Vita-Saw

Vita-Saw
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Basic Information
Used by:	Medic
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Idletard and Daimao
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Uncrate (#1)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Vita-Saw 1 - 100 On death up to 20% of your stored ÜberCharge is retained. -10 max health on wearer

“

Did zat sting? Saw-ry! Click to listen — The Medic

”

The Vita-Saw (pronounced "VIE-tah saw") is a craftable melee weapon for the Medic. It appears as a rusty gas pump handle, outfitted with a long needle and a blood-stained knife underneath, with a liquid-filled container connected to the top of the main part of the weapon. A small skull and bones symbol, coupled with eight tally marks, has been etched into the flat of the blade.

When equipped, this weapon lowers the Medic's maximum health by 10 to a total of 140. On the other hand, it will allow the player to retain up to 20% of an ÜberCharge upon death. For example, dying with a 12% charge will cause the Medic to retain the 12% charge upon respawning, while dying with a charge of more than 20% (for example 45% of a full charge) will only retain a maximum of 20%. The retention will occur even if an ÜberCharge is deployed, as long as the remaining charge does not deplete below 20%.

The ÜberCharge stored will be kept if the player were to switch teams, but will be lost if they were to change class. The Vita-Saw stores charge upon death, and therefore the Medic can use a different melee weapon while building charge, or even change melee loadout while respawning. So long as he dies with it equipped and doesn't change classes, the Medic will respawn with his previous ÜberCharge percentage (to the maximum limit of 20%). An ÜberCharge is always lost when the round ends.

Similar to the Übersaw, the vial will fill up with a team-colored liquid as an ÜberCharge is built, before draining as it is deployed.

Damage

See also: Damage

Identical to the Bonesaw

• Base: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
• Mini-Crit: 88
• Critical hit: 195
• Average Damage per Second (DPS): 81.25

Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.8

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

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Ubersaw		Reclaimed Metal		Vita-Saw
	+		=

As a Crafting Ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Vita-Saw		Amputator
x2	+		=

Related Achievements

Medic

FYI I am A Medic Use your bonesaw to kill a spy who has been calling for 'Medic!'. Peer Review Kill 10 Medics with your bone saw.

Sawbones Hit enemies with your bonesaw 5 times in a row without dying or missing.

Update history

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Taunting with the Vita-Saw now plays the old Übersaw taunt - a deeper viola tone. Previously it shared a taunt with the Bonesaw.

December 2, 2010 Patch

• The mesh's smoothing groups were fixed resulting in clean, hard-edged look as opposed to the molten appearance it had before.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• This weapon was given a unique kill icon.

Trivia

The needle from Bioshock

• This weapon was originally created by IdleTard (model) and Daimao (texture) as a replacement for the Übersaw, hence its similarities to it. Community user Pie_Tony made an alternative texture for it that wasn't used in the final version.
• Due to this weapon's strong resemblance to the ADAM Harvester from the Bioshock series (seen to the right), Valve requested and subsequently received permission from 2K Games to include it in TF2.
• The reference to Bioshock is further reinforced in the name, being a reference to the Vita-Chambers from Bioshock. The Vita-Saw and Vita-Chambers even share similar functions; in Bioshock, the Vita-Chambers respawn you with spare EVE, the energy used to perform abilities known as plasmids, similarly to the Vita-Saw saving a portion of your Übercharge after death.
• The original name of the weapon model was the Gentzücken Battle Needle before being officially added to the game.
• If you spawn with 20% ÜberCharge, you can get to a full ÜberCharge 8 to 16 seconds faster than usual with the Medi Gun or 6.4 to 12.8 seconds faster with the Kritzkrieg, depending on whether you heal injured allies.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

See also

• Vita-Saw strategy