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{{Quotation|'''Harvester''' [https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day2 promotional blurb]|A grisly utility melee that's as fearsome and traumatizing as the Halloween store animatronic it probably belongs to. With the Harvester held out, some of the afterburn damage you dish out (even on your victims' charred remains!) will be returned to you as health and charge for a decapitating crit-slash! Everyone you set on fire is instantly extinguished when you die, though, so don't be surprised if your marks fight back harder than you're used to.}}

The '''Harvester''' is a melee weapon for the [[Pyro]]. It is a scythe with a crooked wood handle and a damaged, curved blade bolted on. While equipped, it will appear on the Pyro's back regardless of which weapon the user is wielding. It will decapitate enemy players if the Harvester kills them from a [[critical hit]], and will gain a symmetrical blood splatter on its blade, which will persist until the user respawns or goes [[water|underwater]].

The Harvester ~~deals the same damage and has the same attack speed as the [[Fire Axe]]. While it~~ is ~~the active~~ weapon~~, [[afterburn]] damage dealt to an enemy by~~ the [[~~Flame Thrower]] or the [[Flare Gun~~]] ~~will heal the user by three health per tick (six health per second) while increasing the Harvester's charge meter~~. ~~If the user~~'s ~~health is full, the health gained does not turn into [[overheal]],~~ and ~~if the charge meter is full~~, ~~afterburn no longer heals the user~~. ~~Separate instances of afterburn stack per enemy~~, ~~linearly increasing the health and charge gained. The weapon also tracks the remaining afterburn~~ on dead enemies (including extinguished corpses, such as those in [[water]]), gaining the same health and charge as when they were alive. As a penalty, all enemies who are suffering afterburn get extinguished upon the Pyro's ~~death~~.

The '''Harvester''' is an alternate melee weapon for the [[Pyro]]. It's a scythe with a crooked wood handle and a damaged, curved blade bolted on. When equipped, it will appear on the Pyro's back while inactive.

The charge meter fills up after 30 ticks of afterburn (15 seconds), allowing for 90 points of healing per charge. When fully charged, the Harvester will allow a guaranteed critical hit, marked by a critical glow (including when not active) and a bell sound audible to all players. This ~~critical hit~~ will ~~also~~ heal the user by 195 health, whether or not the enemy dies, and will overheal if ~~their~~ health ~~is full~~. ~~If the~~ Harvester is ~~crit~~ boosted by other means, such as the [[Kritzkrieg]]~~, the healing will not occur, and the charge will not be used~~. The ~~critical hit~~ will also not be used if attacking buildings, [[ÜberCharge|ÜberCharged]] enemies, or surfaces. The ~~amount of damage dealt~~ by ~~either afterburn or the~~ critical hit ~~has no effect on the charge~~ and ~~health gained. As~~ a ~~penalty,~~ the ~~Harvester is unable to randomly crit~~.

While active, [[afterburn]] damage dealt to enemies by the [[Flame Thrower]] or the [[Flare Gun]] will heal the user by three health per tick (six health per second), along with increasing the Harvester's charge meter, which will stack if multiple enemies are on fire. The Harvester's healing cannot overheal the user, and if the charge meter is full, its healing is disabled entirely until an enemy is attacked with it. The weapon also tracks the remaining afterburn on dead enemies (including extinguished corpses, such as those in [[water]]), gaining the same health and charge as when they were alive. As a penalty, all enemies who are suffering afterburn get extinguished upon the Pyro's death.

The charge meter fills up after 30 ticks of afterburn (15 seconds), allowing for 90 points of healing per charge. When fully charged, the Harvester will allow a guaranteed critical hit, marked by a critical glow (including when not active) and a bell sound audible to all players. This crit will heal the user by 195 health, whether or not the enemy dies, and will overheal them if they're at full health. This does not happen if Harvester is boosted by other means, such as by the [[Kritzkrieg]]. The crit will also not be used when attacking buildings, [[ÜberCharge|ÜberCharged]] enemies, or surfaces.

The Harvester will decapitate enemies killed by [[critical hit|critical hits]], and will gain a blood splatter on its blade that persists until the user respawns or goes [[water|underwater]].

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