Item sets

Item sets are a feature introduced in the Mann-Conomy Update. Depending on the set, new attributes may apply to the wearer when all the items in a set are equipped, altering the role of the class slightly. Examples include increased damage resistance, an immunity to headshots, and silenced cloaking noises. There are currently twenty-seven item sets; the five Polycount Pack contest winners, three Australian Christmas sets, eight Über Update sets, Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack set, the Swashbuckler's Swag set, and nine Very Scary Halloween Special sets.

The Polycount Pack item sets require players to have the set headwear equipped to activate the item set bonus. The Australian Christmas item sets do not require the corresponding headwear to activate the set bonus. The Über Update, Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack, and the Swashbuckler's Swag sets, while they require their respective headwear and, if applicable, Miscellaneous item to complete the set, do not bestow a set bonus. All set headwear and misc. items can be crafted using four Refined Metal and a weapon from the set the desired headwear/misc. that the item belongs to.

If a part of an item set is equipped, a list of items in the set as well as which are currently equipped appears when the item is inspected, either in the loadout menu or by other players. If the entire set is equipped, any effects it provides are also listed.

Scout

The Special Delivery

“

Drink it in, pal. That's how failure tastes.

Click to listen

— The Scout making a special delivery

”

Main article: Item sets

The Special Delivery
	Shortstop Mad Milk Holy Mackerel Milkman
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Primary – Shortstop: +100% pellet damage bonus; +75% fire rate; Pistol-fast reload; 60% fewer pellets per shot; -33% clip size
Secondary – Mad Milk: Players heal 60% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk.
Melee – Holy Mackerel: Getting hit by a fish has got to be humiliating.
Headwear – Milkman: A headwear item for the Scout.

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The #1 Fan

“

Remember me? Yeah, ya do!

Click to listen

— The Scout being the #1 fan

”

Main article: Item sets

The #1 Fan
	Soda Popper Winger Atomizer Bonk Boy
Effect	No effect

Primary – Soda Popper: +25% faster reloading speed; +50% faster firing speed; -60% clip size; no random critical hits
Secondary – Winger: +15% damage bonus; -60% clip size
Melee – Atomizer: Grants triple jump; third jump deals 10 damage; -30% firing speed; -20% damage vs players
Misc – Bonk Boy: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.

The Curse-a-Nature

“

Repeat after me: 'muhmuhmuh I'm dead!

Click to listen

— The Scout giving mummy impersonating lessons.

”

Main article: Item sets

The Curse-a-Nature
	Wrap Battler B-ankh! Futankhamun
Effect	No effect

Headwear – Wrap Battler: A headwear item for the Scout.
Misc – B-ankh!: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.
Misc – Futankhamun: A miscellaneous item for the Scout.

Soldier

The Tank Buster

“

Stop hiding behind your little toys and FIGHT LIKE A MAN.

Click to listen

— The Soldier busting some tanks

”

Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Primary – Black Box: On Hit: +15 health; -25% clip size.
Secondary – Battalion's Backup: Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from Crits and blocks 35% of incoming damage. Rage increases through damage taken.
Headwear – Grenadier's Softcap: A headwear item for the Soldier.

The General's Formals

“

The last word out of your sorry mouth will be 'sir', and it will be loud!

Click to listen

— The Soldier on subordination

”

Main article: Item sets

The General's Formals
	Mantreads Disciplinary Action Armored Authority Fancy Dress Uniform
Effect	No effect

Secondary – Mantreads: -75% reduction in push force taken from damage; Deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on
Melee – Disciplinary Action: On hit ally: boosts both players' speed for several seconds; -25% damage penalty
Headwear – Armored Authority: A headwear item for the Soldier.
Misc – Fancy Dress Uniform: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.

Airborne Armaments

“

Pa-POW!

Click to listen

— The Soldier on explosive jumps

”

Main article: Item sets

The Airborne Armaments
	Liberty Launcher Reserve Shooter Market Gardener Jumper's Jeepcap
Effect	No effect

Primary – Liberty Launcher: +40% projectile speed; -25% clip size
Secondary – Reserve Shooter: +15% faster weapon switch speed; Mini-crits on airborne targets for 3 seconds after switch; -50% clip size
Melee – Market Gardener: Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping; No random critical hits
Headwear – Jumper's Jeepcap: A headwear item for the Soldier.

Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack

“

Pack up the tea, boys! We're joining the Space Marines!

— The Soldier

”

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
	Cow Mangler 5000 Righteous Bison Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe
Effect	No effect

Primary – Cow Mangler 5000: Does not require ammo; Alt-fire: A charged shot that mini-crits players, causes afterburn and disables buildings for 4 sec; +25% clip size; +25% ramp-up; -10% damage penalty; No random critical hits; 5% slower reload time; Deals only 20% damage to buildings; Cannot be crit boosted; The victim disintegrates when killed.
Secondary – Righteous Bison: Does not require ammo; Projectile penetrates enemy targets; Projectiles cannot be deflected; Deals only 20% damage to buildings; The victim disintegrates when killed.
Headwear – Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet: A headwear item for the Soldier.
Misc – Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.

The Tin Soldier

“

Beep boop, son. Beep boop.

— The Soldier as a robot

”

Main article: Item sets

The Tin Soldier
	Idiot Box Steel Pipes Shoestring Budget
Effect	Enables additional voice responses Allows the Soldier to perform the Robot Dance taunt.

Headwear – Idiot Box: A headwear item for the Soldier.
Misc – Steel Pipes: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.
Misc – Shoestring Budet: A miscellaneous item for the Soldier.

Pyro

The Gas Jockey's Gear

“

Mmph mphna mprh.

Click to listen

— The Pyro on using antique gear

”

Main article: Item sets

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

Primary –Degreaser: 65% faster weapon switch; -25% burn damage penalty
Melee – Powerjack: +75 health restored on kill; +20% damage from melee sources while active.
Headwear – Attendant: A headwear item for the Pyro.

The Infernal Imp

“

You've brought shame on yer people, you mumblin' devil.

Click to listen

— The Demoman on Pyro's hellish Halloween costume

”

Main article: Item sets

The Infernal Imp
	Blazing Bull Fallen Angel Tail from the Crypt
Effect	No effect

Headwear –Blazing Bull: A headwear item for the Pyro.
Misc – Fallen Angel: A miscallaneous item for the Pyro.
Misc – Tail From the Crypt: A miscallaneous item for the Pyro.

Demoman

The Expert's Ordnance

“

Any of you think ye're better 'n me you're gon' have another thing...

Click to listen

— The Demoman on expertise

”

Main article: Item sets

The Expert's Ordnance
	Loch-n-Load Ullapool Caber Scotch Bonnet
Effect	No effect

Primary – The Loch-N-Load: +20% damage bonus; +25% projectile speed; -60% clip size; launched bombs shatter on surfaces; +25% damage to self.
Melee – The Ullapool Caber: Explodes on first hit; reduced damage on subsequent hits; no random crits.
Due to how damage resistance is calculated, equipping the Chargin' Targe with the Expert's Ordnance item set results in a total fire damage resistance of 55%. Equipping the Splendid Screen with the Expert's Ordnance will result in a total fire damage resistance of 28%.

One Thousand and One Demoknights

“

You're a back-pokin' snake, and by God you'll die like one!

Click to listen

— The Demoman destroying a djinn

”

Main article: Item sets

One Thousand and One Demoknights
	Ali Baba's Wee Booties Splendid Screen Persian Persuader Sultan's Ceremonial
Effect	No effect

Primary – Ali Baba's Wee Booties: +25 max health on wearer; +100% increase in turning control while charging
Secondary – Splendid Screen: +20% fire damage resistance on wearer; +15% explosive damage resistance on wearer; Can deal charge impact damage at any range; +70% increase in charge impact damage
Melee – Persian Persuader +100% increase in charge recharge rate; All ammo collected becomes health
Headwear – Sultan's Ceremonial: A headwear item for the Demoman.

Swashbuckler's Swag

“

Freedom!

Click to listen

— The Demoman on a pirate's life

”

Main article: Item sets

Swashbuckler's Swag
	Scottish Handshake Buccaneer's Bicorne A Whiff of the Old Brimstone Bootlegger
Effect	No effect

Primary - Bootlegger: A reskin of Ali Baba's Wee Booties.
Melee - Scottish Handshake: A reskin of the Bottle.
Headwear - Buccaneer's Bicorne: A headwear item for the Demoman.
Miscellaneous - A Whiff of the Old Brimstone: A Miscellaneous item for the Demoman.

The Highland Hound

“

If you were huntin' trouble, lad, ya found it.

Click to listen

— The Demoman to would-be monster hunters

”

Main article: Item sets

The Highland Hound
	Hair of the Dog Scottish Snarl Pickled Paws
Effect	Allows the Demoman to perform the Wolf Howl taunt.

Headwear – Hair of the Dog: A headwear item for the Demoman.
Misc – Scottish Snarl: A miscellaneous item for the Demoman.
Misc – Pickled Paws: A miscellaneous item for the Demoman.

Heavy

The Hibernating Bear

“

I will kill you with bear hands!

Click to listen

— The Heavy making a bad pun

”

Main article: Item sets

The Hibernating Bear
	Brass Beast Buffalo Steak Sandvich Warrior's Spirit Big Chief
Effect	No effect

Primary – The Brass Beast: +20% Damage bonus; 50% slower spin up time; -60% slower movement speed while deployed
Secondary – The Buffalo Steak Sandvich: While under the effects, move speed is increased, damage done and taken will be Mini-Crits, and the player may only use melee weapons
Melee – The Warrior's Spirit: +30% damage bonus; -20 max health on wearer

Black Market Business

“

Not usually my job, but... *chuckles*

Click to listen

— The Heavy taking care of some nondescript business

”

Main article: Item sets

Black Market Business
	Tomislav Family Business Eviction Notice Capo's Capper
Effect	No effect

Primary – Tomislav: +40% faster spin-up time; Silent Killer: No barrel spin sound; -20% slower firing speed
Secondary –Family Business: +40% clip size; -15% damage penalty
Melee – Eviction Notice: +50% faster firing speed; -60% damage penalty
Headwear –Capo's Capper: A headwear item for the Heavy.

The FrankenHeavy

“

I live!

Click to listen

— The FrankenHeavy after being created

”

Main article: Item sets

The FrankenHeavy
	Can Opener Soviet Stitch-Up Steel-Toed Stompers
Effect	Allows the Heavy to perform the FrankenHeavy taunt.

Headwear – Can Opener: A headwear item for the Heavy.
Misc – Soviet Stitch-Up: A miscellaneous item for the Heavy.
Misc – Steel-Toed Stompers: A miscellaneous item for the Heavy.

Engineer

The Brundle Bundle

Main article: Item sets

The Brundle Bundle
	Buzz Killer Frontier Flyboy Legend of Bugfoot
Effect	Engineer's vocalizations are 145% higher pitch.

Headwear – Buzz Killer: A headwear item for the Engineer.
Misc – Frontier Flyboy: A miscellaneous item for the Engineer.
Misc – Legend of Bugfoot: A miscellaneous item for the Engineer.

Medic

The Medieval Medic

“

I'm going to saw through your bones!

Click to listen

— The Medic on medieval procedures

”

Main article: Item sets

The Medieval Medic
	Crusader's Crossbow Amputator Berliner's Bucket Helm
Effect	No effect

Primary – Crusader's Crossbow: Fires special bolts that heal teammates and deal damage to opponents based on distance traveled; the longer the distance, the larger the amount of healing or damage.
Melee – Amputator: On taunt: heals all nearby teammates within a certain radius, who emit a teamcolored glowing circle effect similar to that of the Battalion's Backup.

The Clinical Trial

“

The healing is not as rewarding as the hurting.

Click to listen

— The Medic on the Hippocratic Oath

”

Main article: Item sets

Clinical Trial
	Overdose Quick-Fix Solemn Vow
Effect	No effect

Primary – Overdose: -10% damage penalty; Movement speed bonus based on Übercharge precentage - to a maximum +10%
Secondary – Quick-Fix: ÜberCharge increases healing by 300% and grants immunity to movement-impairing effects; +40% heal rate; +25% ÜberCharge rate; Move at the speed of any faster heal target; Can't overheal.
Melee – Solemn Vow: Allows you to see enemy health.

The Mad Doktor

Main article: Item sets

The Mad Doktor
	Einstein Dr. Gogglestache Emerald Jarate
Effect	No effect

Headwear – Einstein: A headwear item for the Medic.
Misc – Dr. Gogglestache: A miscellaneous item for the Medic.
Misc – Emerald Jarate: A miscellaneous item for the Medic.

Sniper

The Croc-o-style Kit

“

Where'd I get you that time? The liver? The kidney? I'm losing track.

Click to listen

— The Sniper aiming anywhere but the head

”

Main article: Item sets

The Croc-o-Style Kit
	Sydney Sleeper Darwin's Danger Shield Bushwacka Ol' Snaggletooth
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Primary – Sydney Sleeper: On Hit: Jarate applied to target for 8 seconds; +25% charge rate; no random Critical hits; headshots do not Crit.
Secondary – Darwin's Danger Shield: +25 max health on wearer.
Melee – Bushwacka: This weapon Crits whenever it would normally Mini-Crit; +20% fire damage vulnerability on wearer.
Headwear – Ol' Snaggletooth: A headwear item for the Sniper.

Lawrence of Australia

“

This is going to be a real piece of piss, you bloody fruit shop owners!

Click to listen

— The Sniper on bargains

”

Main article: Item sets

Lawrence of Australia
	Bazaar Bargain Shahanshah Desert Marauder
Effect	No effect

Primary – Bazaar Bargain: Each consecutive headshot gives +10 charge per second; A body shot reduces the bonus; A missed shot clears the bonus; Base penalty of -20 charge rate
Melee – Shahanshah: +25% increase in damage when health is less than 50% of max; -25% decrease in damage when health is more than 50% of max
Headwear – Desert Marauder: A headwear item for the Sniper.

The Camper Van Helsing

“

How many times have you died? I'm actually getting impressed.

Click to listen

— The Sniper while slaying the undead

”

Main article: Item sets

The Camper Van Helsing
	Holy Hunter Silver Bullets Garlic Flank Stake
Effect	No effect

Headwear – Holy Hunter: A headwear item for the Sniper.
Misc – Silver Bullets: A miscellaneous item for the Sniper.
Misc – Garlic Flank Stake: A miscellaneous item for the Sniper.

Spy

The Saharan Spy

“

I hate you!

Click to listen

— The Spy being asked the same question three times

”

Main article: Item sets

The Saharan Spy
	L'Etranger Your Eternal Reward Familiar Fez
Effect	Extra effects when taunting.

Primary – L'Etranger: +15% Cloak on hit; -20% damage penalty
Melee – Your Eternal Reward: Upon a successful backstab you rapidly disguise as your victim; Silent Killer: No attack noise from backstabs; the wearer cannot use the Disguise Kit.
Headwear – Familiar Fez: A headwear item for the Spy.

The Man of Honor

“

At least you died for honor – and my amusement!

Click to listen

— The Spy honoring himself

”

Main article: Item sets

The Man of Honor
	Enforcer Big Earner Cosa Nostra Cap Made Man
Effect	No effect

Primary – Enforcer: +20% damage bonus; 0.5 sec increase in time taken to Cloak
Melee – Big Earner: +30% Cloak on kill; -25 max health on wearer
Headwear – Cosa Nostra Cap: A headwear item for the Spy.
Misc – Made Man: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.

The Invisible Rogue

Main article: Item sets

The Invisible Rogue
	Under Cover Griffin's Gog Intangible Ascot
Effect	No effect

Headwear – Under Cover: A headwear item for the Spy.
Misc – Griffin's Gog: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.
Misc – Intangible Ascot: A miscellaneous item for the Spy.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

Added "The Special Delivery", "The Tank Buster", "The Gas Jockey's Gear", "The Croc-o-Style Kit", and "The Saharan Spy" item sets.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

Added "The Medi-eval Medic", "The Hibernating Bear", and "The Expert's Ordnance" item sets.

February 14, 2011 Patch

Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
[Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

Added "Black Market Business", "The Man of Honor", "Lawrence of Australia", "One Thousand and One Demoknights", "The #1 Fan", "The General's Formals", "The Airborne Armaments", and "The Clinical Trial" item sets.

July 20, 2011 Patch (Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack)

Added the "Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack" item set.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

Added the "Swashbuckler's Swag" item set.

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

Added "The Curse-A-Nature", "The Tin Soldier", "The Infernal Imp", "The Highland Hound", "The FrankenHeavy", "The Brundle Bundle", "The Mad Doktor", "The Camper Van Helsing" and "The Invisible Rogue" item sets.

Bugs

Due to how the bullet vulnerability is calculated, certain non-bullet weapons deal 10% more damage to a Pyro wearing The Gas Jockey's Gear. This includes the Syringe Gun, Chargin' Targe, and most Attack taunts.
Snipers who have all of The Croc-o-Style Kit equipped can still die from headshots if they have 1 health point. This is either a bug or misconception caused by the set bonus' description.

Trivia

Some of the sets were given different names by Valve than the original creators chose for them.
- The Hibernating Bear was originally called "Big Chief Hibernating Bear".^[1]
- The Medieval Medic was originally named "The Medi(c)eval Medic".^[2]
- Black Market Business was originally called "Black Market Heavy".
  - The version of this pack with changes closer to the released version was called the "Mobster Heavy".
- The Man of Honor was originally called "The Bloody Valentine Pack".
- Lawrence of Australia was originally called "The Australian of Arabia".
  - The final name is a reference to the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia.
- The #1 Fan set originally had no specific name.
The Swashbuckler's Swag set was originally showcased in the Medieval Update, though with many of the items having different names.