Nova | Smart Gun (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

On this Nova the dark metal front and the purple, brain-marked rear are the two halves that define the look. Well-Worn copies show clear scratching along the stock edges and receiver, so the neon finish looks used rather than fresh. The colour scheme still identifies the skin at a glance in game.

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 Well-Worn

The barrel, magazine tube and ribbed pump are finished in dark metallic grey-blue with a light sheen along the top surfaces. The rear of the receiver and the stock carry the main artwork: violet, magenta and pink tones with curved lines that wrap around the grip.

Wear spreads from the edges onto the receiver and the grip area, and the brain starts losing detail. The pump and barrel show scratched metal along raised parts. In game the colour scheme is still clear, but the surface looks used. Only the central flat areas of the stock keep a fairly clean purple.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The whole float range of Nova | Smart Gun is 0–1; Well-Worn takes the 0.38–0.45 segment (7% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Spy Tech Collection with 17 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Taking Well-Worn as the baseline:

• Factory New — 3.8× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 2% dearer
• Battle-Scarred — 14% cheaper

The comparison uses our cheapest listing of each quality; where there is none, the market reference.

By price this skin is 5th of 10 skins Restricted 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

Holo and foil stickers in violet, pink or blue tones match the neon rear of the gun. Placing them on the dark barrel keeps the brain and stock artwork uncovered, while silver or chrome accents echo the metallic front.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the chosen wear, since lower values keep the brain and stock edges cleaner.
• Inspect the brain near the rear sight, as it is the focal point and loses detail on more worn copies.
• Look at the stock edges and pump ribs, which show wear first.
• Note any stickers or name tag already applied, and whether they fit the purple artwork.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget players who still want the purple colour scheme in game.
• Those who do not inspect the gun closely.
• An affordable option with a used look.