Nova | Antique (Factory New)

Description

The Nova | Antique Factory New pulls the double duty of being an incredibly cheap-yet-surprisingly capable-budget team weapon, with which you ambush your foes with incredible effect. Fashioned from select cuts of wood, carefully inlaid with gleaming gold, this skin is the result of painstaking hydrographic and dry-transfer decal work. This worn, battle-hardened shotgun speaks volumes about wisdom and packs a wallop to boot, packing enough firepower to make it a contender on the field of battle.

History

One of the most popular skins, the Nova | Antique, was added to CS2 on February 20th, 2014, along with the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case. This is an oval-shaped model with elaborate detailing. The concept of this skin was designed by the well-known community designer "Ancient." Due to its unique elaborative details and antiquated outlook, this skin gained too much attention and popularity among the players.

Origin

The Nova | Antique is one of those Factory New skins. This skin was showcased in the Operation Phoenix Weapon Case container, one that came with an opening for a number of rare weapon skins. This skin is part of the collection entitled The Phoenix Collection, which features various skins known for their intricate designs and historical appearance.

Popularity

The skin of Nova | Antique has gained such high popularity among the community of CS2 players that it has already reached as high as 90% in popularity. This skin, so wanted and demanded, turned into one of the most wanted things in this game considering its very high sales volume which appeared constantly and its premium price in the market.

Rarity

The Nova | Antique is one of 134 other Shotgun skins, making this one of the rather uncommon skins to take. The Antique has a Classified rarity, so it is highly desired because of this drop. Its drop chance is estimated at about 3.2%.

Availability

The price of the CS2 Nova | Antique (Factory New) is very reasonable and varies between $8.77 to $22.42. It's easily available because it's being sold in various markets, and there are 92.3K units of the Antique skin in public CS2 inventories at this time.

Versions

The float value of the Nova | Antique in Factory New condition ranges from 0.00 to 0.07, and that goes to prove just how fresh it looks. Besides, this factory-new version of the Nova | Antique skin is available with a StatTrak, too, making it even more desirable for collectors by tracking kills in style.

Community sentiment

The Nova | Antique has gathered quite a fanbase within the community, as it had more than 3.8K votes on addskins.gg and an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. It is also popular among professional CS2 players, including mixwell, boltz, and szpero, who are proud to show off this Factory New skin.

Finish style

This Nova has a skin called the "Custom Paint Job" style in which an Antique finish is shown; such coloring is highly customizable, having a wide range of colors. For this particular skin, it is a deep brown tint, though pattern variations do not change the unique Antique finish.

Price forecast

According to the forecast, the price of the Nova | Antique (Factory New) is expected grow to $ 13.25 (9.05%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will rise to $ 14.44 (18.85%). Further ahead, it is pojected to increase to $ 15.62 (28.56%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely rise to $ 19.27 (58.6%). Confidence is medium — it is advised to speculative buy.