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Nightmarish Storm Splitting Headache
Community price on backpack.tf: 25.0–29.0 keys, last changed 2026-04-01 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 23.8 keys, is 5% lower and last moved 7h 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: $62.41 — the lowest of one listing for the Nightmarish Storm effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:28 UTC (18h 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 23 keys, 48.88 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 Splitting Headache”, 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 | 32.1 keys | 26.2 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 10:30 UTC | 30.6 keys | 27.5 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 22:28 UTC | 29.1 keys | 26.2 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 02:34 UTC | 29.5 keys | 26.5 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 20:58 UTC | 28.0 keys | 24.7 keys |
| 18 FEB 2026 · 12:40 UTC | 25.8 keys | 14.8 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 14:42 UTC | 24.2 keys | 22.7 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC | 23.4 keys | 20.0 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 20:34 UTC | 39.2 keys | 24.5 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 20:35 UTC | 27.9 keys | 22.5 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 08:32 UTC | 28.2 keys | 20.9 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 02:13 UTC | 24.7 keys | 6.51 keys |
| 30 JUN 2026 · 15:13 UTC | 26.1 keys | 22.7 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 21.4 keys | 18.6 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 02:45 UTC | 26.6 keys | 23.1 keys |
| 10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC | 26.8 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 26.6 keys | 20.9 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 26.5 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 26.4 keys | 21.0 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 26.4 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 26.3 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 26.2 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 26.2 keys | 21.2 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 26.0 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 24.4 keys | 21.2 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 25.7 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 25.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 25.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 24.9 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 10:10 UTC | 24.9 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 25.7 keys | 22.3 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.9 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 25.4 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 24.4 keys | 21.3 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 24.6 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 24.3 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 24.4 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 23.8 keys | 21.5 keys |
Price history in numbers
62 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Nightmarish Storm Splitting Headache's sell price ranged from 23.8 keys to 26.8 keys and is down 11.3% after 33 moves. Over a year it ranged from 21.4 keys to 39.2 keys (down 25.8%). Today's 23.8 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 21.4 keys (19 Jul 2026) and the highest 39.2 keys (10 May 2026). The price has moved 58 times since we began recording it — about once every 6 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 23.8 keys | 26.8 keys | −11.3% | 33 | 37 |
| 90 days | 21.4 keys | 26.8 keys | −4.7% | 41 | 45 |
| a year | 21.4 keys | 39.2 keys | −25.8% | 58 | 62 |
Details
| SKU | 31390;5;u308 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 12:10 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 61.89 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 328 keys | 3d ago | |
| 311 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 219 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 175 keys | 15d ago | |
| 137 keys | 10d ago | |
| 118 keys | 12d ago | |
| 114 keys | 4d ago | |
| 110 keys | 3d ago | |
| 97.7 keys | 19d ago | |
| 86.5 keys | 1d ago |
Other effects on the Splitting Headache
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 66.5 keys | 3h ago | |
| 62.3 keys | 5h ago | |
| 56.0 keys | 5d ago | |
| 48.8 keys | 19d ago | |
| 39.3 keys | 2d ago | |
| 34.6 keys | 1d ago | |
| 34.1 keys | 2d ago | |
| 30.5 keys | 3h ago | |
| 27.8 keys | 7h ago | |
| 25.5 keys | 5d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 23.3 keys | 3h ago | |
| 22.5 keys | 6d ago | |
| 23.6 keys | 3d ago | |
| 23.8 keys | 9h ago | |
| 23.3 keys | 5h ago | |
| 23.3 keys | 3h ago | |
| 23.3 keys | 3h ago | |
| 23.6 keys | 3d ago |