Nova | Wood Fired (Minimal Wear)

The Nova | Wood Fired (Minimal Wear, MW) is a Mil-Spec shotgun skin with a green woodgrain body, blue accents, and burned-in flames. Minimal Wear keeps that rustic artwork nearly untouched while trimming a little off the top-grade price.

Design

The finish builds on a green-painted woodgrain base, adds blue accents, and scorches dark flame marks into the surface — an organic, hunting-lodge aesthetic that steers well clear of the usual camo. The design comes from community artist XAKI, and it ships with a fitting in-game quip: "Gone hunting."

Nova | Wood Fired (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Inside the finish's 0.00–0.75 float range, Minimal Wear sits just above Factory New (FN). Wear is confined to faint thinning on the exposed edges, while the woodgrain, blue accents, and burned flames all stay clearly defined. To most eyes it's a near-match for the top grade at a slightly gentler price.

Nova | Wood Fired Rarity

Rarity: Mil-Spec Grade, the blue tier. It's the most common grade among the standard weapon skins and the first step on the rarity ladder — which is why this Nova stays easy to find and easy on the budget.

Nova | Wood Fired Case and Collection

Part of The Danger Zone Collection, this finish is unboxed from the Danger Zone Case that launched with the Danger Zone update in December 2018. As the case's most common band, the Mil-Spec tier drops around 79.92% of the time (an odds figure shared across the tier), leaving plenty of copies circulating.

Nova | Wood Fired Patterns

There's no random pattern roll here — the woodgrain, flames, and blue accents land the same way on every copy, so no paint seed or "blue gem" is worth chasing. Wear grade and float value are the only things that tell one copy from another.

StatTrak & Souvenir

You can also find a StatTrak™ Wood Fired, which brings a confirmed-kill counter — one that never gets wiped and travels with the item through trades and sales. It drops more rarely than the standard skin and costs a little more. No Souvenir version exists, since Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages and this case was never a Major drop.

Nova | Wood Fired Price

Minimal Wear sits one rung under Factory New yet looks nearly the same, making it the smart pick for buyers who want an almost-top-grade Wood Fired without paying the very top price. The whole ladder stays in affordable mid-tier territory. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How does Minimal Wear compare to Factory New here?

They're very close. The woodgrain and burned-in flames look almost identical between the two, with Minimal Wear showing only the faintest edge wear up close. For most players it's the value choice — you keep nearly the full Factory New appearance while paying a bit less for the shotgun.

Is the Nova | Wood Fired a good mid-range shotgun skin?

It is. As a Mil-Spec finish it sits in affordable mid-tier territory, and the green woodgrain with burned flames gives it a distinct rustic character most shotgun skins lack. It's a reasonably priced way to bring warmth and personality to the loadout without spending big.

Where does the Wood Fired design come from?

The artwork pairs a green-painted woodgrain base with blue accents and burned-in flame marks, created by community designer XAKI. Valve released it in The Danger Zone Collection, and it carries the in-game line "Gone hunting," which fits the outdoorsy, hunting-cabin feel of the finish.