Community Versus Saxton Hale strategy

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This article is about Community VS Saxton Hale strategy.

General strategy

• Try to stick together as a team, rather than going solo, as Saxton will easily pick off any players on their own. Make sure you aren't too tight together so that Saxton can easily kill your whole team.

Class-specific strategy

 Scout

• The Baby Face's Blaster is a great primary choice, letting you escape from Saxton Hale after a couple shots with your Boost meter full. Due to the overall lack of damage sources (such as the lack of Sentry Guns), there's not much to worry about losing your current amount of Boost either.
• Using the Bonk! Atomic Punch can be great to lure him out for the rest of your team to flank.
• Considering there's only one target to deal damage, the Mad Milk is an excellent choice. Letting all of your teammates heal lost health by just dealing damage on the target they were focusing already.
• Although risky, hitting with the Fan o' War will mark Saxton Hale for death, letting you and the rest of your team to deal mini-crits for a short amount of time.

 Pyro

• Airblasting Saxton Hale into environmental hazards or simply away from your team is highly recommended.

 Demoman

• Try to lure him into a hidden Sticky trap to take a good chunk of his HP.
• Shields such as the Tide Turner or Chargin' Targe can act as a one-hit immunity against Hale's primary attack. Charging can still be utilised even after the shield is broken.

 Heavy

• Consider using the Shotgun or Tomislav to take advantage of the higher mobility they provide.
  • The Tomislav's quicker rev-up time and better accuracy is a great all-around primary for the Heavy, considering Saxton Hale's speed, and your own speed.
• The Brass Beast is an ultimate damage dealer, especially when paired with a Kritzkrieg Medic, with its trade-off being the lack of mobility. Consider using it in high places where Hale might have difficulty reaching you.
• The Eviction Notice's quicker firing speed let Heavies wall climb faster and to higher places.

 Engineer

• The Rescue Ranger is a great pick to pack up your Sentries when Saxton Hale is damaging it, as well to repair friendly Sentry Guns from other Engineers.
• Try to hide your Dispenser out of sight or in places where Saxton Hale doesn't pass through, communicating to your team where you've placed it can be helpful to ensure they have a safe place to retreat.

 Medic

• Prioritise the classes closest to Saxton Hale, as they're the ones in the most danger.
• The stock Medi Gun's ÜberCharge is best used on teammates that can deal large amount of damage, either if they're about to die or if they're very close to Saxton Hale. This can force him away while dealing a lot of damage.
  • Changing targets during ÜberCharge is very important, considering the Saxton Hale player may focus other teammates close to him when he sees someone being ÜberCharged.
• Although risky, consider going off alone and baiting Saxton Hale into following you, then use your ÜberCharge when he's near you. This will waste his time and allow your team to deal a lot of damage in the meantime.
• The Kritzkrieg is a great damage dealer, but as a trade off it makes you and other allies more vulnerable. Considering equipping it only if there's another Medic running the default Medi Gun.

 Sniper

• The Sydney Sleeper is a great support tool to shoot Saxton Hale from far away and increase your team's damage output.
• The Bazaar Bargain should be avoided, as its upsides never come into play.
• The Machina has the potential to deal large amounts of damage.

 Spy

• Use the Dead Ringer to survive a hit from Saxton Hale. Consider luring him away from your team first to buy more time for them to deal damage.