Metal

For the crafting material, see Crafting.

Metal
Pickup Type:	Building & Ammo

“

Grab some steel boys, they're comin'! Click to listen — The Engineer

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Metal is a resource unique to the Engineer and is used in the construction, upgrade, repair of buildings, and as ammunition for the Widowmaker and Short Circuit. The Engineer spawns with a full supply of 200 Metal. Metal can be acquired through various means, including picking up ammo boxes, weapons, and pieces of destroyed buildings.

Sources

Ammo boxes

All ammo crates have a 10 second respawn time.

• Small Ammo Pickup: 41 Metal
• Medium Ammo Pickup: 100 Metal
• Large Ammo Pickup: 200 Metal

Debris

• Broken Sapper parts: 3 Metal each, 3 parts per Sapper, only comes from Sappers removed from a Dispenser, total of 9 Metal.
• Broken Red-Tape Recorder parts: 3 Metal each, 4 parts per Red-Tape Recorder, only comes from Red-Tape Recorders removed from a Dispenser, total of 12 Metal.
• Broken Dispenser parts: 10 Metal each, 5 parts per Dispenser, total of 50 Metal.
• Broken Teleporter parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Teleporter, total of 60 Metal.
• Broken Sentry Gun parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Sentry Gun, total of 60 Metal.
• Broken Mini-Sentry Gun parts: 7 Metal each, 4 parts per Mini-Sentry, total of 28 Metal.

Dropped items

• Fallen weapon from an Engineer: Amount equal to the Engineer's Metal at the time of death, ranging from 1 to 200 Metal. If the Engineer had no Metal, gives 100 Metal.
• Fallen weapons from other players: 100 Metal.
  • The Heavy's lunchbox items provide health instead of metal.
  • Fallen weapons from a Spy feigning death with the Dead Ringer will not provide any metal.
• Engineer's toolbox: 200 Metal.

Other sources

• Dispensers: can hold a maximum of 400 metal at once; generates Metal every 6 seconds and can dispense an equivalent amount every second
  • Level 1 – produces 40 Metal at once
  • Level 2 – produces 50 Metal at once
  • Level 3 – produces 60 Metal at once
• Payload carts: produces 40 Metal at once; has an infinite supply
• Resupply lockers: Refills to maximum, 200 Metal.
• Widowmaker: Metal gained equivalent to damage dealt

Uses

Buildings

• Sentry Gun: 130 Metal to build
• Combat Mini-Sentry: 100 Metal to build
• Dispenser: 100 Metal to build
• Teleporter: 125 Metal to build (both entrance and exit)

Building maintenance

• Repairs: 1 Metal for every 5 health points repaired, rounded up
• Reloading: 1 Metal for every bullet, 2 Metal for every rocket
• Upgrades: 200 per level, delivered in increments of 25

Weapons

• Widowmaker: uses 30 Metal per shot
• Short Circuit: uses 35 Metal per shot

Related achievements

 Engineer

Circle the Wagons Repair 50,000 damage to friendly buildings constructed by other players. Rio Grind Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer.

Death Metal Pick up 10,000 waste metal from pieces of destroyed buildings. Silent Pardner Upgrade 50 buildings built by other team members.

Gallery

Ammo Boxes

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  Small Ammo Pickup

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  Medium Ammo Pickup

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  Large Ammo Pickup

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  Small Ammo Pickup (Birthday mode)

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  Medium Ammo Pickup (Birthday mode)

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  Large Ammo Pickup (Birthday mode)

Debris

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  Broken Sapper parts

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  Broken Dispenser parts

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  Broken Teleporter parts

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  Broken Level 1 Sentry Gun parts

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  Broken Level 2 Sentry Gun parts

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  Broken Level 3 Sentry Gun parts

Dropped Items

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  Toolbox

Other Sources

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  Level 1 Dispenser

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  Level 2 Dispenser

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  Level 3
  Dispenser

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  Payload Carts

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  Resupply lockers

Update history

Unknown: Small ammo packs now grant 40 metal on pickup.

See also

• Engineer
• Buildings