Item quality

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Item rarity is a "quality" of items in Team Fortress 2.

Standard items

Also called 'stock' items, these are the standard non-unlockable weapons that first shipped with the game, e.g. the Scattergun and the Rocket Launcher. These weapons are available to all players. Since the Polycount Update, these items can now be viewed in the backpack by checking the box "Show Stock Items."

Unique items

Also known as unlockables. These are standard unlockable items. They can be purchased from the Mann. Co Store, dropped randomly through gameplay, obtained through the achievements, and can also be crafted and traded. As of the Mann-Conomy Update, all unique items gained before the update were changed to vintage status (see below).

Vintage items

Vintage items are most of items that were obtained before the release of the Mann-Conomy Update. All existing items were changed from standard unique items to Vintage items to increase their appeal in trading, however, they bear no difference from regular weapons other than their blue name and new "Vintage" prefix. Some items were excluded and not changed to Vintage, such as badges, promotional items such as Bill's Hat, and Holiday items such as the Ghastly Gibus. Other items such as the Vintage Tyrolean keep both their original name and the new prefix, resulting in the muddled title "Vintage Vintage Tyrolean". It remains to be seen if this will be fixed by Valve.

Vintage items act the same as standard unique items, and can be crafted normally. As the number of Vintage items decreases over time by crafting and trading, their individual value will increase. Renamed vintage items keep their original name color.

Unusual items

Unusual items are hats that have special particle effects attached to them. Currently, the only way to obtain these items is by unlocking a Mann Co. Supply Crate with its corresponding key, or by trading for one. There are 1022 possible combinations between hats and unusual item particle effects. The different particle effects are viewable in this animation, and below as they appear in-game. The hats have been in high demand, and have been given up to four of the Polycount hats just for one.

Gallery

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  Green Confetti Effect #6

• Unusual purple confetti effect.jpg

  Purple Confetti Effect #7

• Unusual Ghost.png

  Haunted Ghosts Effect #8

• Unusual green energy glow.png

  Green Energy Effect #9

• Unusual purple energy.png

  Purple Energy Effect #10

• Unusual tf2logo effect.jpg

  Circling TF Logo Effect #11

• Unusual massed flies effect 2.png

  Massed Flies Effect #12

• Unusual Chieftain's Challenge normal burning fire effect.png

  Burning Flames Effect #13

• Unusual Green Flame Effect.png

  Scorching Flames Effect #14

• Unusual plasma effect 2.png

  Searing Plasma Effect #15

• Vivid Plasma.png

  Vivid Plasma Effect #16

• Unusual sunbeam.png

  Sunbeams Effect #17

• Unusual Peace.png

  Circling Peace Sign Effect #18

• Medic Unusual Heart Effect.png

  Circling Heart Effect # 19

Backpack description

Unusual Napper's Respite
1 - 100
Effect: Circling Heart
After a long day of burning scouts.

Colors

Colour	Rarity Name	Example
B2B2B2	Standard	Rocket Launcher
FFD800	Unique	The Backburner
476291	Vintage	Vintage Axtinguisher
70B04A	Community	Community Wrench
	Self-made	Self-Made Dalokohs Bar
A50F79	Developer	Valve Equalizer
874FAD	Unusual	Unusual Safe'n'Sound

See also

• Item levels
• Item drop system