This price has not changed since 2026-10-02 00:09 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: 95.0–120 keys, last changed 2024-11-01 (2.0y ago). The live quote above, 120 keys, is inside the community’s range 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: $253.00 — the lowest of 3 listings for the Demonic Impaler effect when we looked on 2026-11-04 01:43 UTC (1d 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 119 keys, 53.55 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 Mean Captain”, 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 | 123 keys | 80.0 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 22:27 UTC | 112 keys | 79.8 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 02:33 UTC | 124 keys | 88.2 keys |
| 9 JAN 2026 · 07:45 UTC | 110 keys | 94.7 keys |
| 11 FEB 2026 · 14:41 UTC | 95.3 keys | 78.5 keys |
| 6 MAY 2026 · 10:32 UTC | 97.5 keys | 82.6 keys |
| 2 JUL 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 71.9 keys | 62.5 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 109 keys | 95.2 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 98.1 keys | 85.3 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 112 keys | 97.5 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 113 keys | 97.9 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 113 keys | 98.1 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 114 keys | 99.2 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 119 keys | 104 keys |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 119 keys | 103 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 118 keys | 102 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 118 keys | 103 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 119 keys | 103 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 121 keys | 105 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 120 keys | 104 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 22:11 UTC | 120 keys | 105 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 119 keys | 104 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 121 keys | 105 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 121 keys | 106 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 122 keys | 106 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 121 keys | 105 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 120 keys | 104 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 120 keys | 104 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC | 121 keys | 105 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 15:11 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 07:10 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 23:10 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 03:10 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 123 keys | 107 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 122 keys | 106 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 09:08 UTC | 113 keys | 107 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC | 113 keys | 107 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 07:08 UTC | 46.8 keys | 40.7 keys |
Price history in numbers
101 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Demonic Impaler Mean Captain's sell price ranged from 46.8 keys to 123 keys and is down 62.0% after 26 moves. Over a year it ranged from 46.8 keys to 149 keys (down 62.1%). Today's 46.8 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 46.8 keys (20 Oct 2026) and the highest 149 keys (19 Dec 2025). The price has moved 100 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 46.8 keys | 123 keys | −62.0% | 26 | 27 |
| 90 days | 46.8 keys | 123 keys | −59.1% | 80 | 81 |
| a year | 46.8 keys | 149 keys | −62.1% | 95 | 96 |
Details
| SKU | 31385;5;u299 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 231 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 184 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 124 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 96.1 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 89.4 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 74.9 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 74.7 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 61.7 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 48.9 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 49.4 keys | 1mo ago |
Other effects on the Mean Captain
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 475 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 325 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 230 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 215 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 201 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 207 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 186 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 181 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 165 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 119 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 122 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 119 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 122 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 121 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 120 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 121 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 122 keys | 1mo ago |