StatTrak™ Nova | Wild Six (Minimal Wear)

Skin overview

This copy carries the same rusted-copper scheme with the WILD stencil and the teal stock panel, and at normal viewing distance it is hard to tell apart from a fresh one. Any light marks sit on edges and get lost in the painted weathering. It is the grade for a buyer who wants a near-clean look without paying for the top condition.

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, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. The same quality also exists as the Souvenir version.

How the skin looks in Minimal Wear

The forend is the focal point: copper-orange with fine ribbed grooves and darker rust streaks running along it. The receiver continues the copper and brown tones, with a light WILD stencil near the ejection area.

Small specks may appear on the front edge of the forend and the corners of the stock. They are hard to separate from the painted rust and do not show at normal distance. The lettering, the number panel and the receiver remain clean. In practice it looks almost identical to Factory New.

Minimal Wear quality — float range 0.07–0.15

The whole float range of StatTrak™ Nova | Wild Six is 0–0.8; Minimal Wear takes the 0.07–0.15 segment (10% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Clutch Collection with 17 skins in total.

The source is Clutch Case.

What it costs in each quality

Among 9 skins of the Nova in the Restricted grade and this quality, this skin is the most affordable.

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 1.8× dearer than the regular one.

Stickers and crafts

Rusty orange, brown and teal stickers continue the post-apocalyptic palette, and stencil-style or worn-look designs suit it best. Placements on the receiver near the WILD lettering or on the stock beside the number panel keep the forend's ribbed artwork visible.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within its wear grade, since a low float keeps the forend and stock edges noticeably cleaner.
• Look at the WILD stencil and the teal number panel, as these details show wear early and define the skin's look.
• Inspect the forend edges and stock corners in the inspect view, because that is where the copper wears through first.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag to make sure they suit the orange-teal scheme.

Who the Minimal Wear quality suits

• Players who want a near-clean look and are happy to pay less than for the top grade.
• Crafters, since minor edge marks disappear in the painted weathering.
• Conclusion: the sensible middle ground between looks and cost.