Bat

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Bat
Normal Unique Strange Collector's
Kill Icons
Information
Class(es):	Flanker
Availability:	Stock Weapon Name Tag and Description Tag (Unique) Strange Offense Crate (Strange) Using a Kills Strangifier (Strange) Combining 5 Strange duplicates (Collector's)
Slot:	Melee
Type:	Melee
Creator(s):	Unknown (2018) VALVe (2016)
Date(s) Added:	February 29, 2016
Allow lists
Vs. Bosses	✔️
Medieval	✔️
Infection	❌
Statistics
Bat Level 60 Bat Crits targets under 25% health Don't let your dreams outrun you, aim for the stands! ( Not Sellable or Marketable or Giftable )

[

Come get some, brickhead! ―Flanker.

]

The Bat is the stock melee weapon for the Flanker. It is a metal baseball bat with a black grip.

This melee weapon deals critical hits against enemies who have less than 25% of their max health remaining.

Damage and Function Times

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	35
Critical		105
Mini-crit		47
Function times
Attack interval		0.5s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Tips

• This weapon is used for finishing off low health opponents at close range without needing to waste ammo.
• The critical hits on enemies under 25% hp bonus can be useful when paired with the Baby Face's Blaster, as a critical hit can instantly fill the meter up even if its empty.

Strange Variants

Strange variations
Strange Bat Level 58 Bat Strange Bat - Kills: 0 Crits targets under 25% health Don't let your dreams outrun you, aim for the stands!
	Compatible Strange Parts ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Agents Killed Annihilators Killed Arsonists Killed Assists Backstabs ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Brutes Killed Bosses Killed Cloaked Agents Killed Critical Kills Damage Dealt ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Damage Dealt to Bosses Deaths Defending Kills Buildings Destroyed Double Donks ✔️ ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ Flankers Killed Halloween Kills Headshot Kills Healing Done Kills ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Long Distance Kills Marksmen Killed Mini-Critical Kills Mechanics Killed Points Captured ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ ❌ Player Hits Players Disciplined Players Doused Points Scored Kills while Blast Jumping ❌ ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ❌ Sappers Removed Short Distance Kills Supercharges Deployed Taunt Kills Times Fired ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Times Taunted Troopers Killed Zombies Killed

Related Achievements

See: Achievements

General

		Relentless Kill 3 players with a melee weapon within 15 seconds.

Flanker

		Called Shot As a Flanker, taunt kill an enemy with your melee weapon.

		Bat Man Get a kill with every Flanker exclusive melee.

		Full Count As a Flanker, kill an enemy with your melee weapon when you have no ammo left.

Update History

June 26, 2016

• Added backpack icon.

July 29, 2016

• Added textures to the model.

August 11, 2018

• New model.
• Added new animations.

September 4, 2018

• Added crits targets under 25% health bonus.

March 25, 2021 (Fit with Fitten)

• Increased crits targets under low health bonus from 25% to 35%

June 11, 2021 (Summer 2021)

• Decreased crits targets under low health bonus from 35% to 25%

March 6, 2022 (Item Schema)

• Added Unique quality. (Undocumented)

March 15, 2022

• Added Strange quality. (Undocumented)

July 12, 2022 (A "Heavy" Update)

• Added Collector's quality. (Undocumented)

Gallery

Designs

2018 backpack icon

2016

2016 (Previous)

Others

GRN Flanker's first person view.

RED Flanker's first person view.