Nova | Red Quartz (Minimal Wear)

The Nova | Red Quartz (Minimal Wear) is a Restricted shotgun skin with a brown, crystallized metallic finish. Minimal Wear keeps nearly all of that quartz sheen intact while landing a step below Factory New on price.

Design

The look is all about texture: metallic paint pushed through a crystallizing mask to form a faceted brown pattern that reflects light like cut stone. Valve built this one, and it comes with an on-theme in-game line — "Everyone wants to make an impact" — suiting a finish designed to shine.

Nova | Red Quartz (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

With the finish capped between float 0.00 and 0.40, Minimal Wear falls just above the Factory New band. At this grade the wear amounts to only the faintest edge marks, and the metallic paint holds its luster, so the crystallized facets still read sharp up close. It's the pick for near-top condition without the Factory New premium.

Nova | Red Quartz Rarity

Rarity: Restricted. That's the pink tier, ranked mid-to-upper among the standard weapon grades — an uncommon pull that sits well above the common blue and light-blue rarities.

Nova | Red Quartz Case and Collection

Part of The 2021 Train Collection, the finish arrived with the Operation Riptide update in September 2021. The Restricted tier pulls at about 15.98% (a rate shared across the tier). There's no weapon case tied to the collection, so supply comes from collection drops instead of unboxing.

Nova | Red Quartz Patterns

There's no random roll on this finish — the crystallized brown pattern lands identically on every copy, so no paint seed or blue-gem variant is worth seeking out. The only meaningful differences between copies are their wear grade and float value.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A StatTrak edition of this Nova was never made, because StatTrak is minted exclusively in weapon cases and this finish comes from a caseless collection. A Souvenir version doesn't exist either — Souvenir weapons are handed out only through Major-tournament packages, and this finish was never included in one.

Nova | Red Quartz Price

Minimal Wear sits just under Factory New on the finish's ladder — a small saving for a look that's nearly identical, which makes it a smart middle choice. It stays a premium Nova without hitting the priciest end. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

How different is Minimal Wear from Factory New?

Barely different to the eye. Minimal Wear shows only the lightest edge marks, and the metallic paint keeps its luster, so most players can't tell the two grades apart in-game. The gap is really about price — Minimal Wear costs a bit less while keeping essentially the same quartz shimmer.

Is Red Quartz a premium Nova?

Yes, it sits in the premium tier of the Nova lineup, though Minimal Wear softens that by trimming the Factory New rate. You get the full crystallized brown design and near-top condition for a little less, which is a fair trade if you want the sheen without paying the very top price.

Why is there no StatTrak Red Quartz?

StatTrak weapons only spawn inside cases, and this finish belongs to a collection that never shipped with one, so a kill-counter version could not be produced. There's no Souvenir edition either, as those come strictly from Major-tournament packages the finish was never part of.