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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

What changed — 21 Jan 2026: price $1,500 → $1,400 · damage 29 → 30 · range modifier 0.85 → 0.87.

CS2 weapon · SMG · both sides MP7

Valve: “Easy to control for reliable mid-range damage.” Versatile but expensive, the German-made MP7 SMG is the perfect choice for high-impact close-range combat.

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Target & armour
Buy MP7 when…

You can land several hits — a helmeted head takes 2 even up close.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in force buy rounds.”
Buy recommended$1,400
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $1,700.
Price
$1,400
game data
Kill reward
$600
game data
Damage
30
game data
Armour pen
62.5%
derived
Fire rate
750 RPM
derived
Ammo
30 / 90
game data
Reload lock
3.17 s
game data
Run speed
220
game data
Penetration
1.0
game data
Accurate range
14.38 m
derived

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head222
Chest588
Stomach477
Arms588
Legs777

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 53 damage per hit → 2 hits to kill · TTK 80 ms.

derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded down

Armour breakpoints

Where head hits-to-kill change, 0–60 m
no armour
  • 0 m – 16 m1 hit
  • 17 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 16 m1 hit
  • 17 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 36 m2 hits
  • 37 m – 60 m+3 hits
Against Kevlar + helmet: 1 change between 0 and 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 53 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to14.38 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 32 cm from the crosshair.

derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray — the first 10 bullets

Phase
10 bullets · 0.72 s of fire at 750 RPM · 20 left in the magazine.Inside the first 10 — the part guides say to learn first.

The first ten bullets climb up and to the right, then shift left. source

Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 16 ± 1 · direction variance 70 · same recoil seed as the MP5-SD.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

  • spray6+ shots · inside 7.2 mCommit and pull down
  • burst2–3 shots · 7.2–14.38 mStop, then reset between bursts
  • tap1 shot · past 14.38 mReset fully between shots
At 30 m: tap.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (14.38 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the MP7?

Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
Hits to kill from Valve’s file at your distance and armour — not win rates. Shotguns left out: pellets decide.

Economy context

  • MP7 + Kevlar + helmet$2,400$1,700 left
  • MP7 + Kevlar$2,050$2,050 left
  • MP7 alone$1,400$2,700 left
  • MAC-10 + Kevlar + helmet$2,050$2,050 left
Kill reward $600 — 3 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 14.38 m: past its standing accurate range even the first shot is not sure to land.
  • Catch it moving: on the move its first shot is only sure within 7.45 m.
  • It needs 7 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 220 u/s — expect it to reposition quickly.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $1,400 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $600.

No — 2 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (53 each).

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsbuy$3,100 nextbuy$3,700 nextbuy$4,300 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossbuy$3,600 nextbuy$4,200 nextbuy$4,800 next
+$2,400buy$4,100 nextbuy$4,700 nextbuy$5,300 next
+$2,900buy$4,600 nextbuy$5,200 nextbuy$5,800 next
+$3,400the capbuy$5,100 nextbuy$5,700 nextbuy$6,300 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $2,400 for it with full armour. Loss bonus and kill reward: Valve’s source

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Sources & evidence

Damage · armour · range
weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
Price · kill reward
$1,400 · $600
Fire rate · magazine
750 RPM · 30/90
Range modifier · penetration
0.87 · 1
Description · buy-menu lines
csgo_english.txt
Loss bonus · armour prices
gamemode_competitive.cfg · items_game.txt
Valve’s files, read 2026-10-06:weapons.vdataitems_game.txtgamemode_competitive.cfg

All the maths runs in your browser, from Valve’s weapon file (10f3693c, 2026-09-23).