How to Fight Every Class With the Dragon's Fury (And Win!) [TF2] 

(Not) Fun fact: If you're lucky and your opponent's system isn't good, he'll experience up to single digit fps drops every time you fire.

I’ve always found interesting how the dragon’s fury completely flips the pyro match ups. Heavies and engineers, which usually completely shut you out, are now some of your best match ups, and traditionally easy match ups like soldier and demoknight are much harder.

as a longtime dragon’s fury main, my power grows with every lister video. thank you for your service.

I love how hyper specific this video is. It’s not just a class matchup like so many others, it’s a singular class-specific item exclusively.

I'd love to know the guy at valve who looked at several wooden shields and was like "yeah, these should give the demoman magic immunity to fire"

I didn’t realize the Dragon’s Fury was actually good. This really makes me wanna try to pick it up and even main pyro

23:53 Would like to add something here-while keeping the powerjack out continuously is definitely a bad idea when crossing a sniper sightline, i’ve found that erratically switching between your powerjack and another weapon while crossing in front of a sniper is a great idea. The constant change in your movement speed really throws off their aim.

really feels like the dragon's fury epitomizes the highly aggressive, fast-paced frontline playstyle that pyro always *tried* to fit

What weapon is most like the dragon's fury is the direct hit: -both reward you with lots of damage but punish you for missing -both are fast -both demand a great amount of skill -dh has more heavy hitting slow firing projectile while df has weak then strong hitting rapid fire projectile. Like a mini pekka and regular pekka. Both hit hard but one is faster while the other hits harder

it is a testament to how good Danes videos are when he's practically printed the format of how to talk about tf2 into everyone

You know, even if this isn't performing as well as your previous video, I still love the your dedication on creating this. I think the DF still needs time so settle as a more beloved weapon for the players, it deserves it. You're a doing a good job!

DF is way too situational to be called pyro's best flamethrower. It certainly isn't trash, and it's good when you have good aim, but the grotesque airblast delay means that in a theoretical 1 v 1 scenario, where the other player has equal aim and awareness to yours, soldiers, demos, and heavies should consistently win unless you get the jump on them at point blank. While with scouts and stock/degreaser pyros, it'll likely be a even match/mutual kill. Soldiers just need time their rockets to your airblast or firing speed, and demo can do the same or place a single sticky to space you away since airblasting it or clearing it will give an opening to 2 pipe you. Heavy versus DF pyro is the same textbook as versus a very good scout: prefire to suppress their corner peaking, avoid following them into areas where they can jump you, and if you're getting owned, put away the Tomislav and take out the Natascha to make them regret existence.

Guys, I get the feeling that maybe, just maybe, and hear me out on this one, okay? Okay. That this guy loves Smash 64.

My fears have been unleashed, people now know the dragon's fury is a good weapon and people will use it more often now...

23:04 the pain on this is immeasurable

This flamethrower is so underrated!! I Like useing it sometimes and the DPS it can pump out is amazing. I remember melting a pocketed heavy once, all by my own. The heavy was shocked, to put it lightly.

Because of my great skill, my aim usually depends on luck, but that whole week of dying, rage quiting and crying in a corner was definitely worth that one lucky day when i destroyed everything and everyone in my path, absolutely carriyng my whole team and earning the trust of 2 pocket medics at once, which for me, never happens. Thank you for your videos, they made me go back to pyro after a year long break, and this playstyle is more fun than anything a pyro can do, aside from not missing a single airblast for an entire round. The dragon's fury, the scorch shot and the backscratcher is my favourite pyro loadout after watching your videos, so once again, thanks for making 'em. Hope to see more!

Great work as always! You are definetly one of if not the most underrated Tf2-tuber.

Excellent video, you've given me a real incentive here to start learning the Dragon's Fury. I know full well that it does incredible burst damage, but the fact that you need to make direct hits gives it a daunting learning curve that I never really felt was worth the effort; however, after you demonstrated in the video how quickly it bursts down heavies, I owe it to myself to try something new.

I'm really happy an in depth guide for the Dragon's Fury exists out there, and from a place of extensive experience too. I'm a hardcore Pyro player, but I've never been able to get behind the DF until recently because of how different it feels from the other flamethrowers. This'll help a ton in my first forays into the weapon.

You did a really good job with this video, I love the editing!

I love this video and I love the music picks. dragon's fury really is just an advanced form of clicking targets

11:10 this concept of playing around a Pyro's airblast timing is so underrated, not just for the DF, but for every projectile class, especially Soldier. Glad to see someone mentioning it!

“Even if you don’t have the scorch shot equipped” In other words, even if you like people other than you having fun.

Was not expecting actual guide on the dragons fury and I think this was really good. I have always viewed as a joke weapon but now with these better ideas of how to use it I will try it more. I am also 100% only using it with a shotgun as it just seems way better than restricting myself to fire.

As someone who started using the DF 24/7 on Pyro you basically said everything that I've learned , Scouts are real pain to deal with. Shotgun and Panic Attack are really good but personally I'd say the Shotgun is better when the map is more open or approching the ennemy is more difficult and the Panic Attack is better on more closed map or approching the ennemy is easier. As for the Reserve Shooter I'd say it's actually quite a good option with the DF , the mini crits on airborn ennemies can come handy when dealing with Soldier due to the slow airblast. Plus it does the same damage as the Shotgun and come faster at the cost of 4 shots instead of 6. The Detonator is well my third favorite option and my go to secondary when playing 5CP. I don't know your opinion about the Backstracher but those two pair so well together that is kinda insane. Essentially if you use those two on 5CP you become a roamer , the self damage of the Detonator is offset by the bonus heal from health pack that the Backstracher offer. With this set I find myself ending on the frontline at the same time as Scouts , plus the Crusader Crossbow ignore the downside of less heals receive from Medic. Meaning that the only downside that the Backstracher has is ignored by a weapon used by 90% of Medics.

I managed to get my hands on one within my first week of playing and immediately tried it out. Immediately preferred it. Thank you for the guide on how to get better with it!

YOOO! I'M HERE FROM PATREON!

very excited to bounce around with this thing

the amount of scorch shot recommendations is uncanny

Great job! You really know your stuff when it comes to this weapon.

i once ubered someone who is beyond cracked with the dragon's fury. the destruction was glorious.

I used the knowledge from this video against you on Coldfront and our team won. You've created a monster. -Father

also a good side effect is that it makes backburner straight upgrade from stock when you get comfortable with drangonsfury airblast management.

whoever made the sound effects for it definitely knew how to make a weapon sound powerful

I love the SMB64 style of the video. Also; great video on one of the most underrated weapons.

I’m digging the old school Smash Bros. style. Good work!

ever since I unlocked it, it became my main weapon on pyro, it's really fun to use and so satisfying whenever you get kills, however sometimes it felt really bad but now knowing this things, it makes sense and I learned a lot, thanks for the video, it was a really good one, definitely helped!!

Thanks. Now I'll use all this information to help me complete a single contract I should have finished a long time ago.

lister is my favorite dragon’s fury youtuber

That Smash 64 sound bit hit me so hard in the nostalgia's, thank you.

Great editing and music choice.

I might use it more thanks to this guide

Pyro is one of my favorite classes and I usually just pull out this weapon against the Heavy matchup but I can tell it is way more versatile than that. Might just give it a go!

Nice video again, keep it cool bro!

thank you for this guide on my fav weapon

I've been maining pyro and the dragon's fury since the first time i got it, seeing this video is gonna make me feel even more powerful and i thank you for that!

This vid convinced me to use the Panic Attack with the Dragon's Fury which was surprisingly effective. There have been many instances where a hitscan secondary was much more reliable than flare guns, and it didn't affect my damage output in a negative way.

thanks i like your videos ill try the dragons fury again

Holy shit an actually good pyro tutorial on a new weapon? This is awesome

I basically only play backburner jetpack backscratcher… and hearing the sniper matchup made me tear up happily. It’s concise

The video had a melee style while Dane's one had a Ultimate one, lol! nice detail

Its nice to see people finally learning that you can airblast the fireball

A well made video, good job

What items needed to craft this? Im curios to use this wiht some flares and da jetpack!

Beautiful guide

Love your videos keep up your work man

This deserves more views, pretty comprehensive. I personally prefer the detonator for DF but shotguns are pretty much always good with any of his primaries (accept with the Phlog) so good to see them referenced. Also nice to see someone who isn't just a combo pyro shill. Keep er goin and I'll keep watching

Dragon's fury looks so cool when you can *ACTUALLY SEE SOMETHING BESIDES LAG* -yours truly, Low End PC User

Ohhhh, so _that's_ what I was doing wrong. I was trying to fight every class with the Dragon's Fury and _lose._

will try tomorow

in the scout and heavy parts you mention the size of their hitboxes, but i was under the impression that projectiles in general just use the collision hull(which is the same for all classes) for deciding a hit. is this not the case for df? i don't really use it. or do the hitboxes come into play when deciding if the hit counts as a combo hit or not? please educate me i would love to know

I love how you were playing badcoastbarnward in the background

This was such a great guide! I'll definitely be coming back to reference this!

If there was a strange version of the dragon’s fury, lister would be well above hale’s own

Thanks dude

This is the first time I've seen someone use the Reserve Shooter as intended.

Incredible video. You're the first person I've met with such in-depth understanding of the DF. Some additions: - It should be noted that in comparison to other Weapons, which tend to have a 50% or more damage loss from Maximum Ramp-Up to Maximum Fall-Off, the DF only has roughly 23%. This paired with its increased reach over Flames, makes it an incredibly stronger mid-range Weapon. - Two close-distance Shots against 125HP Classes, with no extinguishing or fire resistant shenanigans, will put them on death's door with enough Afterburn to seal the deal. At this point you could stop focusing on hitting a Combo Shot, or even stop firing at them completely, and focus solely on dodging, which can be a life saver against Scouts, Snipers and Spies. You could even be super cocky and just Taunt while they burn to death. - Good Scouts who've realized that you're able to consistently two-shot them, will try to harass you with chip damage using Pistols and/or Bleed DoTs. Using Flareguns can give you the upper hand in this chip-damage-fight. The Detonator is the most reliable to set them on fire with, the Flaregun can two-shot them, and the Scorch Shot is itself. - For Soldiers and Demomen, hitting the first DF Shot followed by a Combo Shot will deal enough Damage to potentially put them in panic mode, leading to predictable attack patterns. That's when you can reflect their Rockets/Pipes to seal the deal. A second DF Combo Shot would be more reliable, but if you're on low enough health that their posthumous Projectile Damage could end up killing you, a successful Reflect would both kill them and save you. - Due to the DF's Projectile not disappearing on Hit, enemy Pyros can Reflect it even AFTER it hits them, making the Flamethrower vs DF match-up even more biased towards Flamethrowers. - Flare -> DF Combo -> DF Combo deals more than enough Damage to kill Pyros, so if you've got any Flaregun on hand, tag the enemy Pyros with a Flare as you're approaching them to initiate fights with a DF Combo Shot rather than a normal one. It's hard to do, but provides a massive edge to the DF Pyro. - Heavy's large Hitboxes and Scout's small ones DON'T matter against the DF, as both its simple and combo shots are calculated based on the Enemy's Collision Hull, which is the same dimensions for all Classes. This is also partially why sometimes the DF hits its Combo when you wouldn't expect it to and vice versa, since Collision Hulls' rotation is locked to the Maps' axis and doesn't rotate with the Players' PoV. Here's a video showcasing that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YueLolwoLOs.html - Level 3 Sentries have 216HP, don't take (mini)Crit Damage and their Rockets deal 100 Damage. So it takes three Reflected Rockets to destroy them, not two. However, if you have any Damaging Secondary on you, you can fit in a Flare or a couple of Shotgun Shots while the Sentry is reloading its Rockets and deal that 16 extra Damage you'd need. - Dragon's Fury Pyros can make excellent Uber Targets to take down nests, be it by shredding the Sentries or kill the Wrangling Engineers through their Buildings. But it's imperative for the Medic to be leading the charge and be taking all of the Sentries' knockback, the Pyro won't ever reach them otherwise. - Man, fuck the Dangershield. I get why it has the Afterburn Immunity, it's a bandaid fix to how easy it is to apply 7.5 seconds of aim-flinching Afterburn with the Detonator and the Scorch Shot, but its 50% Damage Resistance is uncalled for and absolutely neuters the DF against them. Fuck that weapon. I have nothing of value to add here, just needed to vent. Again, great video. I can't fully agree that the DF is Pyro's best Primary, but it sure as hell rekindled my flame for Pyro and TF2. Regular Flames just don't satisfy me anymore lol.

What server you play on? I wanted to play on these maps but get screwed over with the generic maps

what is it with dead cone pyros and being absolute beasts with the dragon's fury?

Two tapping scouts with this gives the same instant dopamine as flare-critting them

I love this video and I haven’t even seen it yet!

finaly some one with actual taste in weapons

What do you do if the sniper is using the Darwin’s Danger Shield? I tried to fight him but he just melee me. 😅

how do you get to the walk way map

1:44 Okay, taking a guess real quick... Scout: Just takes two hits and some afterburn damage, but can also two shot or three shot you if you're not careful Soldier: Actually really dangerous now, but 4 hits will take him down and you can probably airblast at least once to finish him off. Pyro: You eat them for breakfast, except you'll probably need to be slightly more careful than just that DF Pyro: Nobody knows how to use this weapon lol. If they do though... Well, let's hope you're good at Scout duels. Demoman: DANGEROUS, like soldier. Kill him quickly... which you can. Heavy: Eaten for lunch. Engineer: If you have an uber, he will die fast and the piercing shots will kill him, too, even through his sentry. Medic: Uhhhhhh about 50/50. With uber, you can.... push him once I guess? So use it wisely. Without uber, he's probably one of the only classes that can stand up to you with his 195 damage melee and high movement speed Sniper: Spy: You eat him for dinner

“For the three people that actually use the thermal thruster” That one… that kinda stung lol

Meet the Soldyro

An idea for another video is to do a secondary showcase for use with the dragon's fury. If the video is long enough you can just spilt it to 2 parts released a week or 2 apart

For unaware snipers taunt kill is always the funniest option

The way l like the Play to dragons fury is to play like soldier using the detonator to flare jump and appear out of nowhere and either burn them into a Crisp or use the backscratcher for a two-hit kill.

Do you have any more advice on fighting against soldiers?

I want to see the evolution of demoman

Very good video.

i agree with you about your opinion of the dragons fury

dragon’s fury and panic attack seems like the best example of 2 bad weapons working together to make a good loadout

what's your opinion on using the dragon's fury with the shotgun compared to the panic attack?

great video, rly informative. i am curious, does shooting the feet of ubered players knock them back too? could be a good alternative to airblasting to stuff the uber

The Dragon’s Fury has one fatal flaw: There’s no Strange variant.

I love using the panic attack on engineer/soldier/pyro it's soooo good

"how to win with the dragons fury: Use the scorch shot" Yea that checks out

When you get the df hits that have no recoil. Voila, that spikes my brain with dopamine as I deal half the enemies

Can you post the music used in the video? All of the mixes are really good

Love your vids

me when watching thsi vid: WAIT U CAN AIRBLAST THE DRAGONS FURY!?! good vid btw

Damn that was helpful

3:20 what about Dragons Fury + Detonator explosion, would that 2 shot light classes?

i'm starting to think this guy mains the dragon's fury

Now I can counter the dragons fiery with these tips. He he he

This was really entertaining to watch (dunno if that's the correct word)