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Searing Plasma Universal Translator
Community price on backpack.tf: 20.0 keys, last changed 2023-01-13 (3.7y ago). The live quote above, 24.4 keys, is 22% higher 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.
Steam Market asking price: $51.83 — the lowest of 2 listings for the Searing Plasma effect when we looked on 2026-10-11 01:32 UTC (2d 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 24 keys, 22.77 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 Universal Translator”, 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 | 20.5 keys | 16.8 keys |
| 9 OCT 2025 · 09:06 UTC | 19.6 keys | 17.6 keys |
| 25 OCT 2025 · 17:17 UTC | 17.8 keys | 16.0 keys |
| 23 NOV 2025 · 20:47 UTC | 23.3 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 11 DEC 2025 · 20:54 UTC | 23.7 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 23 DEC 2025 · 11:17 UTC | 24.3 keys | 21.9 keys |
| 4 JAN 2026 · 22:54 UTC | 23.3 keys | 20.5 keys |
| 22 JAN 2026 · 13:44 UTC | 21.2 keys | 19.3 keys |
| 1 FEB 2026 · 15:43 UTC | 20.0 keys | 18.1 keys |
| 22 FEB 2026 · 20:42 UTC | 19.7 keys | 17.5 keys |
| 8 MAR 2026 · 22:42 UTC | 18.9 keys | 16.1 keys |
| 22 MAR 2026 · 22:07 UTC | 21.5 keys | 17.1 keys |
| 14 APR 2026 · 20:31 UTC | 20.2 keys | 13.8 keys |
| 26 APR 2026 · 20:32 UTC | 19.1 keys | 16.3 keys |
| 17 MAY 2026 · 22:32 UTC | 19.9 keys | 17.1 keys |
| 1 JUN 2026 · 02:30 UTC | 19.6 keys | 13.7 keys |
| 29 JUN 2026 · 03:14 UTC | 20.6 keys | 17.9 keys |
| 10 JUL 2026 · 18:45 UTC | 19.7 keys | 17.1 keys |
| 29 JUL 2026 · 00:45 UTC | 23.3 keys | 20.3 keys |
| 11 AUG 2026 · 11:11 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 23 AUG 2026 · 00:08 UTC | 23.9 keys | 20.8 keys |
| 29 AUG 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 23.9 keys | 20.8 keys |
| 30 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 24.3 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 31 AUG 2026 · 18:10 UTC | 24.6 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 8 SEP 2026 · 10:08 UTC | 24.3 keys | 21.1 keys |
| 11 SEP 2026 · 02:09 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 15 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 19 SEP 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 22 SEP 2026 · 14:09 UTC | 25.0 keys | 21.8 keys |
| 26 SEP 2026 · 06:09 UTC | 25.3 keys | 22.0 keys |
| 28 SEP 2026 · 18:08 UTC | 25.4 keys | 22.1 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 29 SEP 2026 · 22:08 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 30 SEP 2026 · 14:08 UTC | 24.5 keys | 21.3 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 06:08 UTC | 24.7 keys | 21.5 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 12:08 UTC | 24.6 keys | 21.4 keys |
| 1 OCT 2026 · 20:08 UTC | 24.4 keys | 21.2 keys |
| 3 OCT 2026 · 09:09 UTC | 24.9 keys | 21.7 keys |
| 7 OCT 2026 · 11:09 UTC | 24.8 keys | 21.6 keys |
| 13 OCT 2026 · 01:09 UTC | 25.1 keys | 21.8 keys |
Price history in numbers
86 readings since 25 Sep 2025Over the last 30 days the Searing Plasma Universal Translator's sell price ranged from 24.1 keys to 25.4 keys and is up 2.1% after 30 moves. Over a year it ranged from 17.8 keys to 25.4 keys (up 34.8%). Today's 25.1 keys sits at the top of its range: the lowest we have recorded is 17.8 keys (25 Oct 2025) and the highest 25.4 keys (10 Oct 2026). The price has moved 84 times since we began recording it — about once every 5 days.
| Window | Low | High | Change | Moves | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | 24.1 keys | 25.4 keys | +2.1% | 30 | 31 |
| 90 days | 20.6 keys | 25.4 keys | +22.1% | 47 | 48 |
| a year | 17.8 keys | 25.4 keys | +34.8% | 81 | 83 |
Details
| SKU | 30658;5;u15 |
|---|---|
| Last price change | 2026-10-01 20:08 UTC |
| Key rate when recorded | 62.33 ref |
Same effect, other items
the effect across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2,950 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 671 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 623 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 600 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 561 keys | 11mo ago | |
| 551 keys | 12d ago | |
| 356 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 357 keys | 24d ago | |
| 342 keys | 1mo ago | |
| 284 keys | 11d ago |
Other effects on the Universal Translator
same item, different effect| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 keys | 9mo ago | |
| 750 keys | 6mo ago | |
| 515 keys | 4mo ago | |
| 276 keys | 12d ago | |
| 254 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 245 keys | 12d ago | |
| 219 keys | 2mo ago | |
| 172 keys | 13d ago | |
| 172 keys | 12d ago | |
| 167 keys | 12d ago |
Priced similarly
across the catalogue| Item | Value | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 24.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 23.8 keys | 14d ago | |
| 24.6 keys | 12d ago | |
| 24.0 keys | 12d ago | |
| 24.1 keys | 13d ago | |
| 24.1 keys | 22d ago | |
| 24.1 keys | 11d ago | |
| 23.8 keys | 14d ago |