Strange

Strange quality is an item quality found on cosmetic items obtained from unlocking Treasure Chests of certain series. Strange items track certain in-game events, such as kills, victories, towers destroyed, as well as hero specific characteristics like Treants created by Nature's Prophet. This record can be viewed by other players. As a strange item's counter increases, its prefix changes according to its rank. Visually, strange items appear exactly the same as normal items.

The hexadecimal color code for Strange items is

#CF6A32

.

Strange Modifiers[]

Strange Modifier- Gold Earned — Strange Modifier

Main Article: Strange Modifier

Strange modifiers are consumable tools that can be applied to a strange item to add additional counters. A maximum of 3 additional strange modifiers can be applied to a single strange item. Applying these modifiers does not override the original tracked statistic. Does not work on regular items.

General Ranks[]

Stranges rank up based on the number of tracked stats. At each new rank, the prefix of the Strange will change to its respective rank. For example: An Unremarkable ranked Vile Carnival Hat will have its name changed from "Strange Vile Carnival Hat" to "Unremarkable Vile Carnival Hat".

Rank (Kills)	Tracked Stat Range	Rank (Victories)	Tracked Stat Range	Rank (Towers Destroyed)	Tracked Stat Range
Strange	0-9	Strange	0	Strange	0
Unremarkable	10-24	Newbie	1-4	Impaired	1-4
Blooded	25-49	Initiate	5-9	Impairing	5-9
Menacing	50-74	Apprentice	10-24	Vandalizing	10-24
Uncharitable	75-99	Journeyman	25-49	Ravaging	25-49
Dangerous	100-149	Expert	50-74	Razing	50-74
Notably Dangerous	150-199	Master	75-99	Wrecking	75-99
Lethal	200-249	Grand Master	100-124	Decimating	100-124
Spectacularly Lethal	250-299	Authority	125-149	Demolishing	125-149
Blood-Drenched	300-349	Virtuoso	150-174	Disintigrating	150-174
Gore-Splattered	350-399	Single-Minded	175-199	Pulverizing	175-199
Wicked Nasty	400-449	Try-Hard	200-249	Atomizing	200-249
Positively Inhumane	450-499	Die-Hard	250-299	Planckifying	250-299
Face-Melting	500-599	Going Pro	300-349	Steeple Toppling	300-349
Rage-Inducing	600-699	Almost Pro	350-399	Monolith Mashing	350-399
Match-Ending	700-799	Pure Pro	400-449	Edifice Defying	400-449
Imba	800-899	Win Machine	450-500	Tower-Bane	450-500
Utterly Broken	900+

Special Ranks[]

Nature's Prophet and Juggernaut Strange items have special ranks for hero-specific abilities such as "Treants/Trees Created" and "Omnislash Jumps".

Rank (Omnislash Jumps)	Tracked Stat Range
Strange	0-9
Forgotten	10-99
Derelict	100-199
Outcast	200-299
Notable	300-399
Accomplished	400-499
Experienced	500-1199
Lore-Bound	1200-1999
Renowned	2000-2250
Magnificent	3000-5000

Strange items[]

Anti-Mage[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Fashion of Yoskreth	Head	Kills	29

Axe[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Berserker's Pauldron	Armor	Kills	5
Berserker's Helm	Head	Kills	5
Berserker's Belt	Waist	Kills	5
Demon Blood Helm	Head	Kills	5
Demon Blood Armor	Armor	Kills	5
Demon Blood Guard	Belt	Kills	5

Bounty Hunter[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Shuriken of the Hidden Hunter	Shoulder	Kills	6
Harvester of the Hidden Hunter	Weapon	Kills	6
Creeper's Cruel Shuriken	Shoulder	Kills	6
Pangolin Shoulder Armor	Armor	Kills	6
Pangolin Carapace	Back	Kills	6
Pangolin Scarf	Head	Kills	6

Bloodseeker[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Habit of the Seeker	Back	Kills	18
Bonehunter Skullguard	Head	Kills	18
Hlotl-Tusk Headdress of the Seeker	Head	Kills	18
Spinal Slicer	Weapon	Kills	18
Spinal Slicer - Off-Hand	Off-Hand	Kills	18
Bonehunter Slicer	Weapon	Kills	18
Bonehunter Slicer - Off-Hand	Off-Hand	Kills	18
Bonehunter Spineguard	Back	Kills	18

Disruptor[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Stormthrasher	Weapon	Kills	29

Dragon Knight[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Dragonmaw	Weapon	Kills	19
Shield of the Drake	Off-Hand	Kills	19
Armor of the Drake	Shoulder	Kills	19
Helmet of the Drake	Head	Kills	19
Edge of the Slain Dragon	Weapon	Kills	19
Wyrm Skirt of Uldorak	Back	Kills	19
Wyrm Helm of Uldorak	Head	Kills	19

Drow Ranger[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Sylvan Guard's Hair	Head	Kills	20
Sylvan Guard's Cape	Back	Kills	20
Frost Spikes	Head	Kills	20
Pincher Bow	Weapon	Kills	20
Sylvan Guard's Dress Armor	Armor	Kills	20
Sylvan Guard's Bow	Weapon	Kills	20
Cold Case Bow	Weapon	Kills	20

Faceless Void[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Voidkeeper's Visage	Head	Kills	15
Chronite Armor	Shoulder	Kills	15
Chronite Bracers	Arms	Kills	15
Timestopper	Weapon	Kills	15
Bindings of the Rift	Head	Kills	15
Shard of the Rift	Weapon	Kills	15

Invoker[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Bracers of Profound Perfection	Arms	Kills	11
Cape of Arcane Artistry	Back	Kills	11
Crest of the Magus Magnus	Shoulder	Kills	11
Hood of Endless Intellect	Head	Kills	11
Cape of the Burning Cabal	Back	Kills	11
Crest of the Burning Cabal	Shoulder	Kills	11
Hair of the Dark Magic	Head	Kills	29
Cape of the Dark Magic	Back	Kills	29

Kunkka[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Pride of the Crew	Head	Kills	24
Royal Admiral's Bicorne	Head	Kills	24
Grand Curls of the Admirable Admiral	Head	Kills	24
Sword of the Admirable Admiral	Weapon	Kills	24
Sword of the Seventy-Seven Seas	Weapon	Kills	24

Juggernaut[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Three-Fold Mien of the Boar God	Head	Kills	1
Visage of the Ivory Isles	Head	Kills	1
Wolf Cape of the High Plains	Back	Victories	1
Kimono of the Ebony Tower	Back	Victories	1
Omnishred the Defiant	Weapon	Omnislash Jumps	1
Grand Claive of the Unshamed	Weapon	Kills	1
Prey-Tracker's Aspect Mask	Head	Kills	1,3,10
Four-Fangs the Swordbreaker	Weapon	Kills	3,10
100-Proof Jug	Back	Kills	3,10
Relic Blade of the Kuur-Ishiminari	Weapon	Kills	3,10
Stoic Mask of the High Plains	Head	Kills	3,10
Fireborn Odachi	Weapon	Kills	29

Morphling[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Crown of the Comet's Tail	Head	Kills	25
Shoulders of the Comet's Tail	Shoulder	Kills	25
Direstone Crown	Head	Kills	25
Crown of Polymorphia	Head	Kills	25
Direstone Pauldrons	Shoulder	Kills	25
Birot's Helm of Dignity	Head	Kills	25
Birot's Crests of Dignity	Shoulder	Kills	25

Nature's Prophet[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Horns of the Forest Lord	Head	Trees Created	2
Grand Crown of the Gigas	Head	Victories	2
Druidic Ritual Crest	Shoulders	Kills	2
Runed Ailettes	Shoulders	Towers Destroyed	2
Doubly Braided Beard	Neck	Victories	2
Runestaff of Verodicia	Weapon	Kills	2
Staff of the Tusk-Bereft	Weapon	Kills	2
Diadem of the Goddess Enthroned	Head	Kills	4,10
Beard of Cycles	Neck	Kills	4,10
Flared Wooden Crest	Shoulders	Kills	4,10
Luxuriant Chin-Foliage	Neck	Kills	4,10
Cape of Verdant Dreaming	Back	Kills	4,10

Omniknight[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Omniscient's Maul	Weapon	Kills	23
Hammer of Light Inexorable	Weapon	Kills	23
Helm of the Radiant Crusader	Head	Kills	23
Warhammer of Renewed Faith	Weapon	Kills	23
Ornate Mantle of Renewed Faith	Shoulder	Kills	23
Hammer of Enlightenment	Weapon	Kills	23
Hammer of Holy Words	Weapon	Kills	23
Cape of Thunderwrath's Calling	Back	Kills	23

Sven[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Wuldastron the Twin-Blade of Giants	Weapon	Kills	14
Dressed Pauldron of the Flameguard	Shoulder	Kills	14
Helm of the Flameguard	Head	Kills	14
Fluted Guard of the Swordmaster	Shoulder	Kills	14
Girth of the Swordmaster	Belt	Kills	14
Tayrnhelm of the Swordmaster	Head	Kills	14
Grand Blade of the Demigod	Weapon	Kills	29

Tidehunter[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Femur Thrasher	Weapon	Kills	8
Excavator's Treasure	Head	Kills	8
Swamp Fins	Head	Kills	8
Octopus Hat	Head	Kills	8
Pirate Slayer's Black Flag	Off-Hand	Kills	8
Pirate Slayer's Tricorn	Head	Kills	8
Wheel of Fortitude	Head	Kills	24
Hammer Time	Weapon	Kills	24

Ursa[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Iron Bear's Skullcap	Head	Kills	16
Iron Bear's Cutter	Arms	Kills	16
Armor of a Savage Age	Back	Kills	16
Quills of the Ravager	Back	Kills	16
Skull of the Ravager	Head	Kills	16
Helm of a Savage Age	Head	Kills	16

Witch Doctor[]

Item Name	Item Slot	Tracked Stat	Chest Series
Demon Skull Staff	Weapon	Kills	7
Wooden Fetish Mask	Head	Kills	7
Dreaded Dreads	Head	Kills	7
Vile Carnival Hat	Head	Kills	7
Horn Mask	Head	Kills	7
Grandfather's Ribs	Back	Kills	7

Trivia[]

Strange quality is a concept copied from Team Fortress 2. It was introduced to Dota 2 in the May 31st, 2012 update.

Patch history[]

Patch

Description

14 Dec 2013

Strange Modifiers on items have been converted into stat tracking Inscribed Gems.
The stats on items are no longer wiped when an item is traded.
Strange Modifiers that haven't been applied have been turned into 'gem packs' that grant a living stat tracking gem and a Artificer's Chisel to create a socket on an item.
Previously strange quality items are now have the Inscribed quality.