Vita-Saw
| “ | I healed zuh man who will kill you.
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— The Medic
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The Vita-Saw is a findable melee weapon for the Medic class. It appears as a rusty gas pump handle outfitted with a long needle and a blood-stained knife under the needle, and a liquid-filled container connected to the top of the main part of the weapon. A small skull and bones symbol, coupled with eight tally marks, has been scratched into the flat of the blade.
When equipped, this weapon lowers the Medic's max health by 10 to a total of 140. On the other hand, it will allow the player to retain up to 20% of the ÜberCharge meter if they were to die. For example, dying with 12% will respawn a Medic with 12%, while dying with 45% will let him keep 20%. The retention will occur even if an ÜberCharge is deployed, as long as the remaining charge does not deplete below 20%. The ÜberCharge stored will be kept if the player changes teams, but will be lost if they were to change class. The Vita-Saw stores charge on death--the Medic can use a different melee weapon while building charge, or even change melee loadout while respawning; so long as he dies with it equipped and doesn't change classes, the Medic will respawn with his previous ÜberCharge percentage (to the limit of 20%). ÜberCharge is always lost when the round ends.
Similar to the Übersaw, the vial will fill up with a team-colored liquid as an ÜberCharge is built, before draining as it is deployed.
Damage
- Base: 65 (59 to 72 Damage)
- Mini-Crit: 80 Damage
- Critical hit: 195 Damage
- Average Damage per Second (DPS): 81.25
Function times
- Attack Interval: 0.8
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Effects
- While equipped, up to 20% of the Medic's maximum (not current) ÜberCharge will be retained on death (see also ÜberCharge).
- While equipped, the Medic's maximum hit points are reduced by 10 (see also Hit points).
Blueprint
| Ubersaw | Reclaimed Metal | Vita-Saw | ||
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Trivia
- This weapon was originally created by Pie_Tony, Daimao, and IdleTard as a replacement for the Übersaw, hence its similarities to it.
- It very closely resembles the large needle syringe carried around by the Little Sisters from the game BioShock by 2K Games. Its name is also similar to the Vita-Chamber, a device which resurrects individuals who die in their vicinity, from the same game. Valve had to contact 2K Games for their legal consent to be able to ship the model in-game.
- Currently, the Vita-Saw has the same taunt as the Bonesaw, where he plays the weapon like a violin (with the original sound clips). Due to the needle, it appears as though he is stabbing himself in the neck.
- In Arena Mode, The Vita-Saw will not retain any ÜberCharge.
- This is the first unlockable for the Medic to be released since the Goldrush update.
Gallery
- Vita-Saw 1st person red cropped.png
RED 1st person view.
Full RED 1st person view.
- Vita-Saw 1st person blu cropped.png
BLU 1st person view.
Full BLU 1st person view.
See also
