Medic

Medic
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Support
Health:	150 / 225 140 / 210 with the Vita-Saw equipped
Speed:	107% 117.33% while using the Overdose
Meet the Medic

“

All I can tell you about zis next procedure is zat it will be...excruciating! Click to listen — The Medic giving some "pre-operation encouragement."

”

The Medic is a Teutonic man of medicine with a tenuous adherence to medical ethics, and is nonetheless the primary healing class of the team. Although the Medic does not possess the best arsenal for direct combat, he can typically still be found near the front-lines, healing wounded teammates while trying to stay out of trouble. When his Medi Gun is focused on a teammate, they will quickly regain health. Unharmed teammates will have their health buffed beyond the normal limit, up to 150%. While healing, the Medic's ÜberCharge bar will fill up until the weapon begins to crackle, at which point he can activate a charge that makes himself and his patient temporarily invulnerable (or if using the Kritzkrieg, gives his patient 100% Critical hits) for up to 8 seconds.

The Medic is capable of regenerating health over time; the longer a Medic stays out of combat, the faster his health will recover. A damaged Medic will regenerate health at a rate of 3 HP per second, which scales up over the following ten seconds to a maximum of 6 HP per second (though carrying the Blutsauger reduces the regeneration rate from 3–6 to 1–4, and the Medieval Medic item set will raise it to 4–7).

The Medic is voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.

Bio

Name: Unknown Location of origin: Template:W Job: Doctor Assisted Homicide Motto: "Prepare for your examination" Emblems:    Description: What he lacks in compassion for the sick, respect for human dignity, and any sort of verifiable formal training in medicine, the Medic more than makes up for with a bottomless supply of giant needles and a trembling enthusiasm for plunging them into exposed flesh. Raised in Stuttgart, Germany during an era when the Hippocratic oath had been downgraded to an optional Hippocratic suggestion, the Medic considers healing a generally unintended side effect of satisfying his own morbid curiosity.

Basic strategy

Main articles: Medic tips, Medic strategy

• Use your Medi Gun to heal teammates, and buff them up to 150% of their normal health.
• Fill your ÜberCharge by healing teammates. Then RIGHT CLICK to activate.
• Your ÜberCharge makes both you and your Medi Gun target invulnerable for a short time.
• You fill your ÜberCharge faster by healing teammates who are more hurt.
• Keep alert for teammates calling for your help. Use the Medic arrows onscreen to find them.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Syringe Gun		40	150	Base: 10 Crit: 30 [10 syringes / sec.]
Unlock Blutsauger		40	150	Base: 10 Crit: 30 [10 syringes / sec.]	Heals 3 health points on hit.  Health regeneration lowered by 2 HP/sec. (1–4 HP/sec)
Craft Crusader's Crossbow		1	38	Base: 38–75 Crit: 113–225 Healing: 75–150 HP (Depending on range)	Fires special bolts that heal teammates and deal damage based on distance traveled.  No headshots.  -75% Max ammo on wearer.
Craft Overdose		40	150	Base: 9 Crit: 27 [10 syringes / sec.]	Übercharge percentage increases movement speed by up to 10%  -10% damage done.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Medi Gun		N/A	N/A	N/A	ÜberCharge grants Medic and patient 8 seconds of guaranteed invulnerability.
Unlock Kritzkrieg		N/A	N/A	N/A	ÜberCharge grants patient 8 seconds of guaranteed critical damage.  Has 25% faster charge rate.
Craft Quick-Fix		N/A	N/A	N/A	Über effect: Megaheal Heal rate increased 3x on heal target and Medic Heal target and Medic immune to stun and damage forces  Heal rate increased 40%  ÜberCharge rate increased 25%  Match the speed of any faster heal target  Not able to overheal (attempting to overheal will still build Übercharge)

Melee

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Bonesaw		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock Ubersaw		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On hit adds 25% to ÜberCharge meter.  On Spinal Tap kill gives 100% ÜberCharge.  Has 20% slower swing rate.
Craft Vita-Saw		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	User retains at most 20% of a full ÜberCharge meter on death.  Lowers max health by 10 points (140 total) on wearer.
Craft Amputator		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On taunt: Applies a healing effect to all nearby teammates.
Distributed Saxxy		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Craft Solemn Vow		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Allows you to see an enemy's health.

Taunt Attack

	Associated item	Description
	Kritzkrieg	Main article: Oktoberfest The Medic puts his face to the barrel of the Kritzkrieg and inhales, laughing maniacally, followed by "Oktoberfest!". Afterward, he exhales, shakes his head and refocuses. The Medic gains 11 health for performing this taunt.

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Ubersaw	Main article: Spinal Tap The Medic enters a combat pose, thrusts his Übersaw forward and retracts it, stunning and killing any enemies in the way. If the retraction kills an enemy, the ÜberCharge meter gains 100% charge.

	Associated item	Description
	Amputator	Main article: Medicating Melody The Medic places the Amputator on his shoulder and pretends to play it as if it were a violin. Teammates surrounding the Medic will be healed and colored circles emanate from their feet.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Medieval Medic
	Crusader's Crossbow Amputator Berliner's Bucket Helm
Effect	No effect

Hats

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Medic achievements Medic pack: 36 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement

Update history

November 7, 2007 Patch

• Fixed Medic's ÜberCharge stats tracking

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• Added 3 new weapons: the Blutsauger, the Kritzkrieg and the Übersaw
• Added 39 Medic achievements

May 21, 2008 Patch

• Fixed rapid weapon switching allowing Medics to prevent deployed ÜberCharges from draining

August 20, 2008 Patch

• Fixed a viewmodel related crash when switching classes away from Medic

December 11, 2008 Patch

• The icon on the HUD for a person calling for Medic will now give more information to the Medic (if the target is low on health, on fire, etc.)

January 28, 2009 Patch

• Added percentage to ÜberCharge HUD panel for the Medic

February 2, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Medic ÜberCharge percentage in minimal-HUD mode

February 24, 2009 Patch (Scout Update)

• Added new sound for a fully charged Medic dying
• Scouts now earn a bonus point for killing Medics who are actively healing a target

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• Added a new taunt, used by the Kritzkrieg
• Added a new hat: the Prussian Pickelhaube

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Added 2 new hats: the Otolaryngologist's Mirror and the Vintage Tyrolean

September 15, 2009 Patch

• Medic regeneration changes
  • Base regeneration amount increased from 1/sec to 3/sec
  • Regen amount increase since time of last damage decreased from 3x to 2x
  • End result of above: Old healing scaled from 1/sec to 3/sec based on time since being damaged (maxed out at 10 seconds). New healing scales from 3/sec to 6/sec
• Fixed Medics getting MedicCallerPanels in their HUD for cloaked enemy Spies disguised as their team

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Added headshot death animation

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Added Medic Übersaw kill taunt
• Added backstab death animation

May 5, 2010 Patch

• Fixed a client crash caused by players calling for a Medic

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

• Added 2 new hats: Ze Goggles and the Gentleman's Gatsby

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• Added the Vita-Saw
• [Undocumented] Added unused "Hi-five" animation

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Added the original Übersaw taunt to the Vita-Saw

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added The Medieval Medic set with 2 new weapons: the Crusaders's Crossbow and Amputator
• Added 3 new hats: the Berliner's Bucket Helm, the German Gonzila and the Blighted Beak

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Added a new hat: the Geisha Boy

April 7, 2011 Patch

• Added 2 new hats: the Medic's Mountain Cap and the Grimm Hatte

April 14, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] A successful Spinal Tap kill (including the initial stun effect) now fills the Medic's ÜberCharge 100%.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added 2 new hats: the Team Captain and the Doctor's Sack.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added The Clinical Trial set with 3 new weapons: the Overdose, the Quick-Fix and the Solemn Vow
• Added an action item: Meet the Medic (taunt)

Trivia

• The Medic was the first class of the 9 to receive his own class specific update. This update was prompted due to players feeling that the Medic was underpowered and was therefore the least played class overall. After the Gold Rush/Medic Update was released, the amount of players playing Medic on a regular basis increased dramatically.
• The Medic's glasses and hair make an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as one of the selectable hats for the player's worms.
• The Support class of Monday Night Combat has a promo item of the Medic's backpack and the Engineer's hardhat named "Doctor Dispenser".
• Template:W served as the first BLU team Medic.
• In Meet the Medic, the Medic revealed that he lost his Medical license when one of his patients' skeletons went missing.
• The Medic has a refrigerator filled with:
  • Three hearts, each bigger than the last
  • Half of a Sandvich
  • Three beer bottles, one empty on it's side
  • A BLU Spy's head
  • A battery to keep the Spy's head alive
  • An ashtray, full of cigarette butts that have been smoked by the Spy
• The Medic appears to keep a flight of doves as pets, which are allowed to fly around in his office (despite hygene concerns). One of them is named Archimedes.
  
• 

  The Medic's glasses and hair as a selectable Worms: Reloaded worm hat.

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  The in-game item for Monday Night Combat: "Doctor Dispenser".

Related merchandise

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  The Team Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  Medic Class Decal, White

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  Medic Class Decal, Black

• MeedTheMedicLithograph.png

  Meet the Medic Lithograph

See also

• Healing
• ÜberCharge
• ÜberCharge strategy
• Medic buddy
• Medic taunts
• Medic responses
• Medic voice commands
• Basic Medic strategy
• Community Medic strategy
• Medic match-ups
• Anti-Medic Strategy
• List of references (Medic)
• Medic (Classic)
• Meet the Medic

External links

• Medic page on the Official TF2 Website
• Gold Rush Update