Nova | Rising Skull
Summary
Category
Type
Weapon
Finish
Finish Style
Finish Catalog
263
Pattern Variants
No
Model Version
CS:GO
Popularity
75%
Designer
Workshop
Released
December 18th, 2013
Update
Item Class
Wear Range
Every weapon skin has a wear value, also known as float value, that determines how
scratched it looks and which exterior it belongs to:
| Range | Exterior |
|---|---|
| 0.00 – 0.07 | Factory New (FN) |
| 0.07 – 0.15 | Minimal Wear (MW) |
| 0.15 – 0.38 | Field-Tested (FT) |
| 0.38 – 0.45 | Well-Worn (WW) |
| 0.45 – 1.00 | Battle-Scarred (BS) |
Each skin also has a minimum and maximum wear value, defining its wear range.
The colored line shows the available range for this skin.
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Community Rating
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Liquidity
0%
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Description
The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been customized with an image of a skull using matte paints and an oil-based paint marker. Mr. Izaki, I'm not complaining... but how many shotguns do you need? - Imogen and The Oni, Part 1
History
The Nova | Rising Skull was first introduced to CS2 12 years ago, on
December 18th, 2013.
It was released as part of the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, alongside the
"Winter Offensive" update.
The skin was created by the community designer
"UFOsAreReal".
Origin
The Nova | Rising Skull can be obtained by opening a
Winter Offensive Weapon Case container.
The skin is also part of the
The Winter Offensive Collection.
Popularity
With a popularity of 75%,
the Nova | Rising Skull is currently
in the top 25% of the most popular items in CS2.
This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the
skin.
Rarity
The Nova | Rising Skull is one of 161 other
Shotgun skins.
The rarity of the skin is Restricted,
which makes the Rising Skull
a rather rare drop with an estimated drop chance of 15.98%.
Availability
With a price range between $4.32 and
$12.04,
the Nova | Rising Skull is
a very affordable skin.
Fortunately, it's currently
widely available and can be purchased on multiple different markets.
Versions
The float value of the Nova | Rising Skull ranges from
0.00 to
0.50, which makes
the skin available in all exteriors.
For each exterior, there also exists a StatTrak version for the Rising Skull.
Finish Style
This Nova has been painted in a "Custom Paint Job" style,
with the Rising Skull finish.
This style enables extremely customized looks in a full range of colors.
The primary color of this skin is composed of
a white tint.
Different pattern indexes have no effect on the Rising Skull finish.
The skin uses the old legacy model.
Community Sentiment
The Nova | Rising Skull has received over 9.7K votes on
CSGOSKINS.GG, leading to an average rating of 4.5 out of 5
stars.
The skin is currently also owned by the
professional CS2 players
snax, xyp9x and mixwell.
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