Item quality

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Hmmm, have a gander at this little beauty. Click to listen — The Sniper

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Items can be found in different qualities, or rarities. The quality of an item alters the colour of its displayed name and often affects its perceived trade value.

The names of item qualities (and the term "quality" itself) are derived from the game files.

Normal items

Scattergun
Level 1 Scattergun

Normal items are also called 'stock' items. These are the standard non-unlockable weapons that first shipped with the original game, e.g. the Scattergun and the Rocket Launcher. These weapons are available to all players, and are therefore the only available weapons if a player's backpack cannot be retrieved via Steam. Since the Mann-Conomy Update, Unique variants of these items can be made by using a Name Tag or Description Tag with a Normal weapon, which are seen by checking the "Show Stock Items" box in the backpack view.

Unique items

The Degreaser
Level 10 Flame Thrower
65% faster weapon switch
-25% burn damage

Unique items are items which can be purchased from the Mann Co. Store, dropped randomly through gameplay, obtained through achievements or crafted. As such, Unique is regarded as the "default" quality for items. Also, when a Name Tag is used on a Normal item, its value changes to Unique.

Vintage items

Vintage Natascha
Level 5 Minigun
On Hit: 100% chance to slow target
-25% damage done
30% slower spin up time

Vintage items are items that were obtained before the release of the Mann-Conomy Update. Most existing Unique items were changed to Vintage items in order to increase their appeal in trading. However, they bear no difference other than their blue name and a "Vintage" prefix. Some items were excluded and not changed to Vintage items, such as badges, promotional items, and holiday items; in some cases these items that have been returned to users by Steam support are incorrectly assigned Vintage quality.

Unusual items

Unusual Napper's Respite
Level 0 - 100
Effect: Circling Heart
After a long day of burning scouts.

Unusual hats

See also: Hats, Unusual effects

Unusual hats are hats with particle effects attached to them.

Currently, the only methods of obtaining an Unusual hat are by unlocking a Mann Co. Supply Crate with a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key, or by trading for one. Unusual versions of the unique hats contained in Festive Winter Crate could also be obtained by unlocking the crate with a Festive Winter Crate Key during the Australian Christmas event.

Crafting together two Unusual hats will not produce an Unusual hat in return; it will simply produce a Unique hat.

Scream Fortress Update

Main article: Scream Fortress

Two new Unusual items were introduced with this update: the Haunted Metal Scrap and the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker. Besides having the Unusual quality attached to it, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker has no discerning attributes from the Eyelander.

Community items

See also: List of Community weapon owners, List of Wiki Cap owners

Community Medi Gun
Level 50 Medi Gun
Given to valuable Community Contributors
Effect: Community Sparkle

( Not Tradable or Usable in Crafting )

Community items are special items given by Valve to individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the Team Fortress 2 community. Community items have the Community Sparkle particle effect attached and an attribute with a description string set to "Given to valuable Community Contributors". Additionally, those derived from the stock weapons receive an additional boost to their Phong shading exponent, resulting in the weapon having a more glossy appearance.

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  Phong boost comparison

Self-Made items

See also: List of Self-made item owners

Self-Made Dalokohs Bar
Level 50 Lunch Box
Adds +50 max health for 30 seconds.
Effect: Community Sparkle
I made this!

( Not Tradable or Usable in Crafting )

Self-Made items are special versions of community-made items that are given to the contributors who created them. Like Community items, they have the "Community Sparkle" particle effect attached and an attribute with a description string set to "I made this!". See the Contribution page for when the items were added in-game.

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  In-game example

Valve weapons

Valve Rocket Launcher
Level 100 Rocket Launcher
+1009900% damage done
+109900% clip size
+75% faster firing speed
On Hit: +250 health
On Kill: 10 seconds of 100% critical chance
+50% projectile speed
+100% faster move speed on wearer
Effect: Flying Bits

( Not Tradable or Usable in Crafting )

Valve weapons are alternate versions of regular weapons given to Valve employees. All Valve weapons are Level 100. These weapons also have a special particle effect attachment called Flying Bits. Because of their nature as developer weapons, certain Valve items possess stacked item attributes as seen in the backpack example; however, these attributes are not a requirement of the Valve quality. The Valve weapon shown in the backpack example is Robin Walker's Rocket Launcher. It can be seen here.

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  Flying Bits attached to an Equalizer

Item name colors

Color	Quality Name	Example
#B2B2B2	Normal	Scattergun
#FFD700	Unique	The Degreaser
#476291	Vintage	Vintage Natascha
#8650AC	Unusual	Unusual Napper's Respite
#70B031	Community	Community Medi Gun
	Self-made	Self-Made Dalokohs Bar
#A50F79	Developer	Valve Rocket Launcher

Notes

• A Spy disguised as a person with items that have attached particle effects currently does not reproduce the particle attachment.
• Particle effects that are attached to an item will not be visible to the player wielding it in first-person view.

See also

• Item levels
• Item drop system