WEAPON DOSSIER · CS2 · Pump shotgun

Everything about Nova in CS2

Nova: damage, accuracy, recoil and skins in CS2.

Schwere Waffen In-game price $1,050 8 / 32 rounds

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Nova CS2 / NOVA

Damage per pellet 26 9 pellets per shot

Armor penetration 50% Body · armor: 13

Rounds / min 68 Recoil magnitude: 143

Magazine 8 32 rounds

Nova round profile

Effective range Close quarters

Firing rhythm Measured single shots

Defining trait

The low price buys a strong ambush: 9 pellets belong in doors and narrow lanes rather than an open sightline.

01 / DAMAGE

Damage by distance

Move the slider to inspect calculated damage per hit. Values are rounded; actual damage also depends on hit zone and armor.

Distance 500 game units

015003000

about 13 m

Head 72,8

Head · helmet 36,4

Body 18,2

Body · armor 9,1

Shotgun values are per pellet. Total damage depends on how many pellets land.

02 / CONTROL

Accuracy and spread

Vergleiche die Streugrenzen des ersten Schusses anhand der Spielparameter. Haltung ändert die Ungenauigkeit, Entfernung den Durchmesser.

Recoil magnitude143

Base spread0.04000

Standing Durchmesser bis 119,4 cm bei 12,7 m Streugrenze des ersten Schusses im primären Waffenmodus

03 / FIELD NOTES

How to play it

Choose a range that suits the damage profile and stop before precision shots.

04 / HANDLING

Handling

Move speed: 220 u/s
Reserve ammo: 32
Reload fire lockout: 0,5 s

Values checked against CS2 weapon data · snapshot 2026-09-23 Source ↗

Reading the numbers

Why does damage change with distance?

The game applies a range modifier for every 500 game units. The slider models that modifier; it is not a guarantee for every encounter.

Is this a bullet spray pattern?

Vergleiche die Streugrenzen des ersten Schusses anhand der Spielparameter. Haltung ändert die Ungenauigkeit, Entfernung den Durchmesser. Koordinaten aus aufgezeichneten OP.GG-Serien: Kamerarückstoß ohne Mauskorrektur. Zufällige Geschossstreuung ist nicht enthalten.