Backburner

Backburner
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Kill Icon
Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Primary
Released:	The Pyro Update
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #25 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	200
Reload type:	No Reload
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Backburner 1 - 100 +10% damage bonus 100% critical hits from behind +150% airblast cost

“

This flamethrower is built for the Pyro who likes to ambush their opponents. — Backburner publicity blurb

”

The Backburner is an unlockable primary weapon for the Pyro. It is the default Flamethrower with a team-colored metal addition to the nozzle shaped like a dragon's head.

The Backburner guarantees critical hits whenever it is used on an opponent from behind, and deals 10% more damage than the normal Flamethrower. It does not roll for random critical hits. The area behind an enemy that will register critical hits for the weapon is approximately a 90 degree angle centered behind where the opponent is facing. This is significantly less than the Spy's backstab range, which appears to be any angle in the 180 degrees behind where a player is looking.

The Backburner, like the Flamethrower and Degreaser, has the compression blast ability but uses 50 ammo per blast rather than 20 for the other Pyro primary weapons.

The Backburner is automatically given to any player who obtains 16 Pyro achievements.

The kill icon for the Backburner was contributed by Template:Steam profile link.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Particle
Damage
Flame damage (close)	100%	6.82 / particle
Flame damage (far)	60%	4.09 / particle
Critical		12-21 / particle
Mini-crit		6-9 / particle
Afterburn		3 / tick 60 total
Afterburn (mini-crit)		4 / tick 80 total
Function times
Attack interval		0.04 s
Ammo consumption interval		0.08 s
Afterburn duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Note: Flame damage is proportional to particle lifetime instead of distance from target. Unlike most weapons, critical hits are also affected by the scaling. Additionally, there is a very slight damage variance (±0.08 / particle) due to differences in particle angles.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Backburner		Reclaimed Metal		Degreaser
	+		=

Reclaimed Metal		Soda Popper		Backburner		Phlogistinator
	+		+		=

Related achievements

General

Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.

Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

 Soldier

Backdraft Dodger Kill a Pyro who has airblasted one of your rockets in the last 10 seconds.

Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.

 Pyro

Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water. Burn Ward Ignite 3 Medics that are ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. Controlled Burn Ignite 50 enemies capturing one of your control points. Combined Fire Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited. Cooking the Books Ignite 5 enemies carrying your intelligence. Firewall Ignite 5 Spies who have a sapper on a friendly building. Firewatch Ignite 10 Snipers while they are zoomed in. Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Got A Light? Ignite an enemy Spy while he's flicking a cigarette. Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.

I Fry Ignite 10 disguised Spies. Hot Potato Reflect 100 projectiles with your compressed air blast. Hotshot Kill a Soldier with a reflected critical rocket. Next of Kindling Ignite an enemy, and the Medic healing him. Pilot Light Ignite a rocket-jumping Soldier while he's in midair. Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage. Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro. Spontaneous Combustion Ignite 10 cloaked Spies. Trailblazer Ignite 10 enemies that have recently used a teleporter. Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.

 Heavy

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

 Engineer

The Extinguished Gentleman Have dispensers you built extinguish 20 burning players.

 Medic

Autoclave Assist in burning 5 enemies with a single ÜberCharge on a Pyro.

Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.

 Sniper

Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.

 Spy

Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.

Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (The Pyro Update)

• The Backburner was added to the game.

July 1, 2008 Patch

• Fixed Backburner's flame critical hits not being recalculated after collision. This meant that it would check if the target was looking away once and after that the flame could score a critical hit again even if the orientation changed.

July 29, 2008 Patch

• Removed health bonus from the Backburner (previously gave 50 extra max health).

August 19, 2008 Patch (A Heavy Update)

• Added new firing sounds to the Backburner.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

• Added a 20% damage bonus to the Backburner.

May 19, 2010 Patch

• Reduced Backburner damage bonus from 20% to 15%.

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

• [Undocumented] The weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Degreaser.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• Backburner was assigned a unique kill icon.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players claiming health by switching to the Powerjack as the enemy dies from burn damage from the Flamethrower.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• Updated model (the dragon attachment) with optimizations and new LODs.

February 7, 2011 Patch

• Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Removed the restriction on airblast.
• Airblast ammo cost increased 150%.
• Damage bonus reduced to 10%

July 12, 2011

• [Item schema update] Added Strange Quality.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "+10% damage done" to "+10% damage bonus".

January 11, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] The item was added to the crafting blueprint for the Phlogistinator

Bugs

• In first-person view, the flame at the front of the Backburner clips through the metal cover.
• Due to the Backburner being an attachment to the default Flamethrower model, a bug persists; should the Pyro move its hand due to a voice command, the hose connected to the propane tank will appear attached to their wrist.
• Upon dying whilst using this weapon, the Pyro will drop the default Flamethrower.
• When fired at a certain angle, the flames can go through a setup gate and attack a player on the other side.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

See also

• Backburner strategy
• Fire
• Compression blast
• Flamethrower
• Degreaser