Nova | Clear Polymer (Factory New)

The Nova | Clear Polymer (Factory New) is a Restricted shotgun skin that appears to have a see-through casing, exposing the mechanism inside the weapon. Factory New shows that transparent effect at its sharpest, with the internal detail reading crisp and clear.

Design

Clear Polymer is a technical, futuristic finish: the shotgun is custom painted to look as though its casing is transparent, letting you see straight into the internals of the weapon. It's the work of skin designer Strenson, and it carries the fitting in-game line "Your goals are clear."

Nova | Clear Polymer (Factory New) Float and Wear

This finish uses the full 0.00–1.00 float range, and Factory New sits right at the bottom of it. At this grade the see-through paint effect looks its sharpest, with the illusion of exposed internals reading clean and undistorted and no scuffing over the surface. If you want the transparent trick shown off at its best, Factory New is the grade to reach for.

Nova | Clear Polymer Rarity

Rarity: Restricted — the purple tier, a solid mid-to-upper grade on the standard weapon ladder. It's a genuinely uncommon pull, sitting well above the common Consumer and Industrial classes.

Nova | Clear Polymer Case and Collection

This skin is part of The Operation Broken Fang Collection and drops from the Operation Broken Fang Case, released in December 2020. Restricted-tier items pull from that case at roughly a 15.98% rate (a figure shared across the tier), so the finish is scarcer than the case's more common grades.

Nova | Clear Polymer Patterns

The design is fixed — the paint-seed index has no effect on how any copy looks, and the transparent-casing artwork is applied identically every time. There's no blue-gem seed or "best pattern" to chase; only the wear grade and float value separate one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak version exists and adds a confirmed-kill counter that tracks your frags; it's a rarer, pricier drop than the standard skin, and the counter is permanent — it never gets wiped when the item is traded or sold. There's no Souvenir edition, since Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and this finish was never offered in one.

Nova | Clear Polymer Price

Factory New sits at the top of this finish's price ladder as the highest grade available — a step above Minimal Wear and a premium pick within the Nova lineup. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Factory New worth the premium?

If the transparent-casing effect is the whole appeal, then yes. Factory New shows the "see inside" illusion at its sharpest with no surface scuffing to muddy it. Lower grades still read the effect well and cost less, so value-focused buyers may prefer Minimal Wear or Field-Tested instead.

Which gloves go with Clear Polymer?

Its cool, tech-toned transparent look pairs well with neutral or muted gloves — gray, black, or white wraps keep the futuristic vibe intact without fighting the finish. A subtle blue-gray pair also complements the see-through casing nicely in a clean, modern loadout.

Does the paint seed matter?

No. Clear Polymer has a fixed design, so every copy wears the transparent-casing artwork the same way no matter the paint seed. There's no rare pattern variant or blue-gem tier to seek out, which makes the wear grade the only meaningful visual difference between copies.