Uberslice

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The Medic

The Uberslice, also known as Spinal Tap, is a kill taunt for the Medic that can be performed with the Übersaw as the active weapon.

Upon taunting by pressing either the alt-fire or taunt button (default keys: MOUSE2 and G, respectively), the Medic throws his coattails back and enters a combat pose before thrusting his Übersaw forward and retracting it, dealing 500 damage to any enemy player slow, unaware, or simply unfortunate enough to be in the way.

The initial thrust stuns the victim and deals 1 damage, while the retraction deals 500 damage. As the two are separate actions, it is possible to succeed with one but fail with the other depending on whether the enemy is within range or if the Medic is interrupted. Upon a successful kill, the Medic is granted 100% ÜberCharge (25% from the initial thrust, 75% from the exit), the equivalent of four normal hits with the Übersaw. However, if the target is a disguised Spy or under the effect of an ÜberCharge, the thrust stuns but provides no Über, and the retraction grants 50% Über.

The stun effect of the taunt works on enemies under an invulnerability effect, such as Bonk! Atomic Punch, but does not kill them. Stunning a Medic healing a teammate in this fashion breaks the connection to his patient, interrupting his ÜberCharge if he has deployed it. The range at which the taunt kills is 128 Hammer units (roughly 8 foot / 2.44 meters), past which it has no effect. Only a single enemy can be affected by this taunt at a time, even if multiple enemies stand in the same spot.

As with most kill taunts, this taunt can be used to kill enemy players during Humiliation and Stalemates.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Damage type Bullet
Damage
Point blank 1 + 500
Medium range N/A
Long range N/A
Mini-Crit 1 + 675
Function times
Taunt duration 4.3 s [1]
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Update history

January 13, 2010 Patch

  • The original Übersaw taunt (similar to the Bonesaw albeit with a harsher, more cello-like sound) is replaced with this taunt.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

  • [Undocumented] A successful Uberslice kill now fills the Medic's ÜberCharge 100%, unless the target is under the effect of an ÜberCharge where it will still fill by 50%.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a voice response for the Uberslice.

October 2, 2013 Patch

Bugs

  • The Uberslice taunt may occasionally stab the player behind the Medic instead of the player in front.

See also

References