Classes

The official group picture from Valve showing (from left to right): the Pyro, Engineer, Spy, Heavy, Sniper, Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Medic

There are nine official classes that can be played in Team Fortress 2. The classes are as follows:

• Scout
• Soldier
• Pyro
• Demoman
• Heavy
• Engineer
• Medic
• Sniper
• Spy

Unused

• Civilian

Note the Civilian class cannot be played in the game.

Class roles

All nine classes are grouped into three specific combat types, offensive, defensive, and support, but all can be played outside their assigned role depending on your choice of strategy.

Offensive

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Offensive classes (Scout, Soldier and Pyro) are the main attack force of the team. Whether it's assaulting control points or grabbing the Intelligence, these classes specialize in causing mayhem and destruction. Scouts have the ability to capture points twice as fast as any other class. Soldiers pack a punch with their devastating Rocket Launchers. Pyros can stir up a fiery havoc in enemy ranks with an ambush.

Defensive

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Defensive classes (Demoman, Heavy and Engineer) serve to inhibit enemy access and to hold enemies back from vital points on the map. In total, this group has the most firepower of all the groups, and these classes specialize in expelling this power at one time. Demomen can safeguard areas with sticky bombs and detonate them at will. Heavies are great for mowing down incoming troops and pushing back forces. Engineers can build Sentry Guns with amazing power, as well as teleporters and Dispensers.

Support

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Support classes (Medic, Sniper and Spy) make the backbone of any team. They offer the offensive and defensive classes an extra edge in battle and can turn the tide of the game in a second. Whether crippling the enemy advance from behind or keeping teammates healed, the support classes are always handy to have around. Medics have the power to heal teammates and overheal them to 150% of their maximum health. Snipers can take out threats from a distance and use Jarate to extinguish fires and increase the damage dealt by their teammates. Spies can infiltrate enemy lines, disable buildings and assassinate critical threats.

Health points

A Medic may over-heal someone to 150% of their normal health maximum. Classes can refill their health through a number of ways.

Class health points comparison table

	Class	Normal Max	Over-healed Max
	Scout (with the Sandman equipped)	125 110	185 165
	Soldier	200	300
	Pyro	175	260
	Demoman (with the Eyelander equipped, 0 heads) (with the Eyelander equipped, 1 head) (with the Eyelander equipped, 2 heads) (with the Eyelander equipped, 3 heads) (with the Eyelander equipped, 4 heads)	175 150 165 180 195 210	260 225 245 270 290 315
	Heavy (within 30 seconds after consuming Dalokohs Bar)	300 350	450 450
	Engineer (with the Gunslinger equipped)	125 150	185 225
	Medic	150	225
	Sniper	125	185
	Spy	125	185
	Civilian	50	75

Speed

Speed is measured in-game using the command cl_showpos set to 1, measuring in velocity units (v). The standard movement speed is 100% (that of Spy, Sniper, Pyro, and Engineer). Note forward speed is obtained by pressing the forward, left or right keys, backward speed obtained by pressing the backward key whilst crouching speed is found by pressing the crouch button. Backward speed is generally calculated by 90% of the class's forward speed, whilst crouching is at 33%. Forward and backward speeds are, however, the same when crouching, revving a Minigun as a Heavy or charging/zooming as a Sniper. During humiliation all classes on the winning team will move 10% faster.

For Spies, disguising as a slower class (Soldier, Demoman & Heavy) will accurately reduce the Spy's speed to the appropriate speed of the class he is disguised as (e.g. Spy disguised as Heavy will move to the speed of Heavy) and remain at that speed unless he un-disguises or Cloaks. Disguising as a faster class (Scout, Medic and sometimes Soldier and Demoman) however will not make the Spy move faster and will continue to move at 100% speed.

Equalizer speed values vs. health

A Demoman wielding the Eyelander will gain approximately 8% on his speed with every killing blow or "head", whilst with a Chargin' Targe he charges at 250% of the standard movement speed. The speed of Soldier's wielding the Equalizer increases by 10% with every loss of 40 health.

Class speed comparison table

	Class	Forward	(abs)	Backward	(abs)	Crouched	(abs)
	Scout	133%	400v	120%	360v	44.4%	133.33v
	Soldier (while using Equalizer with 121-160 hp) (while using Equalizer with 81-120 hp) (while using Equalizer with 41-80 hp) (while using Equalizer with 1-40 hp)	80% 88% 96% 112% 128%	240v 264v 288v 336v 384v	72% 79% 86% 101% 115%	216v 238v 259v 302v 346v	26.6% 29.3% 32.0% 37.3% 42.7%	80v 88v 96v 112v 128v
	Pyro	100%	300v	90%	270v	33.3%	100v
	Demoman (while charging with Chargin' Targe) (with the Eyelander and 1 head) (with the Eyelander and 2 heads) (with the Eyelander and 3 heads) (with the Eyelander and 4+ heads) (with the Scotsman's Skullcutter) (with the Scotsman's Skullcutter while charging with Chargin' Targe)	93% 250% 101% 108% 116% 123% 79% 213%	280v 750v 302v 324v 347v 369v 238v 638v	84% N/A 91% 97% 104% 111% 71% N/A	252v N/A 272v 292v 312v 332v 214v N/A	31.1% N/A 34% 36% 39% 41% 26% N/A	93.33v N/A 101v 108v 116v 123v 79v N/A
	Heavy (with Minigun revved)	77% 37%	230v 110v	69% 33%	207v 99v	25.5% 0%	76.67v 0v
	Engineer (while hauling any building at any level, Combat Mini-Sentry Guns included)	100% 75%	300v 225v	90% 67.5%	270v 202.5v	33.3% 25%	100v 75v
	Medic	107%	320v	96%	288v	35.5%	106.67v
	Sniper (with rifle zoomed) (with Huntsman drawn)	100% 27% 45%	300v 80v 136v	90% 27% 41%	270v 80v 122v	33.3% 1.33% 15%	100v 4v 45v
	Spy	100%	300v	90%	270v	33.3%	100v
	Civilian	100%	300v	90%	270v	N/A	N/A

^{abs - absolute figures in velocity units (v)}

Height

A height chart for all the classes.

All classes have varying height, with the Engineer being the shortest and the Heavy being the tallest class.