Claidheamh Mòr

Claidheamh Mòr
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Basic Information
Used by:	Demoman
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Roy Theunissen
Released:	December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #6, Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Uncrate #92 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Claidheamh Mòr 1 - 100 0.5 sec increase in charge duration Kills while charging refill 25% of your charge meter No random critical hits -15 max health on wearer

This article is about the Claidheamh Mòr itself. For other uses of the name, see Claymore (disambiguation).

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Right about now you must be wondering how in God's name you're supposed to pronounce Claidheamohmor(sic). The answer: you don't! If you're remotely near one you'll be dead long before you're done injuring your vocal chords anyway! — Claidheamh Mòr publicity blurb

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The Claidheamh Mòr (/'kʰlɪʝɛv moːɾ/ cly-uv more), or (/'kʰlɪʝɛu moːɾ/ cly-eau more) is a community-created melee weapon for the Demoman. It is a Zweihänder augmented with a crossguard with side rings and a green and team-colored tartan wrapped around the grip. The blade is splattered with blood.

Similar to the Eyelander, this weapon has a large melee range and cannot roll for random critical hits. However, the Claidheamh Mòr only decreases its wielder's health by 15. It also will not collect heads from decapitated victims, and as such, killing enemies with the Claidheamh Mòr will not increase health or speed. When equipped with the Chargin' Targe, Splendid Screen or Tide Turner, the sword will allow the Demoman to charge for an additional 0.5 seconds, effectively increasing the length and duration of the charge. However, this increases the length of time needed while charging before scoring mini-crits or critical hits. Additionally, killing an enemy with this weapon while charging will make the player regain 25% of lost charge.

Taunting with the Claidheamh Mòr equipped will perform the Decapitation kill taunt.

The weapon was originally created for the Fancy vs. Nasty Update as a replacement for the Eyelander, and has since been officially added to the game.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Bottle

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Point blank		55-75
Critical		195
Mini-crit		75-101
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Claidheamh Mòr Strange Sword - Kills: 0 0.5 sec increase in charge duration Kills while charging refill 25% of your charge meter No random critical hits -15 max health on wearer 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

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Chargin' Targe		Homewrecker		Claidheamh Mòr
	+		=

Class Token - Demoman		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Related achievements

 Demoman

Brainspotting Decapitate 50 enemy players. Left 4 Heads Decapitate 4 players with only 10 seconds between each kill. Shorn Connery Decapitate a cloaked Spy. Beat Me Up, Scotty Use a critical swing with the Eyelander to kill 5 enemy players.

Slammy Slayvis Woundya Decapitate an enemy Soldier who is brandishing the Equalizer. The Scottish Play Get a melee kill while sticky jumping. There Can Be Only One Decapitate your nemesis. Scotch Tap Glory in the slaughter of your enemies using the Eyelander.

Update history

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• The Claidheamh Mòr was added to the game.

December 21, 2010 Patch

• Changed the name from Claidheamohmor to the proper Gaelic spelling Claidheamh Mòr "to the joy of our Celtic players".
• The Claidheamh Mòr was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.

January 7, 2011 Patch

• The Claidheamh Mòr was given a unique kill icon.

February 14, 2011 Patch

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

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Replaced the no-crit attribute with -25% damage.

April 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Replaced the -25% damage attribute with no-crit.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added community contributed response rules to this weapon.
• [Undocumented] The Claidheamh Mòr was assigned the Decapitation taunt.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Fixed missing forces for Demoman swords.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

• Added +25% Demo Charge meter on charge kill.

March 12, 2015 Patch

• Added Strange quality.

Trivia

• Claidheamh Mòr is the Scottish Gaelic form of Claymore, meaning "great/big sword" (literally translated to "sword big").
• Although it is named after the Scottish Claymore sword, it appears to be more closely modeled after a Swiss or German Zweihänder with parrierhaken guards above the ricasso.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  RED first-person view with the Chargin' Targe.

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  BLU first-person view with the Chargin' Targe.

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  RED first-person view with RED Festive Chargin' Targe.

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  BLU first-person view with BLU Festive Chargin' Targe.

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  RED first-person view with the Splendid Screen (Classic Style).

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  BLU first-person view with the Splendid Screen (Classic Style).

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  RED first-person view with Splendid Screen (Spike Style).

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  BLU first-person view with Splendid Screen (Spike Style).

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  RED first-person view with Splendid Screen (Arrow Style).

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  BLU first-person view with Splendid Screen (Arrow Style).

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  RED first-person view with Splendid Screen (Spike and Arrow Style).

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  BLU first-person view with Splendid Screen (Spike and Arrow Style).

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  RED first-person view with Tide Turner.

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  BLU first-person view with Tide Turner.

See also

• Claidheamh Mòr strategy