The 22 New Dead Hand Gloves, Ranked by Real Market Price

For more than five years, the CS2 glove market was frozen in place. The last time Valve added new glove finishes was December 3, 2020, with Operation Broken Fang — until March 2026, when the Dead Hand Collection dropped 22 brand-new gloves in a single update. Overnight, a market that traders had memorized was redrawn.

The spread is enormous. The most expensive pair, the Sport Gloves | Ultra Violent, trades for over $6,000 in Factory New. The cheapest, Specialist Gloves | Chocolate Chesterfield, sits just under $900. In between are twenty other finishes fighting for attention — and, frankly, not all of them are worth your money.

The Five-Year Glove Drought Is Over

Gloves have always been the quiet luxury of Counter-Strike. Knives get the headlines, but a clean pair of gloves completes a loadout in a way nothing else can. From December 2020 to March 2026, the entire glove catalog was inherited from CS:GO's Broken Fang era.

That drought created real pent-up demand. When the Dead Hand Collection arrived on March 11-12, 2026, it delivered 22 new glove finishes across three types — 7 Sport Gloves, 7 Specialist Gloves, and 8 Driver Gloves — alongside 17 community-made weapon skins. It was the biggest cosmetic glove refresh in Counter-Strike history.

The source matters too. These gloves come through the Sealed Dead Hand Terminal, a weekly-drop container that shows you up to five visible offers with a fixed Valve-set price, rather than a blind case opening. More on that mechanic below, because it directly shapes the prices.

The 22 Gloves, Ranked by Factory New Price

Prices below are Factory New market values aggregated across major marketplaces by SteamAnalyst. They will move, but the ranking tells you where collectors are actually spending.

The $2,000+ Tier — the Blue Chips

• Sport Gloves | Ultra Violent — $6,065.97. The undisputed crown of the collection, with a pattern that shifts between hot pink and deep purple.
• Specialist Gloves | Pillow Punchers — $5,402.03. A padded, quilted texture that reads as premium in-game.
• Specialist Gloves | Cloud Chaser — $2,491.30. Soft cloud formations in white and gray.
• Driver Gloves | Wave Chaser — $2,387.07. Flowing wave patterns with unusual motion.
• Sport Gloves | Occult — $2,335.87. Rune-like occult symbols over a black base.
• Sport Gloves | Violet Beadwork — $2,316.99. Purple bead detailing with instant combo appeal.
• Specialist Gloves | Blackbook — $2,305.09. Page-like script overlays on a dark base.
• Driver Gloves | Brocade Flowers — $2,167.92. Floral brocade fabric motifs.

The $1,000-$2,000 Tier — the Mid-Range

• Sport Gloves | Red Racer — $1,938.73. Red racing stripes with speed-line accents.
• Specialist Gloves | Big Swell — $1,878.76. Ocean-wave patterns and blue gradients.
• Driver Gloves | Garden — $1,705.50. Floral embroidery and botanical detail.
• Specialist Gloves | Lime Polycam — $1,702.75. A bright green palette that stands out.
• Driver Gloves | Brocade Crane — $1,574.66. Traditional crane patterns in brocade weave.
• Sport Gloves | Frosty — $1,465.70. Icy textures in cool blue-white tones.
• Sport Gloves | Blaze — $1,447.96. Flame and ember details without being busy.
• Sport Gloves | Creme Pinstripe — $1,410.29. A clean cream base with precise linework.
• Driver Gloves | Hand Sweaters — $1,249.04. A knitted texture that's memorable if not flashy.
• Specialist Gloves | Sunburst — $1,216.14. A golden center with radiating rays.
• Driver Gloves | Dragon Fists — $1,213.73. Dragon-scale texture and aggressive knuckle detail.

The Sub-$1,100 Tier — the Value Picks

• Driver Gloves | Seigaiha — $1,021.30. A traditional Japanese wave motif.
• Driver Gloves | Plum Quill — $956.27. Feather and quill detail in plum purple.
• Specialist Gloves | Chocolate Chesterfield — $883.50. Deep brown, classic and understated.

That's the full ladder — a $5,000 gap between the top and bottom of a single collection.

Why Sport Gloves Sit at the Top

Look at the ranking and a pattern jumps out: Sport Gloves dominate the top of the list. Ultra Violent, Occult, Violet Beadwork, Red Racer, and Blaze all land in the upper half, and Sport Gloves take the #1 spot by a wide margin.

This isn't random. Sport Gloves have carried a premium status in the CS2 economy for years, largely because their full-hand coverage shows off finishes better than any other glove type. When a new Sport Gloves finish drops, collectors who have been waiting five years for fresh options bid it up immediately.

The opposite is also true. Driver Gloves finish low — Plum Quill, Seigaiha, and Dragon Fists all sit in the bottom five — because Driver Gloves cover less of the hand and historically attract less collector demand. If you want the "prestige" of new gloves without the four-figure price, that's where the value is.

Float matters more than usual with a fresh collection. None of the 22 Dead Hand gloves carry StatTrak — consistent with every other glove in CS2 — but wear is fully variable, and Factory New (0.00-0.07) copies of desirable finishes often command a 5-10x premium over Battle-Scarred. If you're buying to hold, targeting low-float Factory New is the difference between a collectible and a beater.

Finally, think about the combo. Gloves only feel premium when they match your knife and the rest of your loadout, which is why Violet Beadwork pairs so well with Doppler knives and Frosty with Sapphire or Marble Fade. A $900 Chocolate Chesterfield that matches nothing will sit untouched in your inventory; a $2,300 Violet Beadwork next to a Phase 2 Doppler gets shown off every single match.

The Terminal Mechanic Sets the Prices

You can't open a Dead Hand case with a key, because there isn't one. The Dead Hand Terminal works differently: it unseals into up to five visible offers, each showing a specific glove or skin, its float value, and a Valve-set price before you commit a cent.

You can accept one offer or decline all five — and declining destroys the Terminal with no refund. The whole system is also capped by the $2,000 Steam Wallet balance limit, which puts a hard ceiling on what any single Terminal purchase can cost. That's why early launch-day offers were reported around $200-$300 in Factory New, even for gloves now reselling for $2,000+.

There's also a 7-day trade lock on gloves received from Terminals at launch, which briefly suppressed Steam Market supply and inflated prices. Patient buyers who waited for the lock to expire generally found better entry points.

Should You Buy Now, or Wait?

Every new glove launch follows the same rough arc: launch-week volatility, a consolidation phase, then a long-term settling. SteamAnalyst's data on comparable releases — most notably Broken Fang gloves, which are now 3-5x their December 2020 launch prices — suggests the same could play out here if no new gloves drop within the next 12 months.

The safer read is this: Factory New copies of the top Sport Gloves finishes are the best risk-adjusted holds, because rarity and low float combine with genuine demand. Budget buyers eyeing the Driver Gloves tier should wait for the initial hype to cool, since those finishes tend to soften fastest once supply normalizes.

If you're watching the glove market this closely, you're already the kind of player who checks prices before they buy. When you're ready to grab a pair — or to unbox something even rarer — a case like the Phantom Cache is a clean place to start. New gloves are rare by design, which means the best time to act is usually before the next five-year drought begins.