Nova | Mandrel

Consumer Grade Nova The 2018 Nuke Collection

Nova | Mandrel, a Consumer Grade CS2 Nova skin

from $0.02 up to $0.07

The Nova's rock-bottom price tag makes it a great ambush weapon for a cash-strapped team. A grayscale hydrographic pattern of interweaving pipes has been applied.

Rarity
Consumer Grade
Float range
0 – 0.5
Wears
Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred
StatTrak
Not available
Souvenir
Available
Team
Terrorist Counter-Terrorist Both Teams

What matches this skin

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All Nova finishes
How much does Nova | Mandrel cost?
Nova | Mandrel starts at about $0.02 and runs up to around $0.07 depending on wear. The cheapest wear is Field-Tested at $0.02, and Factory New is the most expensive at $0.07. Prices here are pulled from live market listings and refreshed daily, so treat them as a starting point rather than a fixed quote.
What case is Nova | Mandrel from?
Nova | Mandrel drops from The 2018 Nuke Collection, London 2018 Nuke Souvenir Package and Katowice 2019 Nuke Souvenir Package, along with a few other sources. Opening for a specific skin is a bad bet at almost any odds, so buying it outright on the market is nearly always the cheaper route.
Does Nova | Mandrel have a StatTrak version?
No. Nova | Mandrel has no StatTrak version, but a Souvenir version does exist, so the kill counter is not an option for this skin.
Which wear should you buy for Nova | Mandrel?
Nova | Mandrel exists between float 0 and 0.5, which is what decides the wear you can get. Here Factory New costs roughly 3.5x what Field-Tested does, so the question is whether the difference is visible from a first-person view. On darker and busier finishes it usually is not, and the cheaper wear does the same job in a loadout.
Is Nova | Mandrel good for a matching loadout?
Nova | Mandrel is a Consumer Grade Nova finish, so the deciding factor is its palette rather than its tier. Pick the gloves first, then judge whether this skin sits in the same color family and has a similar finish, matte against matte or gloss against gloss.