Hello. I am Pollen, The Global Paradise and Vatican City server Administrator.

Here is a basic Unusual Effect Tier List that I've compiled from personal experience. You can use this Tier List to have a general understanding of where your Unusual hats might lie compared to the same hats with different Unusual Effects.




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⠀• 1. If you need specific help pricing Unusuals or Spelled items, it is smart to consult several trusted traders, and to collect offers. A great place to get in contact with knowledgeable traders is via the backpack.tf Discord.

⠀• 2. Subjectivity plays a major role. If there are adjustments you think should be made to this guide, feel free to leave a comment with your suggestion.

⠀• 3. This list is not flawless.

⠀• 4. Tiers of Unusual Effects could drastically change. Examples include Halloween Unusual Effects including and prior to Scream Fortress 2014, as well as Generation 1 Unusual Effects. They are both groups of Effects that have transformed over the economy's lifespan.

⠀• 5. Most importantly: Sales are king.

Arcana
Spellbound
Bonzo the All Gnawing
Darkblaze
Hellfire
Demonflame
Knifestorm
Poisoned Shadows
Chiroptera Venenata
Something Burning this Way Comes
It's a Secret to Everybody
Stormy 13th Hour
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Harvest Moon
Cloudy Moon
Antifreeze
Roboactive
Burning Flames
Scorching Flames
Green Black Hole
Time Warp
Misty Skull
Frostbite
Nebula
Amaranthine
Ooze
Stare From Beyond
Morning Glory
Death at Dusk
Sunbeams
Green Energy
Purple Energy
Haunted Phantasm Jr.
Ghastly Ghosts Jr.

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Dark Doorway
Galactic Gateway
Eldritch Opening
Sulphorous
Phosphorus
Frozen Icefall
Death by Disco
Twisted Radiance
Fifth Dimension
Abduction
Mystical Medley
Fragmented Photons
Abyssal Aura
Ring of Fire
Vicious Circle
Eerie Orbiting Fire

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Brain Drain
Clairvoyance
Fragmenting Gluons
White Lightning
Tesla Coil
Sparkling Lights
Snowfallen
Circling Heart
Ethereal Essence
Ether Trail
Nether Trail
Menacing Miasma
Fragmenting Quarks
Wicked Wood
Ancient Eldritch
Eldritch Flame
Vicious Vortex
Head of Steam
Ghastly Grove
Snowblinded
Starstorm Slumber
Starstorm Insomnia

It's a Mystery To Everyone
It's a Puzzle to Me
Disco Beat Down
Miami Nights
Pyroland Daydream
Fragmenting Reality
Defragmenting Reality
Valiant Vortex
Haunted Ghosts
Molted Mallard
Omniscient Orb
Neutron Star
Blizzardy Storm
Open Mind
Violet Vortex
Cloud 9
Flaming Lantern
Stormy Storm
Atomic
Subatomic
Vivid Plasma
Verdant Vortex
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Circling TF Logo
Circling Peace Sign
Cauldron Bubbles
Searing Plasma
Refragmenting Reality
Smoking
Steaming
Bubbling
Purple Confetti
Green Confetti
Electrostatic
Power Surge
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Orbiting Fire
Electric Hat Protector
Magnetic Hat Protector
Voltaic Hat Protector
Nuts N' Bolts
Orbiting Planets
Kill-a-Watt
Terror-Watt
Massed Flies
Aces High
Dead Presidents
Memory Leak
Overclocked
Ancient Codex
Galactic Codex
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Scream Fortress XII Effects:
Gravelly Ghoul
Vexed Volcanics
Plum Prankster
Green Giggler
Laugh-O-Lantern
Pumpkin Party
Pyroland Nightmare
Gourdian Angel

Summer 2020 Effects:
Chromatica
Verdatica
Aromatica
Prismatica
Kaleidoscope
Frisky Fireflies
Smoldering Spirits
Wandering Wisps
Bee Swarm

Smissmas 2020 Effects:
Frozen Fractals
Lavender Landfall
Special Snowfall
Divine Desire
Distant Dream
Violent Wintertide
Blighted Snowstorm
Pale Nimbus
Serenus Lumen
Genus Plasmos
Ventum Maris
Mirthful Mistletoe

Summer 2021 Effects:
Iridescence
Perennial Petals
Raspberry Bloom
Flavorsome Sunset
Ardentum Saturnalis
Fragrancium Elementalis
Reverium Irregularis
Resonation
Aggradation
Lucidation
Stunning

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- Lowered Sunbeams, Ghastly Ghosts Jr. and Haunted Phantasm Jr. (A to B).
- Lowered Orbiting Fire (E to F).
- Raised Purple Confetti and Green Confetti (F to E).
- Raised Dark Doorway (within A tier). Added the images for the Effect.
- Added images for Summer 2020 Effects and Scream Fortress XII Effects. Added them to TBD.
- Raised It's a Secret to Everybody and Stormy 13th Hour (A to S).
- Added images for Orbiting Planets.
- Slightly adjusted Effects within tiers.
- Added Smissmas 2020 Effects to TBD.
- Lowered Eerie Orbiting Fire (within B tier).
- Split two of the larger tier groups. Created new C and E tiers.
- Adjusted Effects within tiers.
- Raised Starstorm Insomnia and Starstorm Slumber (D to C).
- Lowered Disco Beat Down and Miami Nights (C to D).
- Added Summer 2021 Pack to TBD.