Nova | Windblown

- Wear range
- 0.00–0.50
- Released
- 2021-03-26
- Paint kit
- 1051
- Finish style
- Spray-Paint
- Sources
- Snakebite Case、The Snakebite Collection
- Drop chance (estimate)
- Snakebite Case:13.32%;The Snakebite Collection:9.99%
Steam market price
CNY
Introduction
Snake Bite gave us plenty of loud skins, but Wind Dispersal stands out because the whole pitch is random: official copy describes a dandelion field painted on with spray, and the flavor line “Get off my lawn” turns a shotgun into a backyard meme. If you like spray-paint skins where inspection actually changes the story, this blue tier is worth a dedicated look—not because it is rare, but because no two fields look the same.
Release snapshot
May 3, 2021, bundled with the Snake Bite Case during the tail end of the Broken Fang update wave. Same drop batch as the rest of the Snake Bite collection line—Wind Dispersal is the “pattern carries the skin” type, not a flex-by-tier alone.
Designer note
Community artist MGBazz signed it. The idea is blunt on purpose: field elements land wherever the spray roll puts them, not locked geometry. That is why previews on listings swing from dense white puff clusters to a few lonely seeds—core spray-paint gameplay.
Case & collection
- Snake Bite Case
- Snake Bite Collection
Farm drops or market buys—filter Snake Bite and you stay on-theme for sets and timeline displays.
Skin specs (what affects your buy)
- Rarity: Rare (blue)
- Finish: Spray-Paint
- Wear: 0.00–0.50 (Factory New through Field-Tested are common; BS exists within cap)
Spray-paint means the dandelion layout is template RNG. Before checkout, scroll template previews on C5GAME or the Steam Community Market so you are not fighting buyer’s remorse. The lawn joke adds personality even though it changes zero stats.
What to check in-game
Inspect how wear eats the white versus empty green/base space. Lots of negative space? A tight cluster reads heroic; sparse seeds read minimalist—same skin, different vibe.
With max wear 0.50, even beat-up copies can keep a readable field, but edges go muddy and the base gets grubby fast. On a budget, Field-Tested with a full pattern often beats a cleaner float that lost half the dandelions.
As a Snake Bite blue, it is theme-forward and usually wallet-friendly, nice as the visual anchor in a small Snake Bite stack. Pair with siblings from the same collection and you get a clean “2021 Snake Bite” shelf story.
Shopping verdict
Buy if you want a spray-paint Nova with meme energy and you will pick a template, not blind-buy. Skip if you need fixed art or ultra-minimal wear flex—this skin’s value is story + seed layout.
Budget tip: FT band, prioritize pattern completeness over decimal bragging rights.
Expert mutterings
I have passed on “0.15 FN” listings because the field looked like someone mowed the lawn—then grabbed a scruffier float where the dandelions still huddle in the middle. Wind Dispersal rewards players who treat the inspect button like part of the price tag. Long-term? Central puff mass + flavor that makes you smirk ages better than another float screenshot in a folder.