This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 18:08 UTC. It reflects the last observed trade rather than current market value, and this page is excluded from our sitemap for that reason.
Community price on backpack.tf: 215 keys, last changed 2025-08-24 (1.2y ago). The live quote above, 171 keys, is 20% lower and last moved 1mo 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: $567.77 — the lowest of one listing for the Distant Drift effect when we looked on 2026-10-29 01:41 UTC (7d 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 170 keys, 62 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 Blast Defense”, 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 | 222 keys | 182 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 21:17 UTC | 201 keys | 181 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:47 UTC | 251 keys | 154 keys |
| 16 MAY 2026 · 18:33 UTC | 196 keys | 141 keys |
| 22 JUL 2026 · 00:47 UTC | 157 keys | 137 keys |
| 12 AUG 2026 · 19:11 UTC | 189 keys | 164 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 16.1 keys | 14.0 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 16.2 keys | 14.1 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 16.3 keys | 14.2 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 16.4 keys | 14.2 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 16.2 keys | 14.1 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 16.1 keys | 14.1 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 16.7 keys | 14.5 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 16.8 keys | 14.6 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 16.3 keys | 14.2 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 16.5 keys | 14.3 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 16.6 keys | 14.4 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 16.9 keys | 14.7 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 16.9 keys | 14.7 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 17.2 keys | 14.9 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 17.2 keys | 15.0 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 17.5 keys | 15.2 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 17.5 keys | 15.3 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 17.8 keys | 15.5 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 18.0 keys | 15.6 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 06:11 UTC | 170 keys | 148 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 175 keys | 152 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 174 keys | 151 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 07:11 UTC | 176 keys | 153 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 181 keys | 157 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 179 keys | 156 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 13:09 UTC | 180 keys | 156 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 13:10 UTC | 180 keys | 157 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 179 keys | 156 keys |
| 16 OCT 2026 · 23:08 UTC | 16.5 keys | 14.4 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 16.5 keys | 14.4 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 16.7 keys | 14.5 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 16.7 keys | 14.6 keys |
| 24 OCT 2026 · 17:12 UTC | 16.7 keys | 14.8 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 16.7 keys | 16.7 keys |
Price history in numbers
136 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Distant Drift Blast Defense's sell price ranged from 16.2 keys to 181 keys and is down 90.7% after 28 moves. Over a year it ranged from 15.9 keys to 251 keys (down 91.8%). Today's 16.7 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 15.9 keys (2 Sep 2026) and the highest 251 keys (23 Nov 2025). The price has moved 132 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 16.2 keys | 181 keys | −90.7% | 28 | 32 |
| 90 days | 15.9 keys | 189 keys | −91.1% | 115 | 119 |
| a year | 15.9 keys | 251 keys | −91.8% | 127 | 131 |
Details
| SKU | 30863;5;u342 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 18:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 900 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 330 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 291 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 231 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 180 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 185 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 173 keys | 9mo ago |
Other effects on the Blast Defense
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 288 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 272 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 251 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 242 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 232 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 228 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 184 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 180 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 174 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 173 keys | 2mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 166 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 173 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 169 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 169 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 4mo ago |