MP9 | Food Chain

Origin Story

The MP9 | Food Chain features a brightly colored custom paint job depicting a monster food chain, living up to its flavor text, "Eat or be eaten." This Classified rarity SMG skin was released on May 3, 2021, as part of The Snakebite Collection, coinciding with the End of Broken Fang update. It is recognized as a high-tier, flashy option within the Snakebite set, known for its vivid, full-body artwork. The skin's broad float range allows for both pristine, low-float appearances and heavily worn, distressed looks, making it a desirable craft base and collector piece among MP9 enthusiasts.

Drop Chance

MP9 | Food Chain is Classified, a Pink-tier skin, rare with strong collector demand. From the Snakebite Case: approximately 1.07% per opening (roughly 1 in 94). The 3.2% Classified tier rate is split across 3 Classified skins in the case. StatTrak versions drop at ~0.11% from the Snakebite Case (about 1 in 937). These per-skin odds assume equal weighting within tier — Valve publishes tier rates but doesn't formally confirm even distribution across skins in a tier.

Skin Condition

Float range 0 to 1. Exteriors: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. StatTrak is available in FN, MW, FT, WW, BS.

• Factory New ($32.13): Colors are most vibrant, and the monster chain artwork is crisp with no visible edge wear, appearing fully intact.
• Minimal Wear ($10.04): The overall appearance remains very close to Factory New, with high color vibrancy and full monster details, showing only small, localized edge wear on high-contact points.
• Field-Tested ($5.24): More prominent chipping and scratching appear along edges and corners, with minor intrusion into the monster artwork, especially near the front and rear extremities.
• Well-Worn ($4.90): Noticeably heavier wear, with larger chips and faded areas particularly on the outer edges, causing some segments of the monster chain to appear partially eroded.
• Battle-Scarred ($4.55): Heavy paint loss is evident on edges and broader surfaces, making portions of the monster chain appear fragmented and distressed, though large color blocks remain identifiable.

Model

Food Chain uses the current MP9 model, added with The End of Broken Fang on May 3, 2021.

How to Obtain

The MP9 | Food Chain is primarily obtained by opening a Snakebite Case, which is now part of the rare drop pool for standard in-game case drops. Players can also acquire this Classified skin through trade-up contracts, exchanging ten lower-rarity skins from The Snakebite Collection. A StatTrak version is also available for kill tracking. Additionally, the skin can be purchased directly from the Steam Community Market, various third-party marketplaces, or case-opening and skin trading sites.

Price Range

MP9 | Food Chain ranges from $4.55 (Battle-Scarred) to $32.13 (Factory New). Field-Tested copies sit at $5.24. StatTrak versions carry a premium at every wear tier.


The current 7-day median is $5.70. The 90-day median is $5.70. The all-time median is $2.73. Volume averages 7 trades per day.

Visual Theme

Custom Paint Job: This brightly colored MP9 has been custom painted with a monster food chain. The design features bright greens, yellows, and pinks or purples on a darker base, creating a vivid, cartoonish palette. In first-person view, the central monster chain artwork, with its teeth, eyes, and creature silhouettes, is prominently displayed on the right side of the receiver and upper body. This skin is grouped with other loud, cartoon-style custom paint jobs from the same case, such as the In Living Color and XOXO.

Player Rating

Rating: 3.84 / 5
Votes: 3

Sticker Compatibility

The MP9 | Food Chain is considered a desirable craft base due to its bright, full-body custom artwork. Stickers in bright green, yellow, pink, or purple can complement the monster chain theme, while white or black stickers offer a strong contrast. The most visible sticker slots during gameplay are on the right side of the receiver and upper body.