User:Ríomhaire/Status effects

Status effects are temporary weapon-induced conditions that alter the player's properties and stats.

Beneficial

Beneficial status effects aid the player in some way. Positive status effects can be self-created or due to a teammate's action.

ÜberCharge

An ÜberCharged player is invulnerable to all forms of damage other than environmental hazards such as trains and falling into deep pits. ÜberCharged players can be identified by their bright team-colored shimmer and glowing eyes.

Class		Duration	Notes
Medic	Medigun	8 s	Activated by a Medic when the ÜberCharge meter is full. Applies to Medic and patient. If the Medic changes weapon during the ÜberCharge the effect will be interrupted but the meter will continue to drain.

Crit boost

All attacks from a player under the effects of a Crit boost result in Critical hits. The weapons of such a player glow with team-color electricity. Weapons that do not ordinarily have critical shots, such as the Eyelander, will do so when the weilder is under the effects of a crit boost.

Class		Duration	Notes
Medic	Kritzkrieg	8 s	Activated by a Medic when the ÜberCharge meter is full. Applies to Medic and patient. If the Medic changes weapon during the ÜberCharge the effect will be interrupted but the meter will continue to drain.
Heavy	Killing Gloves of Boxing	5 s	When the Heavy scores a killing blow with the KGB the effect is applied to all weapons for 5 seconds.
Demoman	Chargin' Targe	N/A	Melee attacks at the end of a long distance charge are critical.
Engineer	Frontier Justice	∞	When the Engineer's Sentry Gun is destroyed he receives a number of Revenge Crits equal to the amount of assist kills plus twice the amount of kills his Sentry had achieved before being destroyed. This weapon receives an indefinite crit boost until all Revenge Crits are used.
All classes	Intelligence Capture	10 s	On capturing the briefcase all members of a team will receive a 10 second crit boost.
	First Blood	5 s	On achieving the first kill of an Arena match the player will be rewarded with a 5 second crit boost.
	Pumpkit	3.2 s	Dropped by dead players during the annual Halloween event. Players receive a short crit boost on pickup. Unique to the Harvest Event and Mann Manor maps.
	Humiliation	15 s	During Humiliation all players on the winning team receive a crit boost to allow them to easily hunt down and kill helpless defeated enemies.

Mini-Crit boost

All attacks from a player under the effects of a mini-crit boost result in mini-crits. The weapons of player under a mini-crit boost glow a mint-green if the player is on BLU or a gold-orange colour for RED.

Class		Duration	Notes
Scout	Crit-a-Cola	6 s	On consumption the Scout and gives and receives all damage in mini-crits for 6 seconds. Weapons also have a lightning effect as if under a full crit boost.
Solder	Buff Banner	10 s	When activated by a Soldier with a full Rage bar, the Solider grants himself and all nearby allies a mini-crit boost. Glowing rings radiate from the feet of affected players to denote an area of effect buff.
Demoman	Chargin' Targe	N/A	Melee attacks at the from a medium distance charge mini-crit.
Heavy	Buffalo Steak Sandvich	15 s	On consumption the Heavy and gives and receives all damage in mini-crits for 6 seconds. Weapons also have a lightning effect as if under a full crit boost. While under the effect the Heavy receives a speed boost and is forced to equip a his melee weapon.

Overheal

An overhealed player's health is above 100% (limited to 150%). Overhealed players produce health icon-shaped, team-colored particles. Overhealed players' health decays back to 100% over time if not continuously healed.

Class		Notes
Medic	Medi Gun	The Medic can overheal his patient simply by continuously healing them.
	Kritzkrieg	The Medic can overheal his patient simply by continuously healing them.
Pyro	Powerjack	When the Pyro strikes a killing blow with the Powerjack he receives a +75 health boost that can overheal him.
Demoman	Eyelander	If the Demoman has already collected four heads and any subsequent decapitations will heal the Demoman +15 health that can overheal him.
	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker	Exact same as Eyelander.
Heavy	Dalokohs Bar	On consumption the bar does not techically overheal the Heavy but gives him +50 maximum health for 30 seconds. This does not increase him maximum overheal.
Spy	Conniver's Kunai	When the Spy backstabs an enemy with this weapon he absorbs their health to a maximum overheal of 300% but overheal by other means is limited to the normal 150%. The kunai also reduces the Spy's maximum health by 65.

Evasion

Evasion prevents enemy weapons from damaging a player, though it has no impact on knock back or the induction of status effects. Evasive players produce an afterimage distortion effect behind them, and attacks against them cause flashes of text indicating misses.

Class		Duration	Notes
Scout	Bonk! Atomic Punch	6 s	On consumption the Scout is forced into a third person view for 6 seconds and cannot attack except by the Sandman's taunt kill. He also becomes immune to damage from non-environmental sources.

Damage Softening

Players benefiting from damage softening are immune to extra damage and knock back from Critical hits and Mini-Crits, and take 35% reduced weapon damage overall. Such players have a glowing ring around their feet.

Class		Duration	Notes
Soldier	Battalion's Backup	10 s	When activated by a Soldier with a full Rage bar, the Solider grants himself and all nearby allies damage softening. Glowing rings radiate from the feet of affected players to denote an area of effect buff.

Negative

Afterburn

A burning player takes damage over time (an effect known as "afterburn"), to which Pyros are immune. From most sources, this deals 3 damage every half-second over 10 seconds for a total of 60 damage (Degreaser only deals 2 damage at a time, totaling 40). Can be removed by jumping in water, airblast, Jarate, Milk, feigning death and health pickups and some more to add.

Class	Weapon	Duration	Damage (Notes)
Pyro	Flamethrower	10 s	3 per tick, 60 total.
	Backburner	10 s	3 per tick, 60 total.
	Degreaser	10 s	2.25 per tick, 45 total.
	Flare Gun	10 s	3 per tick, 60 total.
	Sharpened Volcano Fragment	10 s	3 per tick, 60 total.
Sniper	Huntsman	10 s	3 per tick, 60 total. (Arrow most be lit by Pyro or by the torches in DeGroot Keep)