Flame Thrower (Team Fortress 2)

Flame Thrower

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Mana	20
Rarity	Normal

Flame Thrower

Pyro's Starter Primary
Extinguishing teammates restores 11% of max health
Alt-Fire: Release a blast of air that pushes enemies and projectiles and extinguish teammates that have debuffs.

The Flame Thrower is a primary weapon for the Pyro. It spews out a line of flames that deal a massive amount of damage over a small range. Additionally, enemies are set on fire, damaging them further. Furthermore, right-clicking creates a compression blast, which deflects enemy projectiles, pushes enemies back, and clear debuffs from other players and friendly NPCs, for a cost of 20 mana. Clearing debuffs restores 11% of the Pyro's maximum health. This weapon is a stock weapon and can be obtained immediately if the Pyro class is chosen.

Damage and Function Times

Statistics
Weapon Type	Flamethrower
Clip Size	{{{Clip Size}}}
Reload Type	No reload
Damage
Base Damage	78
Pellet Count	{{{Pellet Count}}}
Pellet Spread	{{{Pellet Spread}}}
Afterburn	4 / tick (8 / second)
Bullet Spread	{{{Bullet Spread}}}
Splash Damage
Splash Radius	{{{Splash Radius}}}
Self-Damage	{{{Self-Damage}}}
Healing
Healing Amount	{{{Healing Amount}}}
Function Times
Attack Interval	0.105 seconds
Reload	{{{Reload}}}
Reload (First)	{{{Reload (First)}}}
Reload (Consecutive)	{{{Reload (Consecutive)}}}
Ammo Consumption Interval	0.5 seconds
Afterburn Duration	10 seconds
Airblast Cooldown	0.75 seconds
Windup Time	{{{Windup Time}}}
Maximum Charge Time	{{{Maximum Charge Time}}}
Aim Fatigue	{{{Aim Fatigue}}}
Effect Duration	{{{Effect Duration}}}
Spread Recovery	{{{Spread Recovery}}}

Notes

• The Flame Thrower uses global immunity frames, meaning that enemies cannot take damage for a few frames after getting hit.
• Flames extinguishes themselves when in contact with water.

Strategies

• The Flame Thrower and its variants are the best weapons for close-ranged combat.
  • If the Pyro's target is too far from the Flame Thrower's flames, the Pyro must switch to a far-ranged weapon, like the Flare Gun.
• Airblasts can help Pyro avoid potential fatal damage as they can reflect projectiles and knockback enemies.
  • Additionally, extinguishing allies rewards the Pyro with some health restore.
• The Flame Thrower works miraculously against bosses consisting of multiple segments or summoned minions.

Trivia

• The Flame Thrower is one of the few weapons in the Team Fortress 2 mod that uses mana.
• This weapon is one of the only weapons that has knockback in the Team Fortress 2 mod.
  • It does this through airblasts.
  • Unlike most Terraria weapons, it can knock back bosses.