Nova | Red Quartz is a Restricted-tier finish from The 2021 Train Collection, painted through a crystallizing mask to create quartz mineral fracture patterns in red metallic tones. Live prices across Buff, Skinport, CSFloat, DMarket and other markets, plus 30-day price history and per-wear listings.
The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been painted with metallic paint and uses a crystallizing mask to create a pattern.
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The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. It has been painted with metallic paint and uses a crystallizing mask to create a pattern. <i>Everyone wants to make an impact</i>
Nova | Red Quartz is part of The 2021 Train Collection, a static loot pool collection introduced alongside the Train map's rework in 2021. The crystallizing mask technique produces a quartz-like mineral fracture pattern in red metallic paint.
The finish applies metallic paint through a crystallizing mask, which causes the paint to form natural fracture lines mimicking the internal structure of quartz crystal. The flavor text — 'Everyone wants to make an impact' — plays on the geological formation process and the shotgun's high-impact role.
Red Quartz is a Restricted skin with a distinctive mineral-pattern technique that is rare in the Nova lineup. The crystallizing mask method produces a different visual result from hydrographic or spray paint finishes, giving it collector interest.
Restricted is the third standard container tier, with weighted drop odds of roughly 1 in 5 per case opening before exterior selection.
Red Quartz is part of The 2021 Train Collection with no associated case. It is obtainable through trade-up contracts using lower-tier Train Collection skins. Battle-Scarred is not obtainable due to a maximum float of 0.40.
No StatTrak or Souvenir variants exist.
Float range of 0.00–0.40, covering Factory New through Well-Worn. Battle-Scarred is not obtainable.
Appreciated for its crystallizing mask technique and mineral-inspired design. No StatTrak availability limits collector ceiling, but Factory New copies with clear quartz-fracture patterns maintain consistent niche demand.
