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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?
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Strange quality is an item quality found on weapons obtained from unlocking Mann Co. Supply Crates of certain series, or receiving a botkiller weapon from Mann Up mode. 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 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. Strange Filters can be used to further limit the statistics that are tracked to certain community-made maps.

Trading or using Gift Wrap on a Strange weapon will cause its counter to reset to zero and its prefix to reset to Strange. Using Gift Wrap will present a warning when attempting to use the Gift Wrap on a Strange weapon.

The hexadecimal color code for Strange items is
#CF6A32
.

Contents

Ranks

[hide]Strange Weapon Ranks
Rank Kills 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 Tickle Fights Won 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 Seconds cloaked Name
0 0 Strange
1 200 Unremarkable
2 500 Scarcely Shocking
3 900 Mildly Magnetizing
4 1337 Somewhat Inducting
5 2000 Unfortunate
6 2700 Notably Deleterious
7 3500 Sufficiently Ruinous
8 4500 Truly Conducting
9 5500 Spectacularly Pseudoful
10 7000 Ion-Spattered
11 9000 Wickedly Dynamizing
12 12000 Positively Plasmatic
13 16000 Totally Ordinary
14 21337 Circuit-Melting
15 35000 Nullity-Inducing
16 58007 Server-Clearing
17 90000 Epic
18 120000 Legendary
19 140000 Australian
20 160000 Mann Co. Select
Rank Kills 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 Buildings Sapped 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 Gifts Given 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 49 Festive Scattergun 35 Silver Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I N/A
Scattergun Festive Scattergun Silver Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Scattergun Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Scattergun Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Scattergun Mk.II N/A Force-A-Nature 47 Shortstop 43 Soda Popper 33 Baby Face's Blaster 55
Silver Botkiller Scattergun Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Scattergun Mk.II 3 Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster
Secondary Pistol 23 42 Mad Milk 31 Flying Guillotine 56
Pistol Mad Milk Flying Guillotine
Melee Bat 41 Festive Bat 35 Sandman 23 Holy Mackerel 30 Festive Holy Mackerel 52 Boston Basher 23 Atomizer 34 Wrap Assassin 54
Bat Festive Bat Sandman Holy Mackerel Festive Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Atomizer Wrap Assassin
Primary Rocket Launcher 20 44 Festive Rocket Launcher 35 Silver Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I N/A
Rocket Launcher Festive Rocket Launcher Silver Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.II N/A Direct Hit 20 41 Black Box 29 Liberty Launcher 37 Original 50 Beggar's Bazooka 56
Silver Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Rocket Launcher Mk.II 3 Direct Hit Black Box Liberty Launcher Original Beggar's Bazooka
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Festive Buff Banner 52 Reserve Shooter 34 Mantreads 40
Shotgun Festive Buff Banner Reserve Shooter Mantreads
Melee Shovel 49 Equalizer 32 44 Pain Train 20 55 Half-Zatoichi 31 Market Gardener 44 Escape Plan N/A
Shovel Equalizer Pain Train Half-Zatoichi Market Gardener Escape Plan 1
Primary Flamethrower 25 47 Festive Flamethrower 35 Silver Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I N/A
Flame Thrower Festive Flame Thrower Silver Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.II N/A Backburner 25 Degreaser 31 Rainblower 46
Silver Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.II 3 Backburner Degreaser Rainblower
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Flare Gun 25 Detonator 43 Reserve Shooter 34
Shotgun Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter
Melee Axtinguisher 29 Festive Axtinguisher 52 Powerjack 25 Back Scratcher 42 Lollichop 46 Homewrecker 49 Fire Axe 56 Neon Annihilator 57
Axtinguisher Festive Axtinguisher Powerjack Back Scratcher Lollichop Homewrecker Fire Axe Neon Annihilator
Primary Grenade Launcher 19 Festive Grenade Launcher 52 Loch-n-Load 39
Grenade Launcher Festive Grenade Launcher Loch-n-Load
Secondary Stickybomb Launcher 19 45 Festive Stickybomb Launcher 35 Silver Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I N/A
Stickybomb Launcher Festive Stickybomb Launcher Silver Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.II N/A Chargin' Targe 19 Scottish Resistance 34 Splendid Screen 50
Silver Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher Mk.II 3 Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Splendid Screen
Melee Bottle 42 Eyelander 19 29 Pain Train 20 55 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 Silver Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Minigun Mk.I N/A
Minigun Festive Minigun Silver Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Minigun Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Minigun Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Minigun Mk.II N/A Natascha 21 Brass Beast 32 Tomislav 47
Silver Botkiller Minigun Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Minigun Mk.II 3 Natascha Brass Beast Tomislav
Secondary Shotgun 20 21 28 Festive Sandvich 52 Family Business 33
Shotgun Festive Sandvich Family Business
Melee Fists 31 Killing Gloves of Boxing 38 Gloves of Running Urgently 21 Holiday Punch 40 Fists of Steel 57
Fists Killing Gloves of Boxing Gloves of Running Urgently Holiday Punch Fists of Steel
Primary Shotgun 20 21 28 Frontier Justice 28 Festive Frontier Justice 52 Widowmaker 40
Shotgun Frontier Justice Festive Frontier Justice Widowmaker
Secondary Pistol 23 42
Pistol
Melee Wrench 28 Festive Wrench 35 Silver Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Wrench Mk.I N/A
Wrench Festive Wrench Silver Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Wrench Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Wrench Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Wrench Mk.II N/A Gunslinger 30 Southern Hospitality 34 Jag 28
Silver Botkiller Wrench Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Wrench Mk.II 3 Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag
PDA Construction PDA 50
Construction PDA
Primary Syringe Gun 26 Blutsauger 37 Crusader's Crossbow 26 Overdose 39
Syringe Gun Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose
Secondary Medi Gun 26 55 Festive Medi Gun 35 Silver Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I N/A
Medi Gun Festive Medi Gun Silver Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.II N/A Kritzkrieg 30 Quick-Fix 38
Silver Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Medi Gun Mk.II 3 Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix
Melee Bonesaw 26 Übersaw 32 Festive Ubersaw 52 Amputator 33
Bonesaw Übersaw Festive Ubersaw Amputator
Primary Sniper Rifle 27 54 Festive Sniper Rifle 35 Silver Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I N/A
Sniper Rifle Festive Sniper Rifle Silver Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.II N/A Huntsman 40 Festive Huntsman 52 Sydney Sleeper 27 Bazaar Bargain 37 Machina 30
Silver Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Sniper Rifle Mk.II 3 Huntsman Festive Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina
Secondary SMG 38 Jarate 27 57 Razorback 29
Submachine Gun Jarate Razorback
Melee Tribalman's Shiv 43 Bushwacka 27
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka
Secondary Revolver 24 Ambassador 24 Festive Ambassador 52 L'Etranger 32 Diamondback 41
Revolver Ambassador Festive Ambassador L'Etranger Diamondback
Melee Knife 24 39 Festive Knife 35 Silver Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A Gold Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A Rust Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A Blood Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A Carbonado Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A Diamond Botkiller Knife Mk.I N/A
Knife Festive Knife Silver Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3 Gold Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3 Rust Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3 Blood Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3 Carbonado Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3 Diamond Botkiller Knife Mk.I 3
Silver Botkiller Knife Mk.II N/A Gold Botkiller Knife Mk.II N/A Your Eternal Reward 33 Conniver's Kunai 24 Big Earner 37 Spy-cicle 54
Silver Botkiller Knife Mk.II 3 Gold Botkiller Knife Mk.II 3 Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Big Earner Spy-cicle
PDA 2 Dead Ringer 38 Invis Watch 50
Dead Ringer Invis Watch
Building Sapper 40
Sapper
Melee Frying Pan N/A
Frying Pan 4
Misc Spirit Of Giving N/A
Spirit Of Giving 2
Notes

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 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

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

July 11, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed Strange Escape Plans not counting kills.

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange variants of Silver and Gold Botkiller weapons.

September 4, 2012 Patch

October 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange variants of Shovel and Homewrecker.
  • [Undocumented] Added Strange variants of Rust, Blood, Carbonado and Diamond Botkiller weapons.

December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)

  • Added Strange Filter items to the Mann Co. Store to support community map makers.
  • Added Strange variants for Festive weapons introduced in the update.
  • Added Strange variants of the Silver and Gold Botkiller Mk.II Weapons.
  • [Undocumented] Added Strange variants of Spy-cicle, Wrap Assassin, and Baby Face's Blaster.

January 16, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed Strange Buff Banner and Strange Sandvich not always tracking usage.

February 14, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed the Strange Sapper's "Buildings Sapped" counter sometimes incrementing when buildings were destroyed without a Sapper attached.

March 12, 2013 Patch

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