Scorch Shot

Scorch Shot
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Square Jal
Released:	June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #77 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	16
Reload type:	No reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Scorch Shot 1 - 100 100% mini-crits vs burning players Flare knocks back target on hit and explodes when it hits the ground. Increased knockback on burning players -35% self damage force -35% damage penalty This weapon will reload when not active

“

Huhuhuhuhu... Click to listen — The Pyro on sinister weapons

”

The Scorch Shot is a community-created secondary weapon for the Pyro. It is a flare gun with a gray barrel, an orange painted muzzle, and a black grip held in place with pins on the underside of the barrel, notably seen in Meet the Pyro.

This flare gun shoots a flare that bounces off enemies as well as allies and explodes, igniting all enemies caught in the explosion and knocking back the player hit with the flare. Flares that don't directly hit an enemy explode instantly on contact with an object or touching a player a second time. Both the impact from the flare and the explosion can damage and ignite enemies, potentially hitting the same enemy twice. Only a direct hit with the weapon will cause knock back, though it will do 35% less damage compared to direct hits with other flare guns. Should a flare strike an enemy already on fire with Direct Hit or explosion, mini-crit damage will be inflicted and the target's afterburn duration will be reset.

The knock back itself behaves similarly to a Compression Blast except that the pitch the flare hits the target has no bearing on how he is knocked away. That is, a shot fired from above and a shot fired from below will knock the target away in the same way. The resulting knock back strength depends on the distance from the player to the target, gaining up to 3x more strength at very long ranges. Should a flare strike an enemy already on fire will increase the knockback. The knock back from the explosion can also be used to flare jump in a manner similar to rocket or sticky jumping, though it doesn't gain as much height as with the Detonator.

Taunting with the Scorch Shot equipped will perform the Execution kill taunt. If the flare hits at close range, the flare does 400 damage on impact; otherwise it acts like a normal shot from the gun. The projectile is fired as a normal shot, and will travel depending on where your reticule was at the time of taunting.

Flares fired from this weapon can destroy stickybombs, in the same fashion as the Detonator, Scottish Resistance, and any hitscan weapon.

The Scorch Shot was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Dual-type (fire and bullet)
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Base damage	100%	15
Critical		45
Mini-crit		20
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Splash damage
Minimum splash	50%	?
Self-damage		10-18
Self damage (rocket jump)		10-18
Function times
Attack interval		2 s
Afterburn duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Flare Gun		Degreaser		Scorch Shot
	+		+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Scorch Shot Strange Flare Gun - Kills: 0 Flare knocks back target on hit and ignites enemy in a small radius -50% damage penalty Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Attention Getter Ignite 100 enemies with the flare gun. Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Cooking the Books Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence. Firewall Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building. Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in. Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Got A Light? Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. Pilot Light Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair. Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage. Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro. Spontaneous Combustion Ignite 10 cloaked Spies. Trailblazer Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter. Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• The Scorch Shot was added to the game.

July 2, 2012 Patch

• Fixed exploit where the Scorch Shot could fire its short range kill pellet at the very beginning of the taunt.

July 5, 2012 Patch

• Added recoil forces for the Scorch Shot.

July 24, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Medics using the Quick-Fix will now take jump force from Pyros using the Scorch Shot to explosive jump.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 6, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

December 20, 2013 Patch

• Fixed Taunt Kills strange scores not incrementing properly for the Strange Scorch Shot.

September 17, 2014 Patch

• Fixed the Scorch Shot taunt attack not firing a projectile.

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

• Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.
• Changed attributes:
  • Reduced damage penalty from -50% to -35%
  • Now has increased knock back on burning targets.
  • Increased the blast radius from flares from 92Hu to 110Hu.
  • Hits and explosions always Mini-Crit burning targets.

July 6, 2015 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Added a -35% self damage force penalty (Reduced blast jumping).

July 8, 2015 Patch

• Fixed the Scorch Shot not applying its small knockback on non-burning enemies.
• Fixed the Scorch Shot knockback from affecting Quick-Fix Über.

Bugs

• The flare can go through thin walls such as setup gates when fired at a correct angle.
• If the player taunts and is moved, the projectile will still fire from the original place.
• If the player fires the last flare and taunts, the player is still able to do the kill taunt.
• If the player taunts while Crit-boosted, the projectile will instead do normal Flare Gun damage rather than instantly killing the target.
• Due to a model error, part of the barrel doesn't move when loading in new flares, which allows players to see through part of the barrel. Additionally, one side of the hammer does not move with the rest of it, which allows players to see through part of the hammer.

Trivia

• Before being added to the game, this weapon's creation was discussed and demonstrated in a blog post.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  RED projectile.

• 

  BLU projectile.

• 

  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Scorch Shot.

• 

  Blog post image of the Scorch Shot.

• 

  Image of the Scorch Shot in Meet the Pyro.

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  Image of a burning city with the Pyro holding the Scorch Shot in the background.

See also

• Scorch Shot strategy