Souvenir Nova | Marsh Grass (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Nova | Marsh Grass covers the shotgun in golden grass blades on a dark olive base, a pattern meant to look like marsh camouflage. The skin's float range ends early, so Battle-Scarred is less damaged than on many other finishes. Expect heavy rubbing on edges and ribs while the main reed texture remains readable.

Item type: shotgun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, barrel and stock are covered in a dark olive-brown base with a dense overlay of thin golden grass stalks crossing in every direction. The pump forend is a solid tan colour with deep ribs, and the same tan ribbing appears on the grip section of the stock.

The muzzle, pump ribs and grip ribbing carry the heaviest rubbing, and the barrel pattern is broken in places. The edges of the receiver and the bottom of the stock are visibly worn. Because the float range ends early, the damage stops short of the most extreme look. The reed texture on the broad sides of the stock and receiver is still readable in game.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–0.55

The float of Souvenir Nova | Marsh Grass ranges from 0 to 0.55; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–0.55 — 18% 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

Souvenir Nova | Marsh Grass belongs to The Radiant Collection, which holds 28 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 8th of 9 skins Consumer Grade Nova in this quality (the first being the dearest).

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

Gold, brown and olive stickers blend with the reed pattern and keep the hunting-camo theme intact. Placing them on the dark receiver or the stock keeps the tan pump ribbing clean, while a single green or black accent can add contrast without breaking the look.

What to look at before you buy

• Look at the float within the wear grade, since a low value keeps the pump ribs and muzzle cleaner.
• Check the tan ribbing on the pump and grip first, as these raised parts lose the finish earliest.
• Souvenir copies come with pre-applied stickers, so decide whether you want them or a plain copy.
• There is no StatTrak version of this skin, so do not look for one.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget entry for players who want this camo on their Nova.
• Fans of heavy wear, here softened by the early end of the float range.
• The cheapest way into the skin with the pattern still readable.