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{{Weapon infobox
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{{Hatnote|This article is about the Engineer's promotional melee weapon. It is not to be confused with the [[Australium weapons#Engineer weapons|Australium Wrench]].}}
| used-by = [[Engineer]]
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{{Item infobox
| weapon-image=Golden Wrench IMG.png
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| type              = weapon
| weapon-slot = [[Melee]]
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| image             = Golden Wrench IMG.png
| level-and-type = Level 25 Wrench
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| used-by            = {{used by|Engineer}}
| ammo-loaded = N/A
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| slot               = melee
| ammo-carried = N/A
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| released          = {{Patch name|7|1|2010}}
| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|distributed-expired}}
| backpack-image = Golden Wrench
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| trade              = no
| positive-attributes = Imbued with an ancient power
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| gift              = no
| availability = Promotion
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| numbered          = no
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| ammo-loaded       = {{common string|N/A}}
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| ammo-carried       = {{common string|N/A}}
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| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Wrench}}
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  | item-level      = 25
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  | limited          = yes
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  | item-description = {{attribute|WrenchNumber|[#]}}
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  | item-flags      = {{attribute|CannotTrade}}
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  | att-1-positive  = {{attribute|TurnToGold}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|That there is a gold-plated kill!|sound=Engineer_goldenwrenchkill01.wav}}
 
The '''Golden Wrench''' is an exclusive [[melee]] weapon for the [[Engineer]]. It is similar to a regular [[Wrench]], but the majority of it is made of a golden substance.
 
  
This weapon is identical to the Wrench in that it deals the same damage, has the same [[Critical hit]] chance, and has the same animations. Its only distinguishing feature is that enemies killed by it turn into motionless golden statues instead of normal ragdolls. This effect applies to jigglebones which freeze in place, but not Hats or Misc. items.
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|That there is a gold-plated kill!|sound=Engineer goldenwrenchkill01.wav}}
  
== Damage ==
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The '''Golden Wrench''' is a distributed [[Weapons#engiemelee|melee weapon]] for the {{cl|Engineer}}. It is similar to a regular [[Wrench]], but the majority of it is made out of [[Australium]].<ref>[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4151 TF2 Official Blog - Golden Wrench Destruction for Charity]</ref>
* Point Blank: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
 
* Mini-Crit: 88
 
* [[Critical hit]]: 195
 
* Damage Repaired per Hit: 105
 
* Upgrade Amount per Hit: 25 (Corresponding loss in [[metal]])
 
* Metal Cost per Repairing Stroke: 1 + Damage / 5
 
* Metal Cost for reloading ammo: 1 per bullet, 2 per rocket salvo
 
  
Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
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This weapon functions identically to the [[Wrench]] but with an added cosmetic function: any enemies killed with it produce motionless statues of pure Australium instead of the normal [[ragdoll]]s. Any [[jiggle bones]] on enemy ragdolls are also frozen by this effect. In addition, a special [[Media:saxxy_impact_gen_06.wav|sound effect]] unique to this weapon, the [[Saxxy]], and the [[Golden Frying Pan]] is played upon killing any enemy.
  
== Function times ==
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Upon killing an enemy, [[Engineer responses#Kill-related responses|unique voice lines]] play.
* Attack Interval: 0.8
 
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
 
  
==Related Achievements==
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This weapon was a promotional feature of the [[Engineer Update]]. Players were informed that every time a player [[Crafting|crafted]] an item, there was a chance of a Golden Wrench dropping. Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available to drop. After each 25 Golden Wrench milestone, a new section of the Engineer Update was released. The smelting of reclaimed metal and refined metal was suspended during this time to prevent [[Exploits|exploiting]] the crafting system to increase the chances of getting a Golden Wrench. The Golden Wrench drops were on a timer, spaced out in such a way that every time zone had an equal chance of crafting one. The first person to craft something after one of these designated drop times was guaranteed to craft a Golden Wrench.
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== Damage and function times ==
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{{Damage table
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| identical            = {{item link|Wrench}}
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| damagetype            = {{common string|Melee}}
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| rangetype            = {{common string|Melee}}
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| damage                = yes
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|  base                = 65
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|  crit                = 195
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|  minicrit            = 88
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|  damage repaired      = 102
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|  upgrade amount      = 25
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|  metal cost repairing = 1 + damage / 3
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|  metal cost reloading = 1 / bullet<br/>2 / rocket salvo
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| function times        = yes
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|  attack interval      = 0.8 s
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}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Related achievements ==
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=== {{class link|Soldier}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Engineer to Eternity}}
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}}
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=== {{class link|Engineer}} ===
 
{{Wrench related achievements}}
 
{{Wrench related achievements}}
  
==Previous Changes==
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* It was once possible to [[craft]] the Golden Wrench using the 'Fabricate Class Weapons' blueprint. However it was impossible to create an Engineer token to use with the blueprint. This was later fixed.
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=== {{class link|Medic}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Medic|Midwife Crisis}}
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}}
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|7|1|2010}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Golden Wrench was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}''' ({{update link|Engineer Update}})
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* {{Undocumented}} The Golden Wrench could no longer be randomly found via [[crafting]].
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* The unique number for each Golden Wrench is fixed; previously it did not show correctly.
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'''{{Patch name|10|8|2010}}'''
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* The Golden Wrench is now nameable using a [[Name Tag]].
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'''{{Patch name|2|3|2011}}'''
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* Engineers who hit teammate [[Sentry Gun]]s with their Golden Wrench now get kill assists from that Sentry Gun.
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'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
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* Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
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'''{{Patch name|6|8|2011}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} Added a new hit sound effect to the Golden Wrench.
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ({{update link|Manniversary Update & Sale}})
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* Added a previously unused kill line for the Golden Wrench.
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* Fixed gold ragdolls playing custom death animations when they should be locked in a pose.
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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* Added the Limited attribute to the Golden Wrench.
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'''{{Patch name|1|22|2016}}'''
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* Fixed the [[vdc:Material|material]] for the Golden Wrench.
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'''{{Patch name|4|12|2018}}'''
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* Fixed the Golden Wrench not having an offset when using minimized viewmodels.
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'''{{Patch name|9|16|2021}}'''
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* Updated Golden Wrench, [[Saxxy]], and [[Golden Frying Pan]] kills to use the Australium background for death notices.
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}}
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== Bugs ==
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* If a {{cl|Spy}}'s [[Dead Ringer]] is triggered by the Golden Wrench, the Spy sees his own death message in the kill feed.
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* The Golden Wrench does not glow when [[Critical hits#Crit boost|Crit boosted]] in world view.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*This weapon was a promotional feature of the [[Engineer Update]]. Players were informed that every time a [[Crafting|craft]] was made, there was a chance of a Golden Wrench being made. Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available at the time, and the ability to smelt metal back into scrap metal was suspended during this time to prevent continual crafting. Players who received a Golden Wrench were listed in the [http://www.teamfortress.com/engineerupdate/wrenchlog/ Official Wrench Log].
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*The Golden Wrench was originally indicated in the material file with an [[Media:Coded Letter.png|encrypted message]] that could be [http://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/alphac.html translated].
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Do not add that the Spy statue is a game reference to the Spycrab taunt or fad.
*Sixteen players received the Golden Wrench on 4th July 2010 after a drop was triggered by developer Robin Walker. Later, on August 31 2010 14 Golden Wrenches were destroyed as part of the Golden Charity Event. One was destroyed in honor of the event, and one was part of the initial group but was destroyed early due to technical problems.
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The spy statue in the Gallery is just a reference the Wiki editor made.
* Even though enemies killed with the Golden Wrench turn into golden statues, they can still move their facial muscles and cry upon dying, similar to deaths for normal ragdolls. The sound they make when they hit the ground still sounds like flesh, despite being made of metal.
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Spies generally do not fall into this stance when killed by the wrench.
* The Golden Wrench is a possible reference to [[wikipedia:Midas|King Midas]], who gained the ability, or curse, to transform whatever he touched into solid gold. This is further shown with the Engineer referencing to the 'Midas Touch' when a kill is made with the Golden Wrench.
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*It is disputed whether the Golden Wrench is plated with gold or [[Australium]], a "transformative" metal mentioned in the comic "Loose Canon" <ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/09.html</ref> The reference to 100 pounds of Australium collected may correspond to the 100 Golden Wrenches.
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* The Golden Wrench was originally indicated in the material file with an [[Media:Coded Letter.png|encrypted message]] that could be [https://www.myersdaily.org/joseph/javascript/alphac.html translated].
* The Golden Wrench uses a kill icon that isn't one of the two normal kill icon colors.
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* Any time someone received a Golden Wrench, a message was broadcast to all players connected to servers at that moment, followed by the [[Announcer]] saying "Success". Likewise, a message is displayed to all players when any Golden Wrench owner deletes that item, followed by the Announcer saying "Failure". This continues in effect even after the Engineer Update.
* Engineers killed whilst equipped with this weapon will instead drop a regular Wrench.
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** Upon being found, the message read: "'''[Player] has found Golden Wrench no. [#]!'''"<!--TF_HUD_Event_GoldenWrench_C-->
* The [[Sniper]]'s gold statue has a higher chance of remaining upright compared to the other classes. This is because the other classes having disproportionate models.
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** Upon deletion, the message reads: "'''[Player] has destroyed Golden Wrench no. [#]!'''"<!--TF_HUD_Event_GoldenWrench_D-->
* If a [[Spy]] is killed by the Golden Wrench while he is holding the [[Dead Ringer]], he will see his own death message even though he normally would not.
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* 14 Golden Wrenches were deleted as part of the [[Golden Charity]] event in support of [https://www.childsplaycharity.org/ Child's Play] on August 31, 2010.
*When the Golden Wrench receives a Crit boost, it does not shine with the respective team color but merely displays the team colored sparks.
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* Erik Johnson said in a [https://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/11/interview-valve-on-why-theyd-make-the-half-life-movie/ PC Gamer interview]: ''"That would have been awesome, if the whole TF2 community had the chance to find the broken pieces of the Golden Wrench and restore them. That whole event is going to carry forward in some way."''
*The process of obtaining the Golden Wrench created much controversy, namely the result of an owner being hacked and their Golden Wrench destroyed, and others being VAC banned for unfairly obtaining the items.
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* Player {{Steamid|76561197965355603|Vulcnor}}, upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, received Golden Wrench No. 101 along with one of every other game item.
*Erik Johnson said in a [http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/11/interview-valve-on-why-theyd-make-the-half-life-movie/ PC Gamer interview]: ''"That would have been awesome, if the whole TF2 community had the chance to find the broken pieces of the Golden Wrench and restore them. That whole event is going to carry forward in some way."''
 
*The Golden Wrench is currently one of the only four loadout weapons that can not be crafted. The other three are the Big Kill, the Lugermorph and the Frying Pan.
 
*Currently, the Golden Wrench cannot be purchased from the Mann Co. Shop. It is unlikely this will be changed, to maintain the rarity of the item.
 
*As of this time the Golden Wrench is the only weapon that is nameable.
 
  
==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
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{{Tabs
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| noalign = 1
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| width = 90%
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| title = {{common string|Gallery}}
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| orientation = horizontal
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| icon1 = First-person views
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| icon2 = Statues
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| icon3 = Other
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| content1 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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<gallery>
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person.png|First-person view.
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File:Golden Wrench 1st person HDR.png|First-person view with HDR effects enabled.
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</gallery>
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| content2 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Gold Scout.png|[[Scout]] statue.
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File:Gold Soldier.png|[[Soldier]] statue.
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File:Gold Pyro.png|[[Pyro]] statue.
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File:Gold Demoman.png|[[Demoman]] statue.
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File:Gold Heavy.png|[[Heavy]] statue.
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File:Gold Engineer.png|[[Engineer]] statue.
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File:Gold Medic.png|[[Medic]] statue.
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File:Gold Sniper.png|[[Sniper]] statue.
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File:Gold Spy.png|[[Spy]] statue.
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</gallery>
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| content3 = <nowiki></nowiki>
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Golden Wrench 1st person cropped.png|1st person view.
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File:Firstwrench.png|The message broadcast when a player finds a Golden Wrench.
File:Golden Wrench 1st person.png|Full 1st person view.
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File:DestroyWrench.png|The message broadcast when a player deletes a Golden Wrench.
Image:Gold Pyro.png|Pyro statue
 
Image:Gold Demoman.png|Demoman statue
 
Image:Gold Engineer.png|Engineer statue
 
Image:Gold Heavy.png|Heavy statue
 
Image:Gold Medic.png|Medic statue
 
Image:Gold Scout.png|Scout statue
 
Image:Gold Soldier.png|Soldier statue
 
Image:Gold Sniper.png|Sniper statue
 
Image:Gold Spy.png|Spy statue
 
Image:Firstwrench.png|The message broadcast when a player crafts a Golden Wrench
 
Image:DestroyWrench.png| The message broadcast when a player deletes a Golden Wrench
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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}}
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
==See also==
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== See also ==
*[[Engineer Update]]
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* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Wrench + reskins|Golden Wrench strategy]]
*[[Engineer strategy#Wrench|Wrench strategy]]
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* [[List of Golden Wrench owners]]
 
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* [[Golden Frying Pan]]
==External links==
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* [[Saxxy]]
* [http://www.tf2items.com/lists/golden_wrenches/#1 TF2 Backpack Viewer: List of Golden Wrenches]
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 3 September 2024

This article is about the Engineer's promotional melee weapon. It is not to be confused with the Australium Wrench.
That there is a gold-plated kill!
The Engineer

The Golden Wrench is a distributed melee weapon for the Engineer. It is similar to a regular Wrench, but the majority of it is made out of Australium.[1]

This weapon functions identically to the Wrench but with an added cosmetic function: any enemies killed with it produce motionless statues of pure Australium instead of the normal ragdolls. Any jiggle bones on enemy ragdolls are also frozen by this effect. In addition, a special sound effect unique to this weapon, the Saxxy, and the Golden Frying Pan is played upon killing any enemy.

Upon killing an enemy, unique voice lines play.

This weapon was a promotional feature of the Engineer Update. Players were informed that every time a player crafted an item, there was a chance of a Golden Wrench dropping. Only 100 Golden Wrenches were available to drop. After each 25 Golden Wrench milestone, a new section of the Engineer Update was released. The smelting of reclaimed metal and refined metal was suspended during this time to prevent exploiting the crafting system to increase the chances of getting a Golden Wrench. The Golden Wrench drops were on a timer, spaced out in such a way that every time zone had an equal chance of crafting one. The first person to craft something after one of these designated drop times was guaranteed to craft a Golden Wrench.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Wrench
Damage and function times
Damage type Melee
Ranged or Melee damage? Melee
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Critical 195
Mini-crit 88
Damage repaired per hit 102
Upgrade amount per hit 25
Metal cost per repairing hit 1 + damage / 3
Metal cost for reloading ammo 1 / bullet
2 / rocket salvo
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Engineer to Eternity
Engineer to Eternity
Kill an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire.


Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Built to Last
Built to Last
Help a single building tank over 2000 damage without being destroyed.


Circle the Wagons
Circle the Wagons
Repair 50,000 damage to friendly buildings constructed by other players.


Doc, Stock, and Barrel
Doc, Stock, and Barrel
Repair a sentry gun under fire while being healed by a Medic.


Fistful of Sappers
Fistful of Sappers
Destroy 25 sappers on buildings built by other team members.


Get Along!
Get Along!
Manage to get to, and then remove, a sapper placed on your building while you were several meters away.
Land Grab
Land Grab
Help a teammate construct a building.


Quick Draw
Quick Draw
Kill a Spy and two sappers within 10 seconds.


Rio Grind
Rio Grind
Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer.


Silent Pardner
Silent Pardner
Upgrade 50 buildings built by other team members.


The Wrench Connection
The Wrench Connection
Kill a disguised spy with your Wrench.


Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

Midwife Crisis
Midwife Crisis
Heal an Engineer as he repairs his sentry gun while it's under enemy fire.

Update history

July 1, 2010 Patch
  • [Undocumented] The Golden Wrench was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Golden Wrench could no longer be randomly found via crafting.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • The unique number for each Golden Wrench is fixed; previously it did not show correctly.

October 8, 2010 Patch

  • The Golden Wrench is now nameable using a Name Tag.

February 3, 2011 Patch

  • Engineers who hit teammate Sentry Guns with their Golden Wrench now get kill assists from that Sentry Gun.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

June 8, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added a new hit sound effect to the Golden Wrench.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • Added a previously unused kill line for the Golden Wrench.
  • Fixed gold ragdolls playing custom death animations when they should be locked in a pose.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Added the Limited attribute to the Golden Wrench.

January 22, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed the material for the Golden Wrench.

April 12, 2018 Patch

  • Fixed the Golden Wrench not having an offset when using minimized viewmodels.

September 16, 2021 Patch

Bugs

  • If a Spy's Dead Ringer is triggered by the Golden Wrench, the Spy sees his own death message in the kill feed.
  • The Golden Wrench does not glow when Crit boosted in world view.

Trivia

  • The Golden Wrench was originally indicated in the material file with an encrypted message that could be translated.
  • Any time someone received a Golden Wrench, a message was broadcast to all players connected to servers at that moment, followed by the Announcer saying "Success". Likewise, a message is displayed to all players when any Golden Wrench owner deletes that item, followed by the Announcer saying "Failure". This continues in effect even after the Engineer Update.
    • Upon being found, the message read: "[Player] has found Golden Wrench no. [#]!"
    • Upon deletion, the message reads: "[Player] has destroyed Golden Wrench no. [#]!"
  • 14 Golden Wrenches were deleted as part of the Golden Charity event in support of Child's Play on August 31, 2010.
  • Erik Johnson said in a PC Gamer interview: "That would have been awesome, if the whole TF2 community had the chance to find the broken pieces of the Golden Wrench and restore them. That whole event is going to carry forward in some way."
  • Player Vulcnor, upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, received Golden Wrench No. 101 along with one of every other game item.

Gallery

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  • First-person views
  • Statues
  • Other
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References

See also