Ubersaw

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Did zat sting? Saw-ry! Click to listen — The Medic

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The Übersaw is an unlockable Melee weapon for the Medic class. Its appearance resembles the Bonesaw, but with a large syringe fixed into the blade and the needle pointing out the tip of the blade.

Every successful hit with this weapon adds 25% to the player's ÜberCharge meter, at the cost of a 20% slower swing rate than the Bonesaw's. This effect still applies to a Scout under the effects of Bonk! Atomic Punch; however, the Scout will not receive any damage. Its Critical hit animation is an upwards sawing motion, the same for the Bonesaw.

The vial on the Übersaw's syringe serves as a visual representation of the Medic's ÜberCharge. It fills slowly as teammates are healed and players are attacked by the weapon. Should the ÜberCharge be deployed and the player switches to the Übersaw, the liquid can be seen slowly draining from the syringe.

Taunting with the Übersaw equipped will perform the deadly Spinal Tap attack.

Damage

• Base: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
• Mini-Crit: 88
• Critical hit: 195
• Average Damage per Second (DPS): 67.71

Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.96

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Effects

• On hit, the Medic gains 25% Ubercharge.

Beta versions

• An Übersaw Beta 1 exists with the effects:
  • On Hit: 25% ÜberCharge added
  • -25% damage done
  • 20% slower firing speed
• An Übersaw Beta 2 exists with the effects:
  • On Hit: 25% ÜberCharge added
  • On Hit: -20 Health
  • 20% slower firing speed

Changes are still in beta, and they may be changed or scrapped entirely.

Previous changes

• Before the January 13, 2010 Patch, taunting with the Übersaw would play the same Bonesaw taunt but with a deeper viola tone rather than a violin sound. (See Video.)

Trivia

• The Übersaw is one of the only weapons with a kill taunt without a related achievement, the other being the Gunslinger and its Organ Grinder taunt.
• In the censored version of TF2, the Übersaw and the Axtinguisher are not stained with blood.
• The Vita-Saw used to be a skin for the Übersaw called the Gentztucken.

Gallery

• Übersaw 1st person red cropped.png

  RED 1st person view.

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  Full RED 1st person view.

• Übersaw 1st person blu cropped.png

  BLU 1st person view.

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  Full BLU 1st person view.

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  RED Bloodless version of the Übersaw.

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  BLU Bloodless version of the Übersaw.

See also

• Übersaw strategy