Nova | Polar Mesh (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

Polar Mesh turns the Nova into a grey, low-contrast shotgun with a sprayed net pattern and pale cardboard-stencil patches. In Field-Tested, scuffs on the edges and the pump ridges start to show, which suits the rough spray-paint style rather than spoiling it. The overall pattern is still easy to read on the stock and receiver.

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

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

Appearance in Field-Tested

The finish is sprayed over the whole Nova in off-white, light grey and charcoal, with a mesh-fence stencil leaving a fine net pattern. The stock and grip are mostly dark grey covered by a dense light net, while the ribbed pump shows the net over its ridges.

Wear spreads along the pump ridges, the muzzle and the upper edges of the receiver, where pale paint begins to thin. The butt of the stock may show light scuffs. In game the gun reads as lightly used, and the grey palette hides much of the damage. The centre of the stock and the sides of the receiver still keep a clear pattern.

Field-Tested wear: float 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Nova | Polar Mesh is 0.06–0.8; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (31% 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

The skin’s collection is The Train Collection with 15 skins in total.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Train Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Train Souvenir Package
• Boston 2018 Train Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Train Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Train Souvenir Package

And 6 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Field-Tested quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 38× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.5× dearer
• Well-Worn — 2× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2× cheaper

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

Among 10 skins of the Nova in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 5th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

White, silver, black and holographic stickers blend with the cold grey palette. A single accent in ice blue or red stands out well on the dark receiver. Placing stickers on the receiver side keeps the stock net pattern visible.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the muzzle and pump ridges show the difference first.
• Look at the receiver patches on the inspect screen, as their size and placement vary between copies.
• Check whether the copy is a Souvenir and which stickers are already applied.
• Note any stickers or name tag on a regular copy and decide if they fit the grey palette.

Who the Field-Tested quality suits

• Players who want a skin on the Nova for everyday matches.
• Fans of rough spray-paint camouflage that tolerates scuffs.
• A practical choice for regular play.