Community price on backpack.tf: 21.0 keys, last changed 2026-06-15 (3mo ago). The live quote above, 9.49 keys, is 55% 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: $40.24 — the lowest of one listing for the Ascension effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:25 UTC (15h 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 9 keys, 31.33 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 Shred Alert”, with no effect in the name — the effect comes from the individual listing.
Price history
21 observations
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Ascension Taunt: The Shred Alert sell price, 2026-06-15 to 2026-08-31: 21 observations, from 18.0 keys to 9.49 keys.
Observed (UTC)
Sell
Buy
15 JUN 2026 · 14:06 UTC
18.0 keys
3.91 keys
22 JUN 2026 · 17:13 UTC
4.87 keys
4.23 keys
29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC
14.7 keys
12.7 keys
4 JUL 2026 · 17:13 UTC
9.20 keys
8.00 keys
12 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC
10.6 keys
9.19 keys
21 JUL 2026 · 04:44 UTC
4.94 keys
4.28 keys
31 JUL 2026 · 02:43 UTC
10.2 keys
8.90 keys
3 AUG 2026 · 02:24 UTC
11.8 keys
10.3 keys
10 AUG 2026 · 01:11 UTC
10.8 keys
9.47 keys
18 AUG 2026 · 03:10 UTC
8.66 keys
7.54 keys
22 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC
15.6 keys
13.6 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC
16.1 keys
14.0 keys
23 AUG 2026 · 16:10 UTC
17.0 keys
14.8 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC
17.3 keys
15.1 keys
24 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC
17.3 keys
15.0 keys
25 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC
16.7 keys
14.5 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC
17.4 keys
15.1 keys
26 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC
17.4 keys
15.1 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 04:10 UTC
17.4 keys
15.1 keys
27 AUG 2026 · 18:08 UTC
17.4 keys
15.2 keys
31 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC
9.49 keys
8.25 keys
Price history in numbers
21 readings since 15 Jun 2026
Over the last 30 days the Ascension Taunt: The Shred Alert's sell price ranged from 8.66 keys to 17.4 keys and is down 12.5% after 12 moves. Over a year it ranged from 4.87 keys to 18.0 keys (down 47.4%). Today's 9.49 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 4.87 keys (22 Jun 2026) and the highest 18.0 keys (15 Jun 2026). The price has moved 20 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.