M249 is not the most popular weapon in the game, mainly due to its high price and difficult handling. At $5200 M249 is one of the most expensive guns in the game, and generally only purchased late-game, when players have more money to spare. Still, at such a high price it can be a risky purchase, especially when compared to the more traditional assault rifles. Effective handling of the M249 requires some serious practice.

Still, the M249 can be worth its high price. With high ammo capacity, rapid-fire, and impressive damage output, the M249 can be a perfect choice if you’re fighting at short distances, or in tight corridors.

There’s, however, one good side to the M249’s unpopularity. Because not too many people enjoy this machine gun, M249 skins can be quite cheap, even some of the best-looking ones. Don’t believe us? Here are the best skins you can get for M249 today!

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M249 Nebula Crusader

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We open this list with possibly the most flashy and interesting M249 skins currently available on the Steam community market. Introduced to the game in the Shadow collection, the M249 Nebula Crusader is bright, colorful skin referencing all the arcade games of the old, such as space invaders. The skin looks amazing and features a number of intricate details, such as a spaceship, video game interface, and the Nebula Crusader himself. If you’re interested in adding this skin to your collection, you’re in luck. You can buy the cheapest version of M249 Nebula Crusader for less than $1, but the higher float values aren’t much more expensive and can look significantly better.

  • Flavor text: You can use it, but you better put up a quarter first
  • Lowest Steam price: $0.94
  • Drops from case: Shadow case
  • First added: 17 September 2015

M249 Poison Dart

This M249 skin is a great choice for fans of the color green, or if you have a soft spot for amphibians. The skin is inspired by a poison dart frog and its coating. This restricted-quality skin will make your M249 look like it’s organic and covered in a green, slimy coating. If you want to be affiliated with poisonous animals, there is no better CS GO skin to do that!

  • Flavor text: Conservation is not a priority
  • Lowest Steam price: $0.96
  • Drops from case: Spectrum case
  • First added: 16 March 2017
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M249 Downtown

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Another flashy skin for the biggest machine gun in the game, M249 Downtown will make your gun look like it’s covered with graffiti. This weapon skin gives your gun a complete visual overhaul, switching the traditional military aesthetic for blueish-purple hues, with graffiti all over it. If this sounds like a weapon skin that fits your style, you can buy it for around $1.

  • Flavor text: A different kind of spray pattern
  • Lowest Steam price: $0.97
  • Drops from case: Recoil case
  • First added: 1 July 2022

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M249 Aztec

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This skin is a bit strange because at a distance it looks like the standard, default M249. However, once you get up-close (as you should with the M249) you will notice that the standard machine gun look has been replaced by Aztec architecture. M249 Aztec combines the traditional M249 color palette with an awesome ancient look. If you want a gun that looks like an ancient artifact, M249 Aztec is for you.

  • Flavor text: Never trust a rope bridge
  • Lowest Steam price: $0.49
  • Drops from case: CS20 case
  • First added: 18 October 2019

M249 O.S.I.P.R.

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Closing off this list is a skin for all the fans of a Valve classic, the Half-life series. The skin’s name is short for Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle, a trademark gun used by the antagonists of the Half-life series, the Combine. M249 O.S.I.P.R. uses the same color scheme as combine pulse rifles from Half-life, the skin also features a combine logo on the side of the gun’s magazine. If you’re a fan of the Half-life series, this weapon skin is an absolute must-have for you!

  • Flavor text: Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle
  • Lowest Steam price: $0.10
  • Drops from case: Snakebite case
  • First added: 3 May 2021

In Conclusion

M249 skins can be a great addition to any CSGO inventory, particularly due to their low price. If you’re looking for any M249 skins, check out Skinsmonkey, where you can always trade CS:GO skins for the best prices, anytime, anywhere!