Nova | Rising Skull

Origin Story

The Nova | Rising Skull, released on December 18, 2013, as part of The Winter Offensive Collection, features a skull image applied with matte paints and an oil-based paint marker. This design gives the shotgun a customized, hand-painted appearance. The skin's visual identity is centered on this skull motif.

Drop Chance

Nova | Rising Skull is Restricted, a Purple-tier skin in the upper half of the rarity ladder. From the Winter Offensive Weapon Case: approximately 4.00% per opening (roughly 1 in 25). The 15.98% Restricted tier rate is split across 4 Restricted skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.40% from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case (about 1 in 250). 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 0.5. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New (No Recent Price): The custom painted skull image appears pristine with no visible wear on the matte surface.
• Minimal Wear ($7.20): The first signs of abrasion may appear along the edges of the weapon, but the skull motif remains largely intact.
• Field-Tested ($7.24): Noticeable wear begins to show on contact points and edges, with some scuffing on the custom paint job.
• Well-Worn ($10.27): Significant wear and paint loss affect larger areas of the weapon, degrading the clarity of the skull design.
• Battle-Scarred ($6.38): The custom paint job is heavily worn, with much of the skull image obscured by extensive paint loss and scratches.

Model

Rising Skull uses the legacy Nova model, introduced with Winter Offensive on December 18, 2013. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Nova | Rising Skull is available from The Winter Offensive Collection and can be found in the Winter Offensive Weapon Case. Players can also acquire this Restricted rarity skin through trade-up contracts, using ten lower-rarity skins from The Winter Offensive Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. For direct purchase, players can find this skin on the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, or various case-opening and skin-trading sites.

Price Range

Nova | Rising Skull ranges from $6.38 (Battle-Scarred) to No Recent Price (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $7.24. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is No Recent Price. The 90-day median is $6.25. The all-time median is $0.91. Volume averages 0 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been customized with an image of a skull using matte paints and an oil-based paint marker. The visual identity of the skin centers on this skull motif. The Nova's pump and receiver are the most visible parts of the weapon in first-person gameplay.

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