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| kill-icon-3      = fencing
 
| kill-tooltip-3  = Taunting
 
| kill-tooltip-3  = Taunting
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| used-by          = [[Spy]]
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| used-by          = {{used by|Spy}}
 
| slot            = melee
 
| slot            = melee
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| contributed-by  = {{steamid|76561197993202923|Ritz}}
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| contributed-by  = {{steamid|76561197993202923|Cipher}}
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| released        = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}<br />([[Über Update]])
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| released        = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}
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| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|Crate37-strange|collectors}}
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| released-major  = Über Update
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| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate37-strange|collectors}}
 
| trade            = yes
 
| trade            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
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| marketable      = yes
 
| rename          = yes
 
| rename          = yes
 
| numbered        = yes
 
| numbered        = yes
 
| medieval        = yes
 
| medieval        = yes
 
| loadout          = yes
 
| loadout          = yes
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   | item-kind      = Knife
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   | item-kind      = {{item kind|Knife}}
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   | level         = 1
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   | item-level     = 1
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   | att-1-positive = +30% cloak on kill
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   | att-1-positive = {{attribute|AddCloakOnKill|30}}
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   | att-2-positive = Gain a speed boost on kill
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   | att-2-positive = {{attribute|SpeedBoostOnKill}}
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   | att-3-negative = -25 max health on wearer
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   | att-3-negative = {{attribute|MaxHealth_Negative|-25}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''Big Earner''' publicity blurb|Now I know ya lookin' at this switch and ya think ya just gettin' gipped for something dinky and broken. Well, you'd be right.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Big Earner''' publicity blurb|Now I know ya lookin' at this switch and ya think ya just gettin' gipped for something dinky and broken. Well, you'd be right.}}
  
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The '''Big Earner''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#spymelee|melee weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a broken Italian stiletto switchblade left permanently unsheathed. Three small bands of blood-stained tape are wrapped near the base of the blade.
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The '''Big Earner''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#spymelee|melee weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a broken Italian stiletto switchblade left permanently unsheathed. Three small bands of blood-stained tape are wrapped near the base of the blade.
  
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Equipping this weapon reduces the max health of the user by 25, lowering the Spy's overall health to 100. However, killing an enemy with this weapon, either with a backstab or regular melee attack, will fill the [[Cloak]] meter by 30% and gain a speed boost for about 3 seconds, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped. The speed boost applied is identical to one given by the [[Disciplinary Action]] and the [[Concheror]], meaning that the Spy's speed is increased to 405 [[Hammer unit|HU/s]] (or 135%, slightly more than the default [[Scout]] speed), and he will also be engulfed by the same wind breeze particle effect that is both visible to the player and everyone around.
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Equipping this weapon reduces the max health of the user by 25, lowering their total health to 100. However, killing an enemy with this weapon, either with a [[backstab]] or regular melee attack, fills the [[Cloak]] meter by 30% and gains a speed boost for about 3 seconds, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped.
  
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[[Taunt]]ing with the Big Earner equipped will perform the [[Fencing]] kill taunt, and upon a successful kill, 30% cloak will still be awarded.
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[[Taunts|Taunting]] with the Big Earner equipped results in the [[Fencing]] kill taunt. Upon a successful taunt kill, the 30% cloak and speed boost are still awarded.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
 
| identical        = [[Knife]]
 
| identical        = [[Knife]]
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| damagetype         = Melee
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| damagetype       = Melee
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| rangetype         = Melee
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| rangetype       = Melee
  
 
| damage          = yes
 
| damage          = yes
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|  attack interval = 0.8 s
 
|  attack interval = 0.8 s
 
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}}
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== Health ==
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{{Main|Health}}
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{{Class health pack and overheal table|overheal|spy=yes}}
  
 
== Item set ==
 
== Item set ==
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| autoresult = Spy melee
 
| autoresult = Spy melee
 
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=== As a crafting ingredient ===
 
=== As a crafting ingredient ===
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Man of Honor}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Man of Honor}}
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== Strange variant ==
 
== Strange variant ==
 
{{Strange item info
 
{{Strange item info
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  | item-type = Knife
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  | item-type = {{item kind|Knife}}
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | can deal taunt damage = yes
 
  | can deal taunt damage = yes
 
  | rankson2 =
 
  | rankson2 =
 
  | festive =
 
  | festive =
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   | att-1-positive = +30% cloak on kill
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   | att-1-positive = {{attribute|AddCloakOnKill|30}}
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   | att-2-positive = Gain a speed boost on kill
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   | att-2-positive = {{attribute|SpeedBoostOnKill}}
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   | att-3-negative = -25 max health on wearer
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   | att-3-negative = {{attribute|MaxHealth_Negative|-25}}
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal gib damage = no
 
  | can deal gib damage = no
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|War Crime Spybunal}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|War Crime Spybunal}}
 
}}
 
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=== {{Class link|Sniper}} ===
 
=== {{Class link|Sniper}} ===
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Shock Treatment}}
 
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Shock Treatment}}
 
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}}
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=== {{Class link|Spy}} ===
 
=== {{Class link|Spy}} ===
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
 
* The Big Earner was added to the game.
 
* The Big Earner was added to the game.
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* Added [[Collector's]] quality.
 
* Added [[Collector's]] quality.
  
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'''{{Patch name |7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
* Changed attribute:
 
* Changed attribute:
 
** Added 3 second speed gain on kill.
 
** Added 3 second speed gain on kill.
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}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* The Big Earner was originally named the ''Sleuth's Stiletto''.
 
 
* In Mafia slang, a Big Earner is someone who earns large amounts of money for the family.
 
* In Mafia slang, a Big Earner is someone who earns large amounts of money for the family.
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* The Big Earner and it's speed boost is a reference to the 1970's movie "Dirty Harry", in which Dirty Harry stabs a sniper in the leg in pursuit of a suffocating girl.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Big Earner 1st person RED.png|RED first-person view.
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File:Big Earner 1st person RED.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
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File:Big Earner ready to Backstab 1st person RED.png|RED first-person view, ready to Backstab.
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File:Big Earner ready to Backstab 1st person RED.png|RED first-person view, ready to [[backstab]].
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File:Big Earner 1st person BLU.png|BLU first-person view.
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File:Big Earner 1st person BLU.png|[[BLU]] first-person view.
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File:Big Earner ready to Backstab 1st person BLU.png|BLU first-person view, ready to Backstab.
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File:Big Earner ready to Backstab 1st person BLU.png|BLU first-person view, ready to backstab.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Spy strategy#Big Earner|Big Earner strategy]]
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* [[Basic Spy strategy#Big Earner|Big Earner strategy]]
  
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{{ÜberUpdateNav}}
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{{Über Update Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}

Latest revision as of 23:27, 1 September 2023

“
Now I know ya lookin' at this switch and ya think ya just gettin' gipped for something dinky and broken. Well, you'd be right.
— Big Earner publicity blurb
 ”

The Big Earner is a community-created melee weapon for the Spy. It is a broken Italian stiletto switchblade left permanently unsheathed. Three small bands of blood-stained tape are wrapped near the base of the blade.

Equipping this weapon reduces the max health of the user by 25, lowering their total health to 100. However, killing an enemy with this weapon, either with a backstab or regular melee attack, fills the Cloak meter by 30% and gains a speed boost for about 3 seconds, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped.

Taunting with the Big Earner equipped results in the Fencing kill taunt. Upon a successful taunt kill, the 30% cloak and speed boost are still awarded.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Knife
Damage and function times
Damage type Melee
Ranged or Melee damage? Melee
Damage
Base damage 100% 40
Backstab 600%
Critical 120
Mini-crit 54
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Health

Main article: Health
v • d • e
 Class 		Health Overheal Quick-Fix Overheal
Leaderboard class spy.png Spy 125 185 158
With the Big Earner equipped 100 150 126
With Conniver's Kunai equipped 70 105 89
Maximum overheal from Conniver's Kunai backstabs N/A 210 N/A

Item set

Main article: Item sets
The Man of Honor
Item icon Mobster Monday Bundle.png
Effect

No effect

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Conniver's Kunai L'Etranger Big Earner
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Conniver's Kunai.png + Item icon L'Etranger.png = Item icon Big Earner.png
Class Token - Spy Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Spy.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Your Eternal Reward.png Item icon Conniver's Kunai.png Item icon Big Earner.png Item icon Wanga Prick.png
Item icon Sharp Dresser.png Item icon Spy-cicle.png

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal Man of Honor weapon Possible Results
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon Enforcer.pngItem icon Big Earner.png =
Item icon Cosa Nostra Cap.png Item icon Made Man.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

War Crime Spybunal
 War Crime Spybunal
Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate.


Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

Consolation Prize
 Consolation Prize
Get backstabbed 50 times.
Shock Treatment
 Shock Treatment
Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.


Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

A Cut Above
 A Cut Above
Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.


Agent Provocateur
 Agent Provocateur
Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times.


Come in From the Cold
 Come in From the Cold
Get a Revenge kill with a backstab.


Counter Espionage
 Counter Espionage
Backstab a disguised Spy.


Die Another Way
 Die Another Way
Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback.


Dr. Nooooo
 Dr. Nooooo
Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge.


Fast Fingers
 Fast Fingers
Backstab a Scout that is using the Back Scatter.


FYI I am a Spy
 FYI I am a Spy
Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds.


High Value Target
 High Value Target
Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates.


Identity Theft
 Identity Theft
Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.
Is It Safe?
 Is It Safe?
Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points.


May I Cut In?
 May I Cut In?
Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other.


Sapsucker
 Sapsucker
Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds.


Slash and Burn
 Slash and Burn
Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn.


Spymaster
 Spymaster
Backstab 1000 enemies.


The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.
 The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.
Stab an enemy while fencing.


The Man with the Broken Guns
 The Man with the Broken Guns
Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds.


Triplecrossed
 Triplecrossed
Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life.


Wetwork
 Wetwork
Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate.


You Only Shiv Thrice
 You Only Shiv Thrice
Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
  • The Big Earner was added to the game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

  • Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Big Earner.

January 11, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

March 19, 2013 Patch

  • The Big Earner can no longer accept Long-Distance Kills strange parts.

November 12, 2013 Patch

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Changed attribute:
    • Added 3 second speed gain on kill.

Trivia

  • In Mafia slang, a Big Earner is someone who earns large amounts of money for the family.

Gallery

  • RED first-person view.

  • RED first-person view, ready to backstab.

  • BLU first-person view.

  • BLU first-person view, ready to backstab.

See also

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