Community price on backpack.tf: 3.05–3.25 keys, last changed 2026-02-01 (7mo ago). The live quote above, 3.51 keys, is 15% higher and last moved 2h 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.
3 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-29 04:02 UTC (8d ago), listed there as “Strange Dark Age Defender”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single 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 | 3.20 keys | 3.07 keys |
| 2 NOV 2025 · 22:36 UTC | 2.99 keys | 2.77 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 01:07 UTC | 5.04 keys | 2.72 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 01:00 UTC | 3.35 keys | 3.13 keys |
| 29 JAN 2026 · 01:46 UTC | 2.90 keys | 2.79 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 3.11 keys | 2.83 keys |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 2.72 keys | 2.55 keys |
| 19 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 3.21 keys | 2.70 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 3.20 keys | 3.01 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 00:33 UTC | 3.05 keys | 2.83 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 2.74 keys | 2.61 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 3.49 keys | 3.33 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 5.36 keys | 2.65 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 5.33 keys | 3.70 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 5.30 keys | 3.72 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 5.29 keys | 3.74 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 5.24 keys | 3.77 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 5.19 keys | 3.80 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 5.17 keys | 3.83 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 5.13 keys | 3.85 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 5.05 keys | 3.86 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 4.97 keys | 3.40 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 4.88 keys | 3.43 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 4.78 keys | 3.54 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 4.69 keys | 3.68 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 4.59 keys | 3.74 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 4.46 keys | 3.67 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 4.28 keys | 3.65 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 00:10 UTC | 4.14 keys | 3.76 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.96 keys | 3.66 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 3.73 keys | 3.45 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 3.60 keys | 3.40 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 3.45 keys | 3.36 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 3.43 keys | 3.18 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 3.26 keys | 3.19 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 3.49 keys | 3.30 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.56 keys | 3.43 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 3.48 keys | 3.38 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 3.44 keys | 3.37 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 3.51 keys | 3.44 keys |
Price history in numbers
153 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Dark Age Defender's sell price ranged from 3.21 keys to 5.39 keys and is up 0.5% after 105 moves. Over a year it ranged from 2.71 keys to 5.46 keys (up 9.8%). Today's 3.51 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 2.71 keys (3 May 2026) and the highest 5.46 keys (23 Nov 2025). The price has moved 148 times since we began recording it — about once every 2 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 3.21 keys | 5.39 keys | +0.5% | 105 | 110 |
| 90 days | 2.74 keys | 5.39 keys | +20.1% | 114 | 119 |
| a year | 2.71 keys | 5.46 keys | +9.8% | 148 | 153 |
Details
| SKU | 30073;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 16:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.11 ref |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 3.44 keys | 20d ago | |
| 3.44 keys | 8d ago | |
| 3.55 keys | 3d ago | |
| 3.44 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 3.44 keys | 7d ago | |
 Strange Blood Botkiller Minigun Mk.I | 3.51 keys | 2h ago |
| 3.44 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 3.45 keys | 7d ago |