Souvenir Nova | Ocular (Well-Worn)

Skin overview

This Nova carries a surrealist pattern of eyes, stripes and abstract shapes over a teal base. In Well-Worn the paint has visibly thinned on the pump, receiver edges and stock, giving the artwork a weathered, faded character. The motif still comes through, but it reads as a used tool rather than a fresh canvas.

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.

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

How the skin looks in Well-Worn

The barrel and magazine tube are painted in a teal-blue gradient, with a halftone dot pattern fading in near the dark muzzle and an orange ring at the tip. The pump is wrapped in ribbed cream bands with dark outlines, giving it a sculpted, almost organic look.

The pump ribs show patches of bare metal, and the barrel has heavier scratches along its top. Receiver edges and the stock heel are clearly chipped, and colours look duller overall. In game the pattern feels faded but recognisable. The larger eyes on the stock still keep their shape.

Well-Worn wear: float 0.38–0.45

The float of Souvenir Nova | Ocular ranges from 0 to 1; the Well-Worn quality covers 0.38–0.45 — 7% 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 | Ocular belongs to The Genesis Collection, which holds 17 skins.

It drops from Sealed Genesis Terminal.

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.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in teal, cream or orange match the palette and blend well with the artwork. Holo or eye-themed designs placed on the receiver or along the barrel echo the surrealist motif without covering the main eyes.

What to look at before you buy

• Check the float position within the wear range, since a low float in a worn grade can look noticeably cleaner.
• Inspect the pump ribs and the muzzle first, as these parts lose paint earliest.
• Look at the eyes on the receiver to make sure the key motif is not scratched off.
• Note any stickers or name tag, which can add to the look but are rarely valued above their own cost.

Who should buy Well-Worn

• Budget buyers who still want the eyes and colours to be recognisable.
• Players who like a weathered, used look.
• An affordable way to get the design with some character.