Nova | Currents (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This Nova carries a grayscale camouflage-like print dotted with silver bird silhouettes. At Well-Worn bare metal shows through on the muzzle, the pump ribs and the stock edges, and parts of the pattern fade into a patchy grey. The gun reads as a weathered, used tool, which fits the plain character of the design.

Item type: shotgun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Well-Worn

The whole gun is covered in a grayscale hydrographic print: dark charcoal and olive-grey patches overlaid with pale silver bird silhouettes. The birds are most visible on the receiver sides and the wide flat surface of the stock, while the long barrel shows a darker, more mottled section of the pattern.

The muzzle and a good part of the barrel lose their print, and the pump ribs show mostly bare metal. The receiver edges and the toe and heel of the stock are clearly worn, with scratches reaching onto the flatter surfaces. In game the Nova reads as a patchy grey gun with fragments of the pattern. Birds remain recognisable mainly on the receiver sides and the middle of the stock.

Well-Worn quality — float range 0.38–0.45

The float of Nova | Currents ranges from 0 to 0.65; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 11% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Nova | Currents belongs to The Achroma Collection, which holds 20 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 4th of 9 skins Consumer Grade Nova in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Silver, white, black and holo stickers suit the grayscale print and echo the silver birds. Placing them on the receiver keeps the bird pattern on the stock visible, and a single bright accent can work as a contrast against the monochrome finish.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since copies near the top of a range look noticeably cleaner than those near the bottom.
• Look at the muzzle, the pump ribs and the stock edges, as these lose print first.
• Make sure the birds on the receiver sides and the stock are intact, because they carry the whole design.
• On Souvenir copies, check the pre-applied stickers and whether they fit the grey colour scheme.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Players who like a weathered, used look on their shotgun.
• Budget buyers who want the skin at a lower cost than the cleaner grades.
• Conclusion: suits those who value character over cleanliness.