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Lowest ask$6.40-0.3%
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Nova | Rising Skull

The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been customized with an image of a skull using matte paints and an oil-based paint marker. Mr. Izaki, I'm not complaining... but how many shotguns do you need? - Imogen and The Oni, Part 1

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Marketplace pricing

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Buff163 logoBuff163Verifiedbuy order $5.90$6.4062Visit
DMarket logoDMarketVerifiedbuy order $6.33 · buy order count 11$6.526Visit
Skinswap Cn logoSkinswap CnVerified$6.5756Visit
Buffmarket logoBuffmarketVerified$6.6248Visit
Csmoney logoCsmoneyVerified$6.658Visit
Csgo500 logoCsgo500Verified$6.7015Visit
Ecosteam logoEcosteamVerifiedbuy order $6.16 · buy order count 5$6.8147Visit
Haloskins logoHaloskinsVerified$6.8128Visit

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About Nova | Rising Skull

The Nova | Rising Skull is a Restricted rarity. The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been customized with an image of a skull using matte paints and an oil-based paint marker. Mr. Izaki, I'm not complaining... but how many shotguns do you need? - Imogen and The Oni, Part 1 It is part of the The Winter Offensive Collection and is available in multiple wear conditions ranging from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. It is unboxed from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, where skins of its tier come out in roughly 15.98% of openings. Its float range of 0.00 to 0.50 covers every exterior from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. The finish is dominated by gray. StatTrak and Souvenir versions exist alongside the standard finish, each with its own market.

Where to buy Nova | Rising Skull at the lowest price

The cheapest current listing is $6.40 on Buff163. On Steam Community Market the price is $9.70, while Buff163 listings start at $6.40. At $6.40 it is a mid-range pickup by CS2 standards. Prices update continuously across 23marketplace sources and may vary with demand, listing availability and each platform's fees.

Nova damage and stats in CS2

In-game values read from the CS2 game files, shared by every Nova skin.
Base damage26
Headshot4x
Armor penetration50%
Shots per minute68
Magazine8
Reserve ammo32
Kill award$900.00
Buy price$1,050.00

The Nova costs $1,050.00 in game, deals 26 base damage per shot and pays $900.00 per kill. It fires semi-automatically at 68 shots per minute, keeps 50% of its damage through armor, holds 8 shots per magazine with 32 in reserve and lets you move at 220 units per second. Skins are cosmetic only: a Nova finish never changes these numbers.

Nova | Rising Skull market data and statistics

Active listings635
Price range$6.40 - $15.75
Marketplaces23
Liquidity90%Highly liquid, sells within hours

Nova | Rising Skull price analysis

Based on historical price change data across multiple timeframes.
Short-term, 1d to 14dStrongly Bearish
24h-0.31%
7d-5.47%
14d-12.69%

Nova | Rising Skull is facing strong short-term selling pressure. Prices have dropped notably in recent days, buyers may find good entry points.

Long-term, 30d to 90dStrongly Bearish
30d-13.40%
60d-16.23%
90d-20.69%

Nova | Rising Skull has declined significantly over the long term. Persistent selling pressure suggests reduced collector interest or increased supply.

Nova | Rising Skull price history

Daily reference price recorded by Skinstrack since Oct 20, 2025.
High, Apr 2, 2026$12.88
Low, Oct 27, 2025$6.04
Now vs high-50.3%
Recorded sinceOct 20, 2025

Since Oct 20, 2025, Nova | Rising Skull has traded between $6.04 on Oct 27, 2025 and $12.88 on Apr 2, 2026. At the current reference price of $6.40 it sits 50.3% below that high and 6.0% above that low. Csmoney set the reference price on 28 of the last 84 recorded days.

Nova | Rising Skull prices by exterior condition

Nova | Rising Skull is available in 5 exterior conditions: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred. Below are the lowest prices and listing counts for each. Supply is widest in Factory New with 635 listings across 23 markets.
ExteriorTypeLowest pricevs FNListingsMarketplace
Factory NewStandard$6.40-635Buff163 logoBuff163
Minimal WearStandard$4.56-28.8%490Csmoney logoCsmoney
Field-TestedStandard$3.79-40.8%346Csmoney Trade logoCsmoney Trade
Well-WornStandard$4.37-31.7%72CSFloat logoCSFloat
Battle-ScarredStandard$4.74-25.9%102CSFloat logoCSFloat
Factory NewStatTrak™$11.32-395Haloskins logoHaloskins
Minimal WearStatTrak™$9.65-14.8%316CSFloat logoCSFloat
Field-TestedStatTrak™$4.99-55.9%819Csmoney Trade logoCsmoney Trade
Well-WornStatTrak™$7.77-31.4%83Steam logoSteam
Battle-ScarredStatTrak™$4.77-57.9%28Skinport logoSkinport
Factory NewSouvenirN/A---
Minimal WearSouvenirN/A---
Field-TestedSouvenirN/A---
Well-WornSouvenirN/A---
Battle-ScarredSouvenirN/A---

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