Community price on backpack.tf: 1.10–1.40 keys, last changed 2026-05-07 (4mo ago). The live quote above, 1.16 keys, is inside the community’s range and last moved 3h 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.
4 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-08-28 04:00 UTC (9d ago), listed there as “Strange Dictator”. 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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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 102.77 ref | 96.77 ref |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 21:48 UTC | 96.77 ref | 89.33 ref |
| 16 NOV 2025 · 22:44 UTC | 104.88 ref | 91.77 ref |
| 8 DEC 2025 · 00:58 UTC | 110.22 ref | 86.55 ref |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 22:59 UTC | 98.22 ref | 90.22 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:46 UTC | 80.44 ref | 77.77 ref |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:43 UTC | 83.33 ref | 75.11 ref |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 85.77 ref | 79.55 ref |
| 29 APR 2026 · 00:32 UTC | 70 ref | 65.11 ref |
| 24 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 78.66 ref | 71.77 ref |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:12 UTC | 77.77 ref | 75.55 ref |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 77.88 ref | 76 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 75.88 ref | 74.44 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 77.88 ref | 74.88 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 77.11 ref | 75.33 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 75.33 ref | 73.77 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 76.11 ref | 73.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 82 ref | 71.33 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 77.55 ref | 76.77 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 77.33 ref | 74.66 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 77.44 ref | 74.44 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 77.55 ref | 76.55 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 77.55 ref | 77.22 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 77.44 ref | 77.33 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 77.33 ref | 75.44 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 77.11 ref | 76.33 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 77 ref | 74.88 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 77.33 ref | 76.33 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 76.66 ref | 75.11 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 77 ref | 76.22 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 76.44 ref | 68.77 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 75.88 ref | 68.22 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 02:10 UTC | 75.55 ref | 73.88 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 75.22 ref | 73.11 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 75.33 ref | 73.33 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 77.11 ref | 74.33 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 76.33 ref | 74.88 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 74.55 ref | 74.11 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 73.33 ref | 72.55 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 73.33 ref | 71.66 ref |
Price history in numbers
149 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Dictator's sell price ranged from 1.14 keys to 1.41 keys and is down 10.6% after 85 moves. Over a year it ranged from 1.11 keys to 1.75 keys (down 28.6%). Today's 1.16 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 1.11 keys (3 May 2026) and the highest 1.75 keys (8 Dec 2025). The price has moved 130 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 1.14 keys | 1.41 keys | −10.6% | 85 | 104 |
| 90 days | 1.14 keys | 1.43 keys | −4.6% | 94 | 113 |
| a year | 1.11 keys | 1.75 keys | −28.6% | 130 | 149 |
Details
| SKU | 30306;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.16 keys | 3h ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 18d ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 18d ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 18d ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 18d ago | |
| 1.16 keys | 3h ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 17d ago | |
| 1.14 keys | 18d ago |