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Orbiting Planets Chieftain's Challenge
Community price on backpack.tf: 14.0 keys, last changed 2024-03-30 (2.5y ago). The live quote above, 12.0 keys, is 14% lower and last moved 22d 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: $41.73 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Orbiting Planets effect when we looked on 2026-10-11 01:40 UTC (2d 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 12 keys, 1.66 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 Chieftain's Challenge”, 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 | 14.0 keys | 11.4 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:58 UTC | 15.0 keys | 12.3 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:27 UTC | 13.7 keys | 12.3 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:48 UTC | 13.0 keys | 11.7 keys |
| 15 JAN 2026 · 12:14 UTC | 17.2 keys | 8.33 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 01:44 UTC | 17.1 keys | 11.6 keys |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:44 UTC | 15.9 keys | 10.3 keys |
| 8 FEB 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 15.3 keys | 8.58 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 18:40 UTC | 14.5 keys | 9.09 keys |
| 1 MAR 2026 · 00:41 UTC | 13.2 keys | 9.12 keys |
| 30 MAR 2026 · 02:07 UTC | 13.2 keys | 9.13 keys |
| 6 APR 2026 · 02:29 UTC | 13.2 keys | 7.51 keys |
| 22 APR 2026 · 18:30 UTC | 12.9 keys | 8.57 keys |
| 10 MAY 2026 · 06:32 UTC | 13.2 keys | 7.38 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 20:33 UTC | 13.1 keys | 9.18 keys |
| 2 JUN 2026 · 06:30 UTC | 13.2 keys | 9.13 keys |
| 9 JUN 2026 · 08:31 UTC | 13.1 keys | 9.17 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 19:13 UTC | 10.7 keys | 9.30 keys |
| 2 JUL 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 12.6 keys | 9.10 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 13.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 3 AUG 2026 · 00:24 UTC | 12.1 keys | 10.5 keys |
| 20 AUG 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 28 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 11.8 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 11.8 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 11.5 keys | 10.0 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:07 UTC | 12.0 keys | 10.4 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 11.8 keys | 10.3 keys |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 08:08 UTC | 11.7 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 15:10 UTC | 12.3 keys | 10.7 keys |
| 12 OCT 2026 · 23:08 UTC | 11.9 keys | 10.4 keys |
Price history in numbers
58 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Orbiting Planets Chieftain's Challenge's sell price ranged from 11.7 keys to 12.3 keys and is up 0.6% after 4 moves. Over a year it ranged from 10.7 keys to 17.2 keys (down 12.9%). Today's 11.9 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 10.7 keys (22 Jun 2026) and the highest 17.2 keys (15 Jan 2026). The price has moved 56 times since we began recording it — about once every 7 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 11.7 keys | 12.3 keys | +0.6% | 4 | 5 |
| 90 days | 10.9 keys | 13.6 keys | +9.2% | 30 | 31 |
| a year | 10.7 keys | 17.2 keys | −12.9% | 53 | 55 |
Details
| SKU | 250;5;u32 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-09-20 22:11 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.78 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,650 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 730 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 475 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 440 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 400 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 335 keys | 11d ago | |
| 321 keys | 11d ago | |
| 276 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 252 keys | 15d ago | |
| 252 keys | 11d ago |
Other effects on the Chieftain's Challenge
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 529 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 293 keys | 16d ago | |
| 268 keys | 13d ago | |
| 265 keys | 14d ago | |
| 210 keys | 12d ago | |
| 155 keys | 11d ago | |
| 125 keys | 12d ago | |
| 105 keys | 11d ago | |
| 67.9 keys | 13d ago | |
| 60.9 keys | 4mo ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
 Strange Trickster's Turnout Gear | 12.2 keys | 11d ago |
| 12.0 keys | 14d ago | |
| 12.2 keys | 13d ago | |
| 12.0 keys | 19d ago | |
| 12.1 keys | 13d ago | |
| 12.2 keys | 16d ago | |
| 12.3 keys | 12d ago | |
| 12.2 keys | 11d ago |