The most popular smgs skins you can buy for under $5 right now. We take every smg skin whose median price sits under $5 and rank by how actively it's being traded — Steam sales volume blended with on-site marketplace activity — so the top of the list is the best value pick a real buyer would actually grab, not the cheapest lowball listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first. Updated Oct 2026.
236 items · ranked by popularity · priced under $5
Deals are live listings below the cross-market reference; they expire as they sell.
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StatTrak™
MP9Food Chain, Classified
$3.12
StatTrak™
MP9Mount Fuji, Restricted
$4.17
StatTrak™
MAC-10Sakkaku, Restricted
$0.29
StatTrak™
MAC-10Allure, Restricted
$0.31
StatTrak™
PP-BizonSpace Cat, Restricted
$0.48
StatTrak™
MP7Smoking Kills, Classified
$3.38
StatTrak™
MP7Cirrus, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.50
MAC-10Derailment, Restricted
$1.32
StatTrak™
MAC-10Monkeyflage, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.07
StatTrak™
MP7Just Smile, Restricted
$0.31
StatTrak™
MP5-SDLiquidation, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.06
StatTrak™
MP9Ruby Poison Dart, Restricted
$1.02
StatTrak™
MAC-10Pipe Down, Restricted
$0.42
StatTrak™
UMP-45Motorized, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.06
StatTrak™
P90Wave Breaker, Restricted
$0.35
StatTrak™
MP9Hydra, Classified
$4.46
StatTrak™
PP-BizonRMX, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.08
MAC-10Arabesque Mosaic, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.20
MP7Coral Paisley, Industrial Grade
$0.03
StatTrak™
MP9Urban Sovereign, Restricted
$0.54
StatTrak™
MP9Goo, Restricted
$0.88
StatTrak™
UMP-45Momentum, Classified
$4.34
UMP-45Crimson Foil, Restricted
$1.88
StatTrak™
UMP-45Neo-Noir, Classified
$3.47
StatTrak™
MAC-10Saibā Oni, Restricted
$0.81
P90Reef Grief, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.12
MAC-10Pipsqueak, Mil-Spec Grade
$0.20
P90Mustard Gas, Industrial Grade
$0.03
StatTrak™
MP5-SDPhosphor, Classified
$3.92
StatTrak™
MAC-10Cat Fight, Restricted
$0.40
Frequently asked questions
What are the best smgs skins under $5 in CS2 in 2026?
The list above ranks every smg skin priced under $5 by popularity — Steam sales volume blended with on-site trade activity — so the top picks are the ones real buyers are actually trading at this budget, not just the cheapest listing. Switch the sort to "Cheapest" to see the absolute cheapest first.
How are prices for these smgs skins calculated?
Each price is the median across every market we track (Steam, CSFloat, Skinport, DMarket and more), with outliers and stale listings filtered out. The $5 cap is applied to that median, so an item appears here when its fair market price — not a single lowball listing — is under $5.
Are cheap smgs skins worth buying in 2026?
Yes — plenty of smgs skins under $5 look great and trade actively. Cheap usually just means higher supply, not lower quality. Open any item's price-history chart to check whether a budget pick is trending up or down before you buy.
Do more expensive smgs skins hold value better?
Not necessarily. Within a budget tier the items that hold value best are the ones with steady or rising demand, which is exactly what the popularity ranking on this page surfaces. Use the price history on each item page to confirm the trend before treating any skin as an investment.