Crit-a-Cola

Crit-a-Cola
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Basic Information
Used by:	Scout
Slot:	Secondary
Released:	April 28, 2010 Patch
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #3, Uncrate #75 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Reload type:	Recharge (22 seconds)
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
Crit-a-Cola Level 5 Lunch Box While effect is active: each attack mini-crits and sets Mark-For-Death for 8 seconds.

“

I don't know how it did it, but dis actually makes me more handsome! Click to listen — The Scout on his new soda's benefits

”

Crit-a-Cola, known in full as Bonk! Crit-a-Cola, is a secondary weapon for the Scout. It is a canned soda with a purple label, manufactured by the Bonk! company.

Upon ingestion, Crit-a-Cola gives the Scout the ability to deal mini-crits for 8 seconds with any equipped weapon. However, making any attack while under the effect immediately causes a 5 second Marked-For-Death debuff. Making additional attacks while this debuff is active resets its duration.

As the process of drinking Crit-a-Cola is considered a taunt, it cannot be consumed in instances when taunts cannot be used, such as when underwater.

Function times

Function times (in seconds)
Effect		Each attack under the effect gives mini-crits. Attacking marks the player for death for 5 seconds after the effect expires.
Consumption time		1.2 s
Recharge time		22 s
Effect duration		8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Kritzkrieg		Bonk! Atomic Punch		Crit-a-Cola
	+		=

Class Token - Scout		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Reclaimed Metal		Shortstop		Crit-a-Cola		Back Scatter
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Crit-a-Cola Strange Lunch Box - Food Items Eaten: 0 While effect is active: each attack mini-crits and sets Mark-For-Death for 5 seconds. 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

Related achievements

 Scout

Retire the Runner Kill a Scout while they are under the effect of Crit-a-Cola.

Update history

April 28, 2010 Patch

• The Crit-a-Cola was added to the game.

April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)

• The "Retire the Runner" achievement was changed to apply to this weapon.
• [Undocumented] The Crit-a-Cola was given its own texture to match the backpack icon.

May 12, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for the Crit-a-Cola.

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

• [Undocumented] The liquid spill from readying a can of Crit-a-Cola is now purple, instead of the green that Bonk! Atomic Punch uses.

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• [Undocumented] The Crit-a-Cola was added to the crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich.

January 19, 2011 Patch

• Fixed switching to the melee weapon instead of using the last weapon setting after drinking.

January 24, 2011 Patch

• The Crit-a-Cola was added to the weapon drop list.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Crit-a-Cola was removed from the crafting blueprint for the Buffalo Steak Sandvich.

April 20, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a bug that allowed the Crit-a-Cola to be used repeatedly with no cooldown.

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added community contributed response rules to the Crit-a-Cola.

August 18, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Fixed the particle effect on the draw animation for the Crit-a-Cola not showing in censored version.

September 15, 2011 Patch

• Fixed Natascha's bullets preventing Scouts from using Crit-a-Cola.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Added +25% increased movement speed while active.
  • Increased duration from 6 to 8 seconds.

July 10, 2013 Patch

• Changed attributes:
  • Removed Damage taken mini-crits.
  • Added Damage taken increased 25%.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 6, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

December 20, 2013 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Reduced damage taken increased from 25% to 10%.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Added Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Each attack while active adds Marked-For-Death debuff for 5 seconds. Effect does not stack.
  • Removed Marked-For-Death when effect expires.
  • Removed +25% move speed bonus.
  • Removed +10% damage taken penalty.

March 28, 2018 Patch #1

• Fixed not being Marked-for-Death when doing a melee attack while under the effects of Crit-a-Cola.

Trivia

• As with Bonk! Atomic Punch, Crit-a-Cola cans use a pull-tab opening mechanism, first invented in 1956, as opposed to a stay-on-tab mechanism, which was popularized in the 1970s and is used on most canned beverages nowadays.
• Crit-a-Cola was designed and created one day before its release. Upon its release, it had the same texture and particle effects as Bonk! Atomic Punch.
• The weapon's name is a play on the popular soft-drink brand name Coca-Cola.
• The labels for Crit-a-Cola and Bonk! Atomic Punch list the ingredients as water, radiation, and sugar. Several lines of random letters also appear on the label itself.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view

• 

  Bonk! Crit-a-Cola label

See also

• Crit-a-Cola strategy