CS2 weapon · Shotguns · Both sides
Nova
Pump-action. 9 pellets per shot. Eco hold weapon for tight angles.
$1,050$900 kill rewardBoth sides
Base damage
26
Body shot, no armor, point-blank
Fire rate
68
68 RPM · 1.1 shots/sec
Magazine
8
32 in reserve
Armor pen
50%
Through-armor damage retention
Headshot dmg
104
One-shot kill
Chest vs vest
20
5 body shots to kill
Movement
220
88% of knife baseline (250 u/s)
TTK (head, armor)
882ms
Headshot kill at point-blank
Damage falloff · Chest
Per-bullet damage vs range. The dashed line is the 100 HP kill threshold — anything above is a one-shot.
No armorArmored
Hits to kill · vest & helmet
Body region × range, against a 100 HP target with full armor.
135+
| Region | Close0m | Mid12m | Long24m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 2 78 dmg | 2 66 dmg | 2 53 dmg |
| Chest | 5 20 dmg | 7 16 dmg | 8 13 dmg |
| Stomach | 5 24 dmg | 5 20 dmg | 6 17 dmg |
| Leg | 5 20 dmg | 7 16 dmg | 8 13 dmg |
Each cell shows hits-to-kill, with damage-per-shot underneath. Computed against vest + helmet. For unarmored and stomach numbers, open the damage calculator.
Movement speed
How fast you move with this weapon held, vs other common references. Knife is the baseline (250 u/s).
Knife (baseline)250 u/s100%
M4A4 (rifle)225 u/s90%
Nova220 u/s88%
AWP (slowest sniper)200 u/s80%
Recoil pattern
Spray patterns are tracked for the top five rifles (AK, M4A4, M4A1-S, SG 553, AUG). Open the recoil visualizer to compare them shot-by-shot.
Skins for the Nova
A taste of the Nova’s finish catalog. Every drop, supply estimate, and market price lives on /skins/.
Other shotguns
Same slot — alternatives and buy-tier peers.