Nova | Sobek's Bite (Minimal Wear)

The Nova | Sobek's Bite (Minimal Wear) is a Restricted Nova finish covered in gold and black Egyptian-themed artwork. Minimal Wear keeps the gold detailing crisp with only the faintest signs of handling on the body.

Design

Built around Sobek, the crocodile deity of the Nile, this custom paint job lays ornate gold Egyptian motifs over a deep black base for a regal, ancient-world feel. The artist apel8 created it as a community design, and it ships with the line "From the water comes chaos."

Nova | Sobek's Bite (Minimal Wear) Float and Wear

Drawing on the full 0.00–1.00 float range, Minimal Wear lands just above Factory New. Wear at this grade is minimal — a little softening at the edges at most — while the gold linework holds its brightness against the black base. It's close to the top grade's look for a smaller outlay.

Nova | Sobek's Bite Rarity

Classified as Restricted, this is the pink tier — one of the higher standard weapon grades, ranked above the blue Mil-Spec level. It carries real collector appeal and is an uncommon grade to see drop.

Nova | Sobek's Bite Case and Collection

This is an Anubis Collection finish, a set that launched in April 2023. The Restricted tier it belongs to pulls at about 15.98% from the Anubis Collection Package (that figure covers the entire tier), which makes any one Restricted finish noticeably harder to obtain than the shared rate lets on.

Nova | Sobek's Bite Patterns

There's no pattern lottery on this finish. It's fixed, so the paint seed doesn't change anything — the gold Egyptian artwork lands identically on every copy, with no premium seed or blue gem to seek out. Wear grade is the sole variable between one and the next.

StatTrak & Souvenir

A standard finish and a Souvenir finish both exist, but there's no StatTrak version, since that counter is produced only via weapon cases and no case ever held the Anubis Collection. The Souvenir edition first appeared in the Paris 2023 Anubis Souvenir Package and later in other Major souvenir packages.

Nova | Sobek's Bite Price

Minimal Wear sits a rung below Factory New while looking nearly as sharp, which makes it one of the smarter buys in this finish's range. It still lands at the premium end of the Nova catalog overall. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Is Minimal Wear worth it over Factory New?

Often, yes. The dark base keeps the small amount of extra wear from showing, so Minimal Wear looks close to Factory New while costing a step less. Go for Factory New only if you want the gold detailing at absolute peak brightness and the top grade on record.

How well does this finish hide wear?

Reasonably well on the black portions, less so on the gold. The dark base swallows light scratches, but the bright gold Egyptian linework can show scuffing more readily as float climbs. At Minimal Wear that's a non-issue — the artwork still reads sharp and the contrast stays intact.

What is the Sobek theme about?

Sobek is the ancient Egyptian crocodile god associated with the Nile, and the finish leans into that with gold hieroglyphic-style motifs on a black body. The flavor line "From the water comes chaos" plays on the crocodile-in-the-river idea. It's decorative lore — it adds character but has no effect on the item's stats.