Nova | Clear Polymer (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Clear Polymer is built around a transparent-casing illusion, and in Battle-Scarred that illusion is heavily worn. Large areas of the edges and raised parts lose paint, leaving a rough, scratched shell over the drawn internals. It is the most affordable way to have this Nova, with a worn look that some players prefer.

Item type: shotgun. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The whole Nova is covered in a pale grey-blue, glass-like finish that imitates a transparent casing. Through the forend a coiled spring is drawn around the magazine tube, and the receiver shows internal parts with bright green highlights.

In Battle-Scarred heavy wear covers the muzzle, forend, receiver edges and large parts of the stock. The drawn internals are interrupted by scratches, and the green details are partly worn away. In game the skin reads as a rough, battered shotgun, with the transparent idea visible mainly on the flatter central surfaces.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–1

The whole float range of Nova | Clear Polymer is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

Nova | Clear Polymer belongs to The Operation Broken Fang Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Operation Broken Fang Case.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 7.1× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 4.7× dearer
• Field-Tested — 25% dearer
• Well-Worn — about the same

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 9 skins Restricted Nova in this quality (the first being the dearest).

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 48% dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Green, silver or holographic stickers match the green highlights and glassy grey-blue shell. Placing them on the receiver keeps the drawn springs on the forend and grip visible.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the see-through effect depends heavily on clean edges.
• Look at the muzzle, the forend edges and the bottom of the stock, as these lose paint first.
• Make sure the green accents on the receiver and near the muzzle are still visible on worn copies.
• Check applied stickers and name tag, as bright or busy stickers can clash with the clean transparent look.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players looking for the cheapest entry to this skin.
• Fans of a rough, battered style.
• Pick it for price and character, not for the clean transparent effect.