Nova | Predator (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Predator in Battle-Scarred turns the striped Nova into a rough, patchy shotgun with the pattern broken by worn-through areas. The olive and brown tones survive in the recesses, while edges and flat surfaces lose much of the paint. It looks like a well-used field weapon rather than a painted one.

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.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The finish is a spray-painted zebra pattern of olive green and reddish brown stripes running at an angle across the receiver, the ribbed pump and the stock. The pump shows the stripes most strongly, with the ribs breaking each band into short segments.

Paint is worn through across most raised and flat surfaces of the pump, receiver and stock. The barrel and muzzle show mostly bare dark metal. In game the gun reads as a rough, patchy shotgun with only hints of the stripe pattern. Colour survives mainly in recesses and protected spots.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.8

The float of Nova | Predator ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.8 — 47% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Nova | Predator belongs to The Dust 2 Collection, which holds 16 skins.

It drops from:

• Atlanta 2017 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Berlin 2019 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Cologne 2016 Dust II Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• DreamHack 2014 Dust II Souvenir Package
• DreamHack Cluj-Napoca 2015 Dust II Souvenir Package

And 7 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 5th 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

Stickers in olive, brown, beige or muted gold tones blend with the striped finish. Placing them on the receiver keeps the stripes on the pump visible. Bright neon colours tend to clash with the field palette.

What to check before buying

• Factory New copies sit in a narrow float band, so compare floats carefully if you want the cleanest one.
• Look at the front of the pump and the muzzle, since these show wear first.
• Souvenir copies come with stickers already applied, so check whether they suit you.
• Check for a name tag or stickers that may not match the earthy colour scheme.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who like heavily worn, rugged-looking weapons.
• Budget buyers looking for the cheapest grade of this skin.
• In short: for those who value a battered look over the pattern.