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The Complete Guide to CS2 SMG Skin Prices

How CS2 SMG Pricing Works

SMG skins follow the same rarity ladder as every other weapon category, from Consumer Grade up through Covert, with wear condition and StatTrak status affecting price the same way they do everywhere else. What sets SMGs apart is their role in the game: since they're mostly bought for anti-eco and force-buy rounds rather than full-buy rounds, most SMG skins trade in a noticeably lower price range than rifle or pistol skins of the same rarity, simply because fewer players build their loadout around one. Souvenir versions still only exist for SMGs that have appeared in an official Major's souvenir package, same restriction as every other category.

SMG Names You Might Not Know

A few SMG names have more history behind them than players might expect. The MP9 is modeled on a real Swiss submachine gun of the same name, Maschinenpistole 9, itself a further development of the Austrian Steyr TMP. The PP-Bizon (Russian for "Bison") was co-designed by Victor Kalashnikov and Alexei Dragunov, the sons of Mikhail Kalashnikov and Yevgeni Dragunov, the designers behind the AK-47 and SVD. The UMP-45 stands for Universale Maschinenpistole, German for "universal submachine gun," with the 45 referring to its .45 ACP chambering.

P90: The SMG That Broke the Category

Every other SMG in CS2 trades in the same modest price range as its anti-eco siblings, but the P90 breaks that pattern entirely. Skins like Asiimov and Death by Kitting regularly sell for well above what any MAC-10 or MP9 skin commands at the same rarity and wear. Much of that comes down to canvas: the P90's large, flat receiver panels display a full design far more clearly than the smaller profile of most other SMGs, making it one of the most requested bases for community skin artists.

FAQ

CS2 SMG skins are cosmetic finishes for submachine guns like the MP9, P90, and UMP-45. They don't change how the weapon fires, only how it looks, and SMGs are mostly bought as anti-eco or force-buy weapons rather than full-buy staples.