Anti-Medic strategy

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— The Sniper

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The Medic moves quickly and has a decent amount of health, but is poor at self-defense, requiring the protection of his healing partner and team to survive.

General

Attributes	Anti Medic Strategy
Role	The Medic should always be top priority when considering whom to kill. A team without their Medic is at a severe disadvantage. Medics should be isolated from their team or healing partner, where they are easily killed. Medics should be the preferred target when attacking a Medic combo. The healing partner will shrug off most of your damage. The healing connection a Medic has to his partner can be broken using Knockback.
Health	The longer the Medic is out of combat, the faster his health regenerates. Consistent damage can keep his health regeneration rate low.
Speed	The Medic is the second fastest class (with buffs), so he will be harder to hit. Take heed of this, and try to take him down using splash damage.
Power	The Medic is quite weak when trying to defend himself, but his needles are accurate enough to kill if he can hit consistently.

Weapon Specific

A list of useful tidbits about the Medic's tools, and how to counter them.

Primary Weapons

Weapon	Anti Medic Strategy
Needles fired from Syringe Guns are individually weak, but can quickly stack up for huge amounts of damage. Try to avoid as many as possible. Needles are slow to travel and arc significantly. Keeping your distance can make dodging easy.
Syringe Gun
Blutsauger	The Blutsauger allows a Medic to replenish health; avoiding the Blutsauger's needles is just as important as dealing damage to the Medic wielding them.
Crusader's Crossbow	The Crusader's Crossbow deals damage based on how far away the target is. Closing the distance will make it deal less damage. The Crusader's Crossbow has a slow firing rate. Take advantage of this by countering between shots. The bolts fired from this crossbow heal the Medic's allies, and a long-range hit can fully heal most classes. Consider taking a shot if it means denying another enemy a quick heal.

Melee Weapons

Weapon	Anti Medic Strategy
Bonesaw	The Medic's above-average movement speed allows him to chase retreating foes with his Bonesaw. Using Knockback or Stun effects may help you eliminate the Medic without taking much damage.
Übersaw	Meleeing a Medic with the Übersaw should be a last resort; any hit he lands on you gives him 25% of his ÜberCharge.
Vita-Saw	A Medic using the Vita-Saw may be able to obtain an Übercharge more quickly after dying, but has less health than a Medic without the Vita-Saw. Attack the Medic as you would if he had the Bonesaw.
Amputator	The Amputator requires the Medic to taunt to heal his allies. This makes him an easy target, especially for enemy Snipers and Spies.

Class Set

Set	Anti Medic Strategy
The Medieval Medic	The Medic's extra health regeneration allows him to recover from attacks quickly; try to take out an injured Medic before he can recuperate. Don't expect to finish the Medic off with burning or bleeding effects; the additional regeneration will typically keep him alive long enough to survive it.