This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 14:08 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: 190–210 keys, last changed 2025-01-02 (1.8y ago). The live quote above, 163 keys, is 14% 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: $443.56 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Nightmarish Storm 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 163 keys, 16.55 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 | 218 keys | 162 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 10:29 UTC | 208 keys | 170 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 18:39 UTC | 188 keys | 154 keys |
| 19 FEB 2026 · 02:42 UTC | 200 keys | 160 keys |
| 2 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC | 178 keys | 133 keys |
| 1 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 185 keys | 100 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 00:33 UTC | 203 keys | 20.9 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 143 keys | 124 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 23.7 keys | 20.6 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 20:11 UTC | 23.7 keys | 20.6 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 23.8 keys | 20.7 keys |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 24.1 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 24.1 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 16 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 24.2 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 24.6 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 24.5 keys | 21.3 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 12:11 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 14:10 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 25.4 keys | 22.1 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 25.5 keys | 22.2 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 169 keys | 147 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 166 keys | 145 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 163 keys | 142 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 19:11 UTC | 167 keys | 145 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 01:10 UTC | 167 keys | 145 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 03:10 UTC | 171 keys | 149 keys |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 170 keys | 148 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 05:10 UTC | 171 keys | 149 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 07:10 UTC | 172 keys | 150 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 171 keys | 149 keys |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 172 keys | 149 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 19:08 UTC | 173 keys | 150 keys |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 173 keys | 151 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 174 keys | 152 keys |
| 16 OCT 2026 · 23:08 UTC | 176 keys | 153 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 24.6 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 19 OCT 2026 · 09:08 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 20 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.5 keys |
Price history in numbers
82 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Nightmarish Storm Mean Captain's sell price ranged from 24.6 keys to 176 keys and is down 85.6% after 20 moves. Over a year it ranged from 23.4 keys to 203 keys (down 86.5%). Today's 24.8 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 23.4 keys (6 Sep 2026) and the highest 218 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 79 times since we began recording it — about once every 5 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 24.6 keys | 176 keys | −85.6% | 20 | 23 |
| 90 days | 23.4 keys | 176 keys | −84.7% | 66 | 69 |
| a year | 23.4 keys | 203 keys | −86.5% | 74 | 77 |
Details
| SKU | 31385;5;u308 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 14:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 332 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 311 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 219 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 175 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 118 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 113 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 113 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 107 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 106 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 89.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 160 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 161 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 157 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 157 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 158 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 157 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 159 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 159 keys | 1mo ago |