Solemn Vow
“ | Art lovers will cherish the bust of Hippocrates, commemorating a time when the Medic still thought doing no harm was a good idea.
— Solemn Vow publicity blurb
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The Solemn Vow is a melee weapon for the Medic. It is a marble bust of Hippocrates, inset with a plaque reading "Do no harm" – the guiding principle of the Hippocratic Oath.
Having this weapon in the loadout allows the player to view enemy health, names, and ÜberCharge percentages (in the same manner as the Spy), regardless if it is the current active weapon or not, providing strategic information that could aid the team, although it cannot see the health of enemy buildings. However, this weapon has a 10% slower attack speed.
The item was previously tested in the Team Fortress 2 Beta as the Beta Bonesaw.
Contents
[hide]Damage and function times
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Damage type | Melee | |
Ranged or Melee damage? | Melee | |
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Base damage | 100% | 65 |
Critical | 195 | |
Mini-crit | 88 | |
Function times | ||
Attack interval | 0.88 s | |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing. |
Item set
Clinical Trial | |
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Effect |
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Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Jarate | Reclaimed Metal | Solemn Vow | ||
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Strange variant
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Related achievements
Medic
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Update history
- The Solemn Vow was added to the game.
- Added/Refined recoil/draw/Crit/reload forces for the Solemn Vow.
- [Undocumented] Updated the kill icon of the Solemn Vow to remove a small square from the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- The Solemn Vow now uses the Syringe Gun's taunt.
- The Solemn Vow now sounds like a Wrench.
- [Undocumented] Fixed the Solemn Vow not sounding like a Wrench.
- Added Collector's quality.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Changed attribute:
- Added 10% attack speed penalty.
Bugs
- The Solemn Vow appears to have a glossy texture while playing in DirectX 8 mode due to DirectX 8 not rendering normal maps.
Trivia
- The Solemn Vow appears in the comic True Meaning, sitting on the fireplace mantel, but it is blocked by the speech bubble.
- A "solemn vow" in the Roman Catholic canon law is a vow that the Church has recognized as such.
- The crafting blueprint requiring 8 Jarate is a reference to Hippocrates' work in early urology, as well as the fact that he drank urine samples from his patients.
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
The Solemn Vow seen on the first page of True Meaning (no text), with a Santa-hat on top.
See also
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