Heavy weapons (competitive)

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Some Heavy weapons may be banned in your league. For a list of banned weapons, please see the Weapon Ban List.

Primary Weapons

All of the Heavy's Miniguns suffer from damage falloff at long range. For each ammo consumed, four shots are fired.

Minigun

The stock Minigun deals immense close range damage, but little at long range. The Iron Curtain has the same stats as the Minigun. The Huo-Long Heater has the same stats as the Minigun, except that it surrounds the Heavy in a ring of fire while deployed. The fire deals normal flamethrower damage and afterburn. It costs an extra 6 ammo per second while spun up.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Minigun	Point-Blank: 13/hit 512 units: 9/hit Over 1024 units: 5/hit	Critical: 27/hit Point-Blank Mini-crit: 18/hit Over 512 units Mini-crit: 12/hit	Attack interval: 0.1s Spin-up time: 0.84s Spin-down time: 1.13s	If unfired in the past 1.25 seconds, the next bullet has perfect accuracy.

Natascha

The Natascha has an increased spin-up time, but slows down any target which is hit with its bullets. It also deals reduced damage.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Natascha	Point-Blank: 10/hit 512 units: 7/hit Over 1024 units: 4/hit	Critical: 20/hit Point-Blank Mini-crit: 14/hit Over 512 units Mini-crit: 9/hit	Attack interval: 0.1s Spin-up time: 1.16s Spin-down time: 1.13s	Slows on hit. 30% slower spin up time. -25% damage. If unfired in the past 1.25 seconds, the next bullet has perfect accuracy.

The Brass Beast

The Brass Beast deals increased damage at a cost of mobility. It has an increased spin-up time, and a decreased move speed while spun up.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Brass Beast	Point-Blank: 16.2/hit 512 units: 10.8/hit Over 1024 units: 5.4/hit	Critical: 32.4/hit Point-Blank Mini-crit: 22/hit Over 512 units Mini-crit: 14.6/hit	Attack interval: 0.1s Spin-up time: 1.305s Spin-down time: 1.13s	+20% damage done. +50% longer spin up time. -60% move speed while spun-up.

Tomislav

The Tomislav has a decreased spin-up time, and makes no noise while spun-up. It fires slower than the stock Minigun, but deals the same damage per bullet.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Tomislav	Point-Blank: 13/hit 512 units: 9/hit Over 1024 units: 5/hit	Critical: 27/hit Point-Blank Mini-crit: 18/hit Over 512 units Mini-crit: 12/hit	Attack interval: 0.12s Spin-up time: 0.783s Spin-down time: 1.17s	10% faster spin-up time. No spin-up sound. 20% slower firing speed

Primary Weapon Usage

The stock Minigun deals consistant damage at short and medium range. The Brass Beast is best used on defense, when the Heavy can sit still and mow down. The Natascha deals best with flanking Scouts, as reduced damage will still kill them. The Tomislav allows the heavy to quickly push forward and spin up to deal damage. However, as the stock Minigun is the only available Minigun in most leagues, it is commonly used.

Secondary Weapons

The Heavy may either select a Shotgun as his secondary, for increased damage, or a lunchbox item to deal with more specialized situations.

Shotgun

The stock Shotgun deals consistant short and medium range damage, and requires no spin-up time, making it ideal to finish off an enemy if you aren't spun-up.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Shotgun	Point-Blank: 90 512 units: 6/hit, avg 6 hits Over 1024 units: 3/hit	Critical: 18/hit (max 180) Point-Blank Mini-Crit: 121 Over 512 units Mini-Crit 8/hit	Attack: 0.625s Reload Start: 1.0s Reload More: 0.5s	Affected by fixed weapon spread (1 extra pellet at center).

The Sandvich

The Sandvich is a Heavy secondary which, as opposed to dealing damage, provides healing to the team and to himself. Upon primary fire, the Heavy consumes the Sandvich himself, allowing him to heal for 300 health. However, he is rendered immobile during consumption. On alt-fire, the Sandvich is thrown, allowing another teammate to be healed for half their health by it. If a Heavy is killed with his Sandvich active, it will drop to be able to heal enemies.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Sandvich	Eaten: 300 health Thrown: +50% of max HP.	N/A	Consumption time: 4.3s Recharge time: 30s	Eating the Sandvich heals the heavy in 4 chunks of 75 health each. If the Sandvich is active while the heavy dies, it will drop to be available to the other team. This heals the other team 50 health. Enemy Scouts heal 75 health. If a Heavy picks up his own thrown Sandvich, it will recharge his Sandvich ammo.

The Dalokohs Bar

The Dalokohs Bar is another lunchbox item, which provides slow but steady healing for the Heavy. It can be eaten many times in a row, and provides the heavy with 60 points of health, and increasing his maximum health by 50 for 30 seconds. It drops on death akin to the Sandvich.

The Fishcake has the same stats as the Dalokohs Bar.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Dalokohs Bar	Eaten: +60 health	N/A	Consumption time: 4.3s Overheal duration: 30s	Increases the Heavy's non-overhealed max health to 350 Maximum overheal is still 450. Eating heals the heavy in 4 chunks of 15 health each. Drops on death similarly to the Sandvich. Unusable underwater.

Buffalo Steak Sandvich

When eaten, the Buffalo Steak Sandvich increases the Heavy's speed, grants him Mini-crits, but limits him to his melee weapon only, and ensures that he takes Mini-Crits from other players too. It can be thrown and drops on death akin to the Sandvich.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Buffalo Steak Sandvich	'Thrown: +50% of max HP	N/A	Consumption time: 4.3s Effect duration: 15s (Includes consumption time) Recharge time: 30s	Once consumed, the Heavy takes and deals mini-crits on all attacks. The Heavy is limited to his melee only. Mini-Crits are taken during consumption time. Throwing, resupply, and dropping on death function identically to the Sandvich.

The Family Business

The Family Business is a Shotgun with an increased clip, but reduced damage.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Family Business	Point-Blank: 74 512 units: 5/hit, avg 6 hits Over 1024 units: 3/hit	Critical: 15/hit (max 155) Point-Blank Mini-crit: 107 Over 512 units Mini-crit: 7/hit	Attack: 0.625s Reload Start: 1.0s Reload More: 0.5s	Affected by fixed weapon spread (1 extra pellet at center). +40% clip size 15% damage penalty

Secondary Weapon Usage

The stock Shotgun deals strong damage, and is a quick substitute for the Minigun at close range. The lunchbox items have varying use, with the Sandvich healing all players, the Dolokohs Bar being useful for faster healing and buffed health, the Buffalo Steak Sandvich having use for strong melee damage, and the Family Business using an increased clip size for overall more damage, but more spread out. Heavies tend to use the Sandvich for its massive healing capability, but with a confident Medic, the Shotgun can be put to greater use.

Melee Weapons

The Heavy rarely uses his melee weapons, but some of them can have an effect on his gameplay. The Heavy's stock Fists, Apoco-Fists, and Holiday Punch perform the Showdown taunt, which can take out an unsuspecting enemy at range.

Fists

The stock Fists are rarely useful, as they provide no special effects for the Heavy. They can be used if the Heavy is low on ammo, but the stock Shotgun deals more consistant damage.

The Apoco-Fists have the same stats as the stock Fists, except that they gib on a kill with a critical punch. The Holiday Punch has the same stats as the stock Fists, except that critical hits deal no damage, and make the opponent laugh. Any punch within a 180º backstab radius will crit.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Fists	Melee: 65	Critical: 195 Mini-crit: 88	Attack: 0.8s	Stock melee weapon.

Killing Gloves of Boxing

The Killing Gloves of Boxing, commonly abbreviated K.G.B., grant the Heavy a five second critical buff. This is best used with the Shotgun or the K.G.B. themselves, as spin-up time may waste this buff. They have a slower firing rate, but deal identical damage to the stock Fists.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Killing Gloves of Boxing	Melee: 65	Critical: 195 Mini-crit: 88	Attack: 1.0s	Grants a five second crit buff on kill. 20% slower firing speed.

Gloves of Running Urgently

Commonly abbreviated GRU, allow the heavy to run at the speed of most other classes. The GRU deal reduced damage, and cause the heavy to take mini-crit damage for 3 seconds after switching away from the GRU.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Gloves of Running Urgently	Melee: 49	Critical: 146 Minicrit: 66	Attack: 0.8s	When the gloves are active, the Heavy has a 30% faster movement speed. Damage taken as mini-crit for 3 seconds after switching away. Deals 25% less damage than the stock fists

Warrior's Spirit

The Warrior's Spirit allows the Heavy to deal increased damage at the cost of reduced maximum health and reduced maximum overheal.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Warrior's Spirit	Melee: 85	Critical: 254 Minicrit: 117	Attack: 0.8s	30% damage bonus. Health reduced by 20, to 280. Maximum overheal reduced by 30, to 420.

Fists of Steel

The Fists of Steel makes the Heavy take 40% ranged damage reduction while active, but double damage from all melee weapons. It also increases his weapon switch time by 20%.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Fists of Steel	Melee: 65	Critical: 195 Minicrit: 88	Attack: 0.8s	20% longer weapon switch While active, the heavy takes 40% less damage from ranged sources, but doubled damage from all melee sources.

Eviction Notice

The Eviction Notice hits faster, but deals less damage per hit and overall.

Weapon	Damage	Critical Damage	Function Times	Special
Eviction Notice	Melee: 26	Critical: 78 Minicrit: 35	Attack: 0.4s	50% faster firing speed. 60% damage penalty.

Melee Weapon Usage

Heavies tend not to use their fists in combat. They can use some of them for the Showdown taunt, which is good as a quick damage shot, but has extreme recovery. The GRU is used when not banned, since it can increase the speed of the heavy greatly. The K.G.B. can pair well with the Tomislav, when available, or the Shotgun. The Warrior's Spirit lowers the health of the Heavy, so he needs to take advantage of their increased damage, else he will not take a health drop in vain. The Eviction Notice can quickly deal damage, allowing a Heavy to taunt back and forth with other melee fighters. The Fists of Steel can help tank critical explosions, but make the heavy very weak to any melee attack. The Holiday Punch is more of a gimmick weapon, as it loses the power of a critical hit, although enemies can still be finished off by teammates or other means of damage. Heavys tend to use the stock fists, or the GRU when available. The K.G.B. has situational use, as crits can be highly useful.