Nova | Toy Soldier (Field-Tested)

The Nova | Toy Soldier (Field-Tested, FT) is a Restricted Nova skin painted in plastic-army-man green, here carrying honest everyday wear. Field-Tested is the most common grade and the usual entry point into the finish.

Design

Toy Soldier coats the Nova in a single familiar shade of green designed to evoke childhood toy soldiers, skipping graphics entirely for a clean monochrome look. It's the work of community artist hexeth, and it comes with the playful line "Pellets and soldiers delivered in bulk."

Nova | Toy Soldier (Field-Tested) Float and Wear

On the finish's full 0.00–1.00 float scale, Field-Tested sits mid-range and picks up light scratching along the edges and contact points. The green coat masks most of it, so the toy-plastic effect still reads clearly — this is the grade most players picture when they think of the finish and the balance of look and cost.

Nova | Toy Soldier Rarity

Rarity here is Restricted, the pink tier — high up the standard weapon ladder, a level above blue Mil-Spec skins. It's an uncommon grade with genuine desirability behind it.

Nova | Toy Soldier Case and Collection

Part of The Horizon Collection from August 2018, this finish sits in the Restricted tier, which is pulled at roughly 15.98% from the Horizon Case. That percentage covers the whole tier, so landing this exact finish in this exact grade is a fair bit rarer than the number alone suggests.

Nova | Toy Soldier Patterns

No random roll factors in here. The finish is fixed, meaning the paint-seed value leaves the coat untouched and the solid green repeats identically on every copy. There's no rare seed or blue gem to track down, so wear is the only real differentiator between units.

StatTrak & Souvenir

There's a StatTrak Toy Soldier as well, drawn from the Horizon Case, which brings a permanent confirmed-kill counter that follows the item through trades and sales. A Souvenir version doesn't exist — Souvenir weapons only come from Major-tournament packages, and this finish was never part of one.

Nova | Toy Soldier Price

Field-Tested is the value grade of this finish, cheaper than the higher conditions while keeping the army-green look intact. It's the most accessible way into a design that otherwise sits at the premium end of the Nova range. It's available to buy on Skin.Land with instant delivery and no hidden fees.

FAQ

Does the Field-Tested version look worn?

Only lightly. Field-Tested adds visible scratches at the edges, but the flat green coat keeps them from standing out, so the finish still reads as an even army-green surface from normal distance. It's the middle grade — more character than Minimal Wear (MW), well short of the heavy scuffing lower down.

Is Field-Tested the best value grade?

For most buyers, yes. It costs noticeably less than Minimal Wear and Factory New (FN) while keeping the toy-plastic look readable, and it's the most common condition on the market. Well-Worn (WW) and Battle-Scarred (BS) go cheaper still if you're after the lowest price and don't mind heavier scuffing.

Where does Toy Soldier come from?

It's part of The Horizon Collection, added with the "A New Horizon" update in August 2018, and it drops from the Horizon Case. The regular finish and a StatTrak version both come from that case. There's no Souvenir edition, since Souvenir weapons are handed out only through Major-tournament packages.