Kritzkrieg
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Equip region: | Medi Gun Backpack (Medic) |
| Released: | April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update) |
| Availability: | Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #30 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Uncrate #92 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | No |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 The Kritzkrieg |
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| “ | This new medigun uses its Übercharge not for invulnerability, but to give its recipient 100% chance to fire critical ordinance.(sic)
— Kritzkrieg publicity blurb
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The Kritzkrieg (/'krɪtskriːg/ krits-kreeg) is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Medic. Similar in appearance to both the Medi Gun and Quick-Fix, it sports an additional fixture to the barrel with two glowing yellow lights on each side. The Kritzkrieg's beam has small yellow particles flowing into the recipient.
Functioning similarly to the Medi Gun, this weapon is capable of healing teammates and disguised Spies up to the 150% base health overheal limit. The Kritzkrieg's ÜberCharge is acquired similarly to other Medi Guns, however, upon activation, it bestows a 100% critical hit chance to the patient rather than invulnerability. While ÜberCharge is deployed, the Medic and his patient are able to capture points, push the cart, and carry the intelligence; however, unlike the stock Medi Gun, the crit effect instantly wears off a patient as soon as the beam disconnects, making flashing other teammates useless. Additionally, the Kritzkrieg's ÜberCharge bar fills 25% faster than that of the Medi Gun.
When healing a patient with a faster movement speed than the Medic, the Medic's speed is increased to match the patient, allowing him to keep up with Scouts, or teammates that have a weapon-boosted movement speed. Any kills that the patient gets is counted as an assist to the Medic.
Taunting with the Kritzkrieg results in the Oktoberfest taunt, which heals for 10 health over 4 seconds.
The Kritzkrieg is automatically given to any player who obtains 16 Medic achievements.
Contents
Healing and function times
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| Healing | ||
| Healing (in combat) | 100% | 24 / s |
| Healing (out of combat) | 300% | 72 / s |
| Function times | ||
| Effect duration | 8 s | |
| Charge fill speed | 3.125% / s (1.563% / s) | |
| Maximum charge time | 32 s (64 s) | |
| Beam connect distance | 450 (Hammer units) | |
| Beam disconnect distance | 540 (Hammer units) | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
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Strange variant
Related achievements
General achievements
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Update history
April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)
- The Kritzkrieg was added to the game.
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg's client crash in particle system.
- Fixed unlimited ÜberCharge exploit.
- Fixed charge effect getting stuck on the Kritzkrieg when changing class/weapons.
- Fixed another unlimited ÜberCharge exploit.
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg not charging faster than the Medi Gun.
- Fixed melee weapons not being affected by the Kritzkrieg's crit boost.
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg not working on servers with crits turned off.
August 19, 2008 Patch (Heavy Update)
- Increased the Kritzkrieg's ÜberCharge rate bonus from 10% to 25%.
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- Added a taunt for the Kritzkrieg, which also heals for 11 points.
- Grenades and rockets deflected by a Pyro under the effects of the Kritzkrieg will now be criticals.
- Fixed rapid weapon switching allowing Medics to prevent deployed ÜberCharges from draining.
- [Undocumented] The Kritzkrieg was added in the crafting blueprint for Crit-a-Cola.
- [Undocumented] The Kritzkrieg was added in the crafting blueprint for the Candy Cane.
- Fixed a bug in the Kritzkrieg's animations.
- Fixed the crit boost sound not playing when the Kritzkrieg's charge is deployed.
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg's charge deployed sound getting stuck on.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Fixed the Kritzkrieg not drawing the correct model in the character loadout screen.
- [Undocumented] Added community-contributed voice responses for the Oktoberfest.
- Added community-contributed response rules to the Kritzkrieg.
- Fixed a case where health overheal wasn't being applied when multiple healers were involved.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.
- [Undocumented] Changed equip region to "Medi Gun Backpack".
- Fixed a Medi Gun exploit that could leave players indefinitely invulnerable.
- This was fixed by making the Medic unable to heal people with his secondary weapon while taunting or using the Meet the Medic, Director's Vision, Schadenfreude, or High Five!.
- Updated Mann vs. Machine.
- Fixed overheal duration attribute causing the overheal effect to decay faster, rather than slower.
- Fixed a case where a Medic deploying Kritzkrieg on a Spy would sometimes result in permanent crit boost.
- Added Collector's quality.
- Fixed Kritzkrieg not rendering its attachment.
- Fixed Kritzkrieg not displaying its attachment when dropped.
December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)
- During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x.
July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)
- All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target.
- Previously only available on The Quick-Fix.
- A dropped Mediguns's stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest.
- Fixed Medics getting the Demoman's charging speed when using Mediguns other than the Quick-Fix.
December 21, 2016 Patch (Smissmas 2016)
- Added Festivized variant.
Bugs
- On the loadout screen, the Medic's model may sometimes still appear to be holding the Medi Gun even when the Kritzkrieg is equipped.
- Taunting with the Kritzkrieg sometimes may not render the healing effects that the Medic inhales.
Trivia
- The name "Kritzkrieg" is a pun on the term "crits", short for critical hits, and "Blitzkrieg", German for "lightning war" – a technique used by the German army in World War II. This is a reference to the Kritzkrieg strategy, which involves wiping the enemy team as quickly as possible, much like the Germans did with Poland in World War II.
- According to a screenshot in the Gold Rush Update page, the weapon was originally named Critzcrieg, but was changed to Kritzkrieg for the release in-game.
- Before the Kritzkrieg was released, Valve stated in interviews that they were going to add the Overhealer, which could permanently overheal teammates to 200% of their standard health, but it would have a significantly worsened ÜberCharge or be unable to ÜberCharge at all. This idea was later canceled after playtesting; however, the model for the Kritzkrieg attachment still bears the filename
Overhealer.
Gallery
BLU variant of the weapon.
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
RED Festivized variant.
BLU Festivized variant.
A Kritzkrieg ÜberCharge on a RED Heavy.
See also
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| Weapons | ||||||||||
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| Slot 1 | stock | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | Revolver |
| Unlock | Force-A-Nature | Direct Hit | Backburner | — | Natascha | Frontier Justice | Blutsauger | Huntsman | Ambassador | |
| Craft/Drop | Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Brass Beast Tomislav |
Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Hitman's Heatmaker Classic |
L'Etranger Enforcer | |
| promotion | — | Original | Nostromo Napalmer | — | Iron Curtain Huo-Long Heater |
Widowmaker | — | Machina AWPer Hand Fortified Compound |
Big Kill Diamondback | |
| Uncrate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shooting Star | — | |
| Contract | — | — | Dragon's Fury | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Slot 2 | stock | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Sapper |
| Unlock | Bonk! Atomic Punch | Buff Banner | Flare Gun | Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance |
Sandvich | Wrangler | Kritzkrieg | Jarate Razorback |
— | |
| Craft/Drop | Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol |
Gunboats Battalion's Backup Mantreads Reserve Shooter B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack |
Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Family Business Panic Attack |
— | Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine |
— | |
| promotion | Lugermorph Flying Guillotine |
Concheror Righteous Bison |
— | — | Fishcake Robo-Sandvich |
Lugermorph Short Circuit |
— | — | Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap | |
| Uncrate | Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
— | — | — | — | Giger Counter C.A.P.P.E.R |
— | Self-Aware Beauty Mark | Snack Attack | |
| Contract | — | — | Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
— | Second Banana | — | — | — | — | |
| Melee | stock | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife |
| Unlock | Sandman Necro Smasher |
Equalizer Necro Smasher |
Axtinguisher Necro Smasher |
Eyelander Necro Smasher |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Necro Smasher |
Gunslinger Necro Smasher |
Ubersaw Necro Smasher |
Necro Smasher | — | |
| Craft/Drop | Holy Mackerel Candy Cane Boston Basher Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Bat Outta Hell |
Pain Train Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Bat Outta Hell |
Homewrecker Powerjack Back Scratcher Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Bat Outta Hell |
Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Scottish Handshake Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Gloves of Running Urgently Warrior's Spirit Fists of Steel Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Holiday Punch Bat Outta Hell |
Southern Hospitality Jag Eureka Effect |
Vita-Saw Amputator Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell |
Your Eternal Reward Big Earner Wanga Prick Spy-cicle | |
| promotion | Frying Pan Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Apoco-Fists Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Prinny Machete | Frying Pan Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Frying Pan Freedom Staff Ham Shank Prinny Machete |
Conniver's Kunai Sharp Dresser Black Rose Prinny Machete | |
| Distributed | Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Golden Wrench Saxxy Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Memory Maker Golden Frying Pan |
Saxxy Golden Frying Pan | |
| Uncrate | Crossing Guard Batsaber |
Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | Bread Bite Crossing Guard |
— | Crossing Guard | Crossing Guard | — | |
| Contract | — | — | Hot Hand | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PDA | stock | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit |
| PDA 2 | stock | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch |
| Unlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer | |
| promotion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | |
| Taunt | various | Grand Slam (Sandman/Atomizer) |
Grenade (Equalizer/Escape Plan) |
Hadouken (Shotgun/Flare Gun/Detonator/Reserve Shooter/Manmelter/Panic Attack/Gas Passer/Hot Hand) Armageddon (Rainblower) Execution (Scorch Shot) Gas Blast (Thermal Thruster) |
Barbarian Swing (Eyelander/Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker/Claidheamh Mòr/Half-Zatoichi/Persian Persuader/Nessie's Nine Iron) |
High Noon (Fists/Saxxy/Apoco-Fists/Holiday Punch) |
Guitar Smash (Frontier Justice) Arm Blender (Gunslinger) |
Oktoberfest (Kritzkrieg) Uberslice (Ubersaw) Medicating Melody (Amputator) |
Arrow Stab (Huntsman/Fortified Compound) |
Fencing (Knife/Your Eternal Reward/Conniver's Kunai/Saxxy/Big Earner/Wanga Prick/Black Rose/Golden Frying Pan) |
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