The Top 10 Best Rust M249 Skins

The M249 is the most sought-after weapon in Rust, with high damage and a high rate of fire at the cost of high recoil. With the weapon being so deadly and valuable, it is without a doubt that you should have a skin to show it off. That’s why, in this article, we will be covering the best Rust M249 skins.

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#10 CHROMA FLAIR

$0.85

First on our list of Rust M249 skins, is the CHROMA FLAIR M249, which has a blue metal design that shifts depending on where the light hits it, shifting to a nice purple hue. Along with that, the skin also has fire that stretches across the body and magazines, giving it the FLAIR part in the name. The CHROMA FLAIR serves as an all-around great budget skin.

#9 Toxic Wolf M249

$1.12

The Toxic Wolf M249 skin is a perfect encapsulation of every Rust player: toxic and ready to chase the loot. The skin’s main appeal is the massive wolf dripping with toxic ooze and acid not only from its mouth but even from its skin. The rest of the skin is a mixture of green and black, with the same ooze dripping from every crevice.

#8 Guerilla M249

$4.15

Heading back to Vietnam, we have Rust’s Guerilla M249 skin. The camo finish uses red accents and wooden material to further convince the player that this weapon came straight from the war. On the sides of the worn skin, you can find a serial number and white paint jobs with peace symbols and text that states “SHOW NO MERCY.” Whether you love the military aesthetic or are a veteran of the war yourself, the skin is an amazing choice.

#7 Bombshell M249

$6.92

Keeping the war theme, the Bombshell M249 uses a green sheet metal material and the classic shark mouth design to recreate the look of a WW2 plane. The skin’s green and black design with red highlights is very defined, with every single piece of rust (no pun intended), dirt, and scratch being visible. Once again, it’s a great skin if you are into the war theme.

#6 Toy Machine Gun

$2.96

On the completely opposite side of the Rust M249 skins, sits the Toy Machine Gun. The silly skin’s stunning colors and toy aesthetic make for the creation of an extremely unique skin. The machine gun consists of bright red, yellow, blue, and purple colors, all mashed together seemingly at random. Along with the colors sit several references to classic toy guns, such as an on/off switch, toy flames, toy-related text, and plenty of other neat aspects, making the perfect age-appropriate skin for every Rust player!

#5 No Mercy LMG

$1.24

On a more serious note, we have the No Mercy LMG. From the iconic No Mercy collection, which is still seen as a continuation today, the M249 has the stunning white and black color pattern that fans of the collection have become used to. The LMG also has the trademark silver skulls and wings found on all the No Mercy skins. The elegant use of the simple color patterns following the symbolic skull and wings creates an appealing pickup.

#4 Playmaker M249

$1.06

In the fourth spot lies the Playmaker M249. The skin combines the M249 with a retro design with arcade buttons and controls, a built-in console on the magazine, and a built-in game titled “Super Roof Camper”. The rest of the skin is an attractive mixture of red, yellow, and gray, the colors compliment the arcade theme accordingly forming an all-together fascinating skin.

#3 Redemption M249

$1.73

Entering the top three Rust M249 skins, we have the Redemption M249. The skin uses a bright metallic pink and carbon fiber black to contrast each other perfectly creating a gorgeous skin. On top of the sightly colors, the Redemption M249 also uses eye-catching geometric patterns to create a distinctive look of depth you cannot find on any other skin. These two factors combined push the lovely LMG skin into the top 3.

#2 Black Gold M249

$4.14

Sitting in second place is the luxurious Black Gold M249. With an austere grandeur black and gold design, the skin is the definition of pure magnificence and extravagance. While the designs of the Black Gold M249 are relatively simple, its ability to capture the pure amount of wealth a Rust player must have to own an M249 in the first place, paired with its perfect ratio of the two colors, pushes it into the top two.

#1 Cold Hunter M249

$1.91

In first place lays the Cold Hunter M249. The weapon skin is made for the snow using a blue and white ice design that is sure to blend perfectly in with the biome. Furthermore, the skin uses a red iron sight to contrast the blue and white and to make sure your crosshair doesn’t get lost in the snow. Moving away from its practical uses, the skin itself uses a very detailed ice design, going as far as to even shoot icicles instead of bullets, as you can see from bullets being chambered into the weapon. All of these reasons lead to why the Cold Hunter M249 remains on its ice throne as the best Rust M249 skin.

We hope you enjoyed our article on the best Rust skins for the M249. If you did, be sure to check out our related articles, such as The Best SAR Skins in Rust. Let us know what skins you’d like to see next by leaving a comment below.

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