Mercenary grade·Quarantined Collection
Universal Translator
Universal Translator is a Mercenary-grade cosmetic from Quarantined Collection. There is no lower-grade trade-up route to this item within its collection.
Universal Translator prices
A buy order is what a buyer offers you; a sell listing is what you pay. These are saved observations, not reserved stock. Unusual variants are excluded; a quality option does not guarantee market availability. How to compare buy/sell prices and convert keys to refined.
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| Market | Highest eligible buy order | Lowest eligible sell listing |
|---|---|---|
| backpack.tfClean bot quotes · keys / refined | 26.33 refSaved eligible quote | —Sell listing scan pending |
Saved data reloads every 30 seconds. Each quote’s timestamp shows its actual check time. Queued checks are not completed checks, and expired prices remain reference-only.
Using Universal Translator as a trade-up input
Universal Translator has no lower-grade recipe within Quarantined Collection. Its trade-up role is as a Mercenary input: ten compatible items from this collection produce one of 3 Commando results, each at 33.33%.
Compare its sell listing with the other Mercenary inputs in this collection. A more expensive item does not improve those single-collection odds. Ten copies at the displayed price are a cost estimate, not proof that ten copies are in stock. Keep all ten inputs Non-Strange.
For profitability, value every possible output using eligible backpack.tf buy orders. Missing or stale output prices leave profitability unconfirmed; do not treat them as zero. Compare saved quotes above, then check all possible outputs and load the recipe.
How to trade up to Universal Translator
Quarantined Collection has no recorded items at the grade immediately below Mercenary. There is no within-collection trade-up recipe to Universal Translator; adding items from a different collection cannot create that missing input tier. See the collection guide for its contents and source.
What can Universal Translator trade up into?
Ten compatible Mercenary items from Quarantined Collection produce one of 3 Commando outputs, each with 33.33% probability. You can use ten copies of Universal Translator or mix items from its tier, keeping all ten Non-Strange.
Captain Space Mann
Commando · 33.33%
Rocket Operator
Commando · 33.33%
The Shooting Star
Commando · 33.33%
Calculator links open research recipes, not purchases. Availability, compatible variants, fees and price changes affect results; positive expected value does not guarantee profit.