Nova | Rising Sun (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

The Rising Sun pattern pairs a dark metal barrel and ribbed pump with a colourful receiver and stock in a stained glass style. At Minimal Wear the pink and red segments look practically untouched, and any marks sit on edges where they are hard to notice in play. It gives nearly the same look as the cleanest grade at a more relaxed entry point.

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 Minimal Wear

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.

Light marks may appear on the receiver edges and the corners of the stock. The colour panels themselves look intact and the outlines stay sharp. At normal distance this grade is hard to tell apart from Factory New. The barrel and pump still look clean.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of Nova | Rising Sun is 0–1; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (8% 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 Fever Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Fever Case.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Minimal Wear as the baseline:

• Factory New — 3.3× dearer
• Field-Tested — 1.9× cheaper
• Well-Worn — 2.1× cheaper
• Battle-Scarred — 2.2× 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 12th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ and Souvenir

There is also a the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon tracks kills. Right now it is 1.7× dearer than the regular one. There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

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 Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look without paying for the top grade.
• Sticker crafters, since the light marks do not interfere with the artwork.
• A sensible balance between appearance and cost.