Nova Skins in CS2: All 47 Skins
All 47 Nova skins in Counter-Strike 2 with images, rarity, float ranges and the cases they drop from, plus the best and most popular Nova skins.
The Nova is the cheap pump-action shotgun for both teams. It is a cheap anti-eco and close-range pick.
There are 47 Nova skins in CS2 right now: 3 Classified, 13 Restricted, 14 Mil-Spec Grade, 7 Industrial Grade, 10 Consumer Grade. The most recent case with a Nova skin is the Fever Case (2025).
Best and most popular Nova skins
Nova skin wear and StatTrak facts
- Only Factory New / Minimal Wear (1): Graphite. Every copy looks clean, so compare floats and patterns instead of wear.
- All five wears: 35 of 47 skins go from Factory New to Battle-Scarred.
- StatTrak: 20 of 47 Nova skins come in StatTrak (case skins); the other 27 are collection-only.
Newest and oldest Nova skins
The newest case skins for the Nova came in the Fever Case (2025-02): Rising Sun. The oldest are from the Operation Bravo Case (2013-09): Tempest. Since 2022, 2 new cases have added Nova skins.
All 47 Nova skins by rarity
Linked skins open their price and trade-up page on CS2TradeUp.gg.
Classified 3 skins
Restricted 13 skins
Mil-Spec Grade 14 skins
Industrial Grade 7 skins
Consumer Grade 10 skins
Where Nova skins come from
19 weapon cases contain a Nova skin, from the Operation Bravo Case (2013) to the Fever Case:
- Fever Case (2025)
- Kilowatt Case (2024)
- Snakebite Case (2021)
- Operation Broken Fang Case (2020)
- Shattered Web Case (2019)
- Danger Zone Case (2018)
- Horizon Case (2018)
- Clutch Case (2017)
- Glove Case (2016)
- Gamma Case (2016)
- Operation Wildfire Case (2016)
- Falchion Case (2015)
- Operation Phoenix Weapon Case (2014)
- eSports 2014 Summer Case (2014)
- eSports 2013 Winter Case (2014)
- Operation Breakout Weapon Case (2014)
- Winter Offensive Weapon Case (2013)
- CS:GO Weapon Case 2 (2013)
- Operation Bravo Case (2013)
Counting every source, Nova skins belong to 45 collections: the case collections above plus map collections (Souvenir packages and weekly drops) and newer Armory collections. See every CS2 case and the case odds.
Trade up instead of buying? Restricted to Covert Nova skins can come out of a trade-up (10 inputs one rarity lower, at least one from the same collection). Check the odds and cost in the trade-up calculator first, and read how trade-ups work.
Other heavy: XM1014 skins, MAG-7 skins, Sawed-Off skins, M249 skins, Negev skins. All weapons: CS2 skins by weapon.
Frequently asked questions
How many Nova skins are there in CS2?
There are 47 Nova skins: 3 Classified, 13 Restricted, 14 Mil-Spec Grade, 7 Industrial Grade, 10 Consumer Grade.
What are the rarest Nova skins?
The highest-rarity Nova skins are the Classified ones; old collection skins that no longer drop are the scarcest.
Which cases have Nova skins?
Fever Case, Kilowatt Case, Snakebite Case, Operation Broken Fang Case, Shattered Web Case, Danger Zone Case, Horizon Case, Clutch Case, Glove Case, Gamma Case, Operation Wildfire Case, Falchion Case….
Can you trade up to a Nova skin?
Yes, for Restricted, Classified and Covert Nova skins. Use 10 inputs one rarity lower, including at least one from the skin's collection, and check the odds in the CS2TradeUp.gg calculator first.