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Vicious Circle Hephaistos' Handcraft
Community price on backpack.tf: 13.0–18.0 keys, last changed 2019-10-03 (7.0y ago). The live quote above, 21.0 keys, is 62% higher and last moved 12d 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: $69.68 — the lowest of one listing for the Vicious Circle effect when we looked on 2026-10-06 01:48 UTC (7d 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 21 keys, 1.11 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 Hephaistos' Handcraft”, 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 | 18.1 keys | 10.7 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:50 UTC | 17.4 keys | 12.1 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:59 UTC | 16.6 keys | 11.6 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 22:49 UTC | 23.0 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 06:48 UTC | 22.7 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 00:56 UTC | 22.1 keys | 15.7 keys |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 23:45 UTC | 18.8 keys | 17.1 keys |
| 23 FEB 2026 · 20:42 UTC | 19.0 keys | 11.6 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:43 UTC | 18.6 keys | 13.2 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 19.3 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 19 APR 2026 · 16:31 UTC | 22.0 keys | 18.5 keys |
| 3 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 20.6 keys | 11.6 keys |
| 16 MAY 2026 · 04:33 UTC | 21.4 keys | 17.6 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 00:30 UTC | 21.6 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 22 JUN 2026 · 02:12 UTC | 21.8 keys | 19.6 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 19:12 UTC | 13.2 keys | 11.5 keys |
| 19 JUL 2026 · 22:44 UTC | 18.8 keys | 16.4 keys |
| 4 AUG 2026 · 07:12 UTC | 18.9 keys | 16.5 keys |
| 21 AUG 2026 · 18:09 UTC | 19.2 keys | 16.7 keys |
| 22 AUG 2026 · 20:09 UTC | 19.4 keys | 16.9 keys |
| 24 AUG 2026 · 16:09 UTC | 19.5 keys | 16.9 keys |
| 26 AUG 2026 · 22:09 UTC | 19.6 keys | 17.0 keys |
| 2 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 20.1 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 3 SEP 2026 · 12:10 UTC | 20.1 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 4 SEP 2026 · 20:07 UTC | 20.1 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 6 SEP 2026 · 04:11 UTC | 20.1 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 10 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 20.4 keys | 17.7 keys |
| 12 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 20.5 keys | 17.8 keys |
| 13 SEP 2026 · 02:08 UTC | 20.6 keys | 17.9 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 08:10 UTC | 20.6 keys | 17.9 keys |
| 18 SEP 2026 · 16:07 UTC | 20.8 keys | 18.0 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 16:08 UTC | 21.0 keys | 18.2 keys |
| 21 SEP 2026 · 22:10 UTC | 21.2 keys | 18.4 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 21.2 keys | 18.5 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 21.0 keys | 18.3 keys |
| 2 OCT 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 21.1 keys | 18.3 keys |
| 4 OCT 2026 · 16:58 UTC | 21.5 keys | 18.7 keys |
| 5 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 21.5 keys | 18.7 keys |
| 9 OCT 2026 · 21:10 UTC | 10.5 keys | 9.13 keys |
| 11 OCT 2026 · 05:09 UTC | 10.5 keys | 9.11 keys |
Price history in numbers
89 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Vicious Circle Hephaistos' Handcraft's sell price ranged from 10.4 keys to 21.5 keys and is down 49.2% after 24 moves. Over a year it ranged from 10.4 keys to 23.0 keys (down 36.5%). Today's 10.5 keys sits at the bottom of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 10.4 keys (9 Oct 2026) and the highest 23.0 keys (23 Nov 2025). The price has moved 88 times since we began recording it — about once every 4 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 10.4 keys | 21.5 keys | −49.2% | 24 | 25 |
| 90 days | 10.4 keys | 21.5 keys | −44.3% | 52 | 53 |
| a year | 10.4 keys | 23.0 keys | −36.5% | 85 | 86 |
Details
| SKU | 31000;5;u118 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 04:09 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 63.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,349 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 718 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 234 keys | 11d ago | |
| 138 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 139 keys | 13d ago | |
| 130 keys | 11d ago | |
| 121 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 119 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 116 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 104 keys | 11d ago |
Other effects on the Hephaistos' Handcraft
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 121 keys | 16d ago | |
| 108 keys | 21d ago | |
| 92.5 keys | 14d ago | |
| 89.9 keys | 13d ago | |
| 74.0 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 73.0 keys | 13d ago | |
| 69.0 keys | 14d ago | |
| 60.2 keys | 12d ago | |
| 58.3 keys | 12d ago | |
| 57.3 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 20.8 keys | 13d ago | |
| 21.1 keys | 12d ago | |
| 21.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 21.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 20.7 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 21.2 keys | 11d ago | |
| 21.1 keys | 12d ago | |
 Strange Widowmaker | 21.2 keys | 11d ago |