Nova | Rising Sun (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Rising Sun covers the shotgun in a stained glass Japanese motif: pale pink blossoms, red accents and a sun over dark teal shapes on the stock, all split into segments by thin dark lines. In Factory New the glass-like panels keep their full colour and sharp outlines, so the small details on the receiver stay readable. This is the grade for a buyer who wants the artwork exactly as designed.

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

Gunsmith: several techniques combined on one item; some parts rub off, others only dull.

Appearance in Factory New

The barrel is left in dark gunmetal with a silver front cap, and the ribbed pump is also dark with a cool grey sheen. The receiver carries the main artwork: pale pink and white blossoms, red accents and small decorative markings, divided into stained glass segments by dark outlines. The stock continues the motif with a red and orange sun, dark teal shapes and pink flowers, while the ribbed grip area stays dark. On worn copies the paint goes first on the receiver edges, the raised areas around the trigger and the bottom and edges of the stock.

The receiver and stock show clean, saturated segments with crisp dark outlines. The fine markings on the receiver are fully legible. The barrel and pump keep an even dark finish. In game the pink and red panels read brightly against the dark front half.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The float of Nova | Rising Sun ranges from 0 to 1; the Factory New quality covers 0–0.07 — 7% 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 | Rising Sun belongs to The Fever Collection, which holds 17 skins.

The source is Fever Case.

Price by quality

Compared with the Factory New quality, the others go like this:

• Minimal Wear — 3.3× cheaper
• Field-Tested — 6.1× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 6.7× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 7.3× cheaper

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

Among 13 skins of the Nova in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 11th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

This skin has a the StatTrak™ version with a kill counter. Right now it is 2.1× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in pink, red, white or gold match the blossom and sun palette of the receiver. Dark or teal stickers can sit on the plain barrel area without competing with the artwork.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since the receiver edges and stock change noticeably between low and high values.
• Inspect the bottom and edges of the stock, as they lose paint first.
• Look at the small markings on the receiver to judge how crisp the artwork still is.
• Note any stickers or name tag and whether they suit the pink and red artwork.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the stained glass artwork with full colour and sharp outlines.
• Sticker crafters who need a clean base for a matching palette.
• The choice for buyers who value the design above all.