This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 22:08 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: 23.0 keys, last changed 2026-08-07 (3mo ago). The live quote above, 26.6 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: $101.29 — the lowest of one listing for the Terror-Watt 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 26 keys, 36.11 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 | 25.4 keys | 15.0 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:48 UTC | 24.3 keys | 15.7 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:59 UTC | 22.0 keys | 14.3 keys |
| 25 FEB 2026 · 02:41 UTC | 26.9 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 26.4 keys | 13.3 keys |
| 26 MAR 2026 · 12:06 UTC | 28.0 keys | 15.4 keys |
| 4 APR 2026 · 10:30 UTC | 26.8 keys | 11.7 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC | 28.4 keys | 17.3 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 28.6 keys | 17.7 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 18:11 UTC | 28.0 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 29.0 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 21.7 keys | 18.9 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 23.1 keys | 20.1 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 25.6 keys | 22.1 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 26.5 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.2 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 26.9 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 03:04 UTC | 26.9 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 27.0 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 27.0 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 26.9 keys | 23.4 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 26.4 keys | 23.0 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 27.0 keys | 23.5 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 26.0 keys | 22.6 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 26.3 keys | 22.9 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 14:07 UTC | 26.3 keys | 22.9 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 26.8 keys | 23.3 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 17.9 keys | 15.6 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 05:08 UTC | 21.1 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 05:08 UTC | 23.0 keys | 20.0 keys |
| 17 OCT 2026 · 15:07 UTC | 23.0 keys | 20.0 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 23.3 keys | 20.6 keys |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 23.1 keys | 22.3 keys |
| 27 OCT 2026 · 23:11 UTC | 23.4 keys | 22.6 keys |
Price history in numbers
77 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Terror-Watt Ground Control's sell price ranged from 17.3 keys to 23.5 keys and is up 35.2% after 13 moves. Over a year it ranged from 17.3 keys to 29.0 keys (up 1.3%). Today's 23.4 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 17.3 keys (11 Oct 2026) and the highest 29.0 keys (22 Jun 2026). The price has moved 76 times since we began recording it — about once every 5 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 17.3 keys | 23.5 keys | +35.2% | 13 | 14 |
| 90 days | 17.3 keys | 27.0 keys | −10.5% | 50 | 51 |
| a year | 17.3 keys | 29.0 keys | +1.3% | 71 | 72 |
Details
| SKU | 30338;5;u57 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 22:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 692 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 345 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 319 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 301 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 309 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 249 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 250 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 237 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 207 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 195 keys | 12mo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 keys | 1mo ago | |
 Strange Lunatic's Leathers | 26.6 keys | 1mo ago |
| 26.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.5 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 26.1 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.4 keys | 1mo ago |