Third Degree
“ | It chops! It slices! It causes disfiguring burns!
— Third Degree publicity blurb
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The Third Degree is a melee weapon for the Pyro. It is a team-colored, retro-futuristic axe with a white-hot coil in lieu of a sharpened edge.
The weapon has the ability to deal damage not only to the enemy being struck, but also simultaneously to enemy players healing or being healed by the target with Medic healing beams, and any other enemies further along chains of healing beams. Damage vulnerabilities and resistances, such as those from the Fists of Steel and the Powerjack, are not transferred to other players in the chain. The Third Degree does not have any negative attributes, making it a direct improvement over the default Fire Axe.
Enemies killed by the Third Degree suffer a distinctive death by incineration, wherein they disintegrate into smoldering orange cinders that quickly fade away.
Taunting with the Third Degree equipped plays Pyro's air guitar taunt, but a heavy metal guitar sound plays alongside Pyro's usual mumbling.
The Third Degree was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.
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 | |
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Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
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Damage done to linked players
Healing link type | Linked target struck with Third Degree | Damage crosses link? |
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Dispenser | Any | ![]() |
Any Medic secondary weapon | Enemy Medic or enemy being healed by them | ![]() |
Disguised Spy or Medic healing them (on opposite teams) | ![]() | |
Medicating Melody | Enemy Medic healing an enemy player | ![]() |
Enemy player being healed by an enemy Medic | ![]() |
Item set
Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack | |
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Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Reclaimed Metal | Axtinguisher | Powerjack | Third Degree | |||
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Class Token - Pyro | Slot Token - Melee | Scrap Metal | Possible Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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As a crafting ingredient
Third Degree | Reclaimed Metal | Neon Annihilator | ||
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Refined Metal | Moonman Pack weapon | Possible Results | ||||||||||||||||||
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Strange variant
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Related achievements
Pyro
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Update history
December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
- The Third Degree was added to the game.
- Added crafting blueprint for the Third Degree.
- The Third Degree now vaporizes enemies on kill like the Phlogistinator and the Manmelter.
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
Unused content
- This item has an unused kill icon in the VPK.
- There are a set of unused particles for a variety of melee impacts.
Bugs
- If an enemy player getting healed by the Amputator's healing taunt gets hit by the Third Degree, the enemy Medic is hit as well.
Trivia
- A third degree burn is one which damages the entire dermis, or layer of skin, and requires excision to heal. The idiom "the third degree" may also refer to a painful interrogation.
Gallery
See also
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