StatTrak™ Nova | Koi (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Koi is a Restricted shotgun finish with a custom paint job inspired by variegated koi scales. The receiver and stock carry cream, red and black patches over a scale pattern, while the barrel and pump stay dark. In Factory New the red reads saturated and the thin scale outlines on the stock stay crisp and even.

Item type: shotgun. Restricted sits in the middle of the rarity scale: noticeably rarer than Mil-Spec, yet not truly rare.

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

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear and Field-Tested. The same quality also exists as the Souvenir version.

Appearance in Factory New

The barrel, magazine tube and ribbed pump are finished in dark grey and black with a faint mottled texture. The receiver switches to a cream base broken by red and black blotches, resembling the markings of a koi fish.

The finish is clean across the whole weapon, with no scratches on the receiver or stock. The red stays deep and the cream scale outlines have sharp edges. At normal distance the koi colouring stands out clearly against the dark front end. Nothing on the paint draws attention away from the pattern.

Factory New wear: float 0–0.07

The whole float range of StatTrak™ Nova | Koi is 0–0.3; Factory New takes the 0–0.07 segment (23% 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 Breakout Collection with 14 skins in total.

The source is Operation Breakout Weapon Case (on sale since Jun 23, 2014).

What it costs in each quality

Among 9 skins of the Nova in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin ranks 7th by price, counting from the dearest.

StatTrak™ version

This is the StatTrak™ version: the counter on the weapon shows confirmed kills. There is also the regular version without the counter. Right now the StatTrak™ version is 38% dearer than the regular one.

Which stickers suit it

Red, black and cream stickers match the koi colouring and blend into the receiver. Gold or white stickers work well on the dark barrel area, where they contrast without clashing with the pattern.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits in the range, since the cream areas show scratches before the red does.
• Look at the receiver edges and the underside of the stock, as these parts wear first.
• Check applied stickers and any name tag, which can change how the receiver looks.
• Compare StatTrak™ and Souvenir offers if you prefer a specific version of this skin.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest red and sharpest scale outlines.
• Sticker crafters who need an untouched receiver as a base.
• A good choice if clean condition matters more than saving.