Blutsauger

Blutsauger
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Basic Information
Used by:	Medic
Slot:	Primary
Released:	April 29, 2008 Patch; (Gold Rush Update)
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #37 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Reward (Australium)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	40
Ammo carried:	150
Reload type:	Clip
Available Qualities
	Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
	The Blutsauger; Level 5 Syringe Gun; On Hit: Gain up to +3 health; -2 health regenerated per second on wearer

“

This new weapon ... will draw health from enemies each time a syringe hits -- making it especially useful as a weapon to retreat away from the fight while staying alive.

— Blutsauger publicity blurb

”

The Blutsauger is an unlockable primary weapon for the Medic. It is similar in appearance to the Syringe Gun, but has a solid, partially team-colored and pill-shaped tank in place of the syringe canister. A team-colored heartbeat monitor line is painted on its sides. The muzzle and the small stripe nearby it are faintly glowing.

This gun fires syringe projectiles at a speed of 990 Hammer units per second (roughly 18.86 m/s or 61.88 ft/s), similarly to the default Syringe Gun. Additionally, whenever a projectile hits an enemy player, three health is replenished to the player – indicated by a team-colored medical cross appearing over a Medic – and a green '+3' appears on the bottom of the HUD (however, successful hits on a disguised Spy do not display the '+3').

As compensation, the Blutsauger reduces a Medic's passive healing ability by up to 2 HP per second, so a Medic that has recently taken damage regenerates 2 HP/sec, at a maximum of 4 HP/sec. Like the Syringe Gun, the Blutsauger's projectiles have a travel time and follow an arced trajectory, so it is necessary to lead a moving target and aim upward to compensate for distance. The further an enemy is, the more one has to aim upwards.

The Blutsauger is automatically given to any player who obtains 10 Medic achievements.

The kill icon for the Blutsauger was contributed by Shugo.

Damage and function times

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Medic

Slot Token - Primary

Scrap Metal

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Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Blutsauger
Strange Syringe Gun - Kills: 0
On Hit: Gain up to +3 health
-2 health regenerated per second on wearer

Available as an Australium variant.

Compatible Strange parts

Strange Part: Damage Dealt	Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived	Strange Part: Allied Healing Done	Strange Part: Allies Extinguished

Strange Part: Scouts Killed	Strange Part: Soldiers Killed	Strange Part: Pyros Killed	Strange Part: Demomen Killed

Strange Part: Heavies Killed	Strange Part: Engineers Killed	Strange Part: Medics Killed	Strange Part: Snipers Killed

Strange Part: Spies Killed	Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed	Strange Part: Low-Health Kills	Strange Part: Posthumous Kills

Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged	Strange Part: Defender Kills	Strange Part: Underwater Kills	Strange Part: Critical Kills

Strange Part: Gib Kills	Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping	Strange Part: Headshot Kills	Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed

Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills	Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge	Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills	Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills

Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills	Strange Part: Domination Kills	Strange Part: Revenge Kills	Strange Part: Full Moon Kills

Strange Part: Halloween Kills	Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time	Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack	Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed

Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed	Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed

Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed	Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween	Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected	Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances

Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended	Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

Medic

Does It Hurt When I Do This?
Kill 50 Scouts with your syringe gun.

Medic Milestone 1
Achieve 10 of the achievements in the Medic pack.

Reward: Blutsauger

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

The Blutsauger was added to the game.

September 15, 2009 Patch

Replaced "No Critical hits" negative attribute with "-2 health drained per second on wearer".

January 7, 2011 Patch

The Blutsauger was given a unique kill icon.

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

Updated model with optimizations and LODs.

January 11, 2012 Patch

[Item schema update] Added Strange Quality.

April 17, 2012 Patch

[Undocumented] The Blutsauger now grants health when striking Engineer buildings.

April 27, 2012 Patch

Fixed damage to buildings applying on-hit effects.

November 12, 2013 Patch

Added Collector's quality.

November 21, 2013 Patch (Two Cities Update)

[Undocumented] Added Australium variant.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.

December 2, 2021 Patch (Smissmas 2021)

Updated the description for the Blutsauger to clarify its attributes.

January 5, 2023 Patch

Fixed a memory leak when firing syringes as Medic
Fixed some instances of syringes being invisible around corners and in transitions between water and air (both directions)
Fixed syringes triggering false hits on the client when minimal view models are enabled or a custom view model FOV is set

Unused content

Two team-colored needle models exist for the Blutsauger.
An unused alternative backpack icon exists in the game files, strangely under the filename and path: backpack/weapons/flaregun.vtf and backpack/weapons/flaregun_large.vtf. The used variant is located at backpack/weapons/c_models/c_leechgun.

Bugs

The syringe projectile is not entirely synchronized with the hitbox, leading to instances where the syringe can physically hit, disappear, make an impact sound, but do no damage.^[1]

Trivia

Blutsauger means "bloodsucker" or "vampire" in German. According to German folklore, the blutsauger was a boneless, vampire-like creature that converted its victims by tricking them into eating soil from its grave.

Gallery

BLU variant of the weapon.
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
RED Australium variant.
BLU Australium variant.
RED syringe.
BLU syringe.
Unused RED Blutsauger projectile.
Unused BLU Blutsauger projectile.
Unused flaregun backpack icon.

References

↑ Video showing syringe hitting physically, but not doing damage.

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Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Destruction PDA	—	—	Invis Watch
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sapper
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[1] Video showing syringe hitting physically, but not doing damage.

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Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	120%	12
Base damage	100%	10
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	5
Critical		30
Mini-crit		14 - 16
Function times
Attack interval		0.105 s
Reload		1.305 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Blutsauger

Contents

Damage and function times

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Strange variant

Related achievements

Medic

Update history

Unused content

Bugs

Trivia

Gallery

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