The StatTrak™ Nova | Antique (Field-Tested) is a classified Nova skin designed for players who care about both visuals and gameplay comfort. The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been painted using a combination of hydrographics and dry-transfer decals to create the look of a wood stock and gold inlay. With age comes wisdom and stopping power As a StatTrak version, it includes a built-in kill counter, making it a more premium choice compared to the regular variant.
This style enables extremely customized looks in a full range of colors. The primary color of this skin is composed of a brown tint.
Different pattern indexes have no effect on the Antique finish.
This skin is not heavily affected by float variations, and its appearance stays relatively consistent across most copies on the market. Field-Tested copies show more visible scratches and fading, giving the weapon a noticeably used, battle-tested appearance.
The Nova | Antique is one of 155 other Shotgun skins. The rarity of the skin is Classified, which makes the Antique a very rare drop with an estimated drop chance of only 3.2%. Within the item structure it is a Nova Shotgun, which defines where players typically use it in their loadouts.
The Nova | Antique was first introduced to CS2 on February 20th, 2014. It was released as part of the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case, alongside the "The Rise of Operation Phoenix" update. The skin was created by the community designer "Ancient". The Nova | Antique can be obtained by opening a Operation Phoenix Weapon Case container. The skin is also part of the The Phoenix Collection.
With a popularity of 90%, the Nova | Antique is currently extremely popular, which makes it one of the most popular items in CS2. This popularity measurement is based on the daily sales volume and the price of the skin. As a StatTrak variant, it generally trades at a premium over the non-StatTrak version, appealing to players who care about visible kill statistics.