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This article is about the Strange Weapons themselves. For other uses of the name, see Strange (disambiguation).
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Strange Shotgun
Strange Shotgun - Kills: 0
Hey, is somebody keeping track of my heads batted in?
The Scout


Strange quality is an item quality found on weapons obtained from unlocking Mann Co. Supply Crates of certain series. Introduced in the Über Update on June 23, 2011 Patch, Strange weapons track kills and record them as an item attribute, allowing the count to be viewed by players. The weapon is then awarded a rank as the recorded count increases, with the rank affixed to the beginning of the item's name. Some Strange weapons track another action instead of kills, such as kill assists (see Notes below for exceptions). Additionally, some weapons have a second count to track other associated actions, such as Sentry Gun kills; however, the secondary count does not contribute toward rank progress. Each time the player achieves a new rank, it is announced to all players on the server with a message in the chat box; A notification pop-up also appears only for the player the weapon belongs to.

The Spirit Of Giving is an all-class miscellaneous item with the Strange quality, introduced during the Australian Christmas 2011 event. It tracks and ranks up based on gifts given with the Secret Saxton and Pile o' Gifts items. Uniquely, it has its own list of ranks, with lower thresholds between them. In its initial state, it does not display the Strange prefix, but does retain the text coloring. All players were awarded the Spirit Of Giving along with a Secret Saxton to all premium players at the time of the update. The update also introduced Festive weapons: reskins of a number of Stock weapons, braided with flickering Christmas lights. Festive weapons could be obtained in either Strange or Unique quality.

Strange Parts are tools that can be used to track an additional variable on Strange weapons. A maximum of three parts can be added.

The hexadecimal color code for Strange items is
#CF6A32
.

Contents

Ranks

[hide]Strange Weapon Ranks
Rank Count Name
0 0 Strange
1 10 Unremarkable
2 25 Scarcely Lethal
3 45 Mildly Menacing
4 70 Somewhat Threatening
5 100 Uncharitable
6 135 Notably Dangerous
7 175 Sufficiently Lethal
8 225 Truly Feared
9 275 Spectacularly Lethal
10 350 Gore-Spattered
11 500 Wicked Nasty
12 750 Positively Inhumane
13 999 Totally Ordinary
14 1000 Face-Melting
15 1500 Rage-Inducing
16 2500 Server-Clearing
17 5000 Epic
18 7500 Legendary
19 7616 Australian
20 8500 Hale's Own
Rank Count Name
0 0 Strange
1 10 Unremarkable
2 25 Almost Amusing
3 45 Mildly Mirthful
4 70 Somewhat Droll
5 100 Thigh-Slapping
6 135 Notably Cheery
7 175 Sufficiently Wry
8 225 Truly Feared
9 275 Spectacularly Jocular
10 350 Riotous
11 500 Wicked Funny
12 749 Totally Unamusing
13 750 Positively Persiflagious
14 1000 Frown-Annihilating
15 1500 Grin-Inducing
16 2500 Server-Clearing
17 5000 Epic
18 7500 Legendary
19 7923 Australian
20 8500 Mann Co. Select
Rank Count Name
0 0 Strange
1 1 Broken-In
2 3 Scarcely Worn
3 5 Mildly Minatory
4 7 Crushingly Crushing
5 10 Inauspicious
6 14 Profoundly Penumbric
7 18 Sufficiently Eclipsing
8 23 Truly Tenebrific
9 28 Spectacularly Fell
10 35 Fashion-Splattered
11 50 Wicked Stinky
12 75 Positively Planar
13 99 Totally Comfortable
14 100 Face-Flattening
15 150 Rage-Inducing
16 250 Server-Clearing
17 500 Epic
18 750 Legendary
19 784 Australian
20 850 Hale's Custom
Rank Count Name
0 0 Strange
1 3 Unremarkable
2 9 Scarcely Shocking
3 15 Mildly Magnetizing
4 21 Somewhat Inducting
5 30 Unfortunate
6 42 Notably Deleterious
7 54 Sufficiently Ruinous
8 69 Truly Conducting
9 84 Spectacularly Pseudoful
10 105 Ion-Spattered
11 150 Wickedly Dynamizing
12 225 Positively Plasmatic
13 299 Totally Ordinary
14 300 Circuit-Melting
15 450 Nullity-Inducing
16 750 Server-Clearing
17 1500 Epic
18 2250 Legendary
19 2345 Australian
20 2550 Mann Co. Select
Rank Count Name
0 0 The
1 1 The Baseline Benefactor's
2 3 The Competent Contributor's
3 7 The Adequate Altruist's
4 12 The Satisfactory Santa's
5 20 The Sufficient Samaritan's
6 28 The Distinguished Donator's
7 37 The Dynamic Do-Gooder's
8 47 The Consumate Contributor's
9 57 The Baron of Bequeathment's
10 68 The Lord of Largesse's
11 79 The Chieftain of Charity's
12 91 The Generalissimo of Generosity's
13 104 The Bigshot Benefactor's
14 120 The Caesar of Pleasers'
15 138 The First-Class Philanthropist's
16 158 The Humanitarian Hotshot's
17 179 The Selfless Samaritan's
18 210 The Uber-Altruist's
19 250 Saxton's Own
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Notes

List of Strange items

Possible Strange quality items
Primary Scattergun 23 Festive Scattergun 35 Shortstop 43 Soda Popper 33
Scattergun Festive Scattergun Shortstop Soda Popper
Secondary Pistol 23 42 Mad Milk 31
Pistol Mad Milk
Melee Bat 41 Festive Bat 35 Sandman 23 Holy Mackerel 30 Boston Basher 23 Atomizer 34
Bat Festive Bat Sandman Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Atomizer
Primary Rocket Launcher 20 44 Festive Rocket Launcher 35 Direct Hit 20 41 Black Box 29 Liberty Launcher 37
Rocket Launcher Festive Rocket Launcher Direct Hit Black Box Liberty Launcher
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Reserve Shooter 34 Mantreads 40
Shotgun Reserve Shooter Mantreads
Melee Equalizer 32 44 Pain Train 20 Half-Zatoichi 31 Market Gardener 44
Equalizer Pain Train Half-Zatoichi Market Gardener
Primary Flamethrower 25 Festive Flamethrower 35 Backburner 25 Degreaser 31
Flame Thrower Festive Flame Thrower Backburner Degreaser
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Flare Gun 25 Detonator 43 Reserve Shooter 34
Shotgun Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter
Melee Axtinguisher 29 Powerjack 25 Back Scratcher 42
Axtinguisher Powerjack Back Scratcher
Primary Grenade Launcher 19 Loch-n-Load 39
Grenade Launcher Loch-n-Load
Secondary Stickybomb Launcher 19 45 Festive Stickybomb Launcher 35 Chargin' Targe 19 Scottish Resistance 34
Stickybomb Launcher Festive Stickybomb Launcher Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance
Melee Bottle 42 Eyelander 19 29 Pain Train 20 Scotsman's Skullcutter 45 Ullapool Caber 30 Half-Zatoichi 31 Persian Persuader 45
Bottle Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Persian Persuader
Primary Minigun 21 Festive Minigun 35 Natascha 21 Brass Beast 32
Minigun Festive Minigun Natascha Brass Beast
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Family Business 33
Shotgun Family Business
Melee Fists 31 Gloves of Running Urgently 21 Killing Gloves of Boxing 38 Holiday Punch 40
Fists Gloves of Running Urgently Killing Gloves of Boxing Holiday Punch
Primary Shotgun 20 21 28 Frontier Justice 28 Widowmaker 40
Shotgun Frontier Justice Widowmaker
Secondary Pistol 23 42
Pistol
Melee Wrench 28 Festive Wrench 35 Gunslinger 30 Southern Hospitality 34 Jag 28
Wrench Festive Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag
Primary Syringe Gun 26 Blutsauger 37 Crusader's Crossbow 26 Overdose 39
Syringe Gun Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose
Secondary Medi Gun 26 Festive Medi Gun 35 Kritzkrieg 30 Quick-Fix 38
Medi Gun Festive Medi Gun Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix
Melee Bonesaw 26 Übersaw 32 Amputator 33
Bonesaw Übersaw Amputator
Primary Sniper Rifle 27 Festive Sniper Rifle 35 Huntsman 40 Sydney Sleeper 27 Bazaar Bargain 37 Machina 30
Sniper Rifle Festive Sniper Rifle Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina
Secondary Jarate 27 Razorback 29 Submachine_Gun 38
Jarate Razorback Submachine Gun
Melee Tribalman's Shiv 43 Bushwacka 27
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka
Secondary Revolver 24 Ambassador 24 L'Etranger 32 Diamondback 41
Revolver Ambassador L'Etranger Diamondback
Building Sapper 40
Sapper
Melee Knife 24 39 Festive Knife 35 Your Eternal Reward 33 Conniver's Kunai 24 Big Earner 37
Knife Festive Knife Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Big Earner
Watch Dead Ringer 38
Dead Ringer
Spirit Of Giving N/A
Spirit Of Giving1
Notes Numbers indicate the series of Mann Co. Supply Crate that each item can be obtained from.
1The Spirit Of Giving miscellaneous item is not obtainable from crates, and was instead distributed to all players during the Australian Christmas 2011 update.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

June 28, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed the problem that was causing Strange Demoman shields to not accumulate kills.

July 12, 2011 Patch [Item schema update]

August 18, 2011 Patch

September 2, 2011 Patch

  • Updated the Strange quality color from RGB [205, 155, 29] (
    #CD9B1D
    ) to RGB [207, 106, 50] (
    #CF6A32
    ).

September 20, 2011 Patch

October 13, 2011 Patch

October 25, 2011 Patch

December 1, 2011 Patch

December 15, 2011 Patch

  • Added Festive weapons with the Strange quality attached.
  • [Undocumented] Strange weapon level up alerts re-added for the player whose weapon leveled up.

December 21, 2011 Patch

January 11, 2012 Patch

February 2, 2012 Patch

February 23, 2012 Patch

March 22, 2012 Patch

April 17, 2012 Patch

  • Added the ability to remove Strange parts via the Restore button in the backpack
  • Added the ability to reset scores on Strange items via the Restore button in the backpack

April 27, 2012 Patch

May 17, 2012 Patch

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