What are the abilities of the Medic in Team Fortress 2?
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Q.What are the abilities of the Medic in Team Fortress 2?
A.The Medic’s core abilities center on healing allies, overhealing them, and using UberCharge to grant brief invulnerability to teammates, with several weapon variants that modify these effects.
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The Medic’s primary role in Team Fortress 2 is to support teammates through healing and protective buffs. Using the Medi Gun, the Medic attaches a healing beam to allies to restore health and generate UberCharge, which can be deployed via alt-fire to grant invulnerability to the targeted teammate for the duration as long as the beam remains connected. This makes the Medic a pivotal asset during pushes and point contests. You can read more about the healing mechanics and UberCharge behavior in the Healing and ÜberCharge pages. Healing page · ÜberCharge page
Overheal is a central mechanic: the Medigun can overheal a teammate up to 150% of their normal health, with the rate of healing increasing as the target’s damage cooldown lengthens (base 24 HP/s, rising to higher rates when appropriate). Healing rates and overheal behavior are detail-heavy and change with weapon choice and gameplay state. The Medic can also swap to alternative Mediguns that alter UberCharge and healing effects, such as the Kritzkrieg (UberCharge grants 100% crits on the patient) and the Vaccinator (gives damage-type resistances and adjusted UberCharge dynamics). Kritzkrieg · Vaccinator
