Among Driver Gloves finishes, Lunar Weave has stayed easy to recognize at a glance. Valve’s own description frames it as a material story: midnight-blue suede woven together with jet-black leather, aimed at a look that does not date quickly. Spin it in your inventory and the split becomes obvious—suede carries the color fields, leather gives structure—instead of reading as one flat dark slab.

<i>Think of it this way… don’t get blood on your hands.</i>

Release date

Lunar Weave arrived on 28 November 2016 with the Brothers In Arms update, the same patch that brought Driver Gloves into Counter-Strike. For many veterans, that date marks the start of the “glove era”: gloves shifted from rare curiosities into a long-term chase category, and Lunar Weave landed on the classic, wear-friendly side of that line.

Designer

This finish was designed in-house by Valve. There is no loud collaboration hook—the pitch is contrast and restraint, which matches the official “timeless” wording more than any hype cycle.

Which case

Public records tie slick_black (Lunar Weave) to the Brothers In Arms update on 2016-11-28, when it entered the loot tables alongside the Glove Case. If you are shopping on marketplaces such as C5GAME, using “Brothers In Arms + Glove Case” as a timeline anchor helps confirm early glove-era output rather than a later one-off event skin.

Skin highlights

• Item / category: Driver Gloves
• Finish: Lunar Weave
• Rarity: Ancient
• Float range: 0.06 ~ 0.8

Midnight suede and black leather read dark, tactical, and night-ops—natural partners for deep jackets and clean, muted rifles. Float runs from 0.06 up to 0.8, so the band is wide: lower wear usually keeps suede gradients softer; higher wear hardens edges and makes color blocks feel more “broken in.” Do not trust a single screenshot—match the float tier you want and inspect in-game from several angles.

Why it stands out

First, the palette stays out of the way. It works as a foundation glove for a full loadout without fighting your primary skin. Second, Ancient sits at the top of the glove tier list, so grade and where wear lands—knuckles, palms, stitch lines—swing the look more than on lower rarities. Third, it has been in the game since late 2016 and still holds up across meta shifts because it leans on texture and contrast, not a trendy accent color. Fourth, the flavor line has a dry, cold humor; pairing it with a clean, restrained kit—fewer blood splatters and sticker noise—lets the gloves do the talking and usually looks more coherent than stacking matching decals.