3. Pyro - Offensive

A mumbling, besuited psychopath of indeterminate gender and origin, the Pyro has a burning fondness for fire and all things fire-related. Wielding a home-made flamethrower, the Pyro can set opponents aflame, whittling their health away over time with the ensuing burn damage. Due to the short range of the flamethrower, the Pyro relies heavily on ambush tactics to catch opponents off-guard. One of the primary roles of the Pyro is the vital task of Spy-checking; a puff of flame will ignite both cloaked and disguised spies, and the Pyro will then proceed to hunt them down with the same mercy and goodwill shown all his opponents -- which is to say, none.

Though categorized as an offensive class, the Pyro can also be a useful asset in defense, protecting friendly Sentries from meddling Spies and sending whole attacking teams running back home in search of burn cream. In addition, the Pyro can also make use of compression blasts to reflect projectiles and sticky bombs right back to their owners, extinguish any friendly teammate that has been caught on fire and push enemies away. Pyros can also ignite a friendly Sniper's Huntsman arrow so it can ignite an enemy on a hit.


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Type: Offensive
Health: 175
(260 when buffed by a Medic)
Speed: 100%