Health

Health
Pickup Type:	Health

This page refers to health pickups. Health may also refer to the hitpoints that govern the survivability of the various classes.

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Health pickups are items that can be collected in the various maps during gameplay. They restore a set amount of the user's health when picked up and automatically regenerate after ten seconds. There are three different types of health pickups (small, medium, and large) that can be found, with each restoring a different amount of hitpoints depending on the size of the pickup and the class you're currently playing. There are also Halloween variants of the health pickups, which can be seen below in the image gallery.

A player can be healed by several different methods, including healing by friendly Medics (and, as a Disguised Spy, enemy Medics as well). Since these pickups are a vital item in combat, be sure to use them wisely; consider letting a teammate who has less health than you grab it, or especially a nearby Medic who may need it. When healed by any source outside of a Medic's healing, a small green-colored cross is emitted in the lower-left HUD along with the number of hitpoints restored.

Sources

Health kits

Most maps have health kits available in various locations around the map, excluding most Arena maps. All health kits have a 10 second respawn time, and play a distinct sound that only the player can hear when used.

• Small Health kit: Heals roughly a fifth (20.5%) of the user's health. It is also dropped by any player who is killed during Medieval Mode.
• Medium Health kit: Heals half (50%) of the user's health.
• Large Health kit: Heals all (100%) of the user's health.

Other health sources

• Dispensers:

Level	Health per second
1	10 health/second
2	15 health/second
3	20 health/second

• Payloads: Payloads act as a Level 1 Dispenser, healing 10 health/second to team members and disguised enemy Spies standing close to the Payload.
• Resupply Lockers: 100% health

Weapons that provide health

List of weapons that provide health
Scout	Secondary			Restores health equal to 60% of the damage a friendly player inflicts on milk-coated enemies.
		Mad Milk	Mutated Milk
				Restores 3 health to user for each enemy player hit.
		Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
	Melee			Equipping this weapon causes enemies killed by the player to drop a small health pack.
		Candy Cane
Soldier	Primary			Restores up to 20 health to user per attack (1 health for every 4.5 damage dealt).
		Black Box†
	Secondary			Passively regenerates 4 health per second. Varies depending on if the player has recently taken damage. Restores health equal to 35% of the damage the Soldier who activated the rally or a friendly player nearby inflicts.
		Concheror
Pyro	Primary			Reflecting rockets fired from the Black Box heals up to 20 health if the reflected rocket damages an opponent. Reflecting syringes fired from Crusader's Crossbow restores 75 health to the target at point blank, 112 health at medium range, and 150 health at long range. Extinguishing a burning ally restores 20 health to the player.
		Compression blast
	Secondary			Extinguishing a burning ally restores 20 health to the player.
		Manmelter
	Melee			Restores 25 health upon killing an enemy.
		Powerjack
				Increases health from pickups by 50%.
		Back Scratcher
Demoman	Melee			Restore 15 health upon killing an enemy and can overheal.
		Eyelander†	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
		Nessie's Nine Iron
Heavy	Secondary			Restores 300 health when eaten over 4 seconds. If dropped by the Heavy upon death, it heals a Scout for 75 HP and all other classes for 50. If the Heavy drops it using alt-fire, restores 50% of the max health of any player other than the Heavy himself.
		Sandvich†	Robo-Sandvich
				Restores 100 health when eaten over 4 seconds, grants the Heavy an extra 50 maximum health for 30 seconds, and can overheal. If dropped by a Heavy upon death, it heals a Scout for 75 HP and all other classes for 50. If the Heavy drops it using alt-fire, restores 20.5% of the max health of any player other than the Heavy himself.
		Dalokohs Bar	Fishcake
				If dropped by a Heavy upon death, it heals a Scout for 75 HP and all other classes for 50. If the Heavy drops it using alt-fire, restores 50% of the max health of any player other than the Heavy himself.
		Buffalo Steak Sandvich
				Restores 200 health when eaten over 4 seconds. If dropped by the Heavy upon death, it heals a Scout for 75 HP and all other classes for 50. If the Heavy drops it using alt-fire, restores 20.5% of the max health of any player other than the Heavy himself.
		Second Banana
	Melee			Restore 50 health upon killing an enemy.
		Warrior's Spirit
Medic	Primary			Restores 3 health to user for each enemy player hit.
		Blutsauger
				Restores 75 health to the target at point blank, 112 health at medium range, and 150 health at long range.
		Crusader's Crossbow†
	Secondary			Restores 24 to 72 health to the target per second.
		Medi Gun†	Vaccinator
				Restores 24 to 72 health to the target per second. Oktoberfest taunt restores 10 health over 4 seconds.
		Kritzkrieg†
				Restores 34 to 101 health to the target per second. ÜberCharge restores 101 to 303 health to the target and user per second.
		Quick-Fix†
	Melee			Passively regenerates 3 health per second when active. Medicating Melody taunt puts a health restoring effect on all nearby allies, restoring from 105 up to 315 health over 4.2 seconds, depending on how long ago the healing target was last damaged.
		Amputator
Sniper	Secondary			Passively regenerates 4 health per second. Varies depending on if the player has recently taken damage.
		Cozy Camper
Spy	Secondary			Grants the victim's remaining health upon backstabbing and can overheal.
		Conniver's Kunai
Soldier  Demoman	Melee			Restores 50% health upon killing an enemy. Health restored above maximum is transferred to overheal.
		Half-Zatoichi
Note		†Includes Festive, Botkiller, and Australium

Health kit comparison table

Class	Small	Medium	Large
Scout	26	63	125
With the Sandman equipped	23	55	110
Soldier	41	100	200
With the Battalion's Backup equipped	45	110	220
Pyro	36	88	175
With the Back Scratcher equipped	54	131	263†
Demoman	36	88	175
With weapon slot boots equipped	41	100	200
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 0 heads	31	75	150
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 1 head	34	83	165
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 2 heads	37	90	180
With a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 3 heads	40	98	195
With a head-taking melee weapon with 4 or more heads	43	105	210
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 0 heads	36	88	175
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 1 head	39	95	190
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 2 heads	42	103	205
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 3 heads	45	110	220
With weapon slot boots and a head-taking melee weapon equipped with 4 or more heads	48	118	235
Heavy	62	150	300
Under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake	72	175	350
With the Fists of Steel equipped	62	150	300
With the Fists of Steel equipped and while under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake	72	175	350
Engineer	26	63	125
With the Gunslinger equipped	31	75	150
Medic	31	75	150
With the Vita-Saw equipped	29	70	140
Sniper	26	63	125
Spy	26	63	125
With the Big Earner equipped	21	50	100
With Conniver's Kunai equipped	14	35	70

^†Theoretical value. Heal received from pickups does not exceed the classes' maximum health.

Gallery

Pickups and dispensing units

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  Small Health Pickup

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  Medium Health Pickup

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  Large Health Pickup

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  Small Health Pickup (Halloween mode)

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  Medium Health Pickup (Halloween mode)

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  Large Health Pickup (Halloween mode)

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  Medium Health Pickup (Medieval mode)

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  Small Health Pickup (Birthday mode, Pyroland)

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  Medium Health Pickup (Birthday mode, Pyroland)

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  Large Health Pickup (Birthday mode, Pyroland)

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  Level 1 Dispenser

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  Level 2 Dispenser

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  Level 3 Dispenser

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  Resupply locker

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  Medieval Mode Resupply Locker

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  BLU Payload Cart

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  RED Payload Cart

Weapons that provide health

See also: Weapons

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  Dropped Buffalo Steak Sandvich

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  Dropped RED Festive Sandvich

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  Dropped BLU Festive Sandvich

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  Dropped RED Robo-Sandvich

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  Dropped BLU Robo-Sandvich

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  Dropped Sandvich

Particle effects

Main article: Particle effects

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  Medic Call.

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  The particle emitted from RED players picking up health or being overhealed.

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  The particle emitted from BLU players picking up health or being overhealed.

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  The team-colored particle emitted from players with a health-drain penalty.

Strategy

• Health pickups can instantly extinguish fire.
• Use health pickups to their full potential. If an item heals you for 50%, consider waiting until your health drops below 50% before picking it up.
• Staying next to a Dispenser or cart in battle can give you a health advantage.
• As a Spy, it is possible to use a health pickup if you or your disguise is injured. Both health values will be increased by the health pack.
• Note that health pickups will not overheal.
• The Heavy's Sandvich acts as a medium health kit. If the Heavy is at full health, any health pickup he receives will refill his Sandvich ammo.
• Consider for whom the health pack would be better. If you are at high health, and a teammate is at lower health, allow them to use the health pack.
• If your Medic is hurt, allow them to use the health pack so they can continue to work and heal you and your teammates.

Update history

October 9, 2012 Patch

• Overhealed players that are bleeding or on fire can now pick up health kits to remove these conditions.

December 23, 2014 Patch

• Fixed the Regen powerup preventing players from picking up health kits.

Trivia

• The sound for picking up a health kit is the same the one used in Half-Life, another Valve game.

See also

• Healing
• Pickups