Cloak and Dagger

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All historians agree that George Washington's greatest regret was not being permanently invisible. Now you can succeed where the man who invented America failed!
— Cloak and Dagger Advertising Blurb

The Cloak and Dagger is an unlockable PDA2 item for the Spy. It is advanced technology cleverly hidden as a digital watch with worn leather straps.

This weapon functions similarly to the Invisibility Watch, but has the ability to recharge the Cloak meter indefinitely (even when cloaked) by remaining stationary. In return, the meter cannot be replenished through picking up ammo crates. The Cloak and Dagger will not automatically decloak if the meter runs out, but will instead allow the Spy to remain partially cloaked, as when touching an enemy, until further recharge. The Cloak meter will not recharge underwater.

The Cloak and Dagger drain rate centers on the velocity at which the player moves. It has a 25% faster maximum drain rate than the regular Invisibility Watch, assuming the Spy is constantly running with the watch activated. Due to the mechanics of how the weapon charges and depletes, neither a continual crouch-walking strategy nor a run-and-wait strategy offers any direct benefits in terms of distance traveled, assuming the Spy remains fully cloaked the entire way.

The Cloak and Dagger is automatically given to any player who obtains 11 Spy achievements.

Function times

Function times (in seconds)
Cloak maximum duration running: 6.2 s
crouch-walking: 60 s
Cloak fade time 1.0 s / 1.2 s
Decloak fade time 2.2 s / 1.8 s
Recharge time 15.0 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

As a crafting ingredient

Cloak and Dagger Reclaimed Metal Your Eternal Reward
Item icon Cloak and Dagger.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Your Eternal Reward.png

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro

Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
Ignite 10 cloaked Spies.

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

Shorn Connery
Shorn Connery
Decapitate a cloaked Spy.

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Spyalectical Materialism
Spyalectical Materialism
Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked Spies.

Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Search Engine
Search Engine
Kill 3 cloaked Spies with a sentry gun under control of your Wrangler.

Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

Shoot the Breeze
Shoot the Breeze
Kill a fully invisible Spy in a single hit.


Jarring Transition
Jarring Transition
Use Jarate to reveal a cloaked Spy.


Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

Burn Notice
Burn Notice
Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.


Deep Undercover
Deep Undercover
While using the Cloak and Dagger, kill the same enemy 3 times, all within the same area in a single life.
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us
While cloaked, bump into an enemy cloaked Spy.

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch

  • The item was added to the game.

June 23, 2009 Patch

  • The Cloak and Dagger now always regenerates at its intended rate. Previously it only regenerated at the correct rate when the Spy was cloaked.
  • Increased the Cloak and Dagger regeneration rate slightly.
  • Capped the rate of energy loss from moving faster than run speed (falling / air toss) while cloaked with the Cloak and Dagger.

July 14, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed the Cloak and Dagger not regenerating at the correct rate.

December 18, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed the Spy's unlockables watches using the wrong consume/recharge rates.

Trivia

  • "Cloak and Dagger" is a phrase referring to acts of stealth and secrecy. Its origin is in a French phrase: "de cape et d'épée" (lit. 'of Cloak and sword'.) This term describes characters in theatrical productions who quite literally wore these items as part of their costumes. The phrase was previously referenced in the Spy's job description in Trailer 2; "Uncloak and Dagger".

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