses and lost stock, not through further drops.

An applied copy shows the signature mounted on a weapon while a clean, unapplied copy remains on the original sticker stock. Clean, unapplied examples hold out for collectors because condition and placement are intact, whereas applied examples are chosen for display and craft utility rather than raw collectible condition.

Collectors looking at this NQZ embroidered autograph get a blend of full provenance, a tactile special finish, and a mid-level rarity profile that makes it sensible as a longer-term hold. The embroidered film and autograph status give it identity inside a thin-market niche where demand is driven by finish and player name rather than headline scarcity.

Embroidered signatures have weight on many weapon canvases and sit well visually on textured finishes; collectors often pick stitched films for pieces intended to be shown on a knife or a high-contrast skin. The signature's placement and legibility on a given craft influence demand, and embroidered films tend to photograph and display differently than paper or holo options.

When buying, prioritize an unapplied, clean Sticker | NQZ (Embroidered) | Budapest 2025 to preserve provenance and condition, and confirm the embroidered film is genuine. The live market price is shown in the price block on this page, which reflects current demand driven by finish, capsule origin, and rarity.