Nova | Yorkshire (Minimal Wear)

The Nova | Yorkshire (Minimal Wear) is a Mil-Spec shotgun skin dressed in high-gloss bronze and gold paint. Minimal Wear keeps that metallic sheen nearly intact while shaving a little off the top-grade price.

Design

The finish coats the Nova in polished bronze and gold, a warm high-gloss treatment that looks more like plated metal than a working weapon. It's a Valve-made design, and it ships with a wry in-game line at odds with the shine: "A history of violence."

Nova | Yorkshire (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Within the finish's full 0.00–1.00 float range, Minimal Wear sits just above Factory New. Wear is limited to faint dulling on the exposed edges, while the bronze-and-gold coat keeps most of its reflective gloss. For most buyers it looks close to the top grade at a slightly gentler price.

Nova | Yorkshire 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 — a big reason this metallic Nova stays easy to find and affordable.

Nova | Yorkshire Case and Collection

Part of The Sport & Field Collection, this finish debuted with The Armory update in October 2024. Mil-Spec is the collection's most common tier, and since the collection wasn't sold in a weapon case, copies reach the market via drops and trade-ups instead of unboxing.

Nova | Yorkshire Patterns

There's no random pattern roll to weigh — the bronze-and-gold coat lands 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 separating one copy from the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

No StatTrak edition of this finish exists, because StatTrak counters are created only through weapon cases and this collection wasn't released in one. There's likewise no Souvenir version — Souvenir weapons are drawn solely from Major-tournament packages, and Yorkshire was never part of one. The regular finish is the only form it takes.

Nova | Yorkshire Price

Minimal Wear sits a rung under Factory New yet keeps most of its shine, making it a sensible pick for buyers who want a near-top-grade copy 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?

Fairly closely, though gloss finishes are sensitive to wear. Minimal Wear keeps most of the bronze-and-gold sheen, with only faint dulling on the edges up close. For many players it's the value choice — you retain most of the Factory New shine while paying a little less for the shotgun.

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

It is. As a Mil-Spec finish it sits in affordable mid-tier territory, and the polished bronze-and-gold coat gives it a richer, more premium look than most shotgun skins in the same price band. It's a wallet-friendly way to add some shine to the loadout.

Who designed the Nova | Yorkshire?

It's a Valve-made finish, released in The Sport & Field Collection with The Armory update in October 2024. The design coats the Nova in high-gloss bronze and gold paint and pairs it with the dry in-game line "A history of violence," which plays against the polished, almost decorative surface.