Rarity

Rarity is a property of cosmetic items. It is represented in-game by the item's color theme.

Rarity is a purely cosmetic property, and has no effect on gameplay.

General Information

 * Items have both a Rarity and a Quality value.
 * In general, rarer items tend to have more customizations.
 * The rarity of items that can drop is dependent on the player's Profile Level.
 * Lower rarity items drop more frequently than higher rarity items.
 * This system was implemented to reduce item farming by bots.
 * Rarity does not determine whether or not an item is tradeable or marketable, Quality does.
 * Under rare circumstances, an item's rarity can be changed by Valve.