Degreaser

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The Degreaser is a craftable primary weapon for the Pyro. It appears to be comprised of a gas pump, car muffler and exhaust pipe, fire extinguisher, and stove top burner, all attached to function as a Flamethrower.

This weapon reduces the delay caused by weapon switching by 65% for all weapons, allowing easier strategic use of weapon combos (for instance, with the Axtinguisher.) In return, the Degreaser deals 25% less afterburn damage. Unlike its unlockable primary weapon counterpart, the Backburner, the Degreaser retains the compression blast ability.

Damage

See also: Damage

Range	Damage per particle	Damage per second
0-200 units	6.2	139.5
200-384 units	3.72	83.7

Notes

• Flame damage is identical to the Flamethrower.
• Base damage is based upon range (or, by extension, particle lifetime) and is rounded at the end of all calculations (after Critical multipliers, etc).
  • There is very slight variability, ±0.08 per particle, because some particles are at an angle. This makes for slightly varying travel times.
  • Damage-Per-Second values assume all particles find victims.
  • Base damage changes over particle lifetime, instead of distance from player. All other weapons affected by distance measure from player to player.
• Critical hit: 3× base damage, then round to nearest whole.
  • Mini-Crit: 1.35× base damage, then round to nearest whole.
• Afterburn: 2 damage every 0.5 seconds (3 on every 4th tick), 45 damage in total.
  • Mini-Crit: 4 damage every 0.5 seconds for 10 seconds, 80 damage in total.

Note: Damage-Per-Second values assume all particles find victims.

Base damage changes over particle lifetime, instead of distance from player (all other weapons affected by distance measure from player to player). Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.04
• Ammo Consumption Interval: 0.08
• Weapon Switch Delay: 0.2345

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Blueprint

Backburner		Reclaimed Metal		Degreaser
	+		=

Related Achievements

General

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.

Pyro

Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind. Hotshot Kill a Soldier with a reflected critical rocket. Makin' Bacon Kill 50 Heavies with your flamethrower.

Freezer Burn Provide enemies with freezecam shots of each of your taunts. Hot Potato Reflect 100 projectiles with your compressed air blast. Baptism by Fire Force 10 burning enemies to jump into water.

Bugs

• The native kill icon is only displayed when destroying buildings. When killing enemy players, the Flamethrower's kill icon is displayed instead.
• Because of the faster draw time, the taunt glitch (whereupon a player may taunt, then quickly change weapon, and have the taunt animation play for the originally-equipped weapon) is still possible.

Trivia

• The Pyro's Degreaser is most likely a reference to the emulsifying agents used to remove heavy oils and grease which are sometimes referred to as "Template:W". Firstly, when mishandled with heat, degreasers (especially engine degreasers) are known to cause severe burn or injury due to their highly flammable and explosive nature, much like the Pyro's weapon. Secondly, degreasing items such as engines, gears, stoves, etc. will make them run more efficiently and possibly faster by removing unneeded gunk. The degreasing nature of the Pyro's weapon may therefore explain why it and all weapons used alongside it can be switched faster.
• Because of the faster draw time, it is possible for the Pyro to fire their Shotgun, switch to the Degreaser for a quick Compression Blast or fire, and then switch back to the Shotgun to fire another shot, without losing firing speed. This is easier to execute if you are using the Flare Gun instead of the Shotgun, since the Flare Gun's firing speed is much slower in comparison to the Shotgun's firing speed.

Gallery

• Degreaser 1st person red cropped.png

  RED 1st person view.

• Degreaser 1st person blu cropped.png

  BLU 1st person view.

See also

• Degreaser strategy
• Flamethrower
• Backburner