Buying conclusion: If you want a Glove-line mythical that reads “salvaged, gritty, picked up in the sand” without sticker theatrics, Nova Gila is a focused pick. Wear never goes past 0.3, so you are shopping clean or lightly used—not battle-scarred soup. Budget for low float if the scale layers matter to you; pass if you need loud graffiti or full-range wear flex.

Multi-color electroplating presses a tight reptile scale read onto the Nova shell. Up close you get depth; at range it reads attitude. The flavor line hits the same note: you look like you were once held by mercs (Ghost and Valkyrie, Part I). Texture is the whole story—no extra gadget narrative on the official sheet.

Release & pedigree

2016-11-28 — Brothers In Arms, Glove Collection wave. One of the mythicals worth remembering from that glove push.

Designer: Workshop author M03H — biology-meets-gun body, material language over splashy paint.

Where it drops

• Glove Case
• Glove Collection

Building the set or filling a mythical slot? Filter Glove Case / Glove Collection on C5GAME or Steam Community Market, then lock mythical and 0.00–0.30 wear so you are not scrolling blind.

Spec sheet (shop-relevant)

| Item | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Weapon | Nova |
| Finish | Gila (毒蜥) |
| Rarity | Mythical |
| Collection | Glove Collection |
| Craft | Multi-color electroplating |
| Wear | 0.0–0.3 (Factory New → Minimal Wear only) |

No high-wear tier exists. Your decision is “pristine scales” vs “slightly softened edges,” not “how destroyed can I go.”

How to inspect before you pay

1. In-game inspect: Trace barrel to stock. Highlights on electroplated skins sit on lit surfaces—check whether MW still keeps block edges or starts to mush.
2. Large flats: Prioritize the main body panels; that is where the scale hierarchy lives or dies.
3. FN vs MW: Price gap often maps to “do the scales still stand up in motion?” not just a number in the title.
4. Listing hygiene: Rotate the inspect cam or watch a short clip; thumbnails lie on fine scale work.

Glove mythicals are not endless flood; Gila wins on unified theme and a flavor line people actually quote. Set collectors, low-wear hunters, and lore nerds can share one skin for different reasons.

Expert ramble

I treat Gila like a texture SKU, not a sticker canvas. The 0.3 cap is a feature: you never inherit a Nova that turned into brown smear. Merc-captive vibe is free—pay for float and panel clarity instead. On C5GAME, sort wear ascending and open three listings side by side; the winner is usually obvious in five seconds of spin. If two floats look identical but one is cheaper, assume someone missed the flat-panel check—not your problem once you verified. Steam works the same way; just do not buy from memory.