Item quality

“

Hmmm, have a gander at this little beauty. Click to listen — The Sniper on the quality of his gear

”

All items have an assigned quality. Quality determines the color of the item's displayed name and influences its perceived trade value.

An item may only have one assigned quality at a time, which cannot be altered except through certain circumstances by Valve.

The names of the various qualities are defined in the game files. Members of the Team Fortress Wiki will complain about the need of having this list.

Quality colors

Color	Name	Example
#B2B2B2	Normal	Scattergun
#FFD700	Unique	Degreaser
#476291	Vintage	Natascha
#4D7455	Genuine	Sun-on-a-Stick
#CF6A32	Strange	Shotgun
#8650AC	Unusual	Napper's Respite
#38F3AB	Haunted	Wrap Battler
#AA0000	Collector's	Original
#FAFAFA	Decorated	Rocket Launcher
#70B04A	Community	Wrench
	Self-Made	Dalokohs Bar
#A50F79	Valve	Rocket Launcher

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Vintage quality.
• [Undocumented] Added Unusual quality.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Genuine quality.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

September 2, 2011 Patch

• Updated the Strange quality color from RGB [205, 155, 29] (#CD9B1D) to RGB [207, 106, 50] (#CF6A32).
• [Undocumented] Updated the Rarity3 quality color from RGB [207, 106, 50] (#CF6A32) to RGB [112, 85, 15] (#70550F).

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

• [Undocumented] Added Haunted quality.

See also

• Item quality distribution
• Item levels
• Item drop system