Shovel

This article is about the stock melee weapon for the Soldier. For his other shovel weapon, see Market Gardener.

Shovel
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Basic Information
Used by:	Soldier
Slot:	Melee
Availability:	Stock or Uncrate #49 (Strange)
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Ammo
Available Qualities
Normal Unique Strange
Loadout Stats
Shovel Level 1 Shovel

“

I have used this Mann Co. shovel for twelve years! It does not blog! It does not biodegrade! It barely digs holes! — The Soldier

”

The Shovel is the default melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a stylized hand-held entrenching tool with a splintered handle.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Critical		195
Mini-crit		88
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Shovel Strange Shovel - Kills: 0 Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

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

 Soldier

Trench Warfare Kill your nemesis with a shovel.

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• Added new swing animations.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

October 9, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange variant.

December 21, 2016 Patch (Smissmas 2016)

• Added Festivized variant.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  RED Festivized variant.

• 

  BLU Festivized variant.

• 

  Icon from the TF2 DIY kit.

See also

• Shovel strategy
• Festive weapons