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Skill Gotten Gains Taunt: The Russian Arms Race
Community price on backpack.tf: 2.85–3.50 keys, last changed 2020-05-10 (6.3y ago). The live quote above, 1.34 keys, is 53% lower and last moved 5d 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: $5.23 — the lowest of one listing for the Skill Gotten Gains effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:32 UTC (19h 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 1 key, 21.66 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 Taunt: The Russian Arms Race”, 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 | 3.45 keys | 2.30 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:57 UTC | 3.51 keys | 2.34 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:34 UTC | 3.33 keys | 2.43 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 21:25 UTC | 3.19 keys | 2.34 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:42 UTC | 3.06 keys | 2.25 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:42 UTC | 3.20 keys | 2.33 keys |
| 16 NOV 2025 · 22:40 UTC | 2.09 keys | 1.22 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 14:46 UTC | 2.23 keys | 1.70 keys |
| 30 NOV 2025 · 06:55 UTC | 2.22 keys | 2.07 keys |
| 15 JAN 2026 · 02:25 UTC | 2.12 keys | 1.04 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 01:45 UTC | 2.02 keys | 1.16 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 02:23 UTC | 1.98 keys | 1.37 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 2.11 keys | 1.55 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 16:41 UTC | 2.00 keys | 1.45 keys |
| 4 MAR 2026 · 02:43 UTC | 1.98 keys | 1.56 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC | 1.97 keys | 1.65 keys |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 1.95 keys | 1.08 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 2.08 keys | 0.81 keys |
| 2 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 2.12 keys | 1.25 keys |
| 12 APR 2026 · 22:30 UTC | 2.09 keys | 0.81 keys |
| 19 APR 2026 · 18:31 UTC | 2.13 keys | 0.53 keys |
| 29 APR 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 2.03 keys | 1.16 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 12:32 UTC | 2.00 keys | 0.59 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 2.11 keys | 1.17 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 08:32 UTC | 2.09 keys | 0.60 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC | 2.12 keys | 1.21 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 00:32 UTC | 2.09 keys | 1.32 keys |
| 17 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 2.08 keys | 1.57 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 1.85 keys | 1.62 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 1.67 keys | 1.46 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 21:12 UTC | 1.56 keys | 1.36 keys |
| 15 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC | 1.37 keys | 1.19 keys |
| 26 JUL 2026 · 12:44 UTC | 1.20 keys | 1.05 keys |
| 8 AUG 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 3.05 keys | 1.06 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 1.35 keys | 1.17 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 20:11 UTC | 1.34 keys | 1.16 keys |
Price history in numbers
36 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Skill Gotten Gains Taunt: The Russian Arms Race's sell price ranged from 1.34 keys to 3.05 keys and is down 56.0% after 2 moves. Over a year it ranged from 1.20 keys to 3.51 keys (down 61.1%). Today's 1.34 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 1.20 keys (26 Jul 2026) and the highest 3.51 keys (30 Sep 2025). The price has moved 35 times since we began recording it — about once every 10 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 1.34 keys | 3.05 keys | −56.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 90 days | 1.20 keys | 3.05 keys | −36.0% | 9 | 10 |
| a year | 1.20 keys | 3.51 keys | −61.1% | 35 | 36 |
Details
| SKU | 30843;5;u3007 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-31 20:11 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.56 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 30.7 keys | 9d ago | |
| 18.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 17.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 15.7 keys | 6h ago | |
| 11.4 keys | 4d ago | |
| 11.1 keys | 6h ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 4h ago | |
| 9.87 keys | 3d ago | |
| 9.60 keys | 3d ago | |
| 9.30 keys | 2mo ago |
Other effects on the Taunt: The Russian Arms Race
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 51.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 42.8 keys | 10h ago | |
| 23.0 keys | 2d ago | |
| 22.5 keys | 4h ago | |
| 20.9 keys | 7mo ago | |
| 18.9 keys | 6d ago | |
| 18.0 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 16.3 keys | 6h ago | |
| 14.9 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 14.1 keys | 8h ago |
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|---|---|---|
| 1.32 keys | 19d ago | |
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| 1.32 keys | 3mo ago | |
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| 1.35 keys | 5d ago |