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Scorching Flames Backbreaker's Skullcracker
Community price on backpack.tf: 67.0 keys, last changed 2024-03-28 (2.4y ago). The live quote above, 27.9 keys, is 58% lower and last moved 2d ago. They are different measures: the quote is what traders and bots are asking and bidding on the classifieds right now, and it moves for thousands of items every day; the community price is a suggestion accepted by vote, which changes only when someone argues it should. A quote well away from the vote is usually a price that is about to be re-argued. Community prices from backpack.tf, read under an hour ago.
Steam Market asking price: $162.05 — the lowest of one listing for the Scorching Flames effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:34 UTC (15h ago). This is what a seller is asking, not what anything sold for. Steam pays out in Steam wallet funds, not cash, and Valve takes roughly 15% at the till — so asking prices there run well above the 27 keys, 53.33 ref shown above, which comes from the keys-and-metal market on backpack.tf. The two are different markets and are never blended. Steam lists the item as “Unusual Backbreaker's Skullcracker”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
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The key axis converts at today's rate. Prices are recorded in metal, so a line that is flat in keys followed the key rate rather than standing still.
| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 69.7 keys | 57.0 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 22:23 UTC | 69.6 keys | 57.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:56 UTC | 66.5 keys | 59.9 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 18:09 UTC | 60.3 keys | 54.2 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 02:03 UTC | 63.7 keys | 57.4 keys |
| 19 NOV 2025 · 10:45 UTC | 70.7 keys | 62.0 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:50 UTC | 75.8 keys | 66.9 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 01:01 UTC | 72.8 keys | 67.5 keys |
| 17 DEC 2025 · 00:52 UTC | 78.3 keys | 70.3 keys |
| 22 DEC 2025 · 07:16 UTC | 79.1 keys | 71.1 keys |
| 30 DEC 2025 · 08:53 UTC | 77.1 keys | 46.4 keys |
| 3 JAN 2026 · 12:55 UTC | 75.8 keys | 68.4 keys |
| 15 JAN 2026 · 10:18 UTC | 69.7 keys | 62.9 keys |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 09:44 UTC | 69.7 keys | 42.1 keys |
| 3 FEB 2026 · 02:23 UTC | 66.5 keys | 60.2 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 64.9 keys | 58.8 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 69.7 keys | 63.4 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 65.4 keys | 33.4 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC | 66.8 keys | 41.2 keys |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 61.7 keys | 42.8 keys |
| 23 MAR 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 68.2 keys | 47.4 keys |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 69.8 keys | 50.0 keys |
| 19 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 70.1 keys | 51.5 keys |
| 29 APR 2026 · 00:32 UTC | 66.5 keys | 47.6 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 65.4 keys | 48.1 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 69.5 keys | 51.5 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 67.3 keys | 51.7 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 12:31 UTC | 67.9 keys | 52.8 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC | 67.0 keys | 19.5 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 02:31 UTC | 66.4 keys | 11.5 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:12 UTC | 70.1 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 28 JUL 2026 · 14:44 UTC | 44.0 keys | 38.2 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 13:10 UTC | 25.6 keys | 22.3 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 12.7 keys | 11.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 25.3 keys | 22.0 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 29.8 keys | 25.9 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 29.8 keys | 25.9 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 27.9 keys | 24.2 keys |
Price history in numbers
48 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Scorching Flames Backbreaker's Skullcracker's sell price ranged from 12.7 keys to 29.8 keys and is up 8.7% after 8 moves. Over a year it ranged from 12.7 keys to 79.1 keys (down 60.0%). Today's 27.9 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 12.7 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 79.1 keys (22 Dec 2025). The price has moved 47 times since we began recording it — about once every 7 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 12.7 keys | 29.8 keys | +8.7% | 8 | 9 |
| 90 days | 12.7 keys | 70.1 keys | −58.4% | 13 | 14 |
| a year | 12.7 keys | 79.1 keys | −60.0% | 47 | 48 |
Details
| SKU | 31038;5;u14 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-03 06:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.44 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,796 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 2,650 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,500 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,350 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,250 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,085 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 2,050 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,900 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 1,700 keys | 10mo ago |
Other effects on the Backbreaker's Skullcracker
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 50.3 keys | 2d ago | |
| 50.2 keys | 6h ago | |
| 46.0 keys | 5d ago | |
| 45.0 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 39.4 keys | 16h ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 9d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 26.5 keys | 17d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 2d ago | |
| 26.1 keys | 5d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 27.8 keys | 3d ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 5d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 1d ago | |
| 27.9 keys | 2d ago | |
| 27.6 keys | 4d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 6d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 2d ago | |
| 26.5 keys | 6d ago |