The Definitive TF2 Santa Hat Tier List

[@xdeluxezx]

this video deserves a big lump of coal tf

[@FBombFitzgerald]

I tried! Anyway, merry smissmas. 🎅

[@xdeluxezx]

@@FBombFitzgerald merry smissmas!🎅

[@ag3g]

never let bro cook again

[@Tony-xj1lj]

Insane takes for someone who started playing in 2010

[@FBombFitzgerald]

I'm still so sad I didn't start playing 3 months earlier than I did... I'll never have a Cheater's Lament because of my timing.

[@pedrotzexpacial3612]

"santa hat tier list" procceds to put a coat and a beard in first place

[@FBombFitzgerald]

lmao yeah... to be fair, I did rate every Santa hat I could find. I swear it's not my fault that the miscs were better made and more versatile!😅

[@goo6]

No Santa hats in the Santa tier? I feel like if you're looking for a classic Santa loadout the BMOC is the best hat for it.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

LOL I noticed that too. I fully expected BMOC to be S-tier when I started the video, but after looking at it closely I settled on high A tier, which isn't a bad place to end up. Hard for me not to have nostalgia boost it up all the way to S.

[@tenebriswoof8675]

dapper noel might look bad, but at least it doesn't cost like it's made of real gold

[@woshee_real]

got updated to not look ugly anymore either, I disagree with the placement too, it's def S tier, it gives you the glasses, beard, and santa hat in 1 slot, which means more slots for the shirt, and whatever else!

[@tenebriswoof8675]

@woshee_real exactly

[@soggyasf]

all i want for christmas is no trashy hats & maps and bringbackquickplay

[@seffor]

It's been 8 years unc. Time to either move on or play deadlock

[@RedHatLad]

@@seffor weak bait ngl

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@seffor Weirdly for me, Marvel Rivals has been a fun changeup that scratches the old quickplay itch. I tried Deadlock and just couldn't get into it, but I'm also not a MOBA player either.

[@CidCDdrafts]

​@@seffor you mean cheatinfestedlock

[@Everik-ct6pg]

Most horrendous tier list ive ever seen 🙏

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Hey thanks! Appreciate your view and comment. Happy new year!

[@SquidSaysNoOfficial]

gift bringer is so great. i think it works well outside of christmas with some hats.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Agreed. I was so stoked when I was able to upgrade my strange one to a pink one with nice parts, for only like 45 cents on the Steam Market. Such a nice coat!

[@SquidSaysNoOfficial]

@@FBombFitzgerald absolutely, really nice video. in the future will you ever do maybe an all class or a series of specific class tier lists? that'd be awesome

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@SquidSaysNoOfficial I mean, now that I know how to use the tier maker, and also that I see these videos can do well, I'm certainly open to it!

[@pogobod2128]

Santa Archimedes is very tacky but soulful

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Yes! Tacky and silly...and yet I love him so much. Mine has almost a quarter million points of allied healing, he's a good little helper.

[@CidCDdrafts]

NO

[@toesnt]

what a fire vid idea !! i would possibly put professionals pom pom higher but all around good takes :)

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@toesnt I was seriously tempted to. I have a strange one with 11,000 points, which is my default all class hat during the season. I really do think it looks great, but was trying to avoid letting my personal loadouts bias my rankings 😆

[@japanlad-kk7fz]

I kinda like the colonal kringle, its like a budget bills hat

[@FBombFitzgerald]

That's fair. My counterpoint though is that if you really like the beret style hat, you could get different beret hats for each class (field practice for medic, commonwealth commando, skullcap for soldier, frenchman beret for spy, etc.) and not have them look out of place for 11 months of the year.

[@Adamwhyy]

Very cool video idea, i enjoyed it a lot! Merry christmas and happy holidays

[@FBombFitzgerald]

I thought it was a good idea too, until I started making the video and realized there were way, WAY more Santa hats than even I realized. Hopefully we get more Santa miscs in future years, because we are more than set with Santa headwear!🎅

[@anticoremusic6010]

So, when is the next laudable loadouts coming?

[@FBombFitzgerald]

In 2 weeks! It's filmed and edited, I just need to release my annual "my loadouts" video at the start of the year first.

[@anticoremusic6010]

@@FBombFitzgerald Soooo, when is it coming ?:c

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@anticoremusic6010 Less than 11 hours from now!

[@teddydaly-dh9bs]

i think colonel kringle derserves A it was robbed

[@Debonsia]

the bmoc is also called the bmogg for a reason

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Big Man of GGs?

[@thebigE48800]

You forgot the kiss king

[@FBombFitzgerald]

I considered it, but decided it's not actually a Santa hat since it has no pom pom and no furry fringe. It's more of an elf hat than a Santa hat, so I kept it off. I would definitely add it to an elf hat review, but not sure if I'm going to do one of those. Hope your 2025 is off to a good start!

[@Cr00iser]

Aside from one or two hats I thought you may have put a bit too high, the only hat I disagree on is the Colonel kringle. Other than that, good list!

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Yeah, I may have been a bit too harsh on the Colonel. I am a firm believer that people should wear whatever they like, even if its not popular with others. I know I've heard people hate on the Teufort Knight for example, but I am rocking mine until TF2 dies. Merry Smissmas btw! 🎅🎅

[@breadstevens3802]

Yea I like the Colonel Kringle. I always saw it as the festive version of the Bill's Hat.

[@aapopietila4217]

I love the fact that it says ”santa hat tierlist” 5:29 😂😂 but amazing work

[@aapopietila4217]

No offense

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@aapopietila4217 älä huoli😎

[@aapopietila4217]

@ what finish!

[@Mr.Brainzz4023]

Santa Archimedes my goat

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Hell yeah! Wish we got more cute/silly smissmas cosmetics in the same vein.

[@liligote]

Elf hat list when?

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@liligote there are certainly enough hats in game that I could do it. I just worry that it would be incredibly negative, since I am not a big fan of any! What do you think is the best elf hat in the game?

[@liligote]

Big elfin deal but only because of the name all of them are F-'s

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@liligote Agreed. I'd probably also point to backpack.tf and SCM listings as proof that the elf hats aren't just bad in my personal opinion, but rather market indicators back that up as well.

[@CidCDdrafts]

Everything goes to leaflover tier.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@CidCDdrafts Yeah, that's what I worry would happen. I'm guessing I'd put all the Elf hats either in delete or best case scenario low C high D tier. At best.

[@cooziearts9951]

The 3 beanies should have gone higher. you complained about some of the hats not being or having canon features but you forgot that hats are basically currency and the more you wear, the better. because you care about what's canon and what's not I think you should reconsider the 3 beanies.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@cooziearts9951 I cannot argue with your logic!

[@Xd_Beamerboy]

Nahhh wanderers wool is so versitile, and it looks awesome with a lot of unusual effects, ofc im biest bcs i own a strange unusual frosty flavous wanderers wool, but still... It's a great hat

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Unusual effects on Santa hats are normally a mixed bag for me, since it's cool for the event....but then if you want to wear your effect the rest of the year you look out of place cosplaying as Santa in June. The Wanderer's Wool is nice, since it at least gives you the option to change styles so you can rock a cool effect like your frosty flavours, but not have to look like Santa during the summer. Also strange unusuals=win.

[@Xd_Beamerboy]

@FBombFitzgerald BROOO agreed, your the first person ive met that acknowledges that STRANGE on a unusual is a W:) everyone says its a minor thing NAAAAH... But yea i get where you come from, santa outfits durring summer dont hit at all... I was "mad" that you put the wanderers wool that low since the "best" style isnt even the santa one, in my oppinon it's the black one, which is also the only one that changes if you paint the cosmetic... Annyway.. Id put the wanderers wool at A for it's sheer versitability:)

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@Xd_Beamerboy My attitude with unusual hats/weps is... if I'm gonna spend that kind of money to look cool, it'd definitely be a nice bonus if I can also count my kills/heals etc. So I'm a huge proponent of strange unusuals!

[@bl_ss]

Ohhhh do I have some critiques and opinions for this...I must say, when it comes to cosmetics from the chaotic and nonsensical game that is team fortress 2, you are by far the harshest critic I have ever come across. Take that in stride or reflect on it critically, I dunno, whatever works. Either way I'm gonna go off. This video feels sincere so my response will be as well. 1. I find it hypocritical to say the Dapper Noel is not great while the All Father is amazing; they have very similar facial hair texture (though that is to say, I think both are great regardless; texture doesn't strike me as the most important thing in an aged game like tf2). Not to mention, glasses over other glasses or goggles is deliberately not supposed to make sense, which adds to its charm, especially for a game like this where very little is supposed to be taken seriously. 2. You did the Colonel Kringle and Jolly Jester DIRTY. To me, they work because as stupid as they are (which again really shouldn't matter that much in a game like this), they still match well with other cosmetics. Also, I see their weirdness in a good light, personally. If they can't look passable along with any other cosmetics, _that_ is when they fail (the Merry Cone is the only one here I can see being an example of that). Hell, even the Shoestring Santa, which is one that I frankly don't like, can still match with other winter cosmetics and works for what it's supposed to be, so I don't think it should be gone from the game despite my distaste. 3. In the cases of "not fuzzy enough brims" or whatever, in my mind I imagine the fluff is simply smoother and finer, but ofc that can't visibly translate to tf2's graphics. To me, it doesn't take away from what I imagine them to be. 4. Professional's Pom-Pom does not come off to me as a Santa cosmetic. It translates as a regular winter beanie, which is fine, but it should either be excluded from this list of exclusively SANTA gear, or all other christmas-styled beanies should have been included for consistency's sake (but then you open up the can of worms of _all_ christmas-styled cosmetics). 5. And now that I'm thinking about it, you should call this a Santa COSMETIC tier list. It is very clearly not just hats. 6. Similarly to what I said in point 1, I find it hypocritical that you rate All Father so highly but rate Kringle Collection lower, even though they were a matching set with similar texture quality. Personally I think you relied too strongly on comparing Kringle Collection to Gift Bringer and deciding one was clearly better, while not caring about the similar texture quality of the All Father compared to the Gift Bringer but also caring about texture a lot for other cosmetics. Again, I care a lot less than you do about texture realism here, but I also know lack of consistency when I see it. 7. Similarly to what I said in point 2, you did Wanderer's Wool pretty dirty too, except the concept isn't even that stupid and the extra styles merit it so much more praise in general (and as a side note if we're talking about hobos, a regular cig makes more sense than a cigar anyway; maybe make it a cigar for the santa style exclusively or make it an extra option for all styles entirely). 8. As someone who wears it on all of my classes...Jolly Jingler is top of S next to Gift Bringer and Kringle Collection. Jingles will never be annoying, and I don't care at all about its strategic value. Can't change my mind. 9. Any placement of Santarchimedes that is lower than S tier should equate to animal neglect. I think that's all the important stuff. Anything else would be much more basic differences of opinion. I spent a lot more time on this than I should have. Guess I'm just passionate about how goofy I think this game should be treated...which is ironic but still makes sense in my head.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

I love love love your passion. Lots of good points. I don't have time to respond to them all (family obligations during the holidays), but real quick few: 1. Agree I probably should have put Santarchimedes in S tier. I love him so much. 2. Just because I have a hat ranked low, doesn't mean I don't personally like it. Just that I think the quality of it is lower for whatever reason. I have a strange jolly jingler that I wear a bunch during the holidays, and I enjoy it...but I also recognize it's not a great hat. 3. Was the All-father technically in the same set as the kringle collection? I know they both dropped in the same winter update in 2011, but I don't believe they were in the same set. Usually that's listed in the subtext, and the set gets named. 4. Fuzzy vs not fuzzy may just be a design choice by the hat maker, but I do think its at least indicative of how much effort they put in. 5. Thank you for making such a thoughful, expansive response, and being polite about it. Definitely more interesting and useful to me than the standard "you didn't rate cosmetic X high enough! I hate you so much!" comments lol. 6. Merry Smissmas!

[@ThatOneOf3StrongholdPlayers]

Tbh i actualy kinda like the beret and santa hat combo. its silly, and is an emphasis of what Tf2 is kinda. Whacky shit that wouldnt fly elsewhere, soars in this game. so yk.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@ThatOneOf3StrongholdPlayers I hear you. Definitely something to be said for wacky hats that can only fit in the game. I did always like some of the classic ones like the towering pillar of hats for the same reason.

[@EagleScoutGamer]

i am not kidding i was about to do this

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Great minds think alike! You may have dodged a bullet though...this one took way longer than I expected. Also, merry smissmas! 🎅

[@Br0nyAn0myn0u5]

opinions are opinions i guess

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@Br0nyAn0myn0u5 well said.

[@NeabKevo4]

bmoc is the best smissmas cosmedic

[@CidCDdrafts]

Bearded Bombardier is way better for Demo than the all-shitter

[@DeezBaeNaeNae]

-BMOC -on A tier L tier list, disliked and reported.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

@@DeezBaeNaeNae dang it, my house is full of coal lumps this morning!!!

[@greentoad64]

Dapper Noel gave me new found appreciation for the other santa hats

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Same here. It was kind of the breaking point for me, which pushed me to make the tier list.

[@exceed556]

i love santa

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Me too. I wish we had better beard/body cosmetics to cosplay as him. Can't believe how many santa hats we have though!

[@VannyVanesca]

D tier list, didn't even stay in subject.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Thanks for the view and comment. Just so I can learn through constructive criticism, how did I go off subject? Was it including coats and beards? Also Merry Christmas.

[@allow433]

Congrats a video with more than 1k views, hope this views continue on the next video.

[@PorticusPrime]

Very Fond of this Video

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Hey thanks! I got more negative comments for this than any other video I've ever made, so glad some people liked it!😅

[@randomopbrgameplay]

No gnome dome :(

[@FBombFitzgerald]

You know, I looked at it briefly and didn't include it because I thought it was more of an elf hat than santa...but I guess you are right that it does have a Santa style available. Missed that. Maybe I'll include it in an elf tier list if I make one.

[@Thintech1]

My man, swap the first 2.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

How do you mean? Like swap the order of my 2 Santa tier items?

[@Thintech1]

@FBombFitzgerald Yes, make them swap places with each other.

[@starkillaa2444]

lmao why is this a thing

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Because I made it. In all seriousness, videos exist because somebody thought it'd be interesting (whether they actually are or not). That's one of the main reasons I decided to make my own YT channel. I'd see a bunch of videos I didn't vibe with, but rather than complain about it I decided to fill the content void by making the videos I wanted to see.

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

No offense but your list is ill-conceived and myopic.

[@FBombFitzgerald]

Thank you for the feedback. Out of curiosity (and a desire to improve my videos), why do you think the video was ill-conceived? I get if you disagree with my opinions, or you didn't like the editing choices I made... but I feel like the core idea of the video was solid. Let me know what you meant, as I always look for ways to improve. Hope your Smissmas was great, and happy new year!

[@nadroji6549]

2 mins in & already an L. Things do not look good....