Nova | Rising Skull (Field-Tested)

The Nova | Rising Skull (Field-Tested, FT) is a Restricted shotgun skin with a white body and a skull drawn in matte paints and oil-based marker, shown here with a little honest wear. Field-Tested is the most common way to own it and the value sweet spot of the range.

Design

At heart the design is pure contrast: a hand-drawn skull in matte paints and oil-based marker on a white finish, gothic and uncluttered. It's a community creation from the artist UFOsAreReal, and it ships with a lore-laced in-game line: "Mr. Izaki, I'm not complaining... but how many shotguns do you need? - Imogen and The Oni, Part 1."

Nova | Rising Skull (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

Since the finish spans float 0.00 to 0.50, Field-Tested sits in the middle of that range. Some scuffing shows on the edges and around the white base, but the skull artwork still carries the look and stays the clear focal point. This is the grade most buyers reach for when they want the design without paying top dollar.

Nova | Rising Skull Rarity

Rarity: Restricted — the pink tier, mid-to-upper on the standard weapon grades. It's an uncommon rarity, a clear rung above the everyday blue and light-blue tiers you pull most often.

Nova | Rising Skull Case and Collection

The finish comes from The Winter Offensive Collection and the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, which launched with the Winter Offensive update in December 2013. Restricted skins pull at around 15.98% from the case (that odds figure is shared across the tier). As an older case with fixed supply, its copies land mostly on the market rather than from fresh unboxing.

Nova | Rising Skull Patterns

Rising Skull uses a locked-in design, so the paint seed changes nothing about the finish — every copy wears the same skull on the same white base. That rules out any blue-gem chase; a copy's only distinguishing traits are its wear grade and float reading.

StatTrak & Souvenir

You can also find a StatTrak version of this Nova, unboxed from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, which tacks on a confirmed-kill counter; it's a rarer, more expensive drop than the standard finish, and that counter is permanent, following the item through every trade or sale. There's no Souvenir edition — Souvenir weapons come only from Major-tournament packages, and this case never was one.

Nova | Rising Skull Price

Field-Tested is the value anchor of the ladder — cheaper than the two top grades while keeping the skull design fully readable. It's a premium Nova finish that stays reasonable here. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Does Field-Tested Rising Skull look worn?

Somewhat. You'll notice scuffing on the edges and across the pale base, which shows wear more readily than a dark skin would. Even so, the skull stays the clear focal point and reads well from normal viewing distance in-game, which is why Field-Tested is the popular middle choice.

Is Field-Tested the best-value Rising Skull?

For most buyers, yes. It costs noticeably less than Factory New (FN) and Minimal Wear (MW) yet keeps the full skull design legible, and it's the most common grade on the market. Well-Worn (WW) and Battle-Scarred (BS) go cheaper still if you don't mind heavier scuffing on the white base.

What case is Rising Skull from?

It drops from the Winter Offensive Weapon Case, part of The Winter Offensive Collection added in December 2013. A StatTrak version comes from the same case, while there's no Souvenir edition — Souvenir weapons are handed out only through Major-tournament packages this case never belonged to.