Sticker | xiELO (Embroidered) | Budapest 2025

This is an Embroidered autograph of xiELO tied to Parivision from the StarLadder Budapest 2025 collection, released via the Budapest 2025 Contenders Autograph Capsule. It is the stitched, player-signed version of the design rather than a team or community non-autograph, and it carries the event and release lineage from Valve's drop.

Embroidered sits at the special end of the finish ladder: Paper is the baseline, with Holo and Foil above that, Gold at the summit for many sets, and Embroidered treated as a special finish alongside lenticular and other unique films. Within the Budapest 2025 run this sticker's stitched surface separates it from the paper and holo siblings by presence and technique more than by design.

Collectors prize an Embroidered for the tactile signature and visual presence that a flat paper or holo cannot match; the stitch work reads at a glance on crafted weapons and signals a different league of finish. Given its special finish ranking, demand concentrates among builders who want a visible, resilient craft rather than the base print.

The autograph is xiELO's and it nails the sticker to Parivision and the StarLadder Budapest 2025 moment; full provenance is present for this copy, which matters to collectors who value verified origins. That direct player link is the primary story the sticker tells beyond its finish.

This piece originates from the Budapest 2025 Contenders Autograph Capsule, which groups it with the set of autographs released for that tournament. Being capsule-sourced places it among that drop's autograph siblings rather than a community or team-only release, so its peers are other player autographs from the same capsule.

Applied stickers become part of the weapon's finish: they can be scraped thinner over time and will be destroyed if removed, and every craft or sticker application consumes a copy from clean stock. That means un-applied, full-provenance examples are the only supply that can shrink but never be replenished.

This sticker carries a Remarkable rarity grade and sits in the mid-level rarity bracket for collectors; that grade underpins how it is grouped against higher- and lower-tier stickers when building sets or evaluating supply. Rarity here informs collectible placement rather than dictating any fixed market outcome.

Embroidered autographs like xiELO's are chosen by crafters for placement where the stitched texture and signature read clearly on a weapon's face or body panel. That visible, tactile finish often drives craft demand, because applied embroidery shows differently under in-game light and photography compared with paper or holo options.

Released as part of the StarLadder Budapest 2025 lineup on November 12th, 2025, this sticker belongs to the recent wave of tournament autograph capsules where special finishes were offered alongside standard prints. Its standing is tied to that release window and the capsule program Valve used for the event.