This price has not changed since 2026-09-27 06:09 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: 42.0–43.0 keys, last changed 2025-06-24 (1.4y ago). The live quote above, 48.7 keys, is 16% 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: $103.02 — the lowest of one listing for the Searing Plasma effect when we looked on 2026-11-05 01:23 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 48 keys, 48.11 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 Ground Control”, 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 | 42.6 keys | 34.8 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:37 UTC | 38.6 keys | 34.8 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:59 UTC | 37.8 keys | 34.0 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 28.7 keys | 25.0 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 31.9 keys | 27.7 keys |
| 11 AUG 2026 · 03:11 UTC | 39.2 keys | 34.1 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 26.0 keys | 22.6 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 35.2 keys | 30.6 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 36.8 keys | 32.0 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 37.4 keys | 32.5 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 38.1 keys | 33.2 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 39.1 keys | 34.0 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 40.4 keys | 35.2 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 39.8 keys | 34.6 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 39.4 keys | 34.3 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 40.3 keys | 35.0 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 40.9 keys | 35.6 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 22:11 UTC | 41.3 keys | 35.9 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 43.2 keys | 37.5 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 42.8 keys | 37.2 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 43.4 keys | 37.8 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 43.6 keys | 37.9 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 44.2 keys | 38.4 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 45.0 keys | 39.2 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 45.7 keys | 39.8 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 47.5 keys | 41.3 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 47.9 keys | 41.7 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 48.7 keys | 42.4 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 17:09 UTC | 39.5 keys | 34.4 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 05:10 UTC | 41.5 keys | 36.1 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 43.5 keys | 37.8 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 17:09 UTC | 46.0 keys | 40.0 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 05:08 UTC | 47.4 keys | 41.2 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 48.1 keys | 41.9 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 17:08 UTC | 48.4 keys | 42.1 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC | 48.8 keys | 42.4 keys |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC | 49.0 keys | 42.6 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 11:12 UTC | 49.1 keys | 42.8 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 05:11 UTC | 49.2 keys | 42.9 keys |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 09:11 UTC | 48.4 keys | 42.3 keys |
Price history in numbers
103 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Searing Plasma Ground Control's sell price ranged from 39.5 keys to 49.2 keys and is up 22.5% after 28 moves. Over a year it ranged from 24.2 keys to 49.2 keys (up 28.2%). Today's 48.4 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 24.2 keys (21 Aug 2026) and the highest 49.2 keys (26 Oct 2026). The price has moved 101 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 39.5 keys | 49.2 keys | +22.5% | 28 | 30 |
| 90 days | 24.2 keys | 49.2 keys | +23.4% | 88 | 90 |
| a year | 24.2 keys | 49.2 keys | +28.2% | 96 | 98 |
Details
| SKU | 30338;5;u15 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-27 06:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.67 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,950 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 671 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 623 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 561 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 551 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 356 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 357 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 342 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 284 keys | 1mo ago |
Other effects on the Ground Control
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 450 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 288 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 176 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 161 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 152 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 149 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 109 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 102 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 99.4 keys | 3mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 50.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 49.0 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 49.2 keys | 1mo ago |