Wrench

Wrench
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Kill Icon
Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer
Slot:	Melee
Availability:	Stock, Uncrate #28 (Strange) or Uncrate #35
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Normal Unique Strange Decorated
Loadout Stats
Wrench 1 - 100

This article is about the Engineer's stock melee weapon. For other wrenches, see Wrench (disambiguation).

“

I'm gonna beat you like a rented mule, boy! Click to listen — The Engineer

”

The Wrench, also known as the Uhlman Build-Matic Wrench, is the default melee weapon for the Engineer. It is similar in appearance to a Template:W.

The primary function of this weapon is the upgrade and repair of Dispensers, Teleporters, and Sentry Guns. In addition, while placed buildings will construct themselves, striking them with the Wrench will cause them to build twice as fast. This effect stacks with each additional Engineer striking the building with their Wrench during construction. It can also be used to remove a Spy's Electro Sappers from buildings. The Wrench's critical hit animation is a swing from right to left.

Switching from the Wrench to a different melee weapon will destroy all existing buildings.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Point blank		55-75
Critical		195
Mini-crit		75-101
Damage repaired per hit		105
Upgrade amount per hit		25
Metal cost per repairing hit		1 + damage / 5
Metal cost for reloading ammo		1 / bullet 2 / rocket salvo
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

A strange version of this weapon exists exclusively in the Series #28 crate. This weapon has 2 counters; one for Sentry kills, and one for normal Wrench kills. Kills made with the Wrench itself do not count towards this weapon's rank; they instead add to a separate, purely aesthetic kill sub-counter. The Strange Wrench's rank only progresses through the Sentry kill counter. Any kills made with the Wrangler also count towards this weapon's Sentry kill counter.

Related achievements

 Engineer

Built to Last Help a single building tank over 2000 damage without being destroyed. Circle the Wagons Repair 50,000 damage to friendly buildings constructed by other players. Doc, Stock, and Barrel Repair a sentry gun under fire while being healed by a Medic. Fistful of Sappers Destroy 25 sappers on buildings built by other team members. Get Along! Manage to get to, and then remove, a sapper placed on your building while you were several meters away.

Land Grab Help a teammate construct a building. Quick Draw Kill a Spy and two sappers within 10 seconds. Rio Grind Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry gun being Wrangled by another Engineer. Silent Pardner Upgrade 50 buildings built by other team members. The Wrench Connection Kill a disguised spy with your Wrench.

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• Added new swing animations.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• Engineers who hit teammate Sentry Guns with their Wrench now get kill assists from that Sentry Gun.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

August 18, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange variant of the Wrench.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• Added Festive Quality.

Bugs

• When the Strange version of this weapon is traded, the secondary counter will not reset.
• When the attach button is clicked,the end of the Engineer's arm will sometimes show,,this bug has been around since the beta.

Trivia

• Because damage dealt by Sentry Guns increases an Engineer's critical hit chance, an Engineer can earn a high crit rate without dealing much damage himself. This, combined with the 15% base crit rate on melee weapons, leads to misconceptions about the Wrench's "unnaturally high" crit rate.
• The in-game model for the Wrench is based on the original Template:W designed by Charles Moncky in the 19th century.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view

• 

  RED festive variant.

• 

  BLU festive variant.

See also

• Wrench strategy
• Building
• Golden Wrench
• Southern Hospitality
• Jag