BLAST published the Spring Finals 2026 sticker capsule release schedule June 29 afternoon. The capsule drops on Steam Market July 7 — one week before the July 14 tournament opener. The pre-event sticker cycle is the first major sticker capsule release since the IEM Cologne 2026 cycle that closed June 23.
The capsule contents
The capsule features the 8 BLAST Spring Finals 2026 attending teams:
- The MongolZ — Holo opening price expected $32-40 (defending Major champions premium)
- Vitality — Holo expected $24-30 (Cologne 2026 runner-up)
- Spirit — Holo expected $18-22
- NAVI — Holo expected $14-18 (post-Aleksib bench discount)
- MOUZ — Holo expected $14-18
- Falcons — Holo expected $10-14
- GamerLegion — Holo expected $8-12 (replaced Astralis at #8 seed)
- FaZe — Holo expected $10-14
Capsule itself expected $1.20-1.60 opening on Steam Market.
The MongolZ premium read
The MongolZ Holo opening price of $32-40 reflects the historic-cycle-double premium:
- Base BLAST Spring Finals attendance Holo price (Tier-1 team): $20-25
- + Defending Major champions premium: +$8-12
- + First-Asian-Major-champion historic-cycle premium: +$4-8
Tier-1 brokerage sources expect strong Mongolian-diaspora buyer demand at opening, with first-week supply absorbed faster than typical pre-event holos.
The BLAST sticker model
BLAST sticker capsules operate on a different model than ESL Souvenir capsules:
- No Souvenir-tier player-gold — BLAST capsules drop only team stickers (holo + foil + paper), no player-specific golds.
- Lifetime supply cap — BLAST publishes total capsule supply at release (typically 250K-500K capsules for Tier-1 BLAST events). When supply runs out, no new capsules drop. Vs ESL Souvenirs where supply continues indefinitely from match Souvenir packages.
- 30-day pre-event window — capsule available for 30 days only. After the window closes, capsule itself becomes secondary-market only.
What this means for the cycle
The Spring Finals capsule represents the first sticker cycle of Stage 4. Traders who participated in the Cologne 2026 cycle profitably (capsule cycle peak +312% on MongolZ Holo) are expected to rotate capital into the Spring Finals capsule for the MongolZ + Vitality holos specifically. Historic BLAST-vs-ESL capsule trade pattern: Tier-1 team holos at BLAST capsules typically peak +120-180% from opening (vs ESL Souvenir +250-400% peaks).
Capsule cycle pre-event vs in-event vs post-event
- Pre-event (July 7-13): Opening price discovery. Tier-1 holos establish floor in the $20-40 range.
- In-event (July 14-19): Live match results drive ±15% intraday on team holos. The MongolZ-FaZe QF1 result is the first major move-trigger.
- Post-event (July 20-August 7): Champion premium peaks. Cycle winner Holo expected to peak +120-180% from opening price.
