Back Scratcher
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| Back Scratcher | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Pyro |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Contributed by: | Roy Theunissen |
| Released: | December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas) |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #6, Uncrate #42 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or War Paint (Decorated) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 The Back Scratcher |
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| “ | When asked about it, the Pyro claims to have found it in the garden and has been using it as a backscratcher, though we must admit we have always wondered how the bent teeth and bloodstains got there. Now we know.
— Back Scratcher publicity blurb
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The Back Scratcher is a community-created melee weapon for the Pyro. It is a heavy-duty gardening rake, consisting of a wooden handle with a green metal head at one end, and a rubber cap on the other. The teeth on the head are bloodstained and bent.
The Back Scratcher increases melee damage by 25% when compared with the Fire Axe and raises healing from health packs by 50%, as well as dropped lunchbox items, which function as small and medium health packs. As a result, small and medium health packs bestow 54, approximately 31%, and 132, approximately 75% health respectively. However, there is an overall cost of 75% slower healing from Medics, Dispensers and the Payload Cart. Players are therefore forced to rely less on continuous healing sources and more on health packs scattered around the map.
As an interesting bonus, the rate at which a Medic's ÜberCharge is filled is not slowed, allowing heavily-injured Pyros to greatly build up an ÜberCharge.
The weapon was originally created for the Fancy vs. Nasty Update as a replacement skin for the Axtinguisher and has since been officially added to the game.
Contents
Damage and function times
See also: Damage
| Damage and function times | ||
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| Damage type | Melee | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Melee | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 81 |
| Critical | 244 | |
| Mini-crit | 110 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Healing rates
See also: Health
From Medi Gun, Kritzkrieg, or Vaccinator:
- Injured 10 or less seconds ago: 6 per second
- Injured 15 or more seconds ago: 18 per second
From Quick-Fix:
- Injured 10 or less seconds ago: 8.4 per second
- Injured 15 or more seconds ago: 25.2 per second
- Injured 10 or less second ago with ÜberCharge: 25.2 per second
- Injured 15 or more seconds ago with ÜberCharge: 75.6 per second
Overheal from Vaccinator:
- Injured 10 or less seconds ago: 2 per second
- Injured 15 or more seconds ago: 6 per second
From Medicating Melody:
- Injured 10 or less seconds ago: 6.25 per second
- Injured 15 or more seconds ago: 18.75 per second
From Dispenser:
- Level 1: 2.5 per second
- Level 2: 3.75 per second
- Level 3: 5 per second
From Payload Cart:
- 2.5 per second
Healing rates are approximate and determined by community testing.
Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
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Strange variant
Related achievements
Pyro
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Update history
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- The Back Scratcher was added to the game.
- The Back Scratcher was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.
- The Back Scratcher was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
- [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "+25% damage done" to "+25% damage bonus".
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)
- Added Festivized variant.
Trivia
- Usually in the shape of a miniature rake, a backscratcher is a tool used for scratching areas that cannot easily be reached by one's own hands, typically the middle of back; that is, to "scratch one's own back".
- A flanking Pyro may ambush an enemy from behind, "scratching their back" for them with the rake.
- Scratch (someone's) back is an idiom for doing someone a favor, such as Healing; but, the health pack buff makes it easier for (or requires) the flanking Pyro to "scratch their own back" with Health Pickups.
Gallery
First-person view.
RED Festivized variant.
BLU Festivized variant.
See also
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| Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
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Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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