The most popular nova skins you can buy for under $25 right now. We take every nova skin whose median price sits under $25 and rank by how actively it's being traded — Steam sales volume blended with on-site marketplace activity — so the top of the list is the best value pick a real buyer would actually grab, not the cheapest lowball listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first. Updated Oct 2026.
45 items · ranked by popularity · priced under $25
Deals are live listings below the cross-market reference; they expire as they sell.
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NovaPolar Mesh, Consumer Grade
$0.03
NovaSmart Gun, Restricted
$2.10
StatTrak™
NovaWindblown, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.22
StatTrak™
NovaWild Six, Restricted
$0.30
StatTrak™
NovaBloomstick, Classified
$10.23
StatTrak™
NovaKoi, Restricted
$1.97
NovaYorkshire, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.19
NovaTurquoise Pour, Industrial Grade
$0.03
NovaMarsh Grass, Consumer Grade
$0.03
NovaSand Dune, Consumer Grade
$0.03
NovaSobek's Bite, Restricted
$4.22
StatTrak™
NovaClear Polymer, Restricted
$2.10
NovaRain Station, Industrial Grade
$0.03
NovaMorning Sun, Industrial Grade
$0.03
StatTrak™
NovaGila, Restricted
$2.90
StatTrak™
NovaAntique, Classified
$7.94
NovaPredator, Consumer Grade
$0.03
NovaWalnut, Consumer Grade
$1.35
StatTrak™
NovaExo, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.26
StatTrak™
NovaRising Skull, Restricted
$4.60
NovaRed Quartz, Restricted
$5.54
NovaCaged Steel, Industrial Grade
$0.09
StatTrak™
NovaTempest, Mil-Spec Grade
$4.46
StatTrak™
NovaRanger, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.35
StatTrak™
NovaGraphite, Restricted
$6.92
NovaGreen Apple, Industrial Grade
$6.95
NovaMandrel, Consumer Grade
$0.03
NovaArmy Sheen, Consumer Grade
$0.21
StatTrak™
NovaGhost Camo, Mil-Spec Grade
$2.22
NovaMoon in Libra, Consumer Grade
$4.10
Frequently asked questions
What are the best nova skins under $25 in CS2 in 2026?
The list above ranks every nova skin priced under $25 by popularity — Steam sales volume blended with on-site trade activity — so the top picks are the ones real buyers are actually trading at this budget, not just the cheapest listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first.
How are prices for these nova skins calculated?
Each price is the median across every market we track (Steam, CSFloat, Skinport, DMarket and more), with outliers and stale listings filtered out. The $25 cap is applied to that median, so an item appears here when its fair market price — not a single lowball listing — is under $25.
Are cheap nova skins worth buying in 2026?
Yes — plenty of nova skins under $25 look great and trade actively. Cheap usually just means higher supply, not lower quality. Open any item's price-history chart to check whether a budget pick is trending up or down before you buy.
Do more expensive nova skins hold value better?
Not necessarily. Within a budget tier the items that hold value best are the ones with steady or rising demand, which is exactly what the popularity ranking on this page surfaces. Use the price history on each item page to confirm the trend before treating any skin as an investment.
