This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 18:08 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: 190–220 keys, last changed 2025-10-27 (1.0y ago). The live quote above, 207 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: $618.03 — the lowest of one listing for the Stellar Ascent 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 206 keys, 36 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 | 205 keys | 160 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 18:39 UTC | 178 keys | 153 keys |
| 22 NOV 2025 · 12:49 UTC | 219 keys | 0.32 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:45 UTC | 208 keys | 168 keys |
| 9 APR 2026 · 12:30 UTC | 202 keys | 147 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:34 UTC | 199 keys | 157 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC | 190 keys | 166 keys |
| 12 JUL 2026 · 20:45 UTC | 187 keys | 163 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 212 keys | 184 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 211 keys | 184 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 211 keys | 183 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 211 keys | 184 keys |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 207 keys | 180 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 205 keys | 178 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 204 keys | 177 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 208 keys | 180 keys |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 204 keys | 177 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 207 keys | 180 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 207 keys | 180 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 209 keys | 181 keys |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 211 keys | 183 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 211 keys | 183 keys |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 04:08 UTC | 212 keys | 184 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 213 keys | 185 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 213 keys | 186 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 209 keys | 182 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 209 keys | 182 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 07:09 UTC | 213 keys | 185 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 214 keys | 186 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 213 keys | 185 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 214 keys | 186 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 09:10 UTC | 214 keys | 186 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 15:08 UTC | 214 keys | 186 keys |
| 15 OCT 2026 · 15:09 UTC | 214 keys | 186 keys |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 23:09 UTC | 217 keys | 189 keys |
| 23 OCT 2026 · 05:12 UTC | 217 keys | 190 keys |
| 25 OCT 2026 · 02:44 UTC | 217 keys | 189 keys |
| 29 OCT 2026 · 05:12 UTC | 212 keys | 185 keys |
| 30 OCT 2026 · 17:12 UTC | 213 keys | 186 keys |
| 2 NOV 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 213 keys | 185 keys |
Price history in numbers
142 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Stellar Ascent Mean Captain's sell price ranged from 209 keys to 218 keys and is down 0.4% after 37 moves. Over a year it ranged from 186 keys to 227 keys (up 4.0%). Today's 213 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 178 keys (25 Oct 2025) and the highest 227 keys (23 Jan 2026). The price has moved 140 times since we began recording it — about once every 3 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 209 keys | 218 keys | −0.4% | 37 | 39 |
| 90 days | 203 keys | 218 keys | +0.4% | 111 | 113 |
| a year | 186 keys | 227 keys | +4.0% | 135 | 137 |
Details
| SKU | 31385;5;u294 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 18:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 1,000 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 666 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 309 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 279 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 246 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 251 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 238 keys | 4mo 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 | |
| 200 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 186 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 181 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 165 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 158 keys | 1mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 208 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 12mo ago | |
| 200 keys | 12mo ago |