This price has not changed since 2026-08-15 13:12 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: 17.0–24.0 keys, last changed 2019-11-15 (6.9y ago). The live quote above, 11.6 keys, is 32% 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: $50.18 — the lowest of one listing for the Brain Drain effect when we looked on 2026-10-06 01:33 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 11 keys, 36.55 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 Murderer's Motif”, 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 | 23.9 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 30 SEP 2025 · 22:14 UTC | 23.8 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:49 UTC | 22.8 keys | 14.5 keys |
| 19 OCT 2025 · 21:42 UTC | 21.7 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:58 UTC | 20.6 keys | 13.2 keys |
| 10 NOV 2025 · 01:58 UTC | 22.0 keys | 14.0 keys |
| 27 NOV 2025 · 20:54 UTC | 19.7 keys | 7.99 keys |
| 1 DEC 2025 · 01:01 UTC | 19.7 keys | 8.51 keys |
| 10 DEC 2025 · 04:50 UTC | 20.0 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 15 DEC 2025 · 04:45 UTC | 17.2 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 24 DEC 2025 · 01:12 UTC | 20.5 keys | 10.4 keys |
| 29 DEC 2025 · 18:54 UTC | 19.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
| 15 JAN 2026 · 22:20 UTC | 18.2 keys | 9.20 keys |
| 23 JAN 2026 · 13:47 UTC | 18.0 keys | 9.09 keys |
| 5 FEB 2026 · 02:23 UTC | 17.2 keys | 9.28 keys |
| 8 APR 2026 · 16:31 UTC | 17.7 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 23 JUN 2026 · 07:14 UTC | 10.8 keys | 9.42 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 01:14 UTC | 13.3 keys | 11.5 keys |
| 5 JUL 2026 · 05:13 UTC | 10.7 keys | 9.27 keys |
| 15 JUL 2026 · 20:44 UTC | 13.0 keys | 11.3 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 06:44 UTC | 13.4 keys | 11.7 keys |
| 6 AUG 2026 · 07:12 UTC | 16.8 keys | 14.6 keys |
| 11 AUG 2026 · 01:12 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.2 keys |
| 15 AUG 2026 · 13:12 UTC | 11.6 keys | 10.1 keys |
Price history in numbers
24 readings since 25 Sep 2025The price has not been re-read inside the last 30 days. Over a year it ranged from 10.7 keys to 22.0 keys (down 46.6%). Today's 11.6 keys sits in the lower third of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 10.7 keys (5 Jul 2026) and the highest 23.9 keys (25 Sep 2025). The price has moved 22 times since we began recording it — about once every 15 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 days | 11.6 keys | 16.8 keys | −10.8% | 4 | 5 |
| a year | 10.7 keys | 22.0 keys | −46.6% | 19 | 21 |
Details
| SKU | 31016;5;u111 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-08-15 13:12 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 64.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 689 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 625 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 536 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 260 keys | 5mo ago | |
| 160 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 69.6 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 69.0 keys | 17d ago | |
| 62.1 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 62.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 55.5 keys | 11d ago |
Other effects on the Murderer's Motif
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 214 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 146 keys | 11d ago | |
| 142 keys | 12d ago | |
| 114 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 105 keys | 17d ago | |
| 105 keys | 12d ago | |
| 92.0 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 86.7 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 80.0 keys | 27d ago | |
| 77.5 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 11.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 3mo ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 17d ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 11.6 keys | 14d ago | |
| 11.7 keys | 20d ago |