Blutsauger

Blutsauger
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Basic Information
Used by:	Medic
Slot:	Primary
Released:	April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #37 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Reward (Australium)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	40
Ammo carried:	150
Reload type:	Clip
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Blutsauger Level 5 Syringe Gun On Hit: Gain up to +3 health -2 health regenerated per second on wearer

“

This new weapon ... will draw health from enemies each time a syringe hits -- making it especially useful as a weapon to retreat away from the fight while staying alive. — Blutsauger publicity blurb

”

The Blutsauger is an unlockable primary weapon for the Medic. It is similar in appearance to the Syringe Gun, but has a solid, partially team-colored and pill-shaped tank in place of the syringe canister. A team-colored heartbeat monitor line is painted on its sides. The muzzle and the small stripe nearby it are faintly glowing.

This gun fires syringe projectiles at a speed of 990 Hammer units per second (roughly 18.86 m/s or 61.88 ft/s), similarly to the default Syringe Gun. Additionally, whenever a projectile hits an enemy player, three health is replenished to the player – indicated by a team-colored medical cross appearing over a Medic – and a green '+3' appears on the bottom of the HUD (however, successful hits on a disguised Spy do not display the '+3').

As compensation, the Blutsauger reduces a Medic's passive healing ability by up to 2 HP per second, so a Medic that has recently taken damage regenerates 2 HP/sec, at a maximum of 4 HP/sec. Like the Syringe Gun, the Blutsauger's projectiles have a travel time and follow an arced trajectory, so it is necessary to lead a moving target and aim upward to compensate for distance. The further an enemy is, the more one has to aim upwards.

The Blutsauger is automatically given to any player who obtains 10 Medic achievements.

The kill icon for the Blutsauger was contributed by Shugo.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Syringe Gun

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	120%	12
Base damage	100%	10
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	5
Critical		30
Mini-crit		14 - 16
Function times
Attack interval		0.105 s
Reload		1.305 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Class Token - Medic		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Blutsauger Strange Syringe Gun - Kills: 0 On Hit: Gain up to +3 health -2 health regenerated per second on wearer Available as an Australium variant.

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

Related achievements

 Medic

Does It Hurt When I Do This? Kill 50 Scouts with your syringe gun.

Medic Milestone 1 Achieve 10 of the achievements in the Medic pack. Reward: Blutsauger

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• The Blutsauger was added to the game.

September 15, 2009 Patch

• Replaced "No Critical hits" negative attribute with "-2 health drained per second on wearer".

January 7, 2011 Patch

• The Blutsauger was given a unique kill icon.

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Updated model with optimizations and LODs.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• [Item schema update] Added Strange Quality.

April 17, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Blutsauger now grants health when striking Engineer buildings.

April 27, 2012 Patch

• Fixed damage to buildings applying on-hit effects.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• Added Collector's quality.

November 21, 2013 Patch (Two Cities Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Australium variant.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

• Updated description to better detail the weapon's features.

December 2, 2021 Patch (Smissmas 2021)

• Updated the description for the Blutsauger to clarify its attributes.

January 5, 2023 Patch

• Fixed a memory leak when firing syringes as Medic
• Fixed some instances of syringes being invisible around corners and in transitions between water and air (both directions)
• Fixed syringes triggering false hits on the client when minimal view models are enabled or a custom view model FOV is set

Unused content

• Two team-colored needle models exist for the Blutsauger.

Bugs

• The syringe projectile is not entirely synchronized with the hitbox, leading to instances where the syringe can physically hit, disappear, make an impact sound, but do no damage.

Trivia

• Blutsauger means "bloodsucker" or "vampire" in German. According to German folklore, the blutsauger was a boneless, vampire-like creature that converted its victims by tricking them into eating soil from its grave.

Gallery

• 

  BLU variant of the weapon.

• 

  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  RED Australium variant.

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  BLU Australium variant.

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  RED syringe.

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  BLU syringe.

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  Unused RED Blutsauger projectile.

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  Unused BLU Blutsauger projectile.

See also

• Blutsauger strategy
• Australium weapons