Nova | Koi was added to the game on July 1, 2014, as part of The Breakout Collection, which was released alongside the start of Operation Breakout. The skin was created by ヒヨコ隊員.
The receiver, the buttstock and part of the barrel are adorned with an animalistic pattern that imitates the color of the koi carp. The color scheme of the pattern includes black, white and orange. The front part of the barrel is unevenly painted in various shades of gray. The handguard is painted dark blue. The back part of the buttstock and individual small parts of the weapon are solid black.
Float Value of the skin ranges from 0.00 to 0.30, which makes Nova | Koi is only available in Factory New, Minimal Wear and Field-Tested conditions. Small scratches and abrasions already appear on the body of the shotgun in Factory New condition. At levels of wear close to the maximum, the number and size of abrasions increase.
The pattern index does not affect the appearance of the skin.
The quality of Nova | Koi is Restricted. The skin has a StatTrak option.
Nova | Koi is currently a rather popular skin, which is often seen in the game.