Unusual

Unusual Napper's Respite
Level 73 Hat
★ Unusual Effect: Circling Heart
After a long day of burning scouts.

“

There is nothing unusual about this man's head!

Click to listen

— The Soldier on Unusual hats

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Unusual quality is an item quality used on cosmetic items, taunts, and weapons. Unusual items have special attached particle effects, and are considered to be some of the rarest items in Team Fortress 2. There are currently 740 cosmetic items that can have one of 86 total effects, 56 taunts that can have one of 15 total effects, and 10 weapons that can have one of 4 effects. The only methods of obtaining an Unusual item are by unlocking a Mann Co. Supply Crate with a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key (at an about one in one hundred, or 1.00%, chance of unboxing^[1]), purchasing one on the Steam Community Market, getting a Taunt Unusualifier as a bonus for unboxing a case, or via trading.

Unlike regular items which can only be obtained from specific crates, any item obtainable in Unusual quality can be unboxed from any given crate, however the particle effects obtained depends on the series of crate the unusual item was obtained from. So, to unbox a cosmetic item with a "Series One" effect, a "Series One" crate must be opened, and so forth.

The hexadecimal color code for Unusual items is #8650AC.

Other Unusual Items

Two special items of Unusual quality were introduced with the Scream Fortress Update: the Haunted Metal Scrap, and the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker. However, unlike regular Unusual items, the Unusual Metal Scrap is dropped for any player who has taken part in defeating the Horseless Headless Horsemann with a melee weapon, while the Headtaker can be obtained by crafting it from a blueprint that includes the Unusual Metal Scrap. Besides bearing the Unusual quality, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker is statistically identical to the Eyelander. In addition, neither of these items has an attached particle effect. Due to these characteristics, these two Unusual items are not considered as valuable as regular Unusual items.

Unusual Effects

Standard Series

Standard Unusual effects can be found in specific crate series.

Gen 1

The first generation of standard Unusual effects was added in the Mann-Conomy Update. They can be obtained in crates Series #1 onward.

Series 1 Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
	Green Confetti	Purple Confetti	Haunted Ghosts	Green Energy	Purple Energy	Circling TF Logo

	Massed Flies	Burning Flames	Scorching Flames	Searing Plasma	Vivid Plasma	Sunbeams

	Circling Peace Sign	Circling Heart

Gen 2

The second generation of standard Unusual effects was added in the August 18, 2011 Patch. They can be obtained in crates Series #26 onward.

Series 2 Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
	Stormy Storm	Blizzardy Storm	Nuts n' Bolts	Orbiting Planets	Orbiting Fire	Bubbling

	Smoking	Steaming

Gen 3

The third and current generation of standard Unusual effects was added in the June 19, 2013 Patch. They can be obtained in crates and cases Series #59 onward.

Series 3 Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
	Kill-a-Watt	Terror-Watt	Cloud 9	RED	BLU	Dead Presidents
	Kill-a-Watt	Terror-Watt	Cloud 9	Aces High		Dead Presidents

	Miami Nights	Disco Beat Down

Community Sparkle

An exclusive Unusual effect was added in the First Community Contribution Update. It is automatically applied to Community and Self-Made items.

List of Community Sparkle effects

Cosmetic items	Taunt	Weapon

Scream Fortress Series

Scream Fortress Unusual effects can be found in specific Scream Fortress crates. During Scream Fortress events, they're available in all other crate series.

Very Scary Halloween Special

The first Scream Fortress generation of Unusual Effects was added in the Very Scary Halloween Special. They could be obtained in any crate during the event.

List of Very Scary Halloween Special Unusual effects

Cauldron Bubbles	Cloudy Moon	Eerie Orbiting Fire	Flaming Lantern

Spectral Halloween Special

The second Scream Fortress generation of Unusual Effects was added in the Spectral Halloween Special. They could be obtained in any crate during the event.

List of Spectral Halloween Special Unusual effects

Harvest Moon	It's a Secret to Everybody	Knifestorm	Misty Skull	Stormy 13th Hour

Scream Fortress V

The third Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress V update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event.

List of Scream Fortress V Unusual effects

Arcana	Chiroptera Venenata	Darkblaze	Demonflame	Hellfire	Poisoned Shadows	Something Burning This Way Comes	Spellbound

Scream Fortress VI

The fourth Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress VI update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event.

List of Scream Fortress VI Unusual effects
Cosmetic items
Cosmetic items	Amaranthine	Bonzo the All-Gnawing	Ghastly Ghosts Jr	Haunted Phantasm Jr	Stare from Beyond	The Ooze
Taunts
Taunts	Ghastly Ghosts	Haunted Phantasm

Scream Fortress VII

The fifth Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress VII update. They could only be obtained by opening a Gargoyle Case during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Gargoyle Case.

List of Scream Fortress VII Unusual effects

Ancient Eldritch	Death by Disco	Eldritch Flame	Ether Trail	It's a Mystery to Everyone	It's a Puzzle to Me	Nether Trail

Scream Fortress VIII

The sixth Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress VIII update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Creepy Crawly Case.

List of Scream Fortress VIII Unusual effects
Cosmetic items
Cosmetic items	Neutron Star	Starstorm Insomnia	Starstorm Slumber	Tesla Coil
Taunts
Taunts	Hellish Inferno	Infernal Flames	Infernal Smoke	Spectral Swirl

Scream Fortress X

The seventh Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress X update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Violet Vermin Case.

List of Scream Fortress X Unusual effects
Cosmetic items
	Brain Drain	Clairvoyance	Galactic Gateway	Head of Steam	Omniscient Orb	Open Mind	Ring of Fire	The Dark Doorway

	The Eldritch Opening	Vicious Circle	White Lightning
Taunts
Taunts	Acidic Bubbles of Envy	Flammable Bubbles of Attraction	Ominous Night	Poisonous Bubbles of Regret	Roaring Rockets	Spooky Night

Scream Fortress XI

The eighth Scream Fortress generation of Unusual effects was added in the Scream Fortress XI update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Spooky Spoils Case.

List of Scream Fortress XI Unusual effects
Cosmetic items
	Abyssal Aura	Ethereal Essence	Fifth Dimension	Ghastly Grove	Menacing Miasma	Mystical Medley	Twisted Radiance	Valiant Vortex

	Verdant Vortex	Vicious Vortex	Violet Vortex	Wicked Wood
Taunts
Taunts	Accursed	Bewitched	Eerie Lightning	Enchanted	Jarate Shock	Nether Void	Static Mist	Terrifying Thunder

Smissmas Series

Smissmas Unusual effects can be found in specific Smissmas crates. During Smissmas events, they're available in all other crate series.

Smissmas 2019

The first and current Smissmas generation of Unusual effects was added in the Smissmas 2019 update. Currently, they can be obtained in any crate.

List of Smissmas 2019 Unusual effects
Cosmetic items
	RED	BLU	Fragmented Gluons	Fragmented Photons	Fragmented Quarks	Fragmenting Reality	Frozen Icefall	RED
	Defragmenting Reality		Fragmented Gluons	Fragmented Photons	Fragmented Quarks	Fragmenting Reality	Frozen Icefall	Pyroland Daydream

	BLU	Refragmenting Reality	Snowblinded	Snowfallen	Sparkling Lights
	Pyroland Daydream	Refragmenting Reality	Snowblinded	Snowfallen	Sparkling Lights
Taunts
Taunts	Arctic Aurora	Festive Spirit	Good-Hearted Goodies	Magical Spirit	Winter Spirit	Wintery Wisp

Robotic Boogaloo

An exclusive generation of Unusual effects was added in the Robotic Boogaloo update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Robo Community Crate.

List of Robotic Boogaloo Unusual effects

Anti-Freeze	Electrostatic	Green Black Hole	Memory Leak	Overclocked	Phosphorous	Power Surge	Roboactive

Sulphurous	Time Warp

Love & War Update

An exclusive generation of Unusual effects was added in the Love & War Update. They can be obtained through Taunt Unusualifiers.

List of Love & War Update Unusual effects

'72	Fountain of Delight	Holy Grail	Mega Strike	Midnight Whirlwind	Screaming Tiger	RED	BLU
'72	Fountain of Delight	Holy Grail	Mega Strike	Midnight Whirlwind	Screaming Tiger	Showstopper

Silver Cyclone	Skill Gotten Gains

End of the Line Update

An exclusive generation of Unusual effects was added in the End of the Line Update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening an End of the Line Community Crate.

List of End of the Line Update Unusual effects

Death at Dusk	Frostbite	Molten Mallard	Morning Glory

Gun Mettle Update

An exclusive generation of Unusual effects was added in the Gun Mettle Update. They can be obtained through Decorated cases.

With the introduction of the Jungle Inferno Update, the Energy Orb effect has been removed from the Unusual effect pool due to issues with it disappearing and/or not fitting some weapons properly. Only the three remaining effects can be obtained now.

List of Gun Mettle Update Unusual effects

Cool	Energy Orb	Hot	Isotope

Invasion Community Update

An exclusive generation of Unusual effects was added in the Invasion Community Update. They could be obtained in any crate during the event. They can still be obtained by opening a Confidential Collection Case or a Quarantined Collection Case.

List of Invasion Community Update Unusual effects

Abduction	Ancient Codex	Atomic	Electric Hat Protector	Galactic Codex	Magnetic Hat Protector	Nebula	Subatomic

Voltaic Hat Protector

List of Unusual Items

v • d • e Possible Unusual quality items
Scout	Primary
	Primary	Night Terror Scattergun	Current Event Scattergun	Killer Bee Scattergun	Corsair Scattergun	Blue Mew Scattergun	Shot to Hell Scattergun	Flower Power Scattergun
	Secondary
	Secondary	Red Rock Roscoe Pistol	Black Dahlia Pistol	Sandstone Special Pistol	Blitzkrieg Pistol	Blue Mew Pistol	Shot to Hell Pistol	Brain Candy Pistol
	Cosmetic
		Batter's Helmet	Baseball Bill's Sports Shine	Bonk Helm	Ye Olde Baker Boy	Troublemaker's Tossle Cap	Whoopee Cap	Milkman	Bombing Run

		Flipped Trilby	Bonk Boy	El Jefe	Backwards Ballcap	Hermes	Big Elfin Deal	Front Runner	Fed-Fightin' Fedora

		Bonk Leadwear	Ye Oiled Baker Boy	Greased Lightning	Runner's Warm-Up	Scout Shako	Frickin' Sweet Ninja Hood	Pomade Prince	Thirst Blood

		Mountebank's Masque	Fortunate Son	B'aaarrgh-n-Bicorne	Death Racer's Helmet	Airdog	Herald's Helm	Pestering Jester	Wing Mann

		Lightning Lid	Trucker's Topper	Antarctic Eyewear	Punk's Pomp	Hephaistos' Handcraft	Millennial Mercenary	Bottle Cap	California Cap

		Fried Batter	Boston Brain Bucket	Throttlehead	Brimmed Bootlegger
	Taunt
		Deep Fried Desire	Battin' a Thousand	Boston Breakdance	Carlton	Bunnyhopper	Runner's Rhythm	Trackman's Touchdown	Scooty Scoot

		Boston Boarder	Spin-to-Win	Homerunner's Hobby	Killer Signature
Soldier	Primary
	Primary	Aqua Marine Rocket Launcher	Brain Candy Rocket Launcher	Blue Mew Rocket Launcher	Woodland Warrior Rocket Launcher	Shell Shocker Rocket Launcher	Sand Cannon Rocket Launcher	Warhawk Rocket Launcher
	Secondary
	Secondary	Backwoods Boomstick Shotgun	Flower Power Shotgun	Lightning Rod Shotgun	Red Bear Shotgun
	Cosmetic
		Soldier's Stash	Tyrant's Helm	Stainless Pot	Killer's Kabuto	Sergeant's Drill Hat	Grenadier's Softcap	Chieftain's Challenge	Stout Shako

		Defiant Spartan	Exquisite Rack	Honcho's Headgear	Brain Bucket	Team Captain	Furious Fukaamigasa	Armored Authority	Jumper's Jeepcap

		Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet	Hat With No Name	Lucky Shot	Conquistador	Helmet Without a Home	Soldier's Slope Scopers	War Pig	Tyrantium Helmet

		Full Metal Drill Hat	Steel Shako	Cloud Crasher	Powdered Practitioner	Infernal Impaler	Valley Forge	Caribbean Conqueror	Whirly Warrior

		Rebel Rouser	Slo-Poke	Toy Soldier	Ground Control	Gilded Guard	Spook Specs	Coldfront Curbstompers	Condor Cap

		Screamin' Eagle	Skullcap	Hellmet	Pestering Jester	Crit Cloak	Shellmet	Nuke	War Eagle

		Brass Bucket	Head Hedge	Sky High Fly Guy	Tank Top	Vampire Vanquisher	Climbing Commander	Crack Pot	Dumb Bell

		Bobby Bonnet	Dancing Doe	Peacebreaker	El Zapateador	Racc Mann	Bazaar Bauble	Breach and Bomb	Hawk Warrior

		Sophisticated Smoker	Roaming Roman	Calamitous Cauldron	Semi-Tame Trapper's Hat	Thousand-Yard Stare	Panisher	Elf Defense	Bulb Bonnet

		Cranial Cowl	Detective	Firearm Protector	Close Quarters Cover
	Taunt
	Taunt	Fresh Brewed Victory	Soldier's Requiem	Fubar Fanfare	Panzer Pants	Rocket Jockey	Profane Puppeteer	Star-Spangled Strategy	Neck Snap
Pyro	Primary
	Primary	Forest Fire Flame Thrower	Turbine Torcher Flame Thrower	Flash Fryer Flame Thrower	Warhawk Flame Thrower	Balloonicorn Flame Thrower	Rainbow Flame Thrower
	Secondary
	Secondary	Backwoods Boomstick Shotgun	Lightning Rod Shotgun	Red Bear Shotgun	Flower Power Shotgun
	Cosmetic
		Pyro's Beanie	Brigade Helm	Respectless Rubber Glove	Triboniophorus Tyrannus	Vintage Merryweather	Attendant	Old Guadalajara	Napper's Respite

		Handyman's Handle	Madame Dixie	Pyromancer's Mask	Prancer's Pride	Dead Cone	Hottie's Hoodie	Connoisseur's Cap	Stately Steel Toe

		Birdcage	Little Buddy	Flamboyant Flamenco	Bubble Pipe	Head Warmer	Waxy Wayfinder	HazMat Headcase	Coffin Kit

		Wraith Wrap	Respectless Robo-Glove	Plumber's Pipe	Firewall Helmet	Metal Slug	Pyro's Boron Beanie	Electric Escorter	Bolted Birdcage

		Pampered Pyro	Burning Bandana	Hive Minder	Bone Dome	Toy Tailor	Sole Mate	Combustible Kabuto	Smoking Skid Lid

		Employee of the Mmmph	Pyromancer's Hood	A Head Full of Hot Air	Neptune's Nightmare	Cranial Carcharodon	Pestering Jester	Feathered Fiend	Burning Beanie

		Cat's Pajamas	Burning Question	Melted Mop	Skullbrero	Winter Wrap Up	Fire Fighter	Flamehawk	Seared Sorcerer

		Round-A-Bout	Brim of Fire	Reel Fly Hat	Wandering Wraith	Elf Ignition	Partizan	Propaniac	Firestalker

		Flame Warrior	Splitting Headache
	Taunt
	Taunt	Party Trick	Pool Party	Balloonibouncer	Headcase	Skating Scorcher	Scorcher's Solo	Hot Wheeler	Roasty Toasty
Demoman	Primary
	Primary	Warhawk Grenade Launcher	Butcher Bird Grenade Launcher	Sweet Dreams Grenade Launcher	Rainbow Grenade Launcher
	Secondary
	Secondary	Sudden Flurry Stickybomb Launcher	Carpet Bomber Stickybomb Launcher	Liquid Asset Stickybomb Launcher	Pink Elephant Stickybomb Launcher	Blitzkrieg Stickybomb Launcher	Sweet Dreams Stickybomb Launcher
	Melee
	Melee	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
	Cosmetic
		Demoman's Fro	Glengarry Bonnet	Scotsman's Stove Pipe	Hustler's Hallmark	Tippler's Tricorne	Sober Stuntman	Carouser's Capotain	Rimmed Raincatcher

		Prince Tavish's Crown	Samur-Eye	Reggaelator	Private Eye	Conjurer's Cowl	Sultan's Ceremonial	Tam O' Shanter	Mask of the Shaman

		Buccaneer's Bicorne	Hat With No Name	Tavish DeGroot Experience	Scotch Bonnet	Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return)	Bolted Bicorne	Broadband Bonnet	FR-0

		Cyborg Stunt Helmet	Pure Tin Capotain	Strontium Stove Pipe	Black Watch	Tartan Spartan	Stormin' Norman	Glasgow Great Helm	Pirate Bandana

		Tartan Tyrolean	Razor Cut	Allbrero	Frontier Djustice	Bomber's Bucket Hat	Scot Bonnet	Valhalla Helm	Outta Sight

		Bruce's Bonnet	Dayjogger	Spirit of the Bombing Past	Bomb Beanie	Bomber Knight	Elf Esteem	Blast Defense	War Eagle

		Hungover Hero	Antarctic Eyewear	Frag Proof Fragger	Backbreaker's Skullcracker	Bobby Bonnet	Spiky Viking	Hazard Headgear	Sophisticated Smoker

		Helm Helm	Head Banger	Bombard Brigadier	Nightbane Brim	Plaid Lad	Blast Bowl	Thunder Dome
	Taunt
		Spent Well Spirits	Oblooterated	Bad Pipes	Scotsmann's Stagger	Pooped Deck	Drunken Sailor	Drunk Mann's Cannon	Shanty Shipmate

		Roar O'War
Heavy	Primary
	Primary	King of the Jungle Minigun	Brick House Minigun	Butcher Bird Minigun	Mister Cuddles Minigun	Brain Candy Minigun
	Secondary
	Secondary	Backwoods Boomstick Shotgun	Lightning Rod Shotgun	Red Bear Shotgun	Flower Power Shotgun
	Cosmetic
		Football Helmet	Officer's Ushanka	Tough Guy's Toque	Hound Dog	Heavy Duty Rag	Hard Counter	Pugilist's Protector	Cadaver's Cranium

		Coupe D'isaster	Big Chief	Magnificent Mongolian	Dread Knot	Large Luchadore	Team Captain	Capo's Capper	Copper's Hard Top

		Dragonborn Helmet	Gym Rat	One-Man Army	Outdoorsman	Soviet Gentleman	Bunsen Brave	Tungsten Toque	Gridiron Guardian

		Tsarboosh	Bear Necessities	Katyusha	Minnesota Slick	Bullet Buzz	Eliminator's Safeguard	Sammy Cap	Trash Man

		Fur-Lined Fighter	Hunter Heavy	Sleeveless in Siberia	Old Man Frost	Siberian Facehugger	White Russian	Sucker Slug	Mo'Horn

		Pestering Jester	Warhood	Aztec Aggressor	Commando Elite	Fat Man's Field Cap	Nuke	War Eagle	Polar Bear

		Sinner's Shade	Starboard Crusader	Mann-O-War	Cool Capuchon	Convict Cap	Sophisticated Smoker	SandMann's Brush	Snack Stack

		Mooshanka	Squatter's Right	Horror Shawl	Ol' Reliable	Bare Bear Bones
	Taunt
	Taunt	Proletariat Posedown	Russian Arms Race	Soviet Strongarm	Boiling Point	Table Tantrum	Bare Knuckle Beatdown	Russian Rubdown	Road Rager
Engineer	Primary
	Primary	Backwoods Boomstick Shotgun	Lightning Rod Shotgun	Red Bear Shotgun	Flower Power Shotgun
	Secondary
	Secondary	Red Rock Roscoe Pistol	Black Dahlia Pistol	Sandstone Special Pistol	Blitzkrieg Pistol	Blue Mew Pistol	Shot to Hell Pistol	Brain Candy Pistol
	Melee
	Melee	Airwolf Wrench	Torqued to Hell Wrench
	Cosmetic
		Mining Light	Texas Slim's Dome Shine	Texas Ten Gallon	Engineer's Cap	Hotrod	Safe'n'Sound	Buckaroo's Hat	Industrial Festivizer

		Big Country	Professor's Peculiarity	Hetman's Headpiece	Western Wear	Ol' Geezer	Hat With No Name	Pencil Pusher	Virtual Reality Headset

		Brainiac Hairpiece	Barnstormer	Plug-In Prospector	Timeless Topper	Data Mining Light	Texas Tin-Gallon	Pardner's Pompadour	Trencher's Topper

		Danger	Peacenik's Ponytail	Conagher's Combover	Sheriff's Stetson	Smokey Sombrero	Wide-Brimmed Bandito	Flash of Inspiration	Plumber's Cap

		Trucker's Topper	Antarctic Eyewear	Defragmenting Hard Hat 17%	Brain Interface	Texas Toast	El Mostacho	Provisions Cap	Telefragger Toque

		Winter Wrap Up	Head of Defense	Sophisticated Smoker	Wavefinder	Blitzen Bowl	Train of Thought	Lawnmaker	Dustbowl Devil

		More Gun Marshal	Arctic Mole	Soft Hard Hat	Hazard Handler	Cranium Cooler	Dell Dynamic
	Taunt
	Taunt	Rancho Relaxo	Bucking Bronco	Dueling Banjo	Jumping Jack	Texas Truckin'	Texas Twirl 'Em
Medic	Secondary
	Secondary	Wrapped Reviver Medi Gun	Masked Mender Medi Gun	Spark of Life Medi Gun	Corsair Medi Gun	Blitzkrieg Medi Gun	Flower Power Medi Gun
	Cosmetic
		Prussian Pickelhaube	Vintage Tyrolean	Otolaryngologist's Mirror	Ze Goggles	Gentleman's Gatsby	Berliner's Bucket Helm	Blighted Beak	German Gonzila

		Geisha Boy	Medic's Mountain Cap	Grimm Hatte	Private Eye	Team Captain	Doctor's Sack	Surgeon's Stahlhelm	Gentleman's Ushanka

		Platinum Pickelhaube	Halogen Head Lamp	Titanium Tyrolean	Virus Doctor	Powdered Practitioner	Das Hazmattenhatten	Das Ubersternmann	Das Naggenvatcher

		Das Maddendoktor	Das Gutenkutteharen	Baron von Havenaplane	Slick Cut	Mann of Reason	Nunhood	Heer's Helmet	Teutonic Toque

		Surgeon's Shako	Physician's Protector	Berlin Brain Bowl	Gauzed Gaze	Field Practice	Battle Boonie	Coldfront Commander	Mighty Mitre

		Snowcapped	Elf Care Provider	Optic Nerve	Soda Cap	Victorian Villainy	Oktoberfester	Power Spike
	Taunt
	Taunt	Meet the Medic	Results Are In	Surgeon's Squeezebox	Time Out Therapy	Mannbulance!	Doctor's Defibrillators	Head Doctor	Borrowed Bones
Sniper	Primary
	Primary	Purple Range Sniper Rifle	Night Owl Sniper Rifle	Thunderbolt Sniper Rifle	Airwolf Sniper Rifle	Balloonicorn Sniper Rifle	Rainbow Sniper Rifle
	Secondary
	Secondary	Woodsy Widowmaker SMG	Low Profile SMG	Blitzkrieg SMG	Blue Mew SMG
	Cosmetic
		Trophy Belt	Professional's Panama	Master's Yellow Belt	Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative	Shooter's Sola Topi	Bloke's Bucket Hat	Ol' Snaggletooth	Larrikin Robin

		Crocleather Slouch	Villain's Veil	Desert Marauder	Anger	Hat With No Name	Your Worst Nightmare	Swagman's Swatter	Fruit Shoot

		HazMat Headcase	Liquidator's Lid	Cold Killer	Soldered Sensei	Letch's LED	Shooter's Tin Topi	Wet Works	Brim-Full of Bullets

		Toy Soldier	Deep Cover Operator	Dread Hiding Hood	Professional's Ushanka	Corona Australis	Archer's Sterling	Classy Capper	Puffy Polar Cap

		Antarctic Eyewear	Head Hedge	Highway Star	Bare Necessities	Missing Piece	Winter Wrap Up	Glow from Below	Killing Tree

		Wild Brim Slouch	Hawaiian Hunter	Headhunter's Brim	Cranium Cover	Sightseer
	Taunt
	Taunt	I See You	Killer Solo	Most Wanted	Didgeridrongo	Shooter's Stakeout
Spy	Secondary
	Secondary	Psychedelic Slugger Revolver	Dead Reckoner Revolver	Blitzkrieg Revolver	Flower Power Revolver
	Melee
	Melee	Blitzkrieg Knife	Airwolf Knife	Brain Candy Knife	Stabbed to Hell Knife	Blue Mew Knife
	Cosmetic
		Fancy Fedora	Backbiter's Billycock	Magistrate's Mullet	Frenchman's Beret	Familiar Fez	Détective Noir	Le Party Phantom	Noh Mercy

		Private Eye	Charmer's Chapeau	Janissary Ketche	Cosa Nostra Cap	Nanobalaclava	Counterfeit Billycock	L'Inspecteur	Hat of Cards

		Base Metal Billycock	Bootleg Base Metal Billycock	Pom-Pommed Provocateur	Powdered Practitioner	Harmburg	Belgian Detective	L'homme Burglerre	Deep Cover Operator

		Napoleon Complex	Aviator Assassin	A Hat to Kill For	Big Topper	Brain-Warming Wear	Murderer's Motif	Shutterbug	Voodoo Vizier

		Crabe de Chapeau	Crustaceous Cowl	Festive Cover-Up	Monsieur Grenouille	Frostbite Bonnet	Cleaner's Cap
	Taunt
	Taunt	Buy A Life	Box Trot	Disco Fever	Luxury Lounge	Travel Agent	Teufort Tango	Tailored Terminal	Crypt Creeper
All classes	Cosmetic
		Modest Pile of Hat	Noble Amassment of Hats	Towering Pillar of Hats	Dr's Dapper Topper	A Rather Festive Tree	Company Man	Killer Exclusive	Hot Dogger

		Salty Dog	Brown Bomber	Human Cannonball	Crone's Dome	Executioner	Tough Stuff Muffs	Bot Dogger	Modest Metal Pile of Scrap

		Noble Nickel Amassment of Hats	Towering Titanium Pillar of Hats	Galvanized Gibus	Brotherhood of Arms	Well-Rounded Rifleman	Horrific Headsplitter	Federal Casemaker	Cotton Head

		Antlers	Virtual Viewfinder	Hong Kong Cone	Kiss King	Neckwear Headwear	Polar Pullover	Dark Falkirk Helm	Law

		Merc's Mohawk	Tipped Lid	Vive La France	Crown of the Old Kingdom	Boxcar Bomber	Coldsnap Cap	Winter Woodsman	Co-Pilot

		Rotation Sensation	Potassium Bonnet	Captain Cardbeard Cutthroat	Universal Translator	Captain Space Mann	Phononaut	Duck Billed Hatypus	Prehistoric Pullover

		Patriot Peak	Chill Chullo	A Well Wrapped Hat	Bedouin Bandana	Class Crown	Lil' Bitey	Nasty Norsemann	Toadstool Topper

		Snowmann	Woolen Warmer	Head Prize	Legendary Lid	Aztec Warrior	Hunter in Darkness	Jungle Wreath	Pithy Professional

		Balloonihoodie	Caribou Companion	Tundra Top	Lucky Cat Hat	Bread Heads	Bat Hat	Mister Bones	Bumble Beenie

		Candy Crown	Citizen Cane	Globetrotter	Smissmas Saxton	Yule Hog	Breadcrab	A Handsome Handy Thing	All Hallows' Hatte

		Hollowed Helm	King Cardbeard	Misfortune Fedora	Sir Pumpkinton	Wrap-A-Khamon	Jolly Jingler	Reindoonibeanie	Shoestring Santa

		Smissmas Sorcerer	Towering Pile of Presents	Towering Pillar of Beanies	Ballooniphones	Alakablamicon	Beanie the All-Gnawing	Bone Cone	Hat Outta Hell

		Second-Head Headwear	Spooky Head-Bouncers	Towering Patch of Pumpkins	Twisted Topper	Cozy Catchers	El Fiestibrero	Giftcrafter	Gnome Dome

		Hat Chocolate	Jolly Jester	Merry Cone	Reindoonihorns	Seasonal Spring	Decorated Veteran	Undercover Brolly	Onimann

		Starlight Sorcerer	Lumbercap	Colonel Kringle	Festive Rack	Trapper's Flap	Brothers in Blues	Full Metal Helmet	Demonic Dome

		Ludicrously Lunatic Lunon Fedora	Mean Captain
	Taunt
		Schadenfreude	High Five!	Shred Alert	Conga	Square Dance	Skullcracker	Flippin' Awesome	Rock, Paper, Scissors

		Kazotsky Kick	Burstchester	Mannrobics	Zoomin' Broom	Second Rate Sorcery	Victory Lap	Yeti Punch	Yeti Smash

		Fist Bump	Scaredy-cat!	Killer Joke

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

[Undocumented] Added Unusual quality.

August 18, 2011 Patch (Manno-Technology Bundle)

[Undocumented] Added Stormy Storm, Blizzardy Storm, Nuts n' Bolts, Orbiting Planets, Orbiting Fire, Bubbling, Smoking, and Steaming unusual effects.

August 23, 2011 Patch

Fixed sunbeams effect.

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

[Undocumented] Added Cloudy Moon, Eerie Orbiting Fire, Flaming Lantern, and Cauldron Bubbles unusual effects.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

[Undocumented] Added Knifestorm, Misty Skull, Harvest Moon, It's A Secret To Everybody and Stormy 13th Hour unusual effects.

May 17, 2013 Patch (Robotic Boogaloo)

[Undocumented] Added Anti-Freeze, Electrostatic, Green Black Hole, Memory Leak, Overclocked, Phosphorous, Power Surge, Roboactive, Sulphurous, and Time Warp unusual effects.

June 5, 2013 Patch

Attachment point and offset for particle effects on unusual hats can now be adjusted from the character loadout screen.
Fixed a bug that would cause unusual effects to float in the air over dead players.
Fixed a bug that would cause unusual effects to show incorrectly sometimes when spectating other players.

June 19, 2013 Patch

[Undocumented] Added Aces High, Cloud 9, Dead Presidents, Disco Beat Down, Kill-a-Watt, Miami Nights, and Terror-Watt unusual effects.

October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress 2013)

[Undocumented] Added Arcana, Chiroptera Venenata, Darkblaze, Demonflame, Hellfire, Poisoned Shadows, Something Burning This Way Comes, and Spellbound unusual effects.

December 20, 2013 Patch

Unusual effect positioning can now be adjusted for all Cosmetic-slot items.
Unusual Circling Effects have been given a new origin.
Unusual effects for all Cosmetic-slot items are now visible in the loadout panel and character HUD.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War)

[Undocumented] Added '72, Fountain Of Delight, Holy Grail, Mega Strike, Midnight Whirlwind, Screaming Tiger, Showstopper, and Skill Gotten Gains unusual taunt effects.
Added the Mann Co. Audition Reel. Contains taunts and a rare chance at an unusual taunt.
Updated Mann Co. Crates to display which Unusual Series they can potentially output.

October 29, 2014 Patch (Scream Fortress 2014)

[Undocumented] Added Amaranthine, Bonzo The All-Gnawing, Ghastly Ghosts, Ghastly Ghosts Jr., Haunted Phantasm, Haunted Phantasm Jr., Stare From Beyond, and The Ooze unusual effects. Also added Ghastly Ghosts, and Haunted Phantasm unusual taunt effects

November 4, 2014 Patch

Renamed two Unusual effects
- Haunted Phantasm Jr to Ghastly Ghosts Jr
- Attrib_Particle86 to Haunted Phantasm Jr

December 8, 2014 Patch (End of the Line Update)

[Undocumented] Added Death at Dusk, Frostbite, Molten Mallard and Morning Glory unusual effects.

January 9, 2015 Patch

Fixed the Mega Strike unusual taunt effect showing through walls

February 18, 2015 Patch

Fixed some Unusual particle effects not drawing correctly.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

[Undocumented] Added Isotope, Hot, Cool, and Energy Orb unusual effects.

August 18, 2015 Patch

Fixed character loadout menus so they display the particle effects for all equipped Unusual items.

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Update)

[Undocumented] Added Abduction, Atomic, Subatomic, Electric Hat Protector, Magnetic Hat Protector, Voltaic Hat Protector, Galactic Codex, Ancient Codex, and Nebula unusual effects.

October 12, 2015 Patch

Fixed Unusual versions of the Taunt: Burstchester not displaying their Unusual effects.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

[Undocumented] Added Death by Disco, It's a mystery to everyone, It's a puzzle to me, Ether Trail, Nether Trail, Ancient Eldritch, and Eldritch Flame unusual effects.

October 29, 2015 Patch

Fixed the Invasion Unusual effect "Subatomic" being off-center.

July 28, 2016 Patch

Fixed not seeing particle effects for Unusual versions of Baseball Bill's Sports Shine, Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative, and Texas Slim's Dome Shine.

October 21, 2016 Patch (Scream Fortress 2016)

The chance to receive an Unusual item from a case opening has been increased during the event
All cases and Mann Co. Supply Crates will grant Halloween 2016 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects
[Undocumented] Added Neutron Star, Tesla Coil, Starstorm Insomnia, Starstorm Slumber, Hellish Inferno, Spectral Swirl, Infernal Flames, and Infernal Smoke unusual effects.

November 18, 2016 Patch

Returned Unusual drop chances and possible particles effects to their original values now that Halloween has ended.

November 21, 2016 Patch

Taunt Unusualifiers apply non-Halloween Unusual effects now that Halloween has ended.

June 2, 2017 Patch

Fixed the Neutron Star unusual effect being occasionally displaced after the player respawns.

December 13, 2017 Patch

Fixed a rendering issue with the Spectral Swirl unusual effect.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

Fixed a rendering issue with the Misty Skull unusual effect.

Bugs

With enough player movement, Unusual effects from the Invasion update (Subatomic, Atomic) will become off-center from the player's head.
Unusual effects from the End of the Line update (Morning Glory, Death at Dusk, Molten Mallard) also show similar bugs, except parts of the particle effect (sun, duck respectively) drift a huge distance away from the player.
Effects which have been adjusted may not appear.
One end of the particle effect on Kill-a-Watt and Terror-Watt may randomly attach to temporarily random areas of a map, causing the effect to stretch from the point through any walls to the wearer's head.

Unused content

Currently unused Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
	`AAA_AAA`	`balloon`	`beams1_newstyle`	`beany_green`	`beany_hearts`	`beany_target`

	`beany_tf`	`circling_glow`	`circling_skull`	`crisp_spotlights_cones03`	`halo`	`orbit`

	`orbit_fullmoon_cloudy`	`sparkler_green`	`sparkler_orange`	`sparkles1`	`sparkles2`	`sparkles3`

	`spray_confetti`	`storm_blood`	`stormcloud`	`symbols_parents_ice`	`test`

Trivia

The effect named "It's A Secret To Everybody" is a reference to a popular phrase in the video game series The Legend of Zelda. The effect itself appears to be a reference to the moon in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
The effect named "Something Burning This Way Comes" references the fantasy horror novel by the name Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury; the title is itself a reference to the Shakespeare piece Macbeth, towards a specific line in Act 4, Scene 1.
The effect named "Dead Presidents" refers to a slang term used to describe U.S. currency, which comes from the fact that most U.S. banknotes depict deceased Presidents.
The effects named "Sulphurous" and "Phosphorous" are references to the chemical elements Sulfur/Sulphur and Phosphorus.
The effect named "Chiroptera Venenata" is rough Latin for "Poisonous Bat".
The effects named "It's a mystery to everyone" and "It's a puzzle to me" are references to two emotes from the Something Awful forums. The effect itself has a ghost orbiting around.
One of the dances the skeletons does in the effect "Death By Disco" might be a reference to the battle stance of Papyrus, a character in Undertale.
The effects named "Kill-a-Watt" and "Terror-Watt" are references to the measures of electrical power kilowatts and terawatts.
Community contributors whose Unusual effects are accepted through the Steam Workshop are awarded a Self-Made Unusual Cap.
Some unusual items (such as the Finder's Fee, or items with the Community Sparkle effect) cannot be unboxed and are given to certain players for finding major bugs in the game, or somehow contributing to the game in some form.
The effect named "Skill gotten gains" is a play on the phrase 'Ill gotten gains' meaning money obtained through illegal acts.
The first ever unusual ever unboxed was a Stout Shako with the effect of Circling Peace Sign.

References

↑ Statistical analysis of TF2 unbox rate