This price has not changed since 2026-10-02 00:08 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: 10.0–12.0 keys, last changed 2019-12-29 (6.9y ago). The live quote above, 15.0 keys, is 50% higher 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: $67.53 — the lowest of one listing for the Kill-a-Watt effect when we looked on 2026-11-05 01:24 UTC (10h 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 14 keys, 61.33 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 Engineer's Cap”, 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 | 12.2 keys | 8.33 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 15:57 UTC | 10.6 keys | 7.92 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 07:13 UTC | 10.0 keys | 8.72 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 18:43 UTC | 15.0 keys | 13.1 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 12.9 keys | 11.2 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 14.3 keys | 12.4 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 14.4 keys | 12.5 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 14.4 keys | 12.6 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 14.7 keys | 12.8 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 14.6 keys | 12.7 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 14.5 keys | 12.6 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:07 UTC | 14.5 keys | 12.6 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 14.8 keys | 12.9 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 14.6 keys | 12.7 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 14.6 keys | 12.7 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 14.7 keys | 12.8 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 04:07 UTC | 14.8 keys | 12.9 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 14:07 UTC | 14.9 keys | 12.9 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 15.1 keys | 13.1 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 15.2 keys | 13.2 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 15.0 keys | 13.1 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 15.0 keys | 13.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.4 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.4 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.4 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.4 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 15.6 keys | 13.5 keys |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 15:08 UTC | 15.7 keys | 13.6 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 11:12 UTC | 15.7 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 25 OCT 2026 · 03:11 UTC | 15.7 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 17:11 UTC | 15.8 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 28 OCT 2026 · 21:11 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.6 keys |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 15.5 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 2 NOV 2026 · 03:11 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 11:11 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 21:11 UTC | 15.3 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 05:11 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 15.4 keys | 13.8 keys |
Price history in numbers
155 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Kill-a-Watt Engineer's Cap's sell price ranged from 15.2 keys to 15.8 keys and is up 0.2% after 54 moves. Over a year it ranged from 10.0 keys to 15.8 keys (up 37.7%). Today's 15.4 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 10.0 keys (29 Jun 2026) and the highest 15.8 keys (27 Oct 2026). The price has moved 139 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 15.2 keys | 15.8 keys | +0.2% | 54 | 70 |
| 90 days | 12.8 keys | 15.8 keys | −2.0% | 125 | 141 |
| a year | 10.0 keys | 15.8 keys | +37.7% | 134 | 150 |
Details
| SKU | 95;5;u56 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,111 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,100 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,100 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 760 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 387 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 303 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 283 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 283 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 261 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 265 keys | 1mo ago |
Other effects on the Engineer's Cap
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 433 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 210 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 196 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 182 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 154 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 150 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 146 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 143 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 145 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 138 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 14.9 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 14.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 15.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 15.1 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 14.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 15.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 15.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 14.9 keys | 1mo ago |