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Historical summary
The Nova | Mandrel was first introduced to CS2 6 years ago, on September 3rd, 2018. It was released as part of the "FACEIT 2018 – Ways to Watch" update.
Origin
The Nova | Mandrel can be obtained by opening one of the 7 containers. This includes Paris 2023 Nuke Souvenir Package, Stockholm 2021 Nuke Souvenir Package, London 2018 Nuke Souvenir Package, and 4 more. This item is also part of The 2018 Nuke Collection.
Rarity
The Nova | Mandrel is one of 137 other shotgun items. The rarity of the skin is Consumer grade, which makes drop Mandrel a pretty common occurrence in the game.
Markets availability
The Nova | Mandrel, with its price of $0.01 to $4935.26, is considered an economically priced skin. It's currently available for purchase in a range of markets with convenient access
Skin exteriors
The float value ranges from 0.00 to 0.50, which makes the skin available in all exteriors. For each exterior, there also exists a Souvenir version.
Skin appearance
This Nova skin has been painted in a "Hydrographic" finish style, with the Mandrel finish. Disassembled weapon parts are lowered through a floating hydrographic film on the surface of a water tank. The film adheres to the primed weapon parts, covering the surface with a pattern. The appearance of the Mandrel finish varies depending on its pattern index.
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Nova Sobek's Bite

Nova Interlock

Nova Quick Sand

Nova Red Quartz

Nova Windblown
