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Gold Nova Master

Gold Nova Master (GNM) is skill group 10 of 18 in CS2 Competitive and Wingman, in the Gold Nova tier.

Checked against Valve's rank listRank 10 of 18Gold NovaUpdated

Where Gold Nova Master sits

One below is Gold Nova III. One above is Master Guardian I. Skill groups in Competitive are per map, so this is the rank for the map you see it on. Valve does not publish how many players hold each group.

All skill groups

#Skill groupShortTier
1Silver IS1Silver
2Silver IIS2Silver
3Silver IIIS3Silver
4Silver IVS4Silver
5Silver EliteSESilver
6Silver Elite MasterSEMSilver
7Gold Nova IGN1Gold Nova
8Gold Nova IIGN2Gold Nova
9Gold Nova IIIGN3Gold Nova
10Gold Nova MasterGNMGold Nova
11Master Guardian IMG1Master Guardian
12Master Guardian IIMG2Master Guardian
13Master Guardian EliteMGEMaster Guardian
14Distinguished Master GuardianDMGMaster Guardian
15Legendary EagleLEEagle
16Legendary Eagle MasterLEMEagle
17Supreme Master First ClassSMFCElite
18Global EliteGEElite

Sources: Valve CS2 release notes, 25 Jun 2024 and 21 Jan 2026. Checked 11 November 2026.

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