MM2 chroma guide: what chromas are and why the premium varies

By MM2 Values Team·Published Sep 5, 2026·8 min read

Everyone knows a chroma is worth more than the plain godly. What surprises people is how much that "more" moves around. On our list right now the premium runs from about +9% over the base all the way to 44x, with the median chroma at roughly 7.5x. This guide explains what a chroma is, where that premium comes from, and gives you the full live table so you never have to guess.

What a chroma actually is

A chroma is a godly with a shifting, rainbow-ish finish that cycles through colours as you hold it. Underneath it is the same knife or gun as the base version: same model, same animations, nothing different in a round. The whole difference is the paint job and the odds.

Chromas usually come from the same box or event as their base godly, at a far lower drop rate. Some were also crafted or salvaged during events. That lower rate is the only reason a chroma is worth more, and it is also why the premium is so uneven: the rate was never the same from one item to the next.

Where the premium comes from

Three things set the gap between a chroma and its base, in our experience:

• How many chromas actually exist. This is nearly everything. A godly that was unboxed constantly with a stingy chroma rate produces a huge gap. A godly whose chroma dropped almost as often produces almost none.
• How valuable the base is. When the base godly is already in the thousands, the chroma is a collector piece and the premium tends to be large in absolute terms even when the multiple is modest.
• Whether people care. Some chromas are just prettier than others. The ones with dramatic colour shifts pull collectors; the ones where the effect is subtle sit closer to their base. This is the part no formula catches.

The result is that "a chroma is about 2x" is a myth. It is closer to a coin toss which side of 3x you land on, and the tails are enormous in both directions.

Every chroma against its base (live)

47 pairs from the value list, sorted by premium. Recomputed whenever the feed changes, so this is what the market says today. Where the feed lists a chroma under two tiers we show it once.

Collector chromas: 10x and up (18)

The chroma is a different asset class from the base. These trade in stacks of other godlies, and the base is basically irrelevant to the price.

Standard premium: 2x to 10x (22)

What most people picture when they say "chroma". Worth meaningfully more, not absurdly more.

Barely a premium: under 2x (7)

The chroma was never really rare. Treat these as the base godly with a small bonus, and do not let anyone tell you the shiny one is worth double.

Trading chromas without getting burned

• Never trade a chroma for its base one for one. In either direction. The gap is the entire point of owning the chroma. Even for the thin-premium pairs, the plain version should come with adds.
• Check the glow before you accept. The view-and-switch scam (show a Chroma Darkbringer, decline, rebuild with a Darkbringer, rush you) works because the two look similar in a small trade slot. If the finish is not visibly shifting colour, it is not a chroma. i still check twice, after years of this.
• Use chromas as big bills. If you are trading for something in the thousands, two or three mid chromas get you there without filling every slot with godlies. Owners of big items often prefer this.
• Price the pair, not the tier.Before any chroma trade, open both item pages. Each one shows its counterpart's value and the exact premium, computed from the same numbers the calculator uses.

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