HeavyBoth SidesShotgun
CS2 Nova Skins
All 45 Nova finishes in CS2, priced from $0.01 to $400.00. Compare live prices from 9 marketplaces across 5 wear conditions, with float ranges and pattern data on every skin, plus StatTrak™ pricing on 20 of them.
45Available Skins
$0.01Cheapest Skin
$400.00Most Expensive
HeavyBoth SidesShotgun
Nova
The Nova is the people's shotgun: $1,050 for a pump-action that one-shots at close range and pays a game-highest $900 per kill. On anti-eco rounds in tight map areas, no purchase converts kills into next-round rifles more efficiently.
Buy Price
$1,050
Kill Reward
$900
45 Available Skins
Browse all Nova skins with live market prices from major marketplaces.
Mil-SpecBlaze Orange
5 wears$19.46 – $400.00
Mil-SpecModern Hunter
5 wears$15.61 – $296.38
RestrictedBaroque Orange
5 wears$5.17 – $288.88
ClassifiedBloomstick
5 wears$9.42 – $85.73
Mil-SpecInterlock
5 wears$5.57 – $104.02
ConsumerForest Leaves
5 wears$3.42 – $56.94
ClassifiedHyper Beast
5 wears$10.39 – $25.74
RestrictedSobek's Bite
5 wears$4.42 – $17.72
ConsumerWalnut
5 wears$1.49 – $23.81
RestrictedClear Polymer
5 wears$2.37 – $15.25
Mil-SpecQuick Sand
5 wears$3.82 – $9.37
RestrictedRed Quartz
4 wears$5.64 – $11.86
Mil-SpecTempest
3 wears$4.79 – $24.08
RestrictedGraphite
2 wears$9.82 – $10.64
IndustrialGreen Apple
3 wears$7.35 – $9.24
RestrictedToy Soldier
5 wears$0.59 – $11.28
ClassifiedAntique
3 wears$8.49 – $10.12
RestrictedRising Skull
5 wears$4.39 – $8.44
IndustrialRust Coat
5 wears$3.29 – $9.47
RestrictedRising Sun
5 wears$0.33 – $3.76
RestrictedGila
3 wears$3.22 – $7.30
ConsumerMoon in Libra
5 wears$4.30 – $6.24
Mil-SpecPlume
5 wears$0.57 – $3.79
RestrictedOcular
5 wears$0.38 – $3.37
Mil-SpecWurst Hölle
5 wears$0.15 – $1.94
Mil-SpecGhost Camo
4 wears$1.87 – $4.62
Mil-SpecYorkshire
5 wears$0.23 – $1.80
RestrictedWild Six
5 wears$0.33 – $2.28
RestrictedKoi
3 wears$2.01 – $2.94
Mil-SpecRanger
5 wears$0.27 – $1.65
ConsumerArmy Sheen
3 wears$0.44 – $0.66
ConsumerPolar Mesh
5 wears$0.01 – $0.78
ConsumerSand Dune
5 wears$0.01 – $0.80
Mil-SpecWood Fired
5 wears$0.13 – $2.00
Mil-SpecExo
5 wears$0.29 – $0.53
Mil-SpecWindblown
5 wears$0.15 – $0.42
Mil-SpecDark Sigil
5 wears$0.04 – $0.32
ConsumerPredator
5 wears$0.01 – $0.56
IndustrialTurquoise Pour
5 wears$0.01 – $0.16
IndustrialRain Station
3 wears$0.02 – $0.19
IndustrialCandy Apple
3 wears$0.11 – $0.21
IndustrialCaged Steel
3 wears$0.06 – $0.12
ConsumerCurrents
5 wears$0.01 – $0.03
ConsumerMandrel
5 wears$0.01 – $0.04
ConsumerMarsh Grass
5 wears$0.01 – $0.04
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Accuracy & Recoil
Extracted directly from CS2's weapon data files — the exact values the game uses.
0.0070
Standing Inaccuracy
0.0053
Crouching Inaccuracy
0.037
Moving Inaccuracy
143
Recoil Magnitude
20
Recoil Variance
0.46s
Recovery (Standing)
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
Economy Context
Verdict: The Nova is a mid-buy and force rounds weapon at $1,050 — 2 kills at $900 each cover its cost. The Sawed-Off costs $50 more if you're weighing the closest heavy alternative.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why does the Nova give $900 per kill?
- All shotguns pay the game's highest kill reward — three times a rifle's $300 — to compensate for their tiny effective range. The design intent is economic: shotguns are anti-eco and force-buy tools, and the reward makes each close-range pick genuinely bankable.
- Can the Nova one-shot kill?
- Inside a few metres, yes — a full pellet connection on the upper body or any headshot pellet cluster kills even armored opponents. Damage drops off very steeply (0.70 range modifier across nine 26-damage pellets), so past ~10 metres kills take multiple pumps.
- Nova or MAG-7?
- On CT-side with $250 more to spend, the MAG-7 — higher per-pellet damage and a magazine reload. The Nova is the pick for T-side (where the MAG-7 doesn't exist), for both-sides flexibility, and for the absolute cheapest entry into $900 kill rewards.
- 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 players on both sides.
- 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?
- The Nova is the people's shotgun: $1,050 for a pump-action that one-shots at close range and pays a game-highest $900 per kill. On anti-eco rounds in tight map areas, no purchase converts kills into next-round rifles more efficiently.