Tide Turner

Tide Turner
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Basic Information
Used by:	Demoman
Slot:	Secondary
Equip region:	Arms
Contributed by:	Toad ☂
Released:	June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase 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 Tide Turner 1 - 100 +25% fire damage resistance on wearer +25% explosive damage resistance on wearer Full turning control while charging Kills while charging refill 75% of your charge meter. Taking damage while shield charging reduces remaining charging time.

“

Imagine if I hadn't been drunk! Click to listen — The Demoman on turn control

”

The Tide Turner is a community-created secondary weapon for the Demoman. It is a worn-down ship steering wheel.

It functions similarly to the Chargin' Targe; however, it also gives full turning control while charging, and any kills obtained while charging will instantly replenish 75% of the charge meter. Being damaged while charging reduces the remaining charge time, taking 32 damage to instantly drain a full charge meter. Note that using the Claidheamh Mòr does not change how much charge is deducted. Being damaged in the precise moment a charge is initiated will fully drain the charge meter, regardless of how much damage was dealt. Like the Demoman's other shields, it provides passive resistances to both fire and explosive damage, 25% each in this case. Unlike the Chargin' Targe, the Tide Turner does not give Afterburn immunity.

The Tide Turner was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "The Wheel of Misfortune".

Damage

See also: Damage

Alternate fire initiates a charge attack, which deals damage on its own, or may be used in conjunction with another weapon.

• Charge Damage: 50 melee damage (if shield connects with enemy at the end of the charge - 0 otherwise) + 10 per head (up to 5 heads).
• Mini-crit charge damage: 68 (if shield connects with enemy at the end of the charge - 0 otherwise) + 13 per head (up to 5 heads).
  • The shield damage is affected by weapon damage spread, it is not a constant number.
• Charge Speed: 750 Hammer units/sec, or 250%.
  • Charge Speed: 637.5 Hammer units/sec with Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped, or 213%.

Function times

• Charge Interval: 12 seconds
  • Charge Interval: 6 seconds with the Persian Persuader equipped
  • Charge Interval: 3 seconds when a melee kill or shield bash kill is made during the charge
  • Charge Interval: 1.5 seconds with the Persian Persuader equipped and a melee kill or shield bash kill is made during the charge
  • Charge Interval: 0 seconds when a melee kill with the Claidheamh Mòr is made during the charge
  • Charge Interval: 0 seconds when a melee kill or shield bash kill is made while the Ali Baba's Wee Booties or Bootlegger is equipped

Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Chargin' Targe		Ali Baba's Wee Booties		Tide Turner
	+		+		=

Class Token - Demoman		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Reclaimed Metal		Tide Turner		Quickiebomb Launcher
	+		+		=

Related achievements

General

Emergency Brake Kill a charging Demoman.

 Demoman

Beat Me Up, Scotty Use a critical swing with the Eyelander to kill 5 enemy players. Chain Reaction Get 3 kills within 6 seconds using the Demoman charge.

The Targe Charge Charge and kill someone with your shield bash. U-Turn Kill an enemy that you couldn't see at the beginning of your charge.

Update history

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• The Tide Turner was added to the game.

June 19, 2014 Patch

• Updated the Tide Turner to also refill the charge meter from impact kills.

June 20, 2014 Patch

• Fixed the Tide Turner doing impact damage at any range.
• Fixed the Tide Turner refilling the Charge meter on any decapitation.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

• Added Penalty: Taking damage while shield charging reduces remaining charging time.
• Kills while charging now only add 75% meter on charge kills instead of 100%.

Trivia

• The item's name references the expression "turn the tide"; the expression means to change or reverse the outcome of a situation (such as a battle).

Gallery

• 

  First-person view with Eyelander.

• 

  First-person view with Australium Eyelander.

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  RED first-person view with Festive Eyelander.

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  BLU first-person view with Festive Eyelander.

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  First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter.

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  First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker.

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  RED first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.

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  BLU first-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.

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  First-person view with Half-Zatoichi.

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  First-person view with the Half-Zatoichi covered with blood.

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  First-person view with Persian Persuader.

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  First-person view with Nessie's Nine Iron.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Tide Turner.