Summary
- The Medic is the 6th troop unlocked, at Headquarters level 15.
- The Medic has average health and speed, with the ability to heal all troops from medium range in a small AOE instead of dealing damage.
- Critters, Crystal Critters, Cpt. Ruddero, Rocket Choppa and Heavy Choppa cannot be healed.
- Medics ignore Flares and follow the closest troop they could heal, prioritizing nearby damaged troops before them. If there are no other non-Medic troops for them to follow, they will just stand still.
- Medic healing is not affected by Magma Statues.
Visual Appearance
- The Medic appears as a fair-skinned man with a blue uniform, a satchel, glasses, and a white helmet with a blue band and a green cross on it.
Offensive Strategy
- Keep Medics behind other troops so that defensive buildings won't damage them.
- Make sure you have at least 2 Medics on the battlefield, as they can heal each other.
- A single Medic, however, is still able to heal himself, but only if he is healing a troop that is close enough to him such that he is affected by his own splash healing. As this is unlikely and Medics usually work better in numbers, it is not advisable to have just one.
- You could also supplement your Medics with Dr. Kavan.
- Medics do not work well with Zookas, as most defenses will eliminate them instantly, leaving Medics with no room to heal.
- Medics should not be paired with Warriors, Scorchers, and Incinerators don't go together, as these units tend to put Medics in the line of fire.
- When using Medics, watch out for Cannons, Doom Cannons and Boom Cannons, as the Medics can only outheal defenses with relatively low damage. This weakens any strategies involving Tanks and Medics, as both units occupy many housing spaces, leaving them vulnerable to defenses with high single-target damage.
- If you wish to flank with an army that uses Medics using Smoke Screens, you can allow your other troops to voluntarily take a small amount of damage solely for the purpose to allow the Medics to catch up - they will rush to your injured troops. Not doing so will risk the chance that Medics will not be able to follow your troops before the Smoke Screen expires, exposing them to defenses after which they will all likely be destroyed. Many players place Mines on the flanks to deter flanking in the first place; use these to your advantage when flanking with Medics, as they can still heal under Smoke Screens.
- If Mines are not available for this purpose, you can allow your troops to come under fire from weaker defenses such as Sniper Towers or Rocket Launchers for a very brief duration by intentionally delaying the placement of Smoke Screens.
- Boom Mines will almost certainly destroy your weaker troops outright, rendering the strategy less effective. However, Tanks should be able to survive a single Boom Mine, albeit taking heavy damage.
- Take care that your Medics do not get heavily damaged before starting to flank, otherwise it will be quite likely that they will remain on the beach healing each other, failing to catch up with your other troops.
Defensive Strategy
- Killing Medics may seem easy as they don't do any damage themselves. However, it should be noted that Medics can heal each other and will usually be supporting other units from behind, meaning your defenses will have to get through them first before they could target Medics.
- Make sure you protect your Cannons and Boom Cannons, as these could be your only chance of surviving a Medic-Tank/Heavy-Zooka attack.
- A Grappler can effectively deny an opponent from using Medics, as the dragged troop will almost certainly expose the Medic to defenses.
Upgrade Differences
- There are no visual changes between levels, but each upgrade increases the Medic's hitpoints (by 8.8%), HPS (Healing per Second) (by 1), and training cost.
Trivia
- The Medic heals troops by throwing a small Medkit towards them.
- You can have a maximum of 48 Medics in a complete set of fully upgraded Landing Crafts. Having this many, however, will outright eliminate most if not all of your offensive capabilities.
- The Medic's appearance bears a strong resemblance to "Radar" from the TV show M.A.S.H.
- Medic's artwork underwent one change before being completely overhauled in its third iteration.
- When released, the Medic had a gray backpack. This was changed in an unknown Update.
- The Medic's helmet cross color was changed as of 20th of June 2023 to avoid violating Geneva Conventions.
Skins
Name
|
Appearance
|
Description
|
Unlocking
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Default |  |
Your original look. A familiar and timeless classic. | - |
| Stylish Medic |  |
A modern, colorful style for Medics. | Squad Busters pre-registration event Tier 4 |
Statistics
Unit Size
|
Training Time
|
Movement Speed
|
Heal Range
|
Heal Speed
|
Heal Type
|
Headquarters Level Required
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10m |
Moderate / 270 |
Short / 4-8 Tiles | 0.6s | Splash | 15 |
Level
|
Hitpoints
|
Heal Per Second
|
Training Cost
|
Research Cost
|
Armory
|
Research Time
|
Instant
|
XP Gain
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 | 20 | 5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | 544 | 21 | 5,500 | 1,680,000 | 14 | 2d 22h | 1,161 | 83 |
| 3 | 592 | 22 | 6,000 | 2,740,000 | 15 | 3d 1h | 1,413 | 91 |
| 4 | 644 | 23 | 6,500 | 3,300,000 | 15 | 3d 3h | 1,544 | 91 |
| 5 | 701 | 24 | 7,000 | 3,400,000 | 16 | 3d 5h | 1,575 | 91 |
| 6 | 762 | 25 | 7,500 | 3,800,000 | 17 | 3d 15h | 1,717 | 102 |
| 7 | 829 | 26 | 8,000 | 4,500,000 | 18 | 3d 17h | 1863 | 106 |
| 8 | 902 | 27 | 9,000 | 4,800,000 | 18 | 3d 18h | 1,923 | 106 |
| 9 | 982 | 28 | 10,000 | 5,300,000 | 19 | 3d 23h | 2,045 | 112 |
| 10 | 1,068 | 29 | 11,000 | 6,100,000 | 20 | 4d | 2,191 | 114 |
| 11 | 1,162 | 30 | 12,000 | 6,400,000 | 20 | 4d 1h | 2,249 | 114 |
| 12 | 1,264 | 31 | 13,000 | 6,600,000 | 21 | 4d 2h | 2,290 | 116 |
| 13 | 1,376 | 32 | 14,000 | 7,100,000 | 22 | 4d 4h | 2,385 | 118 |
| 14 | 1,498 | 33 | 15,000 | 7,500,000 | 23 | 4d 6h | 2,462 | 120 |
| 15 | 1,630 | 34 | 16,000 | 7,900,000 | 24 | 4d 8h | 2,538 | 122 |
| 16 | 1,772 | 35 | 17,000 | 8,300,000 | 25 | 4d 10h | 2,615 | 124 |
| 17 | 1,928 | 36 | 18,000 | 8,600,000 | 26 | 4d 12h | 2,661 | 126 |
| 18 | 2,098 | 37 | 19,000 | 8,900,000 | 27 | 4d 14h | 2,732 | 128 |
Warships
| Rank
|
Level
|
Reserves Size
|
Upgrade Tokens
|
Tech Level
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 45 | N/A | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 55 | 98,000 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | 64 | 118,500 | 15 |
| 4 | 10 | 74 | 169,000 | 20 |
| 5 | 13 | 84 | 225,000 | 25 |
| Total | 610,500 | 75 | ||
