This price has not changed since 2026-08-17 11:10 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: 16.0 keys, last changed 2025-11-22 (11mo ago). The live quote above, 10.0 keys, is 38% lower and last moved 2mo 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: $19.16 — the lowest of 8 listings for the Sandy effect when we looked on 2026-10-07 01:51 UTC (6d 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 10 keys 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 Heat Shield”, 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 NOV 2025 · 08:41 UTC | 14.5 keys | 13.0 keys |
| 28 APR 2026 · 14:29 UTC | 8.57 keys | 4.47 keys |
| 2 MAY 2026 · 16:34 UTC | 8.44 keys | 5.20 keys |
| 11 MAY 2026 · 02:33 UTC | 8.96 keys | 5.22 keys |
| 9 JUN 2026 · 18:34 UTC | 9.50 keys | 5.72 keys |
| 17 AUG 2026 · 11:10 UTC | 10.0 keys | 5.70 keys |
Price history in numbers
6 readings since 25 Nov 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 8.44 keys to 14.5 keys (down 31.1%). Today's 10.0 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 8.44 keys (2 May 2026) and the highest 14.5 keys (25 Nov 2025). The price has moved 5 times since we began recording it — about once every 53 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a year | 8.44 keys | 14.5 keys | −31.1% | 5 | 6 |
Details
| SKU | 31549;5;u392 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-17 11:10 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 381 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 350 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 184 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 127 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 104 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 100 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 70.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 64.6 keys | 15d ago | |
| 60.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 60.0 keys | 10mo ago |
Other effects on the Heat Shield
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 80.8 keys | 12d ago | |
| 27.1 keys | 14d ago | |
| 19.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 16.6 keys | 17d ago | |
| 14.3 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 10.2 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 6.98 keys | 15d ago | |
| 7.00 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 10.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 17d ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 10mo ago | |
| 10.0 keys | 9mo ago |