Nova | Rising Skull
- 0 - 0.5 Float range
- The Winter Offensive Collection Collection
- $3.84 From, across 4 marketplaces
Nova | Rising Skull puts the Rising Skull pattern on the Nova, at restricted rarity. It drops from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, which arrived on 18 December 2013.
Float runs from 0 to 0.5, which leaves 5 of the five conditions: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.
A StatTrak and Souvenir version exists and usually carries a premium over the plain one.
Right now the cheapest listing sits at $3.84 and the priciest variant at $149.99, across 4 marketplaces. The table below breaks that down by wear.
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
Prices by wear
| Wear | CSFloat | DMarket | Skinport | Waxpeer | Best | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory New FN | $5.55 | $5.59 | $5.41 | $6.04 | $5.41 Skinport | 2 min ago |
| Minimal Wear MW | $4.60 | $6.00 | $4.39 | $4.54 | $4.39 Skinport | 2 min ago |
| Field-Tested FT | $4.14 | $6.06 | $3.99 | $4.35 | $3.99 Skinport | 2 min ago |
| Well-Worn WW | $4.55 | - | - | $30.91 | $4.55 CSFloat | 2 weeks ago |
| Battle-Scarred BS | $5.80 | $5.89 | $3.84 | $7.44 | $3.84 Skinport | 2 months ago |
| Wear | CSFloat | DMarket | Skinport | Waxpeer | Best | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory New FN | $9.83 | $15.98 | $10.74 | $9.99 | $9.83 CSFloat | 4 days ago |
| Minimal Wear MW | $9.65 | $149.99 | $9.58 | $8.89 | $8.89 Waxpeer | just now |
| Field-Tested FT | $5.88 | $9.27 | $6.47 | $6.75 | $5.88 CSFloat | 3 days ago |
| Well-Worn WW | $14.06 | $5.95 | - | $12.59 | $5.95 DMarket | 1 month ago |
| Battle-Scarred BS | $4.84 | - | $5.86 | $10.63 | $4.84 CSFloat | 4 weeks ago |
Lowest active listing per marketplace, as the price a buyer pays. Steam quotes what the seller receives, so its column has Steam's fee added back on, which is why cheap items look so much dearer there. A dash means nothing is listed in that condition at the moment. Trade holds and item float are not reflected here, so check the listing before you buy.
Price history
Cheapest listing for any wear of this skin, one reading a day across every marketplace listed here.
Details
| Weapon | Nova |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Rising Skull |
| Category | Heavy |
| Rarity | Restricted |
| Collection | The Winter Offensive Collection |
| Found in | Winter Offensive Weapon Case |
| Released | 18 December 2013 |
| Conditions | Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred |
| StatTrak | Yes |
| Souvenir | Yes |
| Paint index | 263 |
What the wear names and tags mean
- Factory New (FN)
- Float between 0.00 and 0.07. Paint is untouched, and this is where the price premium sits.
- Minimal Wear (MW)
- Float between 0.07 and 0.15. Light scuffing on edges, usually the sweet spot between looks and cost.
- Field-Tested (FT)
- Float between 0.15 and 0.38. Visible wear across the model. The most traded condition on most skins.
- Well-Worn (WW)
- Float between 0.38 and 0.45. Heavy fading, though on dark patterns the difference is hard to spot in game.
- Battle-Scarred (BS)
- Float between 0.45 and 1.00. The roughest finish, and normally the cheapest way into a skin.
- StatTrak™
- Counts your confirmed kills with that weapon. The counter resets if the item is traded through certain tools, and the version is a separate item on the market.
- Souvenir
- Dropped to viewers during a Major. Carries team and player stickers from that match, which is why prices swing wildly between otherwise identical items.
- Float
- A number from 0 to 1 describing how worn the paint is. Lower is cleaner. Two items in the same condition can look different, and collectors pay extra for the extremes.
