Haste

Full steam ahead!

The Civilian Granting Haste to a teammate

Haste or haste boost is a beneficial effect that is granted by the Civilian wielding the Derby Cane. Players with a haste boost have faster movement speed, firing speed, reload speed, weapon switch speed, Minigun and Anti-Aircraft Cannon rev-up speed, Coilgun charge speed, buildings' redeploy and build speed, Medigun and Kritzkrieg heal speed, Shock Therapy charge speed and Sniper Rifle and huntsman charge speed. Haste does not increase projectile speed, HEAT meter build rate, Stickybomb and Mine priming speed, the Dynamite Pack's fuse, any Engineer devices, Ubercharge build speed, cloak recharge rate, and other Civilians' boost recharge rate.

The Haste icon that appears above your health icon while boosted

When a player is hastened, a team coloured symbol of two derby canes crossing over the haste chevrons will appear on their HUD and motion lines will appear around the screen, and to other players the class will gain a team-coloured aura and emit upwards-chevron particle effects and speed lines while moving. Voicelines will also be sped and pitched up.

Speed Comparison

All measured in Hammer Units per second.

Class	Original speed	Boosted speed	Percent increase
Scout	400	505	26.3%
Soldier	240	336	40%
Pyro	300	405	35%
Demoman	280	385	37.5%
Heavy	230	322	40%
Heavy (revved up)	110	154	40%
Engineer	300	405	35%
Engineer (hauling)	270	365	35%
Medic	320	425	32.8%
Sniper	300	405	35%
Sniper (scoped)	80	112	40%
Spy	320	432	35%
Civilian	280	385	37.5%

L'Escampette does not stack with haste.

Weapons that grant Haste

The following weapons grant haste to another player.

Name	Picture	Class	Notes
Derby Cane		Civilian	The Derby Cane grants 8 seconds of Haste on alt-fire.

Strategy

Currently the only weapon to grant haste is the Derby Cane, used by the Civilian. Use the speed boost to its maximum effect by using it on Heavies or Soldiers, as their low speed will be very nicely boosted.

Update history

2.2.0 (Double Down Update)

Added the Derby Cane