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[Fixed] TF2 Effects Tier List/Guide. (2020)


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2 minutes ago, h0wLze_ said:

Thought Frozen Icefall might be in a higher tier... but I guess it was in the 2019 cosmetic case.

Honestly I agree. Gonna move it to high tier, it's just that the 2019 case hats bring it down

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16 minutes ago, Payback said:

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Created pre-scream fortress 2019

 

 

If I were to revise this now i'd probably move time warp and gbh and frostbite up a tier 

How did you get the images of the Effects like this? I wanted to do something similar but couldn't find images of them.

 

Edit: Nevermind, found out how to single out the Particle effects. I'll be making a more pretty list soon.

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6 hours ago, Payback said:

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Created pre-scream fortress 2019

 

 

If I were to revise this now i'd probably move time warp and gbh and frostbite up a tier 

This is exactly the tier list i have in mind when im trading. Although i probably would've put knifestorm up there with bonzo.

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6 hours ago, Brother Spook said:

Good list, although I would personally move Sulfurous and Phosphorus above Mid-Low and into Mid-High. 

 

Yeah, I really like those, especially if you can paint the hat to match the effect color.

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5 minutes ago, Flamadin said:

 

Yeah, I really like those, especially if you can paint the hat to match the effect color.

It's strange really, Phosph. and Sulph. aren't mid-low but they aren't quite mid-high either. They are the most mid-tier effect I can imagine, they never sell for too high nor low and are an effect everyone generally agrees upon. I would make a mid-mid tier just for these. 

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It's pretty ironic to me how Bonzo was one of the most hated effects when it came out, but now it is probably THE best Halloween effect ever released. Those people who turned down cheap offers on Bonzo hats when it came out are probably regretting their choices... 

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16 hours ago, ⇄ | Pollen said:

Here is a basic tiers list or Guide. Some unusual effects also depend greatly on which hats they are on. For example, the Scream Fortress X effects can all be considered Mid-High tier, as long as the effect isn't on a hat from the same case. If it is, then the hat is still unboxable. In this case, any of the Scream Fortress X effects can be considered Low, or Mid-Low tier. This tier list will generally be taking the effects in their best case scenarios. Note that this guide doesn't cover Unusual Taunt or Weapon effects. Also note that the effects within tiers are in no specific order.

 

Halloweens (Highest/God Tier) :

 

It’s a Secret to Everybody
Harvest Moon
Cloudy Moon
Stormy 13th Hour
Misty Skull
Bonzo The All-Gnawing
Knifestorm
Darkblaze
Hellfire
Demonflame
Arcana
Spellbound
Chiroptera Venenata
Poisoned Shadows
Something Burning This Way Comes

 

High Tier:

 

Nebula
Sunbeams
Burning Flames / Scorching Flames
Green Black Hole / Time Warp
Anti-Freeze /Roboactive
Frostbite
Purple Energy / Green Energy
Death at Dusk
Morning Glory
Amaranthine
Stare From Beyond
Ooze

Haunted Phantasm Jr.
Ghastly Ghosts Jr.

Frozen Icefall

 

I'm going to break up the Mid tier into Mid-High and Mid-Low because these are where most of the effects in the game reside.

 

Mid-High:

 

Fragmented Gluons

Fragmented Photons

Fragmented Quarks

Snowfallen

Snowblinded

Fifth Dimension

Vicious Vortex

Abyssal Aura

Menacing Miasma

Mystical Medley

Twisted Radiance

Ethereal Essence

Ghastly Grove

Wicked Wood

The Eldritch Opening

The Dark Doorway

Galactic Gateway

Brain Drain

Head of Steam

Open Mind

Eldritch Flame

Tesla Coil

Death by Disco

Ancient Eldritch

Eldritch Flame

Ether Trail

It's a mystery to everyone

It's a puzzle to me

Nether Trail

Eerie Orbiting Fire

Starstorm Insomnia

Starstorm Slumber

Vicious Circle

White Lightning

Ring of Fire

Abduction

 

Mid-Low:

 

Neutron Star

Sulphurous
Phosphorus
Power Surge
Electrostatic

Disco Beat Down

Cloud 9

Miami Nights

Sparkling Lights

Violet Vortex

Valiant Vortex

Verdant Vortex

Omniscient Orb

Pyroland Daydream 

Fragmenting Reality

Refragmenting Reality

Defragmenting Reality

Cauldron Bubbles
Flaming Lantern

Molten Mallard

 

Low Tier:

 

Galactic Codex

Ancient Codex

Voltaic Hat Protector

Electric Hat Protector

Magnetic Hat Protector

Subatomic

Atomic

Blizzardy Storm
Stormy Storm

Circling TF Logo
Circling Peace Sign

Circling Heart

Haunted Ghosts
Vivid Plasma
Searing Plasma
Orbiting Fire

Purple Confetti
Green Confetti
Orbiting Planets
Terror-Watt
Kill-a-Watt
Memory Leak
Overclocked
Steaming
Smoking
Bubbling
Massed Flies
Aces High
Dead Presidents
Nuts and Bolts

 

 

Tiers Unknown / To be determined:

 

Aromatica

Chromatica

Prismatica

Verdatica

Kaleidoscope

Wandering Wisps

Smoldering Spirits

Frisky Fireflies

Bee Swarm

 

Where is Clarivoyance?

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19 minutes ago, JuliescArtworks said:

Where is Clarivoyance?

Seems like I forgot Clairvoyance, it's one of the Scream Fortress Effects that can be limited but there are also lots of case restricted hats that are still unboxed that bring it down, I would put it in either Mid-Low or Mid-High, depending on the hat it's on

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20 minutes ago, ⇄ | Pollen said:

 

Much better complied, full list with individual tiering. Also avaliable on Steam:

 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2230045637

 

Really not a fan of grouping together everything like that as it leads to really weird comparisons like

purple energy and clairvoyance being in the same tier

haunted phantasm and secret being in the same tier

bonzo and knifestorm being in the same tier

 

a lot of the tiers feel random and arbitrary as well

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53 minutes ago, Payback said:

 

Really not a fan of grouping together everything like that as it leads to really weird comparisons like

purple energy and clairvoyance being in the same tier

haunted phantasm and secret being in the same tier

bonzo and knifestorm being in the same tier

 

a lot of the tiers feel random and arbitrary as well

The tier list template I used only allowed tiers S through D, it's a bit more accurate on the Steam Guide

I also agree on second thought that Haunted Phantasm + Ghastly Ghosts Jr. and Secret being in the same tier is a bit strange, I'll probably drop them down as well as sunbeams. But Purple Energy and Clairvoyance are actually much closer valued then you might think. Some of the rankings are a bit arbitrary due to the fact that I wanted to include most of/all of the effects currently in the game and a lot of the newer ones don't have definitive pricing yet, the guide itself is definitely not definitive and I am open to all constructive criticism

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34 minutes ago, ⇄ | Pollen said:

The tier list template I used only allowed tiers S through D, it's a bit more accurate on the Steam Guide

I also agree on second thought that Haunted Phantasm + Ghastly Ghosts Jr. and Secret being in the same tier is a bit strange, I'll probably drop them down as well as sunbeams. But Purple Energy and Clairvoyance are actually much closer valued then you might think. Some of the rankings are a bit arbitrary due to the fact that I wanted to include most of/all of the effects currently in the game and a lot of the newer ones don't have definitive pricing yet, the guide itself is definitely not definitive and I am open to all constructive criticism

 

Can you show four hats that clairvoyance and PE are close in value please

 

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14 minutes ago, Payback said:

 

Can you show four hats that clairvoyance and PE are close in value please

 

 

Antarctic Eyewear

Caribou Companion

Hunter in Darkness

Field Practice 

?

 

the first four hats i picked

 

 

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On 9/17/2020 at 6:36 AM, ⇄ | Pollen said:

 

Antarctic Eyewear

Caribou Companion

Hunter in Darkness

Field Practice 

?

 

the first four hats i picked

 

 

Also Smokey Sombrero, Coldfront Commander and Tundra Top.

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