M416 Glacier Upgrades: How Materials, Paints, and the Lab Work

The M416 Glacier is an upgradable weapon skin for the M416 rifle in PUBG Mobile, and it has seven levels in the Lab. Each level unlocks a new visual feature: the early levels add the kill effect and an advanced form, the middle levels add the kill message and the on-hit effect, and the final levels add the final form and a special loot crate design. The base skin is the starting point, and every level after it is a separate upgrade step. The Glacier is one of the most recognisable skins in the game, which is why players ask about its upgrade path so often.

Two resources power every Glacier upgrade: Materials and Paints. Materials are the rare resource, and they are the bottleneck for most players, because each level needs more of them than the last. Paints are more common and come from many sources, but the total amount needed across all seven levels is still large. Both resources are spent in the Lab when you confirm an upgrade, and the game will not let you start a level until you have enough of both. Plan for the whole path, not just the next level, because the costs climb as you go.

The reliable way to know the exact cost is to look inside the game. Open the Lab, select the M416 Glacier, and tap through the levels: each level shows its own material and paint requirement before you confirm anything. Check there rather than trusting a number from a video or a forwarded message, because costs can change with events and updates, and different guides disagree with each other. The Lab is the only source that matches your account and the current version of the game, so treat it as the final answer every time.

Materials and Paints come from several places. Lucky spins and special crates are the main source of Materials, while Paints come from the Royale Pass, event rewards, and dismantling duplicate skins you do not need. Events often hand out Paints and sometimes Materials as login or mission rewards, so playing events steadily is the cheapest way to build a stockpile. Duplicate legendary skins can also be converted into Materials, which makes extra crate pulls useful even after you own the skin. If you are planning a Glacier build, keep up with the latest changes in our PUBG Mobile 4.7 update guide, and compare account options on PUBG Mobile accounts for sale.