Vita-Saw

Vita-Saw
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Basic Information
Used by:	Medic
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Raz Daimao
Released:	September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Uncrate #1 or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Vita-Saw Level 1 - 100 Bonesaw Collect the organs of people you hit -10 max health on wearer A percentage of your ÜberCharge level is retained on death, based on the number of organs harvested (15% per). Total ÜberCharge retained on spawn caps at 60%.

“

Did that sting? Saw-ry! Click to listen — The Medic on saws with needles

”

The Vita-Saw (/vaɪtɑːsɔː/ veye-tah-saw) is a community-created melee weapon for the Medic. It is a rusty gas pump handle that has been outfitted with both a long needle and blood-stained knife underneath, and with a container connected to the top of the main part of the weapon, filled with a team-colored liquid with a slight glow to it. A small skull and bones symbol, coupled with eight tally marks, has been etched into the flat of the blade.

When equipped, this weapon lowers the Medic's maximum health by 10 to a total of 140. On the other hand, this weapon has a unique feature that can allow the player to retain up to 60% of an ÜberCharge after respawning. Every hit against an enemy using the Vita-Saw "collects" their organs, adding 15% to the retained ÜberCharge up to a maximum of 60%, after which additional hits will not change the retained ÜberCharge amount. Unlike the Ubersaw, ÜberCharge gained from hits are not usable until after the player dies and respawns.

The ÜberCharge stored will be kept if the player switches teams, but will be lost if they change classes. The Vita-Saw stores charge upon death, and therefore 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 maximum limit of 60%. An ÜberCharge is always lost when a round ends (when the objective of the game is met; i.e. all points in a map are captured).

Similar to the Ubersaw, the vial will fill up with a team-colored liquid as an ÜberCharge is built and drain as it is deployed.

The kill icon for the Vita-Saw was contributed by Psyke .

This item was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Bonesaw

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Critical		195
Mini-crit		88
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Ubersaw		Scrap Metal		Vita-Saw
	+	x2	=

Class Token - Medic		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Vita-Saw		Scrap Metal		Amputator
	+		=

Related achievements

 Medic

FYI I am A Medic Use your bonesaw to kill a spy who has been calling for 'Medic!'. Peer Review Kill 10 Medics with your bone saw.

Sawbones Hit enemies with your bonesaw 5 times in a row without dying or missing.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (The Mann-Conomy Update)

• The Vita-Saw was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Gave the Vita-Saw a unique crafting recipe.

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Taunting with the Vita-Saw now plays the old Ubersaw taunt - a deeper viola tone. Previously it shared a taunt with the Bonesaw.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• The mesh's smoothing groups were fixed resulting in clean, hard-edged look as opposed to the molten appearance it had before.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Vita-Saw was added in the crafting blueprint for the Amputator.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• The Vita-Saw was given a unique kill icon.

February 14, 2011 Patch

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

March 15, 2011 Patch

• The crafting cost of the Vita-Saw was changed from 2 Reclaimed Metal and a Ubersaw to 2 Scrap Metal and a Ubersaw.
• The crafting cost of the Amputator was changed from 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Vita-Saw to 1 Scrap Metal and a Vita-Saw.

June 10, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Vita-Saw not displaying the Medic's ÜberCharge progress.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• Added Collector's quality.

July 3, 2015 Patch

• Fixed the Vitasaw^(sic) no longer giving its ÜberCharge bonus after death.

October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Added Organs collecting concept. Each hit with the Vita-Saw harvests the victim's organs. Preserves 15% ubercharge^(sic) per Organ harvested on-death. Effect caps at 60% total ubercharge.

November 1, 2017 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the description of the Vita-Saw.

December 13, 2017 Patch

• Updated the Vita-Saw so victims spawn random internal organs on hit.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

• Fixed being able to collect organs with the Vita-Saw during a truce.

Bugs

• The "Organs" display overlaps with the "Energy" Upgrade display in Mann vs. Machine on the HUD.
• Due to Lag compensation, The "Organs" counter may display the incorrect number of organs, This is shown here.
• Firing any primary weapons and switching to the Vita-Saw before the projectile hit with the enemy will cause an organ to spawn from them when the projectile hits them. This is merely visual and does not go towards to the organ counts.

Trivia

The ADAM Harvester from BioShock.

• This weapon was originally created by Nare (model) and Daimao (texture) as a replacement for the Ubersaw, hence its similarities to it. Community user Pie_Tony made an alternative texture for the weapon, but this was not used in the final version.
• Due to this weapon's strong resemblance to the ADAM Harvester from the BioShock series (seen to the right), Valve requested and subsequently received permission from 2K Games to include it in Team Fortress 2.
  • The connection to BioShock is further reinforced in the name, which is a reference to the Vita-Chambers from Bioshock. The Vita-Saw and Vita-Chambers even share similar functions. In BioShock, the Vita-Chambers respawn the player with a portion of their health and EVE, the energy used to perform abilities. Similarly, the Vita-Saw will respawn the player with a portion of their ÜberCharge after death.
  • Due to copyright reasons, this item is not sold in the Mann Co. Store.
• The original name of the weapon model was the Gentzücken Battle Needle before being officially added to the game.

Notes

• The Vita-Saw was announced to have Allows you to see enemy health attribute in the April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update). This did not happen, and the incorrect information was removed from the official release note.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

• 

  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Vita-Saw.

See also

• Vita-Saw strategy