Big Earner

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Now I know ya lookin' at this switch and ya think ya just gettin' gipped for something dinky and broken. Well, you'd be right. — Big Earner publicity blurb

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The Big Earner is a community-made melee weapon for the Spy. It is a broken Italian stiletto switchblade left permanently unsheathed. Three small bands of blood-stained tape are wrapped near the base of the blade.

Equipping this weapon reduces the max health of the user by 25, lowering the Spy's overall health to 100. However, killing an enemy with this weapon, either with a backstab or regular melee attack, will fill the Cloak meter by 30%, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped.

Taunting with the Big Earner equipped will perform the Fencing kill taunt, and will still fill the Cloak meter by 30%.

Contents 1 Damage and function times 2 Item set 3 Demonstration 4 Crafting 4.1 Blueprint 4.2 As a crafting ingredient 5 Strange variant 6 Related achievements 6.1  Soldier 6.2  Sniper 6.3  Spy 7 Update history 8 Trivia 9 Gallery 10 See also

Damage and function times

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	40
Point blank		34-46
Backstab		600%
Critical		120
Mini-crit		46-62
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

The Man of Honor
	Enforcer Big Earner Cosa Nostra Cap Made Man
Effect	No effect

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Conniver's Kunai		L'Etranger		Big Earner
	+		+		=

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

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Man of Honor weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Strange variant

Strange Variant Information
Strange Big Earner Strange Knife - Kills: 0 +30% cloak on kill -25 max health on wearer
	Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Defender Kills

Related achievements

 Soldier

War Crime Spybunal Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate.

 Sniper

Consolation Prize Get backstabbed 50 times.

Shock Treatment Kill a Spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.

 Spy

A Cut Above Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife. Agent Provocateur Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times. Come in From the Cold Get a Revenge kill with a backstab. Counter Espionage Backstab a disguised Spy. Die Another Way Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback. Dr. Nooooo Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. FYI I am a Spy Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds. High Value Target Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates. Identity Theft Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as. Is It Safe? Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points.

May I Cut In? Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other. Sapsucker Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds. Slash and Burn Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn. Spymaster Backstab 1000 enemies. The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E. Stab an enemy while fencing. The Man with the Broken Guns Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds. Triplecrossed Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life. Wetwork Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate. You Only Shiv Thrice Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• The Big Earner was added to the game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Big Earner.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

March 19, 2013 Patch

• The Big Earner can no longer accept Long-Distance Kills strange parts.

Trivia

• The Big Earner was originally named the Sleuth's Stiletto.
• In Mafia slang, a Big Earner is someone who earns large amounts of money for the family.

Gallery

RED first-person view.

RED first-person view, ready to Backstab.

BLU first-person view.

BLU first-person view, ready to Backstab.

See also

• Big Earner strategy

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PDA 2
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Taunt
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