This price has not changed since 2026-02-22 22:41 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: 28.0–30.0 keys, last changed 2021-01-04 (5.7y ago). The live quote above, 39.0 keys, is 39% higher and last moved 6mo 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: $106.17 — the lowest of one listing for the Terror-Watt effect when we looked on 2026-09-01 01:40 UTC (5d 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 39 keys 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 Salty Dog”, 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 | 30.9 keys | 22.8 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:03 UTC | 30.8 keys | 23.6 keys |
| 5 OCT 2025 · 21:29 UTC | 32.0 keys | 24.5 keys |
| 12 OCT 2025 · 21:30 UTC | 39.9 keys | 33.9 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 22:50 UTC | 36.6 keys | 32.5 keys |
| 29 OCT 2025 · 00:01 UTC | 34.4 keys | 31.0 keys |
| 2 NOV 2025 · 20:10 UTC | 34.9 keys | 31.4 keys |
| 9 NOV 2025 · 16:02 UTC | 36.9 keys | 32.1 keys |
| 20 NOV 2025 · 00:41 UTC | 36.6 keys | 31.3 keys |
| 25 NOV 2025 · 14:50 UTC | 39.3 keys | 34.7 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 00:54 UTC | 39.3 keys | 35.0 keys |
| 8 DEC 2025 · 00:49 UTC | 39.9 keys | 36.0 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 02:43 UTC | 44.0 keys | 35.8 keys |
| 1 JAN 2026 · 22:49 UTC | 42.2 keys | 24.5 keys |
| 13 JAN 2026 · 18:07 UTC | 35.2 keys | 22.8 keys |
| 18 JAN 2026 · 15:33 UTC | 35.2 keys | 23.0 keys |
| 5 FEB 2026 · 10:22 UTC | 33.5 keys | 22.2 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 32.7 keys | 21.9 keys |
| 19 FEB 2026 · 06:40 UTC | 35.2 keys | 25.0 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 39.0 keys | 27.8 keys |
Price history in numbers
20 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 30.8 keys to 44.0 keys (up 26.4%). Today's 39.0 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 30.8 keys (30 Sep 2025) and the highest 44.0 keys (15 Dec 2025). The price has moved 17 times since we began recording it — about once every 9 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a year | 30.8 keys | 44.0 keys | +26.4% | 17 | 20 |
Details
| SKU | 611;5;u57 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-02-22 22:41 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 692 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 345 keys | 29d ago | |
| 301 keys | 20d ago | |
| 299 keys | 5d ago | |
| 249 keys | 20d ago | |
| 221 keys | 3d ago | |
| 214 keys | 2d ago | |
| 207 keys | 19d ago | |
| 195 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 199 keys | 1d ago |
Other effects on the Salty Dog
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,096 keys | 5d ago | |
| 373 keys | 10d ago | |
| 380 keys | 4h ago | |
| 315 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 315 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 252 keys | 5d ago | |
| 221 keys | 22h ago | |
| 184 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 166 keys | 1d ago | |
| 150 keys | 24h ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 39.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 39.1 keys | 6d ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 39.0 keys | 10mo ago |