This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 16:09 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: 86.0 keys, last changed 2026-03-31 (7mo ago). The live quote above, 84.1 keys, is 2% lower 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: $279.59 — the lowest of one listing for the Icestruck 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 84 keys, 4.33 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 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 | 102 keys | 73.8 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 22:27 UTC | 93.1 keys | 74.5 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 74.1 keys | 64.4 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 02:45 UTC | 76.0 keys | 66.1 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 75.9 keys | 66.0 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 76.4 keys | 66.4 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 76.4 keys | 66.4 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 77.2 keys | 67.2 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 78.0 keys | 67.8 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 77.9 keys | 67.8 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 06:10 UTC | 78.1 keys | 67.9 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC | 79.2 keys | 68.9 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 79.5 keys | 69.1 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 79.0 keys | 68.7 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 81.0 keys | 70.5 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 04:07 UTC | 81.9 keys | 71.2 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 82.1 keys | 71.4 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 83.4 keys | 72.5 keys |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 83.4 keys | 72.5 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 84.0 keys | 73.1 keys |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 83.4 keys | 72.5 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 85.7 keys | 74.6 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 84.2 keys | 73.2 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 85.7 keys | 74.6 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 88.2 keys | 76.7 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 87.9 keys | 76.4 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 87.6 keys | 76.2 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 87.5 keys | 76.1 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 88.2 keys | 76.7 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 85.2 keys | 74.1 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 15:09 UTC | 85.5 keys | 74.4 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 85.2 keys | 74.1 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 15:09 UTC | 85.2 keys | 74.1 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 85.0 keys | 73.9 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 13:08 UTC | 85.7 keys | 74.5 keys |
| 17 OCT 2026 · 11:08 UTC | 87.4 keys | 76.0 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 87.3 keys | 76.0 keys |
| 22 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 88.1 keys | 77.2 keys |
| 27 OCT 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 88.1 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 09:13 UTC | 85.9 keys | 65.1 keys |
Price history in numbers
131 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Icestruck Mean Captain's sell price ranged from 84.8 keys to 88.4 keys and is down 2.3% after 46 moves. Over a year it ranged from 70.6 keys to 91.0 keys (down 5.6%). Today's 85.9 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 70.6 keys (9 Jul 2026) and the highest 102 keys (30 Sep 2025). The price has moved 128 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 84.8 keys | 88.4 keys | −2.3% | 46 | 48 |
| 90 days | 71.3 keys | 88.4 keys | +20.5% | 116 | 119 |
| a year | 70.6 keys | 91.0 keys | −5.6% | 123 | 126 |
Details
| SKU | 31385;5;u309 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 16:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 415 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 334 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 109 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 91.8 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 76.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 69.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 60.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 59.8 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 55.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 54.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80.9 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 82.3 keys | 2mo ago | |
 Collector's Diamondback | 82.6 keys | 1mo ago |
| 82.4 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 81.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 84.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 81.6 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 82.6 keys | 1mo ago |