Strategy

For general map-specific strategies, please see the pages for each map. Other pages on strategy can be found in Category:Strategy.

To assist with the Team Fortress Wiki Community Strategy Project, visit the Community Strategy Project Page, read the Community Strategy Style Guide, and see the List of Community strategy stubs.

This page lists strategy guides to class-specific play, different game modes, obtaining achievements, and general gameplay.

Some strategies and explanations may use abbreviations, slangs, or alternate names for various reasons, such as to maintain flow or encourage a casual and co-operative ethos. For unfamiliar terms, please see Glossary of player terms.

Class strategies

These are basic, succinct strategies that teach the basics to a class and also any small, useful tips. Please edit with caution.

• Basic Scout strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Soldier strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Pyro strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Demoman strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Heavy strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Engineer strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Medic strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Sniper strategy (match-ups)
• Basic Spy strategy (match-ups)

Community class strategies

These are community-written strategies that can offer a lot more detail, but may be more subjective or situational than basic strategies.

• Community Scout strategy
• Community Soldier strategy
• Community Pyro strategy
• Community Demoman strategy
• Community Heavy strategy
• Community Engineer strategy
• Community Medic strategy
• Community Sniper strategy
• Community Spy strategy

Anti-class strategies

These are strategies for playing against a class, instead of playing as the class.

• Anti-Scout strategy
• Anti-Soldier strategy
• Anti-Pyro strategy
• Anti-Demoman strategy
• Anti-Heavy strategy
• Anti-Engineer strategy
• Anti-Medic strategy
• Anti-Sniper strategy
• Anti-Spy strategy

Class-mechanic strategies

These are strategies regarding class-specific mechanics, such as cloaking for the Spy.

• Backstab
• Charging
• Cloak
• Compression blast
• Disguise
• Fire
• Headshot
• Healing
• ÜberCharge

General strategies

These pages are general strategies not specific to a single class or game mode, and help guides for various gameplay elements. Also see Team strategy, and the List of official tips provided in-game.

• Aerial
• Ambushing
• Backcapping
• Bleeding
• Camping
• Chokepoint
• Communication
• Control point timing
• Crouching
• High ground advantage
• Juggling
• Jumping
• Medic buddy
• Pick
• Respawn times
• Rush
• Spy checking
• Strafing
• Stun
• Text chat
• Turtling
• Voice chat

Community game mode strategies

These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any game mode, as any class. Guides regarding game mode-specific elements are also included in this section.

• Community Arena strategy
• Community Capture the Flag strategy
• Community Control Point strategy
  • Community Attack/Defend strategy
  • Community Medieval Mode strategy
• Community King of the Hill strategy
• Community Mannpower strategy
• Community Mann vs. Machine strategy
  • Anti-Sentry Buster strategy
• Community PASS Time strategy
• Community Payload strategy
  • Community Payload Race strategy
• Community Player Destruction strategy
• Community Robot Destruction strategy
• Community Special Delivery strategy
• Community Territorial Control strategy
• Community Domination strategy

Community map strategies

These pages are for learning how to play more effectively on any official Team Fortress 2 map, as any class.

Arena

• Community Badlands (Arena) strategy
• Community Byre strategy
• Community Granary (Arena) strategy
• Community Graveyard strategy
• Community Lumberyard strategy
• Community Nucleus (Arena) strategy
• Community Offblast strategy
• Community Ravine strategy
• Community Sawmill (Arena) strategy
• Community Watchtower strategy
• Community Well (Arena) strategy

Attack/Defend (Control Points)

• Community Altitude strategy
• Community Coal Pit strategy
• Community Dustbowl strategy
• Community Egypt strategy
• Community Erebus strategy
• Community Frostwatch strategy
• Community Gorge strategy
• Community Gorge Event strategy
• Community Gravel Pit strategy
• Community Hardwood strategy
• Community Junction strategy
• Community Mann Manor strategy
• Community Mercenary Park strategy
• Community Mossrock strategy
• Community Mountain Lab strategy
• Community Spookeyridge strategy
• Community Steel strategy
• Community Sulfur strategy

Attack/Defend (Payload)

• Community Snowplow strategy

Capture the Flag

• Community 2Fort strategy
• Community 2Fort Invasion strategy
• Community Crasher strategy
• Community Double Cross strategy
• Community Doublefrost strategy
• Community Frosty strategy
• Community Helltrain strategy
• Community Landfall strategy
• Community Pelican Peak strategy
• Community Sawmill (Capture the Flag) strategy
• Community Snowfall strategy
• Community Turbine strategy
• Community Well (Capture the Flag) strategy

Control Points

• Community 5Gorge strategy
• Community Badlands (Control Point) strategy
• Community Coldfront strategy
• Community Fastlane strategy
• Community Foundry strategy
• Community Freight strategy
• Community Gullywash strategy
• Community Granary (Control Point) strategy
• Community Metalworks strategy
• Community Powerhouse strategy
• Community Process strategy
• Community Reckoner strategy
• Community Sinshine strategy
• Community Sunshine strategy
• Community Snakewater strategy
• Community Vanguard strategy
• Community Well (Control Point) strategy
• Community Yukon strategy

King of the Hill

• Community Badlands (King of the Hill) strategy
• Community Brazil strategy
• Community Cascade strategy
• Community Cauldron strategy
• Community Eyeaduct strategy
• Community Harvest strategy
• Community Harvest Event strategy
• Community Highpass strategy
• Community Kong King strategy
• Community Lakeside strategy
• Community Laughter strategy
• Community Lazarus strategy
• Community Los Muertos strategy
• Community Maple Ridge Event strategy
• Community Megalo strategy
• Community Moldergrove strategy
• Community Moonshine Event strategy
• Community Nucleus (King of the Hill) strategy
• Community Probed strategy
• Community Rotunda strategy
• Community Sawmill (King of the Hill) strategy
• Community Sharkbay strategy
• Community Sinthetic strategy
• Community Slasher strategy
• Community Soul-Mill strategy
• Community Suijin strategy
• Community Viaduct strategy
• Community Well (Capture the Flag) strategy

Mannpower

• Community Foundry (Capture the Flag) strategy
• Community Gorge (Capture the Flag) strategy
• Community Hellfire strategy
• Community Thunder Mountain (Capture the Flag) strategy

Mann vs. Machine

• Community Bigrock strategy
• Community Coal Town strategy
• Community Decoy strategy
• Community Ghost Town strategy
• Community Mannhattan strategy
• Community Mannworks strategy
• Community Rottenburg strategy

Medieval Mode (Control Points)

• Community DeGroot Keep strategy

PASS Time

• Community Brickyard strategy
• Community District strategy
• Community Timberlodge strategy

Payload

• Community Cashworks strategy
• Community Badwater Basin strategy
• Community Barnblitz strategy
• Community Bloodwater strategy
• Community Borneo strategy
• Community Bread Space strategy
• Community Brimstone strategy
• Community Cactus Canyon strategy
• Community Chilly strategy
• Community Enclosure strategy
• Community Frontier strategy
• Community Frostcliff strategy
• Community Ghoulpit strategy
• Community Gold Rush strategy
• Community Gravestone strategy
• Community Hassle Castle strategy
• Community Hellstone strategy
• Community Hoodoo strategy
• Community Phoenix strategy
• Community Pier strategy
• Community Polar strategy
• Community Precipice strategy
• Community Rumford strategy
• Community Snowycoast strategy
• Community Swiftwater strategy
• Community Terror strategy
• Community Thunder Mountain strategy
• Community Upward strategy
• Community Venice strategy
• Community Wutville strategy

Payload Race

• Community Banana Bay strategy
• Community Bonesaw strategy
• Community Helltower strategy
• Community Hightower strategy
• Community Pipeline strategy
• Community Nightfall strategy

Player Destruction

• Community Cursed Cove strategy
• Community Farmageddon strategy
• Community Monster Bash strategy
• Community Pit of Death strategy
• Community Selbyen strategy
• Community SnowVille strategy
• Community Watergate strategy

Robot Destruction

• Community Asteroid strategy

Special Delivery

• Community Carnival of Carnage strategy
• Community Doomsday strategy

Territorial Control

• Community Hydro strategy

Domination

• Community Standin strategy

Versus Saxton Hale

• Community VSH Distillery strategy
• Community VSH Nucleus strategy
• Community VSH Skirmish strategy
• Community VSH Tiny Rock strategy

Event strategies

These pages are for strategies limited to special events, such as Halloween.

• Community Halloween maps strategy
• Horseless Headless Horsemann match-ups
• Merasmus match-ups
• MONOCULUS match-ups

Achievement strategies

These are strategies for obtaining different achievements.

General achievements

• Obtaining General achievements

Class achievements

• Obtaining Scout achievements
• Obtaining Soldier achievements
• Obtaining Pyro achievements
• Obtaining Demoman achievements
• Obtaining Heavy achievements
• Obtaining Engineer achievements
• Obtaining Medic achievements
• Obtaining Sniper achievements
• Obtaining Spy achievements

Game mode achievements

• Obtaining Astro-chievements
• Obtaining Mann vs. Machievements
• Obtaining PASS Time achievements

Map achievements

• Obtaining Foundry achievements
• Obtaining Powerhouse achievements
• Obtaining Process achievements
• Obtaining Snakewater achievements
• Obtaining Standin achievements

Event achievements

• Obtaining Christmas Event achievements
• Obtaining Halloween achievements

Other achievements

• Obtaining Replay achievements

Contract strategies

These are strategies for completing various Contracts.

• Contract strategy
• Mercenary Park Contracts rewards strategy
• Halloween Contracts Strategy
• Pyroland Contracts Strategy