MP9 | Old Roots (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Old Roots covers the MP9 in olive paint with a pale green ornament of vines and blossoms. The skin's float range ends just past the start of Battle-Scarred, so even the most worn copies keep much of the pattern, with heavy chipping concentrated on edges and the grips. It is the cheapest way to get the finish with the most aged look.

Item type: smg. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Industrial Grade is the second tier from the bottom: common skins from drops and collections.

Spray-Paint: paint sprayed over the metal; scratches and scuffs appear early but look natural.

Other qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

How the skin looks in Battle-Scarred

The receiver, front grip, pistol grip, magazine and folding stock are covered in dark olive paint with a repeating ornament of light yellow-green vines, scrolls, leaves and small flowers. The pattern is dense and runs over almost every surface, including the top rail and the side panels of the receiver.

Wear is heavy on the muzzle, the top of the receiver, both grips and the magazine, where large areas of paint are chipped away. Edges of the stock also lose paint. Because the float range stops early in this grade, the damage is less extreme than on many other Battle-Scarred skins. The flat side panels keep a readable part of the ornament.

Battle-Scarred wear: float 0.45–0.5

The whole float range of MP9 | Old Roots is 0–0.5; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–0.5 segment (10% of the scale). Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Origin of the skin

MP9 | Old Roots belongs to The 2021 Dust 2 Collection, which holds 19 skins.

It drops from:

• Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package
• Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package
• Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package

And 2 more — souvenir packages and other sources.

What it costs in each quality

Among 3 skins of the MP9 in the Industrial Grade grade and this quality, this skin is the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Which stickers suit it

Stickers in gold, olive, brown or cream tones blend with the vine ornament. Plant, nature or vintage-style designs suit the theme, and placing them on the receiver side keeps the pattern on the grips and magazine visible.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade show fewer chips on the muzzle and top rail.
• Look at the grips and magazine base on inspect, as these lose paint first on worn copies.
• Battle-Scarred copies of this skin all sit close to the grade boundary, so compare them with Well-Worn before paying for the difference.
• Check applied stickers and the name tag, as they change the look of a dense ornament.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Budget players who want the skin at the lowest entry point.
• Fans of the most weathered look, with the pattern still partly visible.
• The cheapest way into this finish.