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Introduced in the [[Über Update]], '''Strange''' [[item quality|quality]] weapons are found by opening [[Mann Co. Supply Crate]]s of a certain series.  Strange weapons, track certain actions which are recorded as an [[List of Item Attributes#kill eater|item attribute]]. Some Strange weapons have more than one counter that tracks another associated action. Secondary counters do not count toward rank progress. Prefixes of Strange weapons will automatically change based on the primary counter's [[Strange#Ranks|rank]].

The hexadecimal color code for Strange items is {{Qcc|CF6A32}}.
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== Ranks ==
All Strange weapons start with an initial prefix of Strange, however this is not a rank itself. Trading a Strange weapon will cause its counter to reset to zero and its prefix to reset to Strange.
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{{Strange weapon ranks}}

=== Notes ===
* The following Strange items do not track kills, instead:
** [[Jarate]] tracks and ranks up based on the number of coated enemies, or "Sodden Victims".
** The [[Razorback]] tracks and ranks up based on the number of [[Spy|Spies]] shocked by backstabbing it, or "Spies Shocked".
** The [[Eyelander]] attains "Heads Taken".
** The [[Medi Gun]] tracks [[ÜberCharge]]s and [[kill assist]]s, and ranks up based on ÜberCharge count.
** The [[Wrench]] and the [[Jag]] track [[Sentry Gun]] kills and standard melee kills, and rank up based on Sentry Gun kills. 
* Disabling pop-up notifications under the 'Advanced Options' will keep the Strange rank notifications from appearing.
** The trade, duel, craft and item drop notifications will not appear as well.
* Killing a teammate while [[friendly fire]] is enabled will increase your kill total with that weapon by one, as though it were a normal kill.
* Activating the [[Cloak]] of a [[Spy]] who is using the [[Dead Ringer]] will not increase your total kill count.
* Killing bots will not increase your total kill count.
* Killing yourself with a Strange [[Boston Basher]], [[Rocket Launcher]], [[Direct Hit]], [[Black Box]], or [[Gloves of Running Urgently]] will not increase your total kill count.
* Killing an enemy with a [[compression blast]] from the Strange [[Flamethrower]] or [[Backburner]] will not increase your kill count.

=== Bugs ===
* Counters do not update in-game when you inspect another player's Strange weapon on the [[Deathcam]].
* If a strange weapon goes up a rank, it will appear to have the original rank prefix when switching weapons until the player [[respawn]]s.
* It is possible to accumulate kills on the Strange Wrench or Strange Jag by killing yourself with the [[Wrangler]].

== List of Strange items ==
{{Strange quality table}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Strangerank increase.png|In-game message of a player's Strange weapon increasing in rank.
</gallery>

== Update history ==
'''[[June 23, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Über Update]])
* {{undocumented}} Added Strange qualities.

'''[[September 2, 2011 Patch]]'''
* Updated the Strange quality color from RGB [205, 155, 29] (#CD9B1D) to RGB [207, 106, 50] (#CF6A32).


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