Phlogistinator

Phlogistinator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Weta Workshop
Released:	December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
Availability:
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	200
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Phlogistinator 1 - 100 Build 'Mmmph' by dealing damage. Alt-fire on full 'Mmmph': Taunt to refill health and gain crit for several seconds. Invulnerable while 'Mmmph' taunting. No random critical hits No airblast Being a revolutionary appliance capable of awakening the fire element phlogiston that exists in all combustible creatures, which is to say, all of them.

“

Surging electrolysed ultra-waves of pure phlogiston, this devastating incinerator will get them all hot under the collar! Actually, it will burn them alive. Horribly. — Phlogistinator publicity blurb

”

The Phlogistinator is a primary weapon for the Pyro. It is a retro-futuristic ray blunderbuss with some metal parts colored either copper or silver depending on the team, and a team-colored canister stamped with the Dr. Grordbort crest. It fires waves of energy that function identically to the Flamethrower's flames. These energy waves seem to appear across the Pyro's entire range simultaneously, despite the actual damage-causing particles needing a small travel time, resulting in an effect that can be deceiving to the eye.

With the Phlogistinator equipped, all fire damage done by the Pyro with any of his weapons will increase the 'Mmmph' bar. Once filled, it can be activated with the alt-fire (default key: MOUSE2), or by taunting (default key: G) which performs a taunt that will refill health completely and enable a short crit boost for the Phlogistinator only. During this taunt, the wielder has complete knockback resistance and becomes invulnerable; The taunt cannot be activated if the player is in the air or in water. This weapon cannot gain random crits or use compression blasts.

It requires 225 points of fire damage to completely fill the 'Mmmph' bar (1200 damage against robots, or 3000 damage against tanks, in Mann vs. Machine), and when full, a team-colored plasma/lightning/vortex particle effect will appear in the muzzle of the weapon as a visual indicator. The duration of the buff is 10 seconds, minus the length of the taunt.

Enemies killed by the Phlogistinator suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange cinders that quickly fade away.

The Phlogistinator is the most controversial weapon in the game and most hated weapon by the TF2 community, since it gained 2 buffs from Valve after the Tough Break Update.

The Phlogistinator was later contributed to the Steam Workshop at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Particle
Damage type		Fire
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Flame damage (close)	100%	6.80 / particle
Flame damage (far)	70%	4.76 / particle
Critical		14-20 / particle
Mini-crit		6-9 / particle
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Function times
Attack interval		0.044̅̅ s
Ammo consumption interval		0.08 s
Afterburn duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Note: Flame damage is proportional to particle lifetime instead of distance from target. Unlike most weapons, Critical hits are also affected by the scaling. Additionally, there is a very slight damage variance (±0.08 / particle) due to differences in particle angles.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack
	Phlogistinator Manmelter Third Degree Bubble Pipe Moonman Backpack
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Soda Popper		Backburner		Phlogistinator
	+		+		=

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

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Moonman Pack weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Phlogistinator Strange Flame Thrower - Kills: 0 Build 'Mmmph' by dealing damage. Alt-fire on full 'Mmmph': Taunt to refill health and gain crit for several seconds. Invulnerable while 'Mmmph' taunting. No random critical hits No airblast Being a revolutionary appliance capable of awakening the fire element phlogiston that exists in all combustible creatures, which is to say, all of them. 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

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. Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.

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

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Phlogistinator was added to the game.

December 16, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a problem that would allow Pyro 'Mmmph' to activate in the air without taunting.
• Fixed an exploit with the Phlogistinator where the effects could activate without taunting in high-lag situations.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting blueprint for the Phlogistinator.

March 15, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a bug where Mmmph-crit flames could cause 'Mmmph' to build fast enough to allow it to be infinitely chained.
• Changed attributes:
  • Direct damage reduced by 10%.
  • Crit buff time lowered from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Changed attribute:
  • Increased base damage by +10%.
  • Damage defense while taunting reduced from -90% to -75%.

February 28, 2013 Patch #2

• Fixed the Phlogistinator’s Mmmmph particle effect getting stuck on after performing a taunt.

May 13, 2013 Patch

• Updated the Phlogistinator to reduce the rate for gaining MMMPH when attacking tanks and robots in Mann Vs. Machine mode.

July 10, 2013 Patch

• Fixed "Mmmph" progress resetting after touching a resupply cabinet.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

April 1, 2014 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

March 12, 2015 Patch

• Fixed not being able to activate the Phlogistinator's buff using alt-fire when ammo was below the cost of an airblast.
• Fixed the Phlogistinator's bottle not getting the crit-boost material effect.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range.
• Changed attributes:
  • Removed 10% damage penalty.
  • When activating 'MMMPH', the taunting Pyro gains temporary invulnerability and immunity to knockback effects.

December 22, 2015 Patch

• Fixed the Pyro's invulnerable period while activating the Phlogistinator lasting longer than the activation taunt.

Bugs

• In some cases, when the player switches from Pyro to another class, they will have only 50 ammo.
• After activating 'Mmmph', the charged particle effect remains on the muzzle of the weapon. This can be easily fixed by switching to another weapon and then back again.
• After activating 'Mmmph' followed by switching class, the 'Mmmph' glowing particle effect will be present when taunting.
• 'Mmmph' gained is not reduced to reflect Damage Resistance. For example, hitting a Spy protected by the Dead Ringer will enable the Pyro to fill his 'Mmmph' gauge, despite the Spy not having enough health to do so normally.
• In some cases, fire particles still in the air while activating 'Mmmph' will also be crit-boosted.
• If 'Mmmph' is activated and the round changes, the effect will continue until the 'Mmmph' bar is depleted.
• If the player is switched to the enemy team when the rounds end with a full 'Mmmph', the charged particle effect in client view will still be the old team's color.
• Using an Action slot taunt with a full 'Mmmph' will cause the charge particle effect to disappear. This bug can be fixed by switching weapons.

Trivia

• Template:W is a theoretical fire-like element that was once believed to be contained within combustible objects.
• This weapon's design seems to be inspired from the "Unnatural Selector", a model which can be bought here at Weta's online store.
• The Phlogistinator is an Aether Combustor according to the Weta Workshop page for Dr. Grordbort.
  • According to the same page, it "surges electrolysed ultra-waves of pure phlogiston".
• If the player activates their crits on this weapon, and then quickly picks up a different Pyro primary weapon, they will still have the full crits with the new weapon.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Phlogistinator.

See also

• Phlogistinator strategy