MP5-SD Lab Rats
About MP5-SD Lab Rats
The MP5-SD Lab Rats features a hydrographic pattern of scurrying rats across a dark, worn-looking base, with red accents on the stock and receiver adding contrast to the silenced SMG’s compact shape. The animal-themed artwork gives this MP5-SD skin a more chaotic, urban feel than most finishes for the weapon, making it immediately identifiable in CS2.
Release & Source
The MP5-SD Lab Rats can be found in the The Blacksite Collection.
Float Range & Wear
The MP5-SD Lab Rats cannot drop in Well-Worn, Battle-Scarred. The minimum float is 0, making Factory New the best available condition. The maximum float is 0.38, with Field-Tested being the worst available condition.
The MP5-SD Lab Rats is a Restricted-tier skin with an estimated drop chance of ~15.98%, making it one of the more common MP5-SD skins in CS2.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stickers with graffiti, biohazard, or lab-style themes fit this finish best, especially in white, green, yellow, and black. Good matches include Toxic Flow (Holo), Bio-Hazard, Flickshot, and the Poorly Drawn Chicken sticker for a more playful look. If you want a cleaner combo, use smaller monochrome stickers that do not cover the rat artwork on the receiver.
Souvenir MP5-SD Lab Rats originated from CS:GO content tied to The Blacksite Collection and carried forward into CS2 as part of the existing skin inventory. It is not a skin created specifically for CS2, so its availability in CS2 comes from the game transition rather than a new standalone release. On marketplace pages, that means its history is tied more to the collection than to a separate CS2 launch date.
No, Souvenir MP5-SD Lab Rats is not known for special pattern tiers in the way skins like Case Hardened or Fade are. Its hydrographic rat artwork stays broadly consistent, so collectors usually focus more on overall wear, artwork placement clarity, and the souvenir package origin. Pattern index can cause minor placement differences, but there is no recognized rare pattern market for this skin.
Usually no, because souvenir skins cannot be used in trade-up contracts in CS2. That means a Souvenir MP5-SD Lab Rats is collected for its finish, tournament-linked souvenir status, and collection appeal rather than as trade-up input. If you are evaluating it as an investment, its souvenir origin matters more than contract utility.

