Best Crates To Open In TF2

Believe it or not, Team Fortress 2 was one of the first games on Steam to introduce lootboxes, in the form of supply crates. Like other games that include such features, players could open various items, such as hats, weapons, and other cosmetic items in their crates. Most importantly, crates opened were the source of unusual quality items, so they played an important role in the TF2 economy.

Are you sitting on some crates in your inventory and wondering if you should open them? If that’s the case, you’re in luck! Here are some of the TF2 best crates you can open today!

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How Can I Open TF2 Crates?

TF2 supply crates are a type of lootbox, which you can obtain for just playing the game. When playing on servers with drops enabled, you will simply receive a message that you got a new item, and a lootbox will be added to your TF2 inventory.

However, to open a TF2 supply crate, you will first need to purchase a Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. A single supply crate key opens one crate and grants you the drops that were contained inside. The keys are always available at the store for a fixed price of $2.49 and can be immediately purchased and added to your inventory. A key that’s purchased in this manner remains tradable for a week after the transaction. There are also different event keys available in the store for the specific TF2 crates that drop during the various TF2 holidays. These event keys work just like regular supply crate keys, and have the same price at the store.

What Are The Best TF2 Crates?

Team Fortress 2 features many different supply crates, which can be opened to receive one of the items inside. Here are just some of TF2 best crates you can open today.

Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate #30

The Salvaged Mann Co. supply crates are some of the older in the game, however, they remain some of the most expensive cosmetic cases available in the game. This is mainly for two reasons. One is that there simply aren’t that many of them available on the market. The other is that they hold significantly valuable items. The Salvaged Mann Co. crates can reward the unboxing player with strange versions of classic TF2 items, which are still very valuable. Because of this, Salvaged Mann Co. crates are one of the best ways to get strange and unusual quality classic TF2 items in your backpack.You can get some of the most expensive TF2 hats in this crate.

Some of the notable items in the Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate #30 include:

• Strange Gunslinger
• Strange Kritzkrieg
• Strange Machina
• Series 2 Unusual

Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate #50

Like the previously mentioned supply crate, this one also holds a number of different classic items in strange or unusual quality. Most importantly, this supply crate holds a Strange Bacon Grease, which can be used to turn any Frying Pan strange after application. You can also obtain many of the classic weapons from earlier updates, such as Strange Original or Strange Huntsman. In addition, you can obtain unusual items from all of the first three series that were added to the game, making this supply crate an interesting pick for the collectors.

Some of the more notable items in the Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate #50 include:

• Strange Bacon Grease
• Strange Original
• Strange PDA
• Any series 1-3 unusual

Salvaged Mann Co. Supply Crate #40

One final Salvaged Mann Co. crate on our list, this one also features a number of classic TF2 items, available with strange and unusual effects. This one is probably the best of all Salvaged crates if you’re looking to obtain classic TF2 weapons. It features some of the best TF2 sniper items, like the Strange Huntsman.

Some of the best items in the Salvaged supply crate #40 include:

• Strange Huntsman
• Strange Widowmaker
• Any series 1-3 unusual

Select Reserve Mann Co. Supply Crate #60

The Select Reserve Mann Co. supply crates are a strange bunch, mostly because there is a very high disparity between the value of items you can open. While it holds various strange items, the most notable contents of the Select Reserve supply crates include a variety of Strangifiers you can unbox. Some Strangifiers, particularly those for popular TF2 hats and weapons, can cost quite a lot of money on the Steam community market.

Some of the best items you can unbox in the Select Reserve Mann Co. Supply Crate #60 include:

• Random Strangifiers
• Strange Loose Cannon
• Series 1-3 unusual

Mann Co. Audition Reel

Closing our list is an Audition Reel, a particular type of supply crate, which contains only taunts inside. While it contains some rare taunts, the most notable items you can unbox definitely include the unusual and strange taunts. While most of the items you can unbox from this crate are less valuable then others mentioned on this list, if you get lucky and open one of the popular taunts with strange effects, you can easily make a bank.

The Mann Co. Audition Reel includes rare items such as:

• Rancho Relaxo
• Conga
• Unusual taunts

In Conclusion

If you’re holding any unboxed crates, it’s always a good idea to first take a close look at what exactly can you receive. In many cases, the items included inside the supply crate won’t return your investment spent on a key. However, if you follow our guide, you have a pretty decent chance of making some money. Happy hunting!