StatTrak™ Nova | Tempest (Minimal Wear)

The StatTrak™ Nova | Tempest (Minimal Wear) is a mil-spec grade 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. This memento from Seaside has been painted with a wave and cloud motif hydrographic. A storm is coming As a StatTrak version, it includes a built-in kill counter, making it a more premium choice compared to the regular variant.

Color Palette

Disassembled weapon parts are lowered through a floating hydrographic film on the surface of a water tank. The primary color of this skin is composed of a blue tint.

Pattern Style

This Nova has been painted in a "Hydrographic" style, with the Tempest finish. Disassembled weapon parts are lowered through a floating hydrographic film on the surface of a water tank. The film adheres to the primed weapon parts, covering the surface with a pattern. The look of the Tempest finish is affected by its pattern index.

Float Range

This skin is not heavily affected by float variations, and its appearance stays relatively consistent across most copies on the market. The Minimal Wear version keeps the skin looking clean overall, with only small, barely noticeable signs of use on the model.

Rarity & Drop Details

The Nova | Tempest is one of 155 other Shotgun skins. The rarity of the skin is Mil-Spec Grade, which makes the Tempest a pretty common drop with an estimated drop chance of 79.92%. Within the item structure it is a Nova Shotgun, which defines where players typically use it in their loadouts.

Release History

The Nova | Tempest was first introduced to CS2 on September 19th, 2013. It was released as part of the Operation Bravo Case, alongside the "Operation Bravo" update. The Nova | Tempest can be obtained by opening a Operation Bravo Case container. The skin is also part of the The Bravo Collection.

Popularity & Price Trends

With a popularity of 85%, the Nova | Tempest is currently in the top 15% 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.