Heavy Both Sides Shotgun
Nova
Pump-action shotgun. $900 kill reward makes it excellent for economic rounds. Devastating at close range, useless at distance.
Buy Price
$1,050
Kill Reward
$900
Combat Statistics
26
Base Damage
50%
Armor Pen
4x
HS Multiplier
1-tap kill
68
Fire Rate (RPM)
29
DPS (Raw)
8 / 32
Mag / Reserve
0.55s
Reload Time
220
Move Speed (u/s)
0.7
Range Modifier
1
Wall Penetration
Pro Tips for the Nova
1
$900 kill reward — highest of any weapon
2
Aim at neck/head level for one-shot kills
3
Only effective at very close range
4
Great for anti-eco round money farming
45 Available Skins
Browse all Nova skins with live market prices from major marketplaces.
Mil-Spec Blaze Orange
5 wears $21.79 – $553.52
Mil-Spec Modern Hunter
5 wears $24.04 – $325.49
Restricted Baroque Orange
5 wears $85.80 – $164.13
Classified Bloomstick
5 wears $14.44 – $92.86
Mil-Spec Interlock
5 wears $13.76 – $72.24
Consumer Forest Leaves
5 wears $1.84 – $61.95
Classified Hyper Beast
5 wears $14.19 – $43.94
Restricted Sobek's Bite
5 wears $12.42 – $40.32
Consumer Walnut
5 wears $1.57 – $35.60
Restricted Clear Polymer
5 wears $3.26 – $30.66
Mil-Spec Quick Sand
5 wears $16.71 – $29.06
Restricted Red Quartz
4 wears $10.85 – $19.62
Mil-Spec Tempest
3 wears $5.39 – $15.98
Restricted Graphite
2 wears $14.47 – $15.55
Industrial Green Apple
3 wears $11.90 – $14.24
Restricted Toy Soldier
5 wears $0.65 – $14.19
Classified Antique
3 wears $10.57 – $14.14
Restricted Rising Skull
5 wears $4.65 – $10.66
Industrial Rust Coat
5 wears $4.11 – $7.97
Restricted Rising Sun
5 wears $0.49 – $7.95
Restricted Gila
3 wears $4.14 – $6.38
Consumer Moon in Libra
5 wears $5.79 – $6.32
Mil-Spec Plume
5 wears $0.62 – $6.25
Restricted Ocular
5 wears $0.60 – $5.79
Mil-Spec Wurst Hölle
5 wears $0.34 – $4.80
Mil-Spec Ghost Camo
4 wears $2.30 – $4.19
Mil-Spec Yorkshire
5 wears $0.54 – $3.70
Restricted Wild Six
5 wears $0.51 – $3.24
Restricted Koi
3 wears $2.30 – $3.11
Mil-Spec Ranger
5 wears $0.46 – $1.76
Consumer Army Sheen
3 wears $0.92 – $1.04
Consumer Polar Mesh
5 wears $0.01 – $0.74
Consumer Sand Dune
5 wears $0.01 – $0.71
Mil-Spec Wood Fired
5 wears $0.16 – $0.63
Mil-Spec Exo
5 wears $0.33 – $0.58
Mil-Spec Windblown
5 wears $0.22 – $0.51
Mil-Spec Dark Sigil
5 wears $0.06 – $0.46
Consumer Predator
5 wears $0.01 – $0.43
Industrial Turquoise Pour
5 wears $0.03 – $0.27
Industrial Rain Station
3 wears $0.04 – $0.24
Industrial Candy Apple
3 wears $0.11 – $0.22
Industrial Caged Steel
3 wears $0.08 – $0.15
Consumer Currents
5 wears $0.01 – $0.04
Consumer Mandrel
5 wears $0.01 – $0.03
Consumer Marsh Grass
5 wears $0.01 – $0.03
Best Nova Skins by Price
Budget (Under $10)
Mid-Range ($10–$50)
Premium ($50+)
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How much damage does the Nova do in CS2?
- The Nova deals 26 base damage per hit with 50% armor penetration. Headshot multiplier is 4x, meaning a headshot deals 104 damage before armor reduction.
- How much does the Nova cost in CS2?
- The Nova costs $1,050 to buy and gives a $900 kill reward. It's available to both sides players.
- What is the Nova fire rate?
- The Nova fires at 68 rounds per minute (RPM) with a 8-round magazine. Reload time is 0.55 seconds.
- How many skins does the Nova have in CS2?
- The Nova currently has 45 skins available in Counter-Strike 2, ranging across multiple rarity tiers from Consumer Grade to Covert.
- Is the Nova good in CS2?
- Pump-action shotgun. $900 kill reward makes it excellent for economic rounds. Devastating at close range, useless at distance.