Halloween Spells

Halloween Spells
Basic Information
Released:	October 26, 2012 Patch
Availability:	Event
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	No
Available Qualities
Unique

“

No magic is beneath Merasmus! — Merasmus

”

Halloween Spells are single use tool items that are used to give various Halloween themed effects to weapons, hats, or classes depending on the spell. They were added in the Spectral Halloween Special, and are enabled and obtainable annually during subsequent Halloween events.

The Spell Items during the Scream Fortress 2012 event lasted from October 26, 2012 to November 9, 2012. Any spell effects that were applied to any items, along with any unused spells, were erased from players' inventories upon launching Team Fortress 2 after the end of the event. They were enabled and made obtainable again for Scream Fortress 2013, which lasts from October 29, 2013 to November 11, 2013.

Halloween Spells can be found inside Haunted Halloween Gifts on Ghost Fort.

Types of Spells

Footprint Effects

• Team Spirit Footprints
• Gangreen Footprints
• Corpse Gray Footprints
• Violent Violet Footprints
• Rotten Orange Footprints
• Bruised Purple Footprints
• Headless Horseshoes

Paint Effects

• Die Job
• Spectral Spectrum
• Putrescent Pigmentation
• Sinister Staining
• Chromatic Corruption

Weapon Effects

• Exorcism
• Squash Rockets
• Spectral Flame
• Sentry Quad-Pumpkins
• Gourd Grenades

Vocal Effects

• Scout's Spectral Snarl
• Soldier's Booming Bark
• Pyro's Muffled Moan
• Demoman's Cadaverous Croak
• Heavy's Bottomless Bass
• Engineer's Gravelly Growl
• Medic's Blood Curdling Bellow
• Sniper's Deep Downunder Drawl
• Spy's Creepy Croon

Update history

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)

• Halloween Spells were added to the game.

October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress 2013)

• Enabled Halloween Spell Potions.

November 11, 2013 Patch

• Effects will only be visible during Halloween/Full Moon events.

Bugs

• When trying to apply a spell to a stock weapon, you are able to select it from the backpack and a confirmation message appears, but the effect is not applied and the spell is not consumed.
• Spells meant to be used with only one class can be applied to accessories which can be equipped by multiple classes, granting the spell's ability to whatever class wears the affected accessory.
• Disguised and Cloaked Spies wearing hats with footprint effects will still have the footprints appear as they move.
• When a weapon with the Exorcism spell activates a Spy's Dead Ringer, no ghosts appear.
• Gourd Grenades cannot be applied to The Sticky Jumper, and Squash Rockets cannot be applied to the Rocket Jumper.
• The Team Spirit Footprints spell will be the color of a disguised Spy's team as opposed to the team the Spy is disguised as.
• Players who obtain these items but have not launched Team Fortress 2 after the end of the event will still have this item listed in their inventory while trading.
  • Any preexisting Halloween spells from 2012 have had their expiration dates updated to the current expiration date of the 2013 Halloween event.
  • Any hat that previously had a spell applied to it after the 2012 Halloween event had the expiry date updated to 11 november 2013.
• Any spells preserved after their expiration date that are applied in-game do not vanish from the item. However, only paint spells such as Die Job, Spectral Spectrum, Putrescent Pigmentation, Sinister Staining and Chromatic Corruption can still be viewed in-game.