Nova | Predator (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Predator is a Consumer Grade shotgun finish with zebra-like stripes in olive green and reddish brown. In Factory New the stripes stay crisp and the two colours separate cleanly along the pump and stock. The float range starts close to the top of this grade, so Factory New copies sit in a narrow band.

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.

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

How the skin looks in Factory New

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. The barrel and magazine tube stay dark with only light green spray patches, so the striping is concentrated on the middle and rear of the gun. On worn copies the paint goes first from the edges of the pump, the front of the forend, the muzzle and the lower edge of the stock, then from the flat sides of the receiver.

The stripes are complete on every part, with sharp borders between green and brown. The pump ribs, receiver edges and stock carry no visible scuffs. In game the gun looks uniform and fresh. The barrel keeps its dark tone with the green patches intact.

Factory New wear: float 0.06–0.07

The float of Nova | Predator ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% 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 | 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 10 skins Consumer Grade Nova in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

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 look at before you buy

• 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 Factory New

• Collectors who want the cleanest stripes on this Nova.
• Sticker crafters who need crisp colour borders as a base.
• In short: the pick for a fully intact pattern.