Boston Basher

Boston Basher
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Basic Information
Used by:	Scout
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Roy Theunissen
Released:	December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #23 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Boston Basher Level 1 - 100 Bat On Hit: Bleed for 5 seconds On Miss: Hit yourself. Idiot.

“

Delinquents all over the country have been harassing old ladies while you were stuck in your nearby generic desert-industrial environment. You missed out on all the extreme elderly-pestering action! No worries, though! With this handmade bat, you can still vent your frustration elsewhere. — Boston Basher publicity blurb

”

The Boston Basher is a community-created melee weapon for the Scout. It is a bloodstained wooden club covered with spikes and reinforced with metal bands.

This weapon inflicts a five-second bleed effect upon hitting an enemy. Missing the hit, however, applies the damage and bleed effect to the wearer instead; therefore, careful precision is required when attacking up close, particularly with the added risk from the Scout's movement speed. The Boston Basher deals less self-damage compared to when hitting opponents, dealing 58 self-damage compared to 75.

The self-damage effect is not applied if the player hits a teammate or any solid object such as a wall, floor or prop. Missing with a critical swing causes the critical hit sound effect, though only normal damage is inflicted. While under the effects of a Medic's ÜberCharge, missing causes no damage to the player.

Despite its main damage dealing purpose, the Boston Basher can also serve as a means of quickly charging up a Medic's ÜberCharge and if correctly timed, can also provide the Scout with a third or fourth jump, also known as a triple or quad jump. These types of jumps can help assist a Scout to reach higher or further distant areas or ledges, set up ambushes and make escapes not normally possible without the use of the Force-A-Nature and the knock back effect it provides.

The weapon was originally created for the Fancy vs. Nasty Update as a replacement for the Sandman, and has since been officially added to the game.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Three-Rune Blade

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	35
Critical		105
Mini-crit		47
Bleeding		8 / s 40 total
Bleeding (mini-crit)		10 / s 50 total
Self-damage		18 + bleeding 58 total
Function times
Attack interval		0.5 s
Bleeding duration		5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Sandman		Tribalman's Shiv		Boston Basher
	+		=

Class Token - Scout		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Boston Basher		Reclaimed Metal		Sun-on-a-Stick
	+	x2	=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Boston Basher Strange Bat - Kills: 0 On Hit: Bleed for 5 seconds On Miss: Hit yourself. Idiot.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Update history

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• The Boston Basher was added to the game.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• The Boston Basher was added to the Mann Co. Store, became craftable, and included in random drops.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• The Boston Basher was given a unique kill icon.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Boston Basher's melee attack not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

March 1, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Boston Basher was added to the crafting blueprint for the Sun-on-a-Stick.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added community contributed response rules to the Boston Basher.

July 12, 2011

• [Item schema update] Added Strange quality.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

September 17, 2014 Patch

• Updated sounds for the Boston Basher. The weapon now uses the Killing Gloves of Boxing's firing sound.

February 29, 2016 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated firing sounds for the Boston Basher.

Gallery

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  First-person view.

See also

• Boston Basher strategy
• Basher jump