Nova | Rising Sun

Origin Story

The Nova | Rising Sun was released on April 1, 2025, as part of the Spring Forward update and is included in The Fever Collection. Its custom-painted design resembles a stained glass Japanese motif, giving the shotgun a distinctive visual. The flavor text, "Wait 'til you see it in the sun," suggests the skin's vibrant colors and intricate details are best appreciated in bright light.

Drop Chance

Nova | Rising Sun is Restricted, a Purple-tier skin in the upper half of the rarity ladder. From the Fever Case: approximately 3.20% per opening (roughly 1 in 31). The 15.98% Restricted tier rate is split across 5 Restricted skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.32% from the Fever Case (about 1 in 313). These per-skin odds assume equal weighting within tier — Valve publishes tier rates but doesn't formally confirm even distribution across skins in a tier.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 1. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($6.83): The stained glass Japanese motif is at its most vibrant, with crisp panel lines and clean surfaces across the receiver and barrel.
• Minimal Wear ($1.45): The intricate motif remains largely intact, showing only very light edge wear on high-contact areas like the foregrip and receiver edges.
• Field-Tested ($0.66): Visible chipping appears along the edges of the receiver and barrel, and the stained glass pattern may show mild dulling in some segments.
• Well-Worn ($0.55): The design exhibits noticeable chipping and wear on most hard edges, with portions of the motif becoming interrupted or partially obscured.
• Battle-Scarred ($0.57): Heavy wear is present across the skin, with significant base exposure on the stock and barrel, though the core color scheme of the motif remains readable.

Model

Rising Sun uses the current Nova model, added with Spring Forward on April 1, 2025. The Gunsmith finish responds to CS2's dynamic lighting.

How to Obtain

The Nova | Rising Sun is found within The Fever Collection. Players interested in a specific wear can acquire it directly from the Steam Community Market or third-party marketplaces. For those seeking a StatTrak enabled version, it is available to track in-game kills. Additionally, the skin can be acquired via trade-up contracts using ten lower-rarity Mil-Spec skins from The Fever Collection. Skin-trading sites also offer another avenue for obtaining this skin.

Price Range

Nova | Rising Sun ranges from $0.57 (Battle-Scarred) to $6.83 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $0.66. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $0.73. The 90-day median is $0.79. The all-time median is $0.69. Volume averages 424 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Gunsmith: It has been custom painted to resemble a stained glass Japanese motif. This design likely features warm tones such as reds, oranges, and yellows, framed by dark or neutral lines. In first-person view, the most prominent areas are the receiver and the upper barrel of the shotgun.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.50 / 5
Votes: 6

Sticker Compatibility

Stickers in red, orange, yellow, black, white, or metallic gold could complement the stained glass Japanese motif of the Nova | Rising Sun. The most visible sticker slots in first-person are typically on the receiver and upper barrel.