Item sets

“

You call that snipin'? Click to listen — The Sniper after surviving a headshot

”

Item sets are a feature introduced in the Mann-Conomy Update, which applies new attributes to the wearer when all items in a set are equipped, such as greater damage resistance or immunity to headshots. There are currently ten item sets; five originated from the Polycount Pack, and another three were later added in the Australian Christmas update, leaving the Engineer as the only class to currently lack his own item set. Two more packs were released in the Über Update. The item sets introduced in the Australian Christmas update do not require the corresponding hat in order for the set bonus to activate.

Hats required for the item set bonuses that were introduced in the Polycount Pack were given guaranteed crafting blueprints. The Polycount set hats require four Refined Metals and any weapon from the set of which the player wishes to craft the hat.

Polycount sets

 Scout

The Special Delivery

“

Drink it in, pal. That's how failure tastes. Click to listen — The Scout making a special delivery

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Main article: Item sets

The Special Delivery
	Shortstop Mad Milk Holy Mackerel Milkman
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

• Primary - Shortstop: Mann Co.'s latest in high attitude break-action personal defense.

• Secondary - Mad Milk: Players heal 60% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk.

• Melee - Holy Mackerel: Getting hit by a fish has got to be humiliating.

• Headwear - Milkman: A headwear item for the Scout.

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 Soldier

“

Stop hiding behind your little toys and FIGHT LIKE A MAN. Click to listen — The Soldier busting some tanks

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Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

• Primary - Black Box: On Hit: +15 health; -25% clip size.

• Secondary - Battalion's Backup: Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from Crits and blocks 35% of incoming damage. Rage increases through damage taken.

• Headwear - Grenadier's Softcap: A headwear item for the Soldier.

 Pyro

“

Mmph mphna mprh. Click to listen — The Pyro... possibly thanking a fallen foe?

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The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

• Primary - Degreaser: 65% faster weapon switch; -25% burn damage.

• Melee - Powerjack: +75 health restored on kill; +20% damage from melee sources while active.

• Headwear - Attendant: A headwear item for the Pyro.

 Sniper

The Croc-o-style Kit

“

Where'd I get you that time? The liver? The kidney? I'm losing track. Click to listen — The Sniper aiming anywhere but the head

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The Croc-o-Style Kit
	Sydney Sleeper Darwin's Danger Shield Bushwacka Ol' Snaggletooth
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

• Primary - Sydney Sleeper: On Hit: Jarate applied to target for 8 seconds; +25% charge rate; no random Critical hits; headshots do not Crit.

• Secondary - Darwin's Danger Shield: +25 max health on wearer.

• Melee - Bushwacka: This weapon Crits whenever it would normally Mini-Crit; 20% fire damage vulnerability on wearer.

• Headwear - Ol' Snaggletooth: A headwear item for the Sniper.

 Spy

“

I hate you! Click to listen — The Spy being asked the same question three times

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Main article: Item sets

The Saharan Spy
	L'Etranger Your Eternal Reward Familiar Fez
Effect	Extra effects when taunting.

• Primary - L'Etranger: +15% Cloak on hit; -20% damage done.

• Melee - Your Eternal Reward: Upon a successful backstab, the Spy instantly disguises as the victim. This weapon is a silent killer; the wearer cannot use the Disguise Kit.

• Headwear - Familiar Fez: A headwear item for the Spy.

Australian Christmas

 Demoman

“

Let that be a bloody lesson to ya! Click to listen — The Demoman knowing what he's talking about

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The Expert's Ordnance
	Loch-n-Load Ullapool Caber Scotch Bonnet
Effect	No effect

• Primary - The Loch-N-Load: +20% damage done; +25% projectile speed; -60% clip size; launched bombs shatter on surfaces; +25% damage to self.

• Melee - The Ullapool Caber: Explodes on first hit, reduced damage on subsequent hits, no random crits.

Note: Only the two weapons are needed for the set bonus. The Scotch Bonnet is not required.

 Heavy

“

I will kill you with bear hands! Click to listen — The Heavy making a bad pun

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Main article: Item sets

The Hibernating Bear
	Brass Beast Buffalo Steak Sandvich Warrior's Spirit Big Chief
Effect	No effect

• Primary - The Brass Beast: +20% Damage done; 50% slower spin up time; -60% slower movement speed while deployed.

• Secondary - The Buffalo Steak Sandvich: While under the effects, move speed is increased, damage done and taken will be Mini-Crits, and the player may only use melee weapons.

• Melee - The Warrior's Spirit: +30% damage done; -20 max health on wearer.

Note: Only the three weapons are needed for the set bonus. The Big Chief is not required.

 Medic

“

I am prepared to do vatever it takes! Click to listen — The Medic making the best of Medieval Mode

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The Medieval Medic
	Crusader's Crossbow Amputator Berliner's Bucket Helm
Effect	No effect

• Primary - Crusader's Crossbow: Fires special bolts that heal teammates and deal damage to opponents based on distance traveled; the longer the distance, the larger the amount of healing or damage.

• Melee - Amputator: On taunt: heals all nearby teammates within a certain radius, who emit a teamcolored glowing circle effect similar to that of the Battalion's Backup.

Note: Only the two weapons are needed for the set bonus. The Berliner's Bucket Helm is not required.

Über Update

 Heavy

“

Not usually my job, but... *chuckles* Click to listen — The Heavy taking care of some nondescript business

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Black Market Business
	Tomislav Family Business Eviction Notice Capo's Capper
Effect	No effect

• Primary - Tomislav: +75% faster, silent spin-up time; -20% slower firing speed

• Secondary - Family Business: +40% clip size; -15% damage done

• Melee - Eviction Notice: +50% faster firing speed; -60% damage done

 Spy

“

All in a day's work. Click to listen — The Spy on honor

”

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The Man of Honor
	Enforcer Big Earner Cosa Nostra Cap Made Man
Effect	No effect

• Primary - Enforcer: +20% damage done; 0.5 sec increase in time taken to Cloak

• Melee - Big Earner: +30% Cloak on kill; -25 max health on wearer

 Sniper

“

That's some shonky business right there! Click to listen — The Sniper on being unable to find a bargain

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Lawrence of Australia
	Bazaar Bargain Shahanshah Desert Marauder
Effect	No effect

• Primary - Bazaar Bargain: Each consecutive headshot gives +10 charge per second; A body shot reduces the bonus, A missed shot clears the bonus; Base penalty of -20

• Melee - Shahanshah: +25% increase in damage when health is less than 50% of max; -25% decrease in damage when health is more than 50% of max

 Demoman

“

Thanks fer the ride! Click to listen — The Demoman to his magic carpet

”

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One Thousand and One Demoknights
	Ali Baba's Wee Booties Splendid Screen Persian Persuader Sultan's Ceremonial
Effect	No effect

• Primary - Splendid Screen: +25% fire damage resistance on wearer, +20% explosive damage resistance on wearer, Can deal charge impact damage at any range, +70% increase in charge impact damage

• Secondary - Ali Baba's Wee Booties: +25 max health on wearer, +100% increase in turning control while charging

• Melee - Persian Persuader +100% increase in charge recharge rate, All ammo collected becomes health

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• Added 'The Special Delivery', 'The Tank Buster', 'The Gas Jockey's Gear', 'The Croc-o-Style Kit', and 'The Saharan Spy' item sets.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added 'The Medi-eval Medic', 'The Hibernating Bear', and 'The Expert's Ordnance' item sets.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode. This is presumably a side-effect of the previous fix.

Bugs

• Due to how the bullet vulnerability is calculated, certain non-bullet weapons deal 10% more damage to a Gas Jockey's Gear Pyro. This includes the Syringe Gun, the Chargin' Targe, and most taunt attacks.
• Snipers who have the entire Croc-O-Style Kit equipped can still die from headshots if they have around 1 health point. This is either a bug, or a misconception caused by the set bonus description.
• Despite that the crafting screen will present the player with a "Fabricate Set Headgear" prompt when four refined metal and a weapon from the Hibernating Bear, Expert's Ordinance or Medieval Medic set is placed in the craft boxes, the Big Chief, Scotch Bonnet and Berliner's Bucket Helm all lack specific crafting recipes and cannot be obtained this way. This is because these hats are not required to obtain the bonus in their respective sets.

Trivia

• The Hibernating Bear was originally called Big Chief Hibernating Bear. [1]
• The Medieval Medic was originally named The Medi(c)eval Medic. [2]
• Due to how damage resistance is calculated, equipping the Chargin' Targe with the Expert's Ordnance item set results in a total fire damage resistance of 55%.
• Black Market Business was originally called Black Market Heavy. The version of this pack with changes closer to the released version was called the Mobster Heavy.
• The Man of Honor was originally called The Bloody Valentine Pack.

Gallery

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  The Special Delivery Kit

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  The Tank Buster Pack

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  The Gas Jockey's Gear

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  The Croc-O-Style Kit

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  The Saharan Spy

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  The Expert's Ordnance

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  The Medieval Medic

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  Black Market Business

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  The Man of Honor