Nova | Smart Gun Skin Details
Nova | Smart Gun is a Restricted shotgun skin from The Spy Tech Collection. It does not drop from a weapon case. Its float range is 0.00 to 1.00, so it exists in all five wear levels, from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. Valve describes the finish as follows: “It has been custom painted with a brain near the rear sight, designed to appear embedded in the weapon, and finished with metallic silver paint.” Its flavor text reads “The marriage of tech and organics”.
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You can trade the Nova | Smart Gun on SkinsMonkey for other CS2 skins. The Nova’s excellent value makes it a strong contender for close-quarters engagements, especially for teams on a tight budget. This Restricted rarity shotgun skin features a distinctive “Gunsmith” finish, making it a popular choice for personalizing your in-game arsenal.
Historical Record
The Nova | Smart Gun made its debut in CS2 on July 8th, 2026, introduced as part of the “Arabesque, Tech, Fruits & Racing” update. This unique cosmetic was brought to life by community designer “SerQ”. It is exclusively available as an item from The Spy Tech Collection, meaning it cannot be acquired through opening standard weapon cases.
Market Demand
Boasting an impressive 94% popularity rating, the Nova | Smart Gun is considered extremely popular within the CS2 community. As a Restricted rarity skin, it presents a rather rare drop chance of approximately 15.98%. Explore more Nova skins available for trade on SkinsMonkey.
Design Description
This Nova showcases the specialized “Gunsmith” finish style, which expertly combines elements of patina with custom painted details. The visual design prominently features a brain-like motif positioned near the rear sight, giving the impression of being integrated into the weapon itself. This central element is highlighted by metallic silver paint against a vibrant backdrop of purple and pink colors. The pattern on the Smart Gun remains static, unaffected by different pattern indexes.
Basic Parameters
The Nova | Smart Gun is readily available across the entire spectrum of wear conditions, with its float value ranging comprehensively from 0.00 to 1.00. This ensures that players can find versions from Factory New to Battle-Scarred. While StatTrak™ technology is not offered for this particular skin, collectors and players can obtain special Souvenir editions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Counter-Strike 2 has 1,349 weapon finishes, 603 knives, 94 glove finishes and 63 agents as of September 2026 - this wiki lists all of them on individual pages.
CS2 has 7 rarity tiers: Consumer Grade (white), Industrial Grade (light blue), Mil-Spec (blue), Restricted (purple), Classified (pink), Covert (red) and Contraband (orange) - plus the gold ★ Extraordinary tier for knives and gloves.
The M4A4 | Howl is the rarest CS2 skin: it is the only item ever given the Contraband tier, after Valve pulled it from the drop pool in 2014 over a copyright dispute, so its supply can only shrink.
Float is a number between 0.00 and 1.00 fixed when a skin is created, and it sets the skin’s wear level: Factory New 0.00–0.07, Minimal Wear 0.07–0.15, Field-Tested 0.15–0.38, Well-Worn 0.38–0.45, Battle-Scarred 0.45–1.00.
Floats above 0.95 are less common than middle values, and traders are willing to pay a lot for both extremes - the lowest floats in Factory New and the highest in Battle-Scarred. A float gets assigned to a skin upon opening and can’t change over time.
No, each finish has its own float range set by the designer: the AWP | Dragon Lore runs 0.00–0.70, so it never appears above that value, while some knives cap far lower.
The pattern index (or seed) is a number that decides where the finish texture lands on the weapon model; a Case Hardened skin has 1,000 possible seeds, and the high-blue “blue gem” seeds trade at 10–100× the price of an ordinary one.
CS2 cosmetics split into 14 types: knives, gloves, pistols, assault rifles, AWP, SMGs and heavy weapons on the weapon side, plus agents, cases and containers, charms, music kits, patches, pins and graffiti.
Yes, every CS:GO skin, sticker and case carried over to Counter-Strike 2 when the game replaced CS:GO on 27 September 2023, with upgraded models, and they trade exactly like items released after the switch.
Open the skin’s page in this wiki: it shows the current price at all five wear levels, how many listings are live at each level, and the float range that decides which levels the skin can reach.
The top of the market is Case Hardened items with rare blue patterns: an AK-47 | Case Hardened #661 in StatTrak Factory New sold for over $1,000,000 in June 2024, and the unique Factory New Karambit | Case Hardened #387, the only copy of its kind, has drawn offers as high as $1,500,000. Souvenir AWP | Dragon Lore rifles with rare Katowice 2014 sticker crafts have sold for over $150,000.
Yes, CS2 skins trade on third-party marketplaces for real money, unlike the Steam Community Market, where balance stays inside Steam.
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