Nova | Hyper Beast

Origin Story

The Nova | Hyper Beast, released on February 18, 2016, as part of The Wildfire Collection during Operation Wildfire, features a custom paint job depicting a beastly creature in psychedelic colors. This vibrant design is a key part of the broader Hyper Beast brand, which is widely recognized across multiple weapons. The shotgun's visual identity is dominated by bright cyan, teal, blue, purple, pink, and neon green, with the multi-eyed creature spanning its body. This skin is generally regarded as a premium, collectible Nova finish, appealing to players who appreciate its distinctive and colorful artwork.

Drop Chance

Nova | Hyper Beast is Classified, a Pink-tier skin, rare with strong collector demand. From the Operation Wildfire Case: approximately 1.07% per opening (roughly 1 in 94). The 3.2% Classified tier rate is split across 3 Classified skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.11% from the Operation Wildfire Case (about 1 in 937). 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 0.6. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($43.50): Colors are maximally vibrant, with full neon saturation of blues, purples, greens, and pinks across the entire beast illustration, showing almost no visible wear.
• Minimal Wear ($24.00): The overall Hyper Beast artwork remains very close to Factory New, with minor edge wear starting to show on the barrel tip, pump edges, and receiver corners.
• Field-Tested ($17.29): Visible edge wear appears on the barrel and fore-end, with more pronounced chipping along the receiver and stock edges, and some of the beast’s outline may look scratched.
• Well-Worn ($17.28): Heavy chipping shows on edges and more extensive wear patches along the barrel and stock, with parts of the Hyper Beast design significantly eroded.
• Battle-Scarred ($16.35): Large worn areas are present, especially on the muzzle, pump, receiver edges, and stock, where the beast artwork can be heavily chipped or partially missing.

Model

Hyper Beast uses the legacy Nova model, introduced with Operation Wildfire on February 18, 2016. The inspect animation and third-person appearance match the original CS:GO version.

How to Obtain

The Nova | Hyper Beast is primarily found in the Operation Wildfire Case, which is no longer actively dropping and now appears only as a rare in-game drop. Players can also obtain this Classified shotgun skin through trade-up contracts, using ten lower-rarity skins from The Wildfire Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. For direct purchase, the skin is readily available on the Steam Community Market, third-party marketplaces, and various case-opening or skin-trading sites.

Price Range

Nova | Hyper Beast ranges from $16.35 (Battle-Scarred) to $43.50 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $17.29. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $19.25. The 90-day median is $19.56. The all-time median is $4.75. Volume averages 12 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: It has been custom painted with a beastly creature in psychedelic colors. The design features bright cyan, teal, blue, purple, pink, and neon green over a darker base. In first-person view, the beast’s head and upper body are most visible along the main receiver and fore-end. This skin is visually grouped with other Hyper Beast finishes, known for their psychedelic, horror-creature aesthetic.

Player Rating

Rating: 4.17 / 5
Votes: 3

Sticker Compatibility

The Nova | Hyper Beast's vibrant palette of teal, blue, purple, pink, and neon green pairs well with colorful, neon, or monster-themed stickers. Stickers with blue, teal, purple, or pink accents complement the artwork, while neutral black or white stickers can provide contrast. The front and mid-body sticker positions on the Nova are most visible in first-person view.