This price has not changed since 2026-09-05 12:10 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: 24.0 keys, last changed 2024-04-02 (2.5y ago). The live quote above, 27.3 keys, is 14% higher and last moved 1mo 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: $101.61 — the lowest of one listing for the Smoking effect when we looked on 2026-10-13 01:41 UTC (6h 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 27 keys, 19.88 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 Blast Defense”, 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 | 24.8 keys | 20.3 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 21:47 UTC | 24.8 keys | 20.3 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:26 UTC | 23.7 keys | 21.3 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:35 UTC | 21.5 keys | 19.3 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:35 UTC | 22.7 keys | 20.4 keys |
| 19 NOV 2025 · 16:43 UTC | 29.5 keys | 18.0 keys |
| 22 NOV 2025 · 18:47 UTC | 31.7 keys | 18.0 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 02:59 UTC | 31.7 keys | 20.9 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 02:41 UTC | 24.9 keys | 20.5 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 22:41 UTC | 23.4 keys | 19.4 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 04:42 UTC | 22.9 keys | 19.1 keys |
| 15 MAR 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 22.9 keys | 19.1 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 04:06 UTC | 24.3 keys | 16.1 keys |
| 16 APR 2026 · 08:30 UTC | 23.6 keys | 16.0 keys |
| 23 APR 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 22.8 keys | 15.6 keys |
| 7 MAY 2026 · 16:33 UTC | 22.5 keys | 16.1 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 22:33 UTC | 23.9 keys | 17.2 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 23.7 keys | 17.3 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC | 24.0 keys | 17.7 keys |
| 8 JUN 2026 · 00:31 UTC | 23.1 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 15 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC | 22.5 keys | 18.6 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:11 UTC | 23.3 keys | 19.5 keys |
| 9 JUL 2026 · 12:44 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.9 keys |
| 18 JUL 2026 · 10:45 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 26 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 26.0 keys | 22.6 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 28.0 keys | 24.3 keys |
| 14 AUG 2026 · 09:12 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 28.4 keys | 24.7 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 28.2 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 28.4 keys | 24.7 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 07:13 UTC | 28.3 keys | 24.6 keys |
| 5 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 27.3 keys | 23.8 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 19:10 UTC | 28.6 keys | 24.8 keys |
Price history in numbers
48 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 21.5 keys to 31.7 keys (up 26.8%). Today's 28.6 keys sits in the upper third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 21.5 keys (25 Oct 2025) and the highest 31.7 keys (22 Nov 2025). The price has moved 46 times since we began recording it — about once every 8 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 25.1 keys | 28.6 keys | +13.9% | 19 | 20 |
| a year | 21.5 keys | 31.7 keys | +26.8% | 43 | 45 |
Details
| SKU | 30863;5;u35 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,050 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 750 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 677 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 561 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 561 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 500 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 420 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 321 keys | 12d ago | |
| 291 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 259 keys | 13d ago |
Other effects on the Blast Defense
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 288 keys | 17d ago | |
| 272 keys | 13d ago | |
| 251 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 242 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 232 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 228 keys | 13d ago | |
| 184 keys | 27d ago | |
| 180 keys | 13d ago | |
| 174 keys | 19d ago | |
| 173 keys | 2mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 27.1 keys | 11d ago | |
| 26.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.9 keys | 11d ago | |
| 26.9 keys | 11d ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 12d ago | |
| 27.0 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 26.4 keys | 18d ago | |
| 26.7 keys | 12d ago |