Metal

Metal
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Pickup Type:	Building & Ammo

For the crafting material, see Crafting.

“

Don't test my metal, son!

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— The Engineer

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Metal is a resource unique to the Engineer and is used in the construction, upgrade, repair of buildings, and as ammunition for the Widowmaker and Short Circuit. The Engineer spawns with a full supply of 200 Metal. Metal can be acquired through various means, including picking up ammo boxes, weapons, and pieces of destroyed buildings.

Sources

Ammo boxes

All ammo crates have a 10 second respawn time.

Small Ammo Pickup: 41 Metal
Medium Ammo Pickup: 100 Metal
Large Ammo Pickup: 200 Metal

Debris

Broken Sapper parts: 3 Metal each, 3 parts per Sapper, only comes from Sappers removed from a Dispenser, total of 9 Metal.
Broken Red-Tape Recorder parts: 3 Metal each, 4 parts per Red-Tape Recorder, only comes from Red-Tape Recorders removed from a Dispenser, total of 12 Metal.
Broken Dispenser parts: 10 Metal each, 5 parts per Dispenser, total of 50 Metal.
Broken Teleporter parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Teleporter, total of 60 Metal.
Broken Sentry Gun parts: 15 Metal each, 4 parts per Sentry Gun, total of 60 Metal.
Broken Mini-Sentry Gun parts: 7 Metal each, 4 parts per Mini-Sentry, total of 28 Metal.

Dropped items

Fallen weapon from an Engineer: Amount equal to the Engineer's Metal at the time of death, ranging from 1 to 200 Metal. If the Engineer had no Metal, gives 100 Metal.
Fallen weapons from other players: 100 Metal.
- The Heavy's lunchbox items provide health instead of metal.
Engineer's toolbox: 200 Metal.

Other sources

Dispensers: can hold a maximum of 400 metal at once; generates Metal every 6 seconds and can dispense an equivalent amount every second
- Level 1 – produces 40 Metal at once
- Level 2 – produces 50 Metal at once
- Level 3 – produces 60 Metal at once
Payload carts: produces 40 Metal at once; has an infinite supply
Resupply lockers: Refills to maximum, 200 Metal.
Widowmaker: Metal gained equivalent to damage dealt