This price has not changed since 2026-08-27 06:08 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: 8.00 keys, last changed 2023-01-08 (3.8y ago). The live quote above, 8.14 keys, is 2% higher 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: $22.26 — the lowest of 3 listings for the Aces High effect when we looked on 2026-10-06 01:32 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 8 keys, 9 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 Metal Slug”, 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 | 7.90 keys | 6.51 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 20:47 UTC | 7.95 keys | 6.51 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 08:30 UTC | 7.61 keys | 6.84 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 20:17 UTC | 7.24 keys | 6.51 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 16:38 UTC | 6.89 keys | 6.21 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 00:39 UTC | 6.73 keys | 6.06 keys |
| 15 FEB 2026 · 08:40 UTC | 9.48 keys | 6.09 keys |
| 6 MAY 2026 · 22:31 UTC | 9.31 keys | 6.03 keys |
| 8 MAY 2026 · 16:31 UTC | 9.76 keys | 6.64 keys |
| 30 MAY 2026 · 12:29 UTC | 7.71 keys | 6.38 keys |
| 9 JUN 2026 · 08:31 UTC | 7.54 keys | 6.38 keys |
| 20 JUN 2026 · 04:09 UTC | 7.79 keys | 6.11 keys |
| 28 JUN 2026 · 19:13 UTC | 8.10 keys | 7.05 keys |
| 8 AUG 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 6.87 keys | 6.06 keys |
| 27 AUG 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 8.14 keys | 7.08 keys |
Price history in numbers
15 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 6.73 keys to 9.76 keys (up 12.5%). Today's 8.14 keys sits in the middle of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 6.73 keys (10 Nov 2025) and the highest 9.76 keys (8 May 2026). The price has moved 14 times since we began recording it — about once every 24 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 6.87 keys | 8.14 keys | +18.6% | 1 | 2 |
| a year | 6.73 keys | 9.76 keys | +12.5% | 11 | 12 |
Details
| SKU | 30028;5;u59 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-27 06:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.22 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 900 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 638 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 350 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 317 keys | 12d ago | |
| 276 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 256 keys | 21d ago | |
| 247 keys | 17d ago | |
| 241 keys | 21d ago | |
| 176 keys | 15d ago | |
| 168 keys | 20d ago |
Other effects on the Metal Slug
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 227 keys | 12d ago | |
| 174 keys | 13d ago | |
| 147 keys | 12d ago | |
| 125 keys | 12d ago | |
| 117 keys | 12d ago | |
| 110 keys | 12d ago | |
| 100 keys | 12d ago | |
| 69.7 keys | 19d ago | |
| 68.5 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 65.1 keys | 13d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 8.39 keys | 12d ago | |
| 8.23 keys | 24d ago | |
| 8.25 keys | 13d ago | |
| 8.14 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 8.39 keys | 12d ago | |
| 8.14 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 8.14 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 8.14 keys | 2mo ago |