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The Nova | Mandrel (Factory New) is a far more wallet-friendly team surprise for enemies. The grayscale hydrographic pattern of pipes in an intricate weave creates a very sleek and industrial piece. With each shot, Nova | Mandrel shapes the rounds well enough for maximum effectiveness at close quarters.
The Nova | Mandrel first appeared in CS2 competitive play on September 3rd, 2018, in the Paris 2023 Nuke Souvenir Package. It was released together with the "FACEIT 2018 – Ways to Watch" update, adding a fresh and factory new skin for players' shotguns.
This Nova | Mandrel CS2 Factory New skin can be earned when a player opens one of the seven containers that have this inimitable pattern, namely Antwerp 2022 Nuke Souvenir Package, Berlin 2019 Nuke Souvenir Package, Katowice 2019 Nuke Souvenir Package, among others. Further adding to its collectibility, it is also part of The 2018 Nuke Collection.
Such popularity places Nova | Mandrel (Factory New) in the top 25% of the most popular items and additionally gives this skin a 75% popularity rating within the CS2 community. Its consistent sales volume coupled with a relatively high price make it one of the top 25% of the most popular items in the entire game.
The Nova | Mandrel (Factory New) is a skin that belongs to one of the 134 shotgun skins in CS2. Being a Consumer Grade skin, it is the most available grade and can be encountered too often within the gameplay.
The Nova | Mandrel is a Factory New CS2 skin, the prices of which are from $0.01-$0.07, making it super affordable. Moreover, this skin is very available because it is in more than just a few markets, making its access pretty easy. There are 4.3 million units of the Mandrel currently floating in the public CS2 inventories.
Float value of the Nova | Mandrel ranges from 0.00 to 0.50 when the skin is in Factory New condition, hence allowing players to get this skin in all possible exterior forms. What's more, there is also a Souvenir variant of each exterior of Mandrel that allows collectors to add one more option to show up their prized possession.
The Nova | Mandrel (Factory New) has gotten a lot of love within the community, as showcased with over 1.9K votes on addskins.gg, which brings an average rating to 4.6 out of 5 stars. Another validation of its popularity is that the ownership includes professional CS2 such as flusha and s1mple.
This Factory New Nova features the Hydrographic style with an obtrusive Mandrel finish. The disassembled parts of the weapon are first dipped in a water tank that has a hydrographic film floating on its surface. This film sticks to the parts submerged, yielding a skin that is largely gray in color. The pattern index of the Mandrel finish dictates the final look of it, making this an even more unique addition to this slick weapon skin.
According to the forecast, the price of the Nova | Mandrel (Factory New) is expected fall down to $ 0.037 (-26.2%) in a month. After that, in the next quarter it will drop to $ 0.03 (-40.2%). Further ahead, it is pojected to fall to $ 0.034 (-32.6%) in half a year. Then, in a calendar year, it will likely drop to $ 0.04 (-20.4%). Confidence is high — it is advised to sell.







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