Nova

The Nova is a pump-action shotgun that appears in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It replaces the M3 from early Counter-Strikegames.

Overview

               This Italian shotgun fires 8 rounds of 12 gauge ammunition, as with other shotguns in the game. It can be purchased by both the Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists. It has a slow rate of fire like the M3, but does slightly more damage. Furthermore, the pump of the Nova is slightly faster than the M3, thus enabling users to have a better chance of getting a kill while in combat.

               The Nova is the replacement for the M3 Shotgun from previous titles and, as with all the other shotguns, the Nova has a 3× kill award multiplier in Classic Competitive whilst in Classic Casual, it's $450 per kill. Nova is the only weapon in the game with zero penetration power, making this is the only firearm that cannot penetrate through walls.

Advantages

Cheap, compared to the most of the other shotguns

Deadly at close range against unarmored or armored enemies

$900 kill reward in classic competitive

The Nova has the lowest pellet spread compared to the other shotguns

Disadvantages

Low rate of fire

Not very useful at long ranges

Low armor penetration and zero wall penetration

Slightly lower rate of fire compared to the Sawed-Off and MAG-7 (68 RPM vs. 71 RPM)

Example of Nova skin

1. Nova Default

2. Nova Hyper Beast

3. Nova Bloomstick