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“ — Solemn Vow publicity blurb Art lovers will cherish the bust of Hippocrates, commemorating a time when the Medic still thought doing no harm was a good idea. ”

The Solemn Vow is a melee weapon for the Medic. It is a marble bust of Hippocrates, inset with a plaque reading "Do no harm" – the guiding principle of the Hippocratic Oath.

Having this weapon in the loadout allows the player to view enemy health, names, and ÜberCharge percentages (in the same manner as the Spy), providing strategic information that could aid the team, although it cannot see through an enemy Spy's Disguise. However, this weapon has a 10% slower attack speed.

The item was previously tested in the Team Fortress 2 Beta as the Beta Bonesaw.

Damage and function times

Damage and function times Damage type Melee Ranged or Melee damage? Melee Damage Base damage 100% 65 Critical 195 Mini-crit 88 Function times Attack interval 0.88 s Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Demonstration

Crafting

Blueprint

Strange variant





Related achievements

FYI I am A Medic

Use your bonesaw to kill a spy who has been calling for 'Medic!'.

Peer Review

Kill 10 Medics with your bone saw. Sawbones

Hit enemies with your bonesaw 5 times in a row without dying or missing.

Bugs

The Solemn Vow appears to have a glossy texture while playing in DirectX 8 mode due to DirectX 8 not rendering normal maps.

Trivia

The Solemn Vow appears in the True Meaning comic, sitting on the fireplace mantel.

A "solemn vow" in the Roman Catholic canon law is a vow that the Church has recognized as such.

Gallery

RED first-person view.

BLU first-person view.