This price has not changed since 2026-10-01 20:08 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: 15.22–20 ref, last changed 2026-05-01 (6mo ago). The live quote above, 15.66 ref, 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.
2 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-28 16:07 UTC (8d ago), listed there as “Strange Nuclear Necessity”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 32.11 ref | 18 ref |
| 12 JAN 2026 · 14:19 UTC | 12 ref | 8.77 ref |
| 1 APR 2026 · 04:31 UTC | 18.66 ref | 14.66 ref |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:15 UTC | 17.88 ref | 16 ref |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 17.33 ref | 15 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 16 ref | 13.66 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 15.44 ref | 14 ref |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 09:36 UTC | 17.33 ref | 16.22 ref |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 17.22 ref | 16 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 04:10 UTC | 16.77 ref | 15.77 ref |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 17.11 ref | 15.77 ref |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 16.66 ref | 15.11 ref |
| 7 SEP 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 15.88 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 9 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 16.11 ref | 15 ref |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 16.33 ref | 16.22 ref |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 02:07 UTC | 17 ref | 13 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 15.88 ref | 15.11 ref |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 06:07 UTC | 15.88 ref | 13.22 ref |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 16.33 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 16:10 UTC | 16 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 25 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 15.88 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 15.66 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 16 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 15.77 ref | 15.55 ref |
| 10 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 16.33 ref | 15.77 ref |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 16.44 ref | 13.11 ref |
| 14 OCT 2026 · 21:08 UTC | 15.33 ref | 13.33 ref |
| 16 OCT 2026 · 15:07 UTC | 15.44 ref | 13.44 ref |
| 18 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 15.55 ref | 15.11 ref |
| 21 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 15.55 ref | 15.11 ref |
| 23 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 15.33 ref | 15.22 ref |
| 26 OCT 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 15.22 ref | 14.88 ref |
| 27 OCT 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 15 ref | 14.22 ref |
| 28 OCT 2026 · 23:12 UTC | 14.88 ref | 14.66 ref |
| 30 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 14.66 ref | 14.44 ref |
| 31 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 15.11 ref | 14.22 ref |
| 1 NOV 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 14.88 ref | 13 ref |
| 3 NOV 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 15 ref | 12.33 ref |
| 4 NOV 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 15 ref | 11 ref |
| 5 NOV 2026 · 07:13 UTC | 15.11 ref | 15 ref |
Price history in numbers
455 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Nuclear Necessity's sell price ranged from 13.22 ref to 18.44 ref and is down 5.6% after 108 moves. Over a year it ranged from 11.55 ref to 32.11 ref (down 52.9%). Today's 15.11 ref sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 11.55 ref (3 Jan 2026) and the highest 32.11 ref (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 267 times since we began recording it — about once every 2 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 13.22 ref | 18.44 ref | −5.6% | 108 | 192 |
| 90 days | 13.22 ref | 18.44 ref | −0.7% | 234 | 414 |
| a year | 11.55 ref | 32.11 ref | −52.9% | 267 | 450 |
Details
| SKU | 31485;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 20:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
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