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Midnight Whirlwind Taunt: The Soviet Strongarm
Community price on backpack.tf: 2.00–2.20 keys, last changed 2026-06-30 (2mo ago). The live quote above, 1.24 keys, is 38% lower and last moved 4h 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: $6.56 — the lowest of 4 listings for the Midnight Whirlwind effect when we looked on 2026-09-05 01:25 UTC (17h 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, 15.33 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 Soviet Strongarm”, 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 | 3.93 keys | 2.61 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:50 UTC | 3.95 keys | 2.68 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:29 UTC | 3.72 keys | 2.77 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 21:19 UTC | 3.58 keys | 2.68 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:38 UTC | 3.45 keys | 2.59 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:38 UTC | 3.79 keys | 2.81 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 02:59 UTC | 2.16 keys | 1.60 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 06:32 UTC | 2.18 keys | 1.63 keys |
| 17 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 2.10 keys | 1.59 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 2.16 keys | 1.42 keys |
| 30 JUN 2026 · 11:12 UTC | 1.16 keys | 1.02 keys |
| 8 JUL 2026 · 18:44 UTC | 1.14 keys | 0.99 keys |
| 17 JUL 2026 · 20:44 UTC | 1.36 keys | 1.19 keys |
| 26 JUL 2026 · 16:44 UTC | 1.25 keys | 1.10 keys |
| 6 AUG 2026 · 03:13 UTC | 1.21 keys | 1.07 keys |
| 12 AUG 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 1.38 keys | 1.21 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 1.25 keys | 1.09 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 1.26 keys | 1.09 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 1.27 keys | 1.10 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 1.30 keys | 1.14 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 1.27 keys | 1.11 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 1.26 keys | 1.10 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 1.27 keys | 1.11 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 1.28 keys | 1.11 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 1.26 keys | 1.09 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 1.26 keys | 1.10 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 1.24 keys | 1.08 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 1.26 keys | 1.09 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 1.30 keys | 1.13 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 1.27 keys | 1.10 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 1.30 keys | 1.13 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 1.20 keys | 1.04 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 1.24 keys | 1.08 keys |
Price history in numbers
33 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Midnight Whirlwind Taunt: The Soviet Strongarm's sell price ranged from 1.20 keys to 1.38 keys and is down 9.6% after 17 moves. Over a year it ranged from 1.14 keys to 3.95 keys (down 68.4%). Today's 1.24 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 1.14 keys (8 Jul 2026) and the highest 3.95 keys (30 Sep 2025). The price has moved 32 times since we began recording it — about once every 11 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 1.20 keys | 1.38 keys | −9.6% | 17 | 18 |
| 90 days | 1.14 keys | 2.18 keys | −43.1% | 25 | 26 |
| a year | 1.14 keys | 3.95 keys | −68.4% | 32 | 33 |
Details
| SKU | 30844;5;u3008 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-05 14:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.11 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 17.3 keys | 14d ago | |
| 15.6 keys | 7d ago | |
| 12.9 keys | 2d ago | |
| 8.60 keys | 4h ago | |
| 7.59 keys | 11d ago | |
| 7.71 keys | 3d ago | |
| 5.97 keys | 2d ago | |
| 5.63 keys | 4d ago | |
| 4.94 keys | 3d ago | |
| 4.68 keys | 1d ago |
Other effects on the Taunt: The Soviet Strongarm
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 74.8 keys | 2h ago | |
| 51.0 keys | 12h ago | |
| 45.9 keys | 1d ago | |
| 41.3 keys | 6h ago | |
| 25.0 keys | 8mo ago | |
| 21.7 keys | 12h ago | |
| 19.9 keys | 2d ago | |
| 19.1 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 19.2 keys | 2d ago | |
| 17.8 keys | 19d ago |
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| 1.22 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1.22 keys | 3mo ago | |
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