CS2 Semi-Precious Charms: Finding "Sapphires" & "Rubies" (2026)

The Poor Man's Doppler. Can't afford a $10,000 Karambit Sapphire? You can get a "Sapphire" charm for $15.

#1. The Color Spectrum

The Semi-Precious collection uses a randomized texture map that spans purple, blue, red, and yellow. Most drops are a murky mix of all colors ("Market Price").

Tier 1: Mono-Colors (The Gems)

These are the most desirable.

Max Blue ("Sapphire"): Zero purple, zero red. Just pure ocean blue.
Max Red ("Ruby"): Deep crimson. Very rare to find without "brownish" spots.
Max Purple ("Black Pearl"): Dark, consistent violet.

Tier 2: Dual-Colors

Fire & Ice: A 50/50 split of Red and Blue. Extremely popular.
Fade: A smooth gradient from Purple to Pink to Yellow.

#2. Top Seeds to Watch

While the market is still discovering new seeds everyday, these are verified winners.

Pattern Type	Description
Full Blue	Often found in seeds #121, #455, #902.
Full Red	Look for seeds #666 (The Devil) and #100.
Fire & Ice	Seed #412 is currently the best known max fire/ice split.

#3. How to Profit

The Steam Market listings for charms are chaotic. People list rare patterns for base price because they don't know better.

Filter by "New Listings": Sniping works best on fresh items.
Inspect In-Game: Do not trust the thumbnail.
Flip: Buy for $3, sell for $10 on a niche trading server.

#Summary

The Charm economy is still forming. Pattern #1 might be worthless today and worth $500 tomorrow if a pro player uses it. Collect the mono-colors.

Found a cool pattern? Share it? No, hoard it. Then use our Profit Strategy Guide to reinvest the gains.