Community price on backpack.tf: 1.10–1.40 keys, last changed 2026-05-07 (5mo ago). The live quote above, 1.08 keys, is 1% lower and last moved 11d 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.
2 sold on the Steam Community Market in the 24 hours to 2026-10-08 03:55 UTC (5d ago), listed there as “Strange Dictator”. That is a different market from the prices above: Steam takes roughly 15% and pays out in Steam wallet funds rather than cash, so its prices sit above what an item realises elsewhere. Volume is unavailable for unusuals — Steam’s name for one leaves out the effect, so every effect shares a single listing.
Price history
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| Observed (UTC) | Sell | Buy |
|---|---|---|
| 25 SEP 2025 · 03:29 UTC | 102.77 ref | 96.77 ref |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:54 UTC | 103.22 ref | 101.55 ref |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:46 UTC | 80.44 ref | 77.77 ref |
| 12 APR 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 77.33 ref | 70.33 ref |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 00:12 UTC | 77.77 ref | 75.55 ref |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 75.88 ref | 74.66 ref |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 75.33 ref | 73.77 ref |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 84.66 ref | 73.66 ref |
| 25 AUG 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 77.44 ref | 74.44 ref |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 88.88 ref | 77.33 ref |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 77.11 ref | 76.33 ref |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 76.66 ref | 76.33 ref |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 76.44 ref | 68.77 ref |
| 1 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 75.11 ref | 72.88 ref |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 76.88 ref | 74 ref |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 74.44 ref | 73.33 ref |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 73.22 ref | 73.11 ref |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 08:09 UTC | 74.44 ref | 71.88 ref |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 76.22 ref | 74.33 ref |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 76.11 ref | 72.11 ref |
| 14 SEP 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 76.44 ref | 75.77 ref |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 76.33 ref | 72.33 ref |
| 17 SEP 2026 · 00:09 UTC | 76.88 ref | 75 ref |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 12:09 UTC | 77.55 ref | 73.44 ref |
| 20 SEP 2026 · 16:11 UTC | 79.22 ref | 76.88 ref |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 78.55 ref | 77.77 ref |
| 23 SEP 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 76.55 ref | 74.88 ref |
| 24 SEP 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 76.22 ref | 68.55 ref |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 74.55 ref | 73.44 ref |
| 27 SEP 2026 · 20:10 UTC | 77.11 ref | 69.44 ref |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 10:09 UTC | 77 ref | 75.66 ref |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 71.33 ref | 70.11 ref |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 15:12 UTC | 68.66 ref | 68.22 ref |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 73.88 ref | 73.44 ref |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 71.66 ref | 69.77 ref |
| 6 OCT 2026 · 21:09 UTC | 67.55 ref | 67.44 ref |
| 8 OCT 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 70.66 ref | 69.33 ref |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 17:10 UTC | 69.88 ref | 69.77 ref |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 19:09 UTC | 69.33 ref | 68.44 ref |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 03:09 UTC | 76.44 ref | 66.44 ref |
Price history in numbers
370 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Strange Dictator's sell price ranged from 1.05 keys to 1.41 keys and is up 1.0% after 162 moves. Over a year it ranged from 1.05 keys to 1.75 keys (down 21.0%). Today's 1.22 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 1.05 keys (7 Oct 2026) and the highest 1.75 keys (8 Dec 2025). The price has moved 323 times since we began recording it — about once every day.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 1.05 keys | 1.41 keys | +1.0% | 162 | 185 |
| 90 days | 1.05 keys | 1.41 keys | −1.9% | 281 | 328 |
| a year | 1.05 keys | 1.75 keys | −21.0% | 319 | 366 |
Details
| SKU | 30306;11 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-02 00:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.89 ref |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1.08 keys | 11d ago | |
| 1.06 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 1.06 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1.08 keys | 11d ago | |
| 1.08 keys | 11d ago | |
| 1.06 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 1.08 keys | 22d ago | |
| 1.06 keys | 16d ago |