Nova | Caged Steel

Description

The Nova | Caged Steel is an extremely budget-friendly option for any team that's low on cash, while being able to provide a deadly surprise to any unaware opponent. The special hex pattern achieved with stencilled metal flake paint and oval cutout hydrographic gives it an exceptionally slick and matte appearance-fitted just right for the ones who prefer operating from the shadows.

History

The Caged Steel finally landed in the world of CS2 on May 1st, 2014, impressing players with both its original design and potency. This striking shotgun was released within the highly anticipated update called "The Hunt Begins," which surely left its mark on the history of the game.

Origin

The skin is rare and highly exclusive: it can't drop from any regular container opening within CS2. That means, this is an extremely unique piece of the Bank Collection and one that's been highly in demand by both collectors and players.

Popularity

Hyped as the skin that is among the most popular in the game, this one gained an astonishing 85% popularity among CS2 players. This high-end skin is determined by the amount the skin sells daily and its market price, indicating demand from players and how well-valued it is in the community.

Rarity

The Nova | Caged Steel is one of the 134 other Shotgun skins, making it a part of the relatively large pool. The Caged Steel has Industrial Grade rarity, which is considered common in-game and is thus more accessible to most players.

Availability

At the average price of $0.13, Nova | Caged Steel presents a pretty cheap skin, but with a nice-looking design. Its availability is rather high because over 1.9 million units are already floating around in public CS2 inventories, which makes it easily accessible for players to buy from different markets.

Versions

The float value for the Nova | Caged Steel in CS2 ranges from 0.00 to 0.20. This allows players to get Factory New, Minimal Wear, and Field-Tested conditions of the skin. The StatTrak and Souvenir versions of the Caged Steel are impossible.

Community sentiment

The Nova | Caged Steel has gained quite a lot of community support: it holds more than 7.8K votes on addskins.gg and a really impressive average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. Its popularity also extends to professional CS2 players such as adren, neo, and pyth, who proudly own and use this skin.

Finish style

The Nova here looks in an "Anodized Multicolored" style with the skin, Caged Steel. It features a mix of bright colors applied in a multi-colored pattern. However, this skin takes on grey as the dominant shade, and it does look sleekly industrial. The pattern index adds more to the overall look of the Caged Steel finish, which makes it little deep and complex in design.