Nova | Rust Coat

Origin Story

The Nova | Rust Coat was released on December 3, 2020, as part of Operation Broken Fang, and is featured in The Havoc Collection. This shotgun skin is characterized by its heavily rusted exterior surfaces, which are described as still perfectly operational despite their appearance. Its flavor text, "Some people don't need to hide how dirty their deeds are," further emphasizes this worn and unvarnished aesthetic.

Drop Chance

Nova | Rust Coat is Industrial Grade, a common skin tier, one step above Consumer Grade. It can drop as an end-of-match reward from active competitive play on the Havoc Collection item pool. Map drops follow a weighted rarity system that heavily favors common grades, so Industrial Grade drops are uncommon and Valve doesn't publish per-skin odds. There are 3 other Industrial Grade skins in the collection competing for the same drop slot. Most copies enter the market through trade-up contracts or direct purchase at a listed seller's price.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 0.8. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is not available for this skin.

• Factory New ($13.87): The rusted exterior surfaces are at their cleanest, showing the least amount of oxidation.
• Minimal Wear ($11.70): Minor signs of wear begin to appear, with slight darkening of the rusted metal.
• Field-Tested ($7.06): The rust darkens further, and the overall color saturation of the patina finish decreases noticeably.
• Well-Worn ($6.69): The rusted appearance becomes more pronounced, with significant darkening across the weapon's surface.
• Battle-Scarred ($6.62): The patina finish is heavily degraded, resulting in a very dark and desaturated rusted look.

Model

Rust Coat uses the current Nova model, added with Operation Broken Fang on December 3, 2020. The Patina finish responds to CS2's dynamic lighting.

How to Obtain

The Nova | Rust Coat is part of The Havoc Collection. While its original drop source cannot be verified, players can acquire it through trade-up contracts using ten lower-rarity skins from the same collection.

Price Range

Nova | Rust Coat ranges from $6.62 (Battle-Scarred) to $13.87 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $7.06.


The current 7-day median is $7.07. The 90-day median is $11.89. The all-time median is $1.05. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Patina: It is still perfectly operational although the exterior surfaces have rusted. The visual identity of this finish is defined by a heavily rusted, aged metal look with a patina-style surface. The dominant on-screen colors are various shades of brown and orange from the rust.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.50 / 5
Votes: 1

Sticker Compatibility

No specific sticker-craft discussions or common sticker pairings are available for the Nova | Rust Coat.