Cloak and Dagger

“

All historians agree that George Washington's greatest regret was not being permanently invisible. Now you can succeed where the man who invented America failed!

— Cloak and Dagger Advertising Blurb

”

The Cloak and Dagger watch is an unlockable gadget for the Spy, replacing the Invisibility Watch in the 'PDA' slot. This sophisticated digital watch, sent express from the mail-order supply company Mann Co. (a subsidiary of TF Industries) enables the user to recharge the Cloak meter indefinitely (even when cloaked) by remaining stationary in exchange for the ability to recharge it with ammo and dropped weapons. The Cloak and Dagger will not automatically decloak you if the meter runs out, instead you will remain partially cloaked (as when touching an enemy) until you stop to recharge or deactivate it. The Cloak meter will not recharge while stationary and cloaked underwater.

Note: Due to the mechanics of how the C&D charges and depletes, neither a continual crouch-walking strategy nor a run-and-wait strategy offers any direct benefits in terms of distance travelled, assuming the Spy remains fully cloaked the entire way.|

Function times

The Cloak and Dagger's effect is dependent not on the length of time it is active, but rather the velocity of the player using it. Run speed is the capped speed for consuming the Cloak meter whereas crouch-walking consumes the battery at the slowest rate.

Cloak fade time: 1.0s (1.2s to other players)
Decloak fade time: 2.2s (1.8s to other players)
Cloak duration (running): 6.6s (300 units/sec or faster)
Cloak duration (crouch-walking): 60s (100 units/sec)
Cloak recharge time: 15.3s

Cloak duration formula (mostly guess, remove if testing significantly differs!):

Duration = 60 * (100 / Speed)²

Duration is in seconds, Speed is in units per second (cl_showpos 1), maximum of 300.

Cloak Effects

Depending if the Cloak and Dagger's Cloak meter is depleted or not and how the Spy moves, the Cloak effect will show differently for the enemy. The effects are as followed.

Not Depleted: Completely invisible.
Depleted while running: Can see through the Spy, but not invisible in the slightest. A 'jello-like' look.
Depleted while crouch walking: Can be seen just barely, almost completely invisible in dark areas. Shows up as the slight shimmer team mates see on a fully cloaked Spy on their team.
Depleted while falling/jumping: Completely visible until landing.

Related Achievements

Deep Undercover

While using the Cloak and Dagger, kill the same enemy 3 times, all within the same area in a single life.

Trivia

The Cloak and Dagger's name is based off of the Spy's job description in Trailer 2, "Uncloak and Dagger"
"Cloak and Dagger" is phrase referring to acts of stealth and secrecy. Its origin is in a French phrase: "de cape et d'épée" (lit. 'of Cloak and sword'.) This term describes characters in theatrical productions who quite literally wore these items as part of their costumes.
Although not mentioned in-game, the Cloak and Dagger has a 25% faster maximum drain rate than the regular Invisibility Watch, assuming the Spy is constantly running with the Cloak and Dagger.

Gallery

Cloak and Dagger 1st person red cropped.png

RED 1st person view without Cloak effect.
Full RED 1st person view without Cloak effect.
Cloak and Dagger 1st person blu cropped.png

BLU 1st person view without Cloak effect.
Full BLU 1st person view without Cloak effect.

External links

The Spy update- The Cloak and Dagger

Weapons
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy
Primary	Scattergun	Rocket Launcher	Flame Thrower	Grenade Launcher	Minigun	Shotgun	Syringe Gun	Sniper Rifle	—
Primary	Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter	Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike	Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury	Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber	Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater	Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack	Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose	Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star	—
Secondary	Pistol	Shotgun	Shotgun	Stickybomb Launcher	Shotgun	Pistol	Medi Gun	SMG	Revolver
Secondary	Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R	Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack	Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster	Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher	Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana	Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter	Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator	Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark	Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback
Melee	Bat	Shovel	Fire Axe	Bottle	Fists	Wrench	Bonesaw	Kukri	Knife
Melee	Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete	Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand	Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete	Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Construction PDA	—	—	Disguise Kit
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Destruction PDA	—	—	Invis Watch
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sapper
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack
Taunt	Grand Slam	Grenade	Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast	Barbarian Swing	High Noon	Arm Blender Guitar Smash	Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody	Arrow Stab	Fencing