Pyro

Pyro
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Basic Information
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Type:	Offensive
Health:	175 /260
Speed:	100% (See Speed below for further details)
Meet the Pyro

“

I fear no man. But that... thing... It scares me. — The Heavy on the Pyro, Meet the Pyro

”

The Pyro is a pyromaniac of indeterminate origin, gender, ethnicity, and humanity with a muffled voice and a burning passion for all things fire related. As shown in Meet the Pyro, they are delusional, visualizing themself in a utopian fantasy world known as Pyroland, which is filled with cherubs (mercenaries the Pyro slaughters) and rainbows (fire).

The Pyro's name comes from their tendency to ambush enemies at close range using a homemade Flame Thrower. Enemies caught in the blaze suffer from debilitating afterburn, allowing the Pyro to retreat and leave their hapless victims to burn to death. Should they be confronted outside their Flamethrower's range, the Pyro may choose to utilize their Shotgun or Flare Gun, the latter of which can ignite enemies from afar.

Due to the Flamethrower's limited range and the slow firing speed of their flare guns, the Pyro is fairly weak at mid-to-long range and relies heavily on alternate routes to ambush unprepared opponents. Should such routes not be available, however, the Pyro need not despair; although they are categorized as an offensive class, they possess significant supportive utility for their team. Their Flamethrower's compression blast, for example, can reflect enemy projectiles, extinguish burning teammates, and forcibly reposition enemies, even those who are invulnerable to direct damage thanks to a Medic's ÜberCharge.

Because enemies hit by fire visibly burst into flames, the Pyro is the best class for catching Spies, as briefly bathing an area or suspicious-looking teammate in fire can instantly nullify an enemy Spy's cloak and disguise. Additionally, they can use the Homewrecker, the Neon Annihilator, or the Maul to protect a friendly Engineer's buildings from the saboteur's Sapper if the Engineer himself is not present.

While their movement abilities are fairly lackluster by default, the Pyro can catch overconfident enemies off-guard by using the Detonator or Scorch Shot to [Jumping#Flare jump|Flare jump]] and reach unexpected locations or suddenly leap at an enemy - or utilize a jetpack to rapidly fly to places that are normally inaccessible. A skilled Pyro may even use an enemy Soldier's rockets to launch themselves skywards via their compression blast, delivering swift immolation to overconfident enemies who may have believed they were outside of the Pyro's range.

They wear an asbestos-lined suit that nullifies the afterburn of other Pyros and all flame-related weaponry (except for the Dragon's Fury and Gas Passer), although it does not provide any resistance to direct fire damage. The three incendiary grenades that they carry are purely cosmetic and cannot be used.

The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman.

Bio

Name: Unknown Location of origin: Unknown Job: Pyrotechnics Motto: "Mmph mmmph mph-mph mmph mmmmph!" Emblems:    Description: Only two things are known for sure about the mysterious Pyro: he sets things on fire and he doesn't speak. In fact, only the part about setting things on fire is undisputed. Some believe his occasional rasping wheeze may be an attempt to communicate through a mouth obstructed by a filter and attached to lungs ravaged by constant exposure to his asbestos-lined suit. Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable, on-fire Frankenstein of a man - if he even is a man.

Health

Main articles: Health, Overheal

Class	Health	Overheal	Quick-Fix Overheal
Pyro	175	260	220

Speed

Main article: Speed

Condition	Normal	Backward	Crouched	Swimming
Pyro	100 %	90 %	33 %	80 %
Wielding the Powerjack	115 %	104 %	38 %	92 %

Basic strategy

Main articles: Pyro tips, Pyro strategy

• Ambush enemies to catch them in the short range of your Flamethrower. Use corners to your advantage; however, be sure that the nozzle of the Flamethrower isn't visible from around the corner.
• Don't approach enemies head-on; they will notice you and use your short range to their advantage.
• Approaching enemies from the back is usually a much safer and stronger route to attack. This is an especially effective method when employed with the Backburner.
• Your Flamethrower chews up a lot of ammo. Pick up fallen ammo to refill your supply.
• You can often set enemies on fire and retreat, leaving them to die from the afterburn.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

All flamethrowers and flare guns deal no damage when fired underwater and instead produce harmless bubbles. The aforementioned weapons will only deal damage if fired from above water at an enemy that is only partially immersed in water; however, the water will immediately extinguish the ensuing afterburn.

Primary

Fire damage is determined by particle range from Flamethrower.

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Flame Thrower		200	N/A	Base (Max): 153.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 460.5 / sec. Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All deflected projectiles will inflict Mini-Crit damage.  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP.  Afterburn reduces Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%.
Promotional Nostromo Napalmer
Unlock Backburner		200	N/A	Base (Max): 153.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 460.5 / sec. Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 50 ammo per blast. All deflected projectiles will inflict Mini-Crit damage.  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP.  Afterburn reduces Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%.  Guarantees Critical hits when attacking from behind.  Airblasts cost 150% more ammo to fire (50 instead of 20).  No random critical hits.
Craft Degreaser		200	N/A	Base (Max): 153.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 460.5 / sec. Afterburn: 1 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 25 ammo per blast. All deflected projectiles will inflict Mini-Crit damage.  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP.  Afterburn reduces Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%.  +60% faster switch-to speed.  +30% faster switch-from speed.  Airblasts cost 25% more ammo to fire (25 instead of 20).  Deals 66% less afterburn damage.
Craft Phlogistinator		200	N/A	Base (Max): 153.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 460.5 / sec. Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Afterburn reduces Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%.  Upon dealing 300 fire damage, secondary fire initiates 'Mmmph', which gives guaranteed Critical hits over a short period of time. No damage and knockback is taken during the taunt.  Cannot fire blasts of compressed air.  No random critical hits.
Craft Rainblower		200	N/A	Base (Max): 153.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 460.5 / sec. Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All deflected projectiles will inflict Mini-Crit damage.  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP.  Afterburn reduces Medi Gun healing and shield resists by 20%.  On Equip: Visit Pyroland.  Only visible in Pyroland.
Contract Dragon's Fury		40	N/A	Against unignited enemies: Base: 25 Crit: 75 Against ignited enemies: Base: 75 Crit: 225 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 2 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 5 ammo per blast. All deflected projectiles will inflict Mini-Crit damage.  A single-shot flamethrower that launches a fast moving projectile that briefly ignites enemies.  Uses a shared pressure tank for Primary Fire and Alt-Fire.  Extinguishing allies will heal you +20 HP.  Deals 300% damage to burning players.  Bonus damage against a burning target requires the fireball's center to make contact with the target's hitbox.  +50% repressurization rate on hit.  -50% repressurization rate on Alt-Fire.  No random critical hits.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Shotgun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]
Unlock Flare Gun		1	16	Base: 30 Crit: 90 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 7.5 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  This weapon will reload automatically when not active.  Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.  Can be fired into water to damage enemies (no afterburn will be applied).
Craft Detonator		1	16	Base: 23 Crit: 68 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 7.5 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  Alt-fire: detonates flare in flight, creating a small explosion which ignites nearby players, but does less damage than a normal hit. The knockback can be used to flare jump.  Flares detonate on impact, with a greatly reduced explosion radius.  On detonation flare destroys enemy sticky bombs.  This weapon will reload automatically when not active.  Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on burning targets, regardless of distance.  Can be fired into water to damage enemies (no afterburn will be applied).  50% explosion self-damage vulnerability on user.  25% damage penalty.
Craft Reserve Shooter		4	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	20% faster weapon switch-to speed.  15% faster weapon switch-from speed.  Mini-crits targets that are blast jumping, knocked back, launched by a Thermal Thruster stomp, or using the grapple hook.  Mini-crits only take affect within 5 seconds of deploying this weapon.  Has 34% smaller clip size.
Craft Manmelter		1	∞	Base: 30 Crit: 90 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 7.5 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  No extra damage on burning targets.  Alt-fire: extinguishes teammates. Doing so gives 1 guaranteed crit per teammate extinguished (can hold up to 35).  This weapon will reload automatically when not active.  Extinguishing teammates will heal you +20 HP.  Does not require ammo.  +50% projectile speed.  Can be fired into water to damage enemies (no afterburn will be applied).  Does not get random Critical hits.
Craft Scorch Shot		1	16	Base: 20 Crit: 60 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 7.5 secs.	On hit: ignites enemy.  This weapon will reload automatically when not active.  Flare knocks back target on hit and ignites enemy in a small radius.  Guarantees Mini-Crit damage and increased knockback on burning targets.  Flare can be used to destroy stickybombs.  Flare falls to the ground after directly hitting an enemy, lying there for a little while, potentially igniting those who touch it.  -35% damage penalty.  -35% self damage force penalty.
Craft Panic Attack		6	32	Base: 72 Crit: 216 [4.8 damage × 15 pellets]	+50% bullets per shot.  +50% faster weapon deploy time.  Fires a fixed shot pattern.  -20% damage penalty.  Successive shots become less accurate.
Contract Thermal Thruster		2	∞	N/A	Pushes nearby enemies away upon landing.  Deals 3x the fall damage to an enemy you land on.  Extinguish teammates at the beginning of your launch.  Fall damage is decreased when a charge is used.  Has a 15 second recharge for each launch.  0.8 second locked holster penalty.  30% knockback from all damage sources when a charge is used.
Contract Gas Passer		1	∞	N/A	Creates a horrific visible gas that coats enemies with a flammable material.  Enemies covered in gas ignite into afterburn if they take damage (even enemy Pyros!).  Gas meter builds with damage done and/or time.  Spawning and resupply do not affect the Gas meter.  Gas meter starts empty.  Has a 60 second recharge if no damage is dealt.

Melee

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Fire Axe		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Promotional Frying Pan
Craft Conscientious Objector
Promotional Freedom Staff
Drop Bat Outta Hell
Distributed Memory Maker
Promotional Ham Shank
Unlock Necro Smasher
Uncrate Crossing Guard
Promotional Prinny Machete
Distributed Saxxy					Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Distributed Golden Frying Pan					Limited item from the Two Cities Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Unlock Axtinguisher		N/A	N/A	Base: 44 Crit: 131	Mini-crits burning targets and extinguishes them.  Damage increases based on remaining duration of afterburn.  Killing blows on burning players grant a speed boost.  -33% damage penalty.  No random critical hits.  -35% switch-from speed.
Craft Postal Pummeler
Craft Homewrecker		N/A	N/A	Base: 49 Crit: 146	Deals double damage against enemy buildings.  Able to remove Electro Sappers (in one hit).  Deals 25% less damage against players.
Promotional / Craft Maul
Craft Powerjack		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	When weapon is active:  On kill: restores 25 health points.  +15% faster move speed on wearer when active.  Raises damage vulnerability by 20% when active.
Craft Back Scratcher		N/A	N/A	Base: 82 Crit: 244	Deals 25% more damage.  When picking up health packs, 50% extra health is given on wearer.  When receiving health from other sources, such as a Dispenser or Medi Gun, 75% less health is given on wearer.
Promotional / Craft Sharpened Volcano Fragment		N/A	N/A	Base: 52 Crit: 156 Afterburn: 8 / sec. × 10 secs.	On Hit: target is engulfed in flames.  Deals 20% less damage.
Craft Third Degree		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Damage transfers to all players connected by Medic beams.
Craft Lollichop		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On Equip: Visit Pyroland  Only visible in Pyroland
Promotional / Craft Neon Annihilator		N/A	N/A	Base: 52 Crit: 156	100% critical hit vs wet players.  Able to remove Electro Sappers (in two hits).  -20% damage penalty vs. players.  No random critical hits.
Contract Hot Hand		N/A	N/A	Base: 28 Crit: 84	On attack: dishes out two consecutive slaps.  Gain a speed boost when you hit an enemy player.  -20% damage penalty.  Broadcasts every successful hit on an enemy player over the death-notice area.  Kills are labelled as "SLAP-KILL" in the death-notice area.

Taunt attacks

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Shotgun  Flare Gun  Detonator  Reserve Shooter  Manmelter  Panic Attack  Gas Passer  Hot Hand	Main article: Hadouken The Pyro charges up and performs a Hadouken, complete with a burst of flame emerging from the hands.

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Rainblower	Main article: Armageddon The Pyro blows a stream of bubbles as a rainbow forms above, complete with a sparkling Balloonicorn in the center of the rainbow. The Pyro then leans over as foreboding music plays, causing the rainbow to become engulfed in flames. When seen outside of Pyroland, the rainbow does not appear, and the Pyro simply breathes a steady arc of fire before releasing an inferno.

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Scorch Shot	Main article: Execution The Pyro adjusts its stance and fires one shot, killing an enemy at close range. If the shot misses, it will continue to travel as if fired normally, dealing standard damage.

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Thermal Thruster	Main article: Gas Blast The Pyro takes out a match and a match box, striking the match against the match box and reaching between their legs to place the match in front of the rear area, and letting loose a magnificent burst of flame while watching over their shoulder. The Pyro then stops and jumps around again as the flame disappears.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

The Infernal Imp
	Blazing Bull Fallen Angel Tail from the Crypt
Effect	No effect

Burny The Pyrosaur
	Burny's Boney Bonnet Cauterizer's Caudal Appendage Monster's Stompers
Effect	No effect

Malice in Pyroland
	Crispy Golden Locks Scorched Skirt
Effect	No effect

The Murky Lurker
	Abhorrent Appendages Vicious Visage
Effect	No effect

The Ronin Roaster Pack
	Combustible Kabuto Sengoku Scorcher
Effect	No effect

The Fast Food Firestarter Pack
	Employee of the Mmmph Frymaster
Effect	No effect

The Sons of Arsonry Pack
	Gas Guzzler Smoking Skid Lid Lunatic's Leathers
Effect	No effect

The Isolated Merc
	MK 50 Nostromo Napalmer
Effect	Increased Nostromo Napalmer damage against Isolationist Pack set Increased Melee damage taken from Isolationist Pack set

The Automated Abnormality
	Moccasin Machinery Arsonist Apparatus
Effect	No effect

Cosmetic items

Main articles: Cosmetic items, List of Pyro cosmetics, List of All class cosmetics

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Pyro achievements Pyro pack: 40 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement

Update history

February 14, 2008 Patch

• Added Flamethrower "sizzle" sound when the Pyro is hitting a target.

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

• Added Compression Blast ability.

January 28, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Pyro model not animating in the class select menu.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Added backstab death animation.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added unused "Hi-five" taunt.

April 17, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Red team Pyros being able to grief teammates by attacking them with the flamethrower and then switching to team Spectator during the attack.

September 12, 2016 Patch

• Fixed Pyros griefing teammates by attacking them with the flamethrowers.

November 17, 2017 Patch

• Fixed a Pyro animation bug related to jumping.

April 12, 2018 Patch

• Added a stomp animation to Pyro that plays when coming down after blasting off from the Thermal Thruster.

September 26, 2022 Patch #1

• Fixed missing polygon on Pyro's finger.

December 15, 2023 Patch

• Fixed the Pyro's right hand c_model not drawing correctly.

Bugs

• Sometimes, if the Pyro dies while using the Flame Thrower, flames are left behind. The flames do not damage players and go away after a few seconds.
• Many times, after using the Flame Thrower and quickly switching weapons, flame particles appear to shoot out of the Flame Thrower. These flames do not damage players and do not consume ammo.
• The swing animation (on third-person) for Pyro used for all class melee weapons is delayed, causing the melee hit to register way before the animation is actually over.

Trivia

• The Pyro's voice actor, Dennis Bateman, also voices the Spy.
• The Pyro has the same voice for the English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian versions of Team Fortress 2.
• Three Napalm Grenades, weapons from Team Fortress Classic, appear strapped to the front of the Pyro's suit and were originally intended to be usable weapons in Team Fortress 2. However, all thrown grenades were eventually scrapped for balancing purposes.
• The first BLU team Pyro resembled Abraham Lincoln.
• Just like the rest of the classes, the Pyro makes an appearance in the Saints Row: The Third in the form of a wearable head mask.
• The Pyro is the mascot of "Pyro's Hamburgers", a brand of food sold in Left 4 Dead 2.
• The Pyro is playable in Killing Floor as a promotional bonus character for those who have purchased both Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2.
• The Pyro appears in Worms: Reloaded as part of a playable stage. Additionally, the Pyro's gas mask is a selectable hat for the player's worms.
• The Pyro's gas mask is wearable by the Tank class of Monday Night Combat under the name "Jet Guns Are Better".
• The Pyro, alongside the Heavy, Engineer, and Medic, appears as a familiar in the game Dungeon Defenders.
• The Pyro, Heavy, and Spy are playable as one character called "Team Fortress" in the PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Pyro drives the standard car, Heavy runs the boat, and Spy flies the plane.
• The Pyro, along with Saxton Hale, is a playable character in the game Super Time Force Ultra.
• The Pyro, along with Heavy, Engineer, and Medic, is a playable character in the Australium Update in the game Dungeon of the Endless. Pyro is also given the name "Pat Bates" in the game.
• The Pyro is a hireable character in the game Evil Genius 2: World Domination, as part of the Evil Genius 2: Team Fortress 2 - Pyro Pack DLC.

Gallery

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  Concept art of the Pyro.

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  Concept art of the Pyro.

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  Concept art of the Pyro, maskless.

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  Concept art of the Pyro.

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  Trading card front.

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  Trading card back.

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  Steam Trading Card.

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  Steam Profile Background.

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  Updated Class Portrait BLU.

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  Updated Class Portrait.

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  Pyro's Appearance in the Main Menu.

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  Pyro's Appearance as a Zombie in the Main Menu during Halloween.

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  Pyro's Class Card.

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  Pyro's Default Arsenal.

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  Contract drawer photo.

Related merchandise

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  Pyro Poster As Shown In The Valve Store

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  The Flamethrower Poster

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  Pyro Class Wristband - BLU

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  Pyro Class Wristband - RED

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  Meet the Pyro T-shirt

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  Meet the Pyro - Sunset Lithograph

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  Meet the Pyro - Rainbow Lithograph

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  Pyro Plush

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  Pyro Action Figure - RED

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  Pyro Painting Poster

See also

• Fire
• Compression blast
• Pyro match-ups
• Anti-Pyro strategy
• Pyro taunts
• Pyro responses
• Basic Pyro strategy
• Community Pyro strategy
• Pyro voice commands
• Pyro (Classic)

External links

• Pyro page on the Official TF2 Website
• "The Pyro Update"
• TF2012 Announcement for Second Annual Saxxy Awards, a "secret project", and Meet the Pyro