This is a community-created project designed to reignite interest in one of TF2's oldest features:
spells. It’s been over a decade since Valve last added spells to the game, so this project aims at pushing them into rotation again with a collection of community-made submissions.

All submissions found here in this collection are officially endorsed and curated for the community project. Any submissions not found here, even those using the official border, are not approved for the collection.

A decade ago, Merasmus made what he thought was a brilliant financial move. Convinced that the TF2 mercenaries’ insatiable love for explosions, fire, and making a mess would ensure a booming spell market, he struck a deal with Mann Co. to supply them with endless magical goods. To fund this venture, Merasmus took another hefty loan from the Japanese mafia, even signing his precious Bombinomicon as collateral.

For a while, things looked promising. Mercenaries flocked to his Scream Fortress events, snatching up spells like Pumpkin Bombs and Halloween Fire. But then, Valve canceled the contract. With no new spells produced since 2013, Merasmus’s spell factory shut down, leaving him drowning in debt and unsold inventory.

Fast forward to today. The Japanese mafia has finally run out of patience. They’ve given Merasmus one last ultimatum: either pay back the loan, or the Bombinomicon gets repossessed. (Bombinomicon, of course, is not taking the news well).

Desperate, Merasmus is reopening his spell factory, forcing the mercenaries to field-test every magical formula he can cobble together. The plan? Impress Mann Co. enough to reinstate the old spell contract and get him out of debt.

Thus begins Operation: Incantation, a race between the mafia, Merasmus, and Mann Co.


A question that likely comes to mind is: "Even if we convince Valve to add spells, how would they even be implemented?"
This is a completely fair question, and here are some potential methods. Each come with their own pros and cons.

Spells could drop similar to unusualifiers as a bonus drop, or have a rarity like unusuals, or be a part of their own new case. Unboxing is the most likely implementation as it is relatively simple for Valve to code in, and brings them revenue in a manner that they are already used to (i.e. cosmetics and unusuals).

During Scream Fortress, spells could drop as a rare reward for completing the event contracts. Alternatively, Valve could introduced a system of contracts for Scream Fortress that players pay for, similar to Jungle Inferno.

Spells could drop as a rare reward for completing an MVM tour, similar to professional killstreaks or Australiums.
Random drop. Spells could be added to the random drop pool, alongside weapons, cases, cosmetics, etc.

Valve could reimplement the old method of obtaining spells, through - Haunted Halloween Gifts. These drops were found randomly across Scream Fortress maps, but were later replaced with the Gargoyle.

Spells could drop as a rare reward when using the crafting system, similar to items like the Golden Wrench.