Souvenir Nova | Bloomstick (Field-Tested)

Skin overview

In Field-Tested the red receiver and stock with dark branches and pale flowers still define the Nova from a distance. Scuffs appear on the edges of the receiver and along the stock, and the gloss looks less even. The overall cherry blossom motif remains clearly readable.

Item type: shotgun. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Custom Paint Job: hand-painted across the whole body; this is the type where wear shows most, the artwork rubs down to metal.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the StatTrak™ version.

Appearance in Field-Tested

The barrel, magazine tube and ribbed pump forend are finished in dark gunmetal grey and form a plain front half. The receiver and stock are painted bright red with black branches and small pale pink blossoms running along them, airbrushed by hand under a high-gloss topcoat.

Scuffs spread along the receiver edges, the stock top and the butt end, with the red looking slightly dulled in those spots. Some blossoms near the edges lose a little detail. In game the cherry blossom design still reads clearly. The central parts of the stock and the dark front stay tidy.

Field-Tested quality — float range 0.15–0.38

The whole float range of Souvenir Nova | Bloomstick is 0.06–0.8; Field-Tested takes the 0.15–0.38 segment (31% 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 eSports 2014 Summer Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is eSports 2014 Summer Case (on sale since Jul 9, 2014).

Souvenir version

This is the Souvenir version: such copies dropped to tournament viewers in souvenir packages; the team stickers and signatures on them cannot be removed or chosen. Souvenir items never carry StatTrak™. There is also the regular version without tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Red, black, white and gold stickers sit well with the cherry blossom artwork. Placements on the dark barrel or pump stand out cleanly, while stickers on the red receiver should not cover the blossoms.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the receiver edges and the top of the stock, where the red paint wears first.
• Compare the float with the range of the chosen grade, especially for Factory New, which covers only a narrow band for this skin.
• Look at the butt end of the stock, since wear there is visible in the inspect view.
• Make sure stickers or a name tag match the red and black scheme if they are already applied.

Who should buy Field-Tested

• Players who use the Nova often and want the full blossom design readable.
• Buyers looking for a balance between condition and cost.
• Conclusion: a solid everyday choice.