Medic 101: Heal Priority 

I would add one priority to this, somewhere near the top (but maybe not number one): Soldiers popping banners. Keeping them alive is [usually] a boon to the entire team.

I'm glad the majority of this guide avoids just organizing heal priority by class, and instead mainly organizes it by health situations, game state, and the context of the moment. Broke: healing only power classes Woke: healing the players who need heals

3:47 “Category one consists of players that actively need a medic to survive” 124 hp Scout: Dad I’m on TV!

I love playing medic, it sounds obvious but it's important to play like a doctor, you'll have to decide who lives and who dies, you treat players like patients. It such a fascinating class to play. You want to save them all, and good medics will keep most alive, but you just can't save them all.

One subtle thing i noticed is that this emphasis on crit healing is supported by his confidence that he can save any low health player with a crossbow Notice how in the first barnblitz clip starting in 9:50 whenever he has to choose between a low health player and crit heals he beams the crit heal and crossbows the low health player The crit heal priority comes with the assumption that you can hit most of your crossbow shots otherwise you may end up with a lot more teammates

I'm so glad someone is finally teaching effective casual medic. I never learnt the importance of crit heals until I started playing 6v6. Massively affected how I played casual too.

additional note: avoid healing spy for extended periods while they are in sight of the enemy unless they are disguised as a spy, a blu medic healing a red heavy or invisible thing would look pretty odd to anyone looking near you, and may alert the team to a confirmed spy's presence early

As someone who has seen a half dozen videos like this...thank god for yours. I never even considered how overhealing teammates who just respawned can get massive heal numbers, that's incredibly helpful advice :D

Hello, I'm beginner tf2 player/medic main who's came from maining mercy in overwatch. Your videos are a great help to me ^^

Daily reminder that using the Scorch Shot puts you at the top of the priority every time.

Great video. I never realized how great crit heals are and how game changing they can be.

I think Spider-Ham said it best in the Spiderverse movie: "The hardest thing about this job is you can't always save everybody." Some patients you have to let die, unfortunately.

These tutorials really help, hell I've actually started using the Vacc and Solemn Vow recently and it's amazing

17:50 that spy must be so mad

Man these mechanics really shows how complex and different TF2 really is compared to its competitors (class based shooters). While its competitors got a diverse cast and interesting abilities/mechanics, TF2 is simple in the surface but has mechanics (or "bugs") that is difficult to master and rewards player skill or creativity. I mean, you got pogo jumping, overload jumping, trimping, sentry jumping, reflect/airblast jumping, flare jumping, knockback surfing, trickstabs, juggling, crit heals, self damage tricks, etc. This is why TF2 is still going strong. All these hidden stuff are beneath the surface but once a player learns these, they can improve their gameplay beyond. Other games are more like, matchups and skill timing. That's not to say they aren't skillful or fun, just saying that TF2 is a bit more complex beneath the surface.

Medic is one of the most exhilarating, high energy classes to play. Idk why people don't play medic more. You're not going to get the same adrenaline rush playing other classes.

15:30 That arrow was so badass I never really thought about Medic's gameplay THAT deep, I just saw ppl playing him so professionally and thinking "Wow, they don't die right after they pop the uber" When you showed your gameplay and described what are you doing and what, that helped to understand it a lot! Thanks, Mr. Theory-Y Studios.

For me heal priority is generally whoever's 1. Doing the most damage. 2.The most hurt. 3. Can be healed up the fastest.(if you put yourself somewhere safe, in my line of sight and stay still for a few seconds I will definitely stop swap and drop an arrow on you.)(or make a point of prepping yourself for crit heals) 4. Anyone actively protecting myself or other medics. 5. Has the most health to replenish. 6. Freshy from spawn needing a buff to go in. 7. Support classes not immediately in the fight(engy and especially sniper may not be any active combat but you never know when an overheal might save them from a spy or enemy quickscoper.)

14:19, holy crap i didn't even know that picking up a medigun gives you their uber this is huge.

14:20 Holy shit that was a felony. Really liked that you shifted my perspective to prioritise crit heals more. Insightful guide.

My heart stopped for a second after I realised that you used FEZ music. I'm so glad to see people still remember that incredible game.

11:33 Props to those enemy pyros pushing your uber towards their medic XD

All medics need to bind a key with the phrase “If you’re hurt, wait three seconds for crit heals”.

my favorite quote from array seven when it comes to healing order is "anyone is on the ass end of an ass kicking should be healed first". its one of the few quotes I keep in my head to help me heal more consistently

this vid is absolutely amazing! these thoughts race through my head during the entire match; priority, uber calculations, loadouts, positioning, etc., but you described it in a way thats extremely digestible and coherent! cheers!

Wow amazing guide. Over my many years of maining medic I've developed nearly the exact same procedure for healing teammates. You've helped me refine some of my unspoken rules so I thank you for that. This is also really great for any people that I talk to that ask me how to choose a healing target. This is the first video I watched by you and the first thing that I noticed from your gameplay footage is your consistency in hitting crossbow arrows. You've got some serious skill in that area. If there is one thing that I need to improve on is my arrowing ability (although a close second would be my positioning). Anyway, great video 10/10 would recommend.

i've been buffing as many teammates as possible before matches start to make them tankier while also knowing that crit heals also apply to overheal and i've never made use of that combined knowledge during an active match before. now i know!

16:30 I appreciate you using this clip The greatest games are not one by men NO but by the great fat scout hivemind Also I don’t know what happened that game but it was only like 8 minutes from first stage to last, that’s a once in a lifetime thing that almost never happens on dustbowl

Hey! I love watching your videos, the clutch crossbow shots combined with the genuinely good advice is incredibly entertaining and useful. Keep up the good work!

Your videos has inspired me to play more medic and win more games, thank you so much for making these videos. If only we had one of you for every class, life would be so good!

Love your videos! everything I see you upload I get excited. I've learned so much from watching you, Thank you!

17:42 What an Uber! Saved both the heavy AND other medic all the while getting the cart to the end.

God damn this guides are on another level, I used to watch some arrayseven videos but they don’t come even close to the level of yours great videos. Great job keep it up❤

Your gameplay is insane and the advice is indispensable, awesome video!

Im really glad you explained crit heals, bc ive heard alot about it but thought i was missing something, totally didnt realise there isnt an indicator

been playing medic a while now and got pretty darn good at him. consistently topscoring etc but i still find myself coming back to these videos to pick up a thing or 2 and refine skills. much love

My brain is fried after watching this but thanks for opening my eyes to something that I’ve never thought about properly doing. I’m a save all medic and always committed to fully buffing someone but this is so much better.

There are so many amazing clips in this video. You're a medic god!

If you could put all the medic 101 vids into a playlist, especially one that’s in order of which vids to watch first, that’d be great!

Really helpful and informative guide, has enabled me to improve even more as a medic.

Oh, Crit heals feels like something that Spies can absolutely take advantage of. It might even catapult the class's viability up the wazooski. Maybe the Enforcer needs crits whenever an opponent has maximum overheal?

be you have been PUMPING out content recently. good shit dude

This is the exact voice I picture all Medics having

You're like one of my favorite tf2 youtubers I have no idea how you have so few subs relative to the effort you put in

Honestly this video was really informative. I thought crit heals only applied to real health, not overheals, this is definitely gonna up my medic game! :D

It's crazy how the tierlisting for "who to heal" matches more official IRL triage guidance methods (big exception being the Crit Heals - they are stable and can be ignored). Especially the "don't waste time, supply, or self-risk on lost causes; as tragic and painful it might feel."

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This gives me a general idea after one watch but for detailed learning I'm going to have to deeply watch like 6 times

Ayeee new video! One minor critique, I think the dancing medic on the side in the category part of the vid was a bit distracting. But otherwise a very good informative vid as usual. Also, love how you used the clip with the triple Heavy uber from the other day, that one was awesome xD

I think this is the most important video on the channel

big points from a long time pyro main for mentioning the uber stuffing situation, literally the only time I feel entitled to heals and never get any.

As a medic main who is semi-experienced but still learning, I noticed two things: -I'm smarter than I thought -I'm REALLY bad at X-bow shots (Video on X-bow aiming tips?)

As a spy main it is of the utmost importance that I watch this video.

pressing e near meds for crit heals usually works, doesnt matter if the med wants to heal you or not usually as the time it takes them to realise who they are healing is enough to get almost a full buff

THANK YOU SM! I LOVE YOUR CONNTENT

Your frags as medic near the end of the video distracted me from the actual advice 😂. Great video.

instructions unclear, i pocketed the player with the coolest looking hat instead

I remember when I was a medic main I had a match where I did a total of 100k healing. 50k a match. Oh those were the days.

19:13 was HYPE, saving heavy from the backstab

My number one healing priority are the players that rush for a medkit when I'm low. I really feel like a baby sitter when playing medic.. xd

Your videos motivate me to play medic a lot more and get totally crushed both in-game and emotionally :)

Thank you!

Hello Nathan. We have been trying to reach you about your Medigun’s extended warranty.

i prioritize scouts under the effects of bonk. really helps get us the w.

You are lucky that you can trust your friend enough to tell him these things.

Would be nice if players with crit heals available displayed a Green Cross symbol over their heads so you know when they get the full benefit.

As a medic player myself I just tend to heal those in the red first if they try to retreat. I play it wrong by chance, but I still get results

Love the burnout 3 music. I would also talk about "high impact players" like medics, buff soldiers, engi's who have a sentry in combat, P̶̫͌h̸̲̱͑l̷͉̘͘ọ̷̧̊g̷̮̣͊ ̶͍̋p̷͉͚͑y̵̫̩͒̕ř̶̞̺̈́õ̸͇̜̓s̷͖̚ (Edit) after checking again I forgor💀about you covering the engi part

Well made video

Are we not going to talk about the absolutely gamer battle medic clip

As both a medic/scout main, I honestly don’t get why I see so many medics refuse to heal a scout in favor for an overhealed heavy.

I'll never reach anywhere that high. Mainly because the match will have ended long before that. I love the Quick-Fix and the absurdly broken blast jumping stat. Only the Vaccinator and it's tremendous skill ceiling comes close to how fun the Quick-Fix is.

Underrated

Although I agree that Spies are last on priority, they're the first I'll buff before getting to where the enemies can see him, especially if he's wearing the Kunai, it gives him a much better chance to do something instead of having to survive that 70HP until the first stab. When the game starts I like to "use" the Scout's speed to get to the door, then buff Powerjack Pyros and flying Soldiers/Demos, then buff normal speed classes and stay with them in the fight until the Heavy arrives for his late buff.

Love how he talks down to me

A similar guide for the vaccinator would be useful considering uber build drops off 33% when healing overhealed teammates.

It took me a bit, but I realized that was Ozone playing lmao

The mindset of healing classes in games being subservient to fighting archetypes never clicked with me, and in fact almost seems backwards. As a wise robot once wished, *"I wanna decide who lives and who dies!"*

As a heavy main i want to second the point: "ignore the heavy". I play heavy like the medics don't even exist. If I need heals I'm gonna make the decision to keep spraying bullets till i die or to duck around a corner and eat a sandvich real quick. Sure, put the beam on me when im tanking the choke point, but it really grinds my gears when medics just stand there and keep the beam on while i eat the sandvich. Also, my slow movement means I'm not a good choice to uber. Usually, your uber is better spent on a pyro or demo who can get into the shit before the uber runs out. Or on defense, spend it on a pyro who can airblast an incoming uber.

I learned about crit heals , cool

This chanel is my fav 🗿

3:46 I would like to preface that this also sometimes require some gamesense. I have times where I was left to die because I'm "just some unimportant scout main"(yeah keep ignoring the scoreboard) and I'm healed to like 50 before they return to their pocket. What happens is I sometimes end up dying, whether it be some flanker that catches me while I'm roaming for a medkit or a stray shot or some sniper with a grudge against me hits. Conversely, I've seen time and time again where I heal someone to ~about 60 or so~ and while I'm healing them, they get hit by something and end up really low, likely dying if I had left them by themselves past "what is necessary".

something i like to do is keep my beam on a soldier and/or demo (switching to others to buff em too ofc) if we're both spawning and have to run to the frontlines to let em explosive jump more freely

Narrator: ¿Would you heal the heavy... or the scout first? Medic: HEAVY Narrator: that's right you heal the heavy and the everyone else... Nobody likes scout -Dr.Lalve (medic guide)

Step one for being medic: stare at low health enemy, do not heal them, walk away

at least there's someone else out there that uses the amputator for the taunt healing

Hey man! I played against you in a match on ThunderMountain. You guys stomped us but we still had fun lol

my mind is more mixed up than a shredded toothbrush in an active blender

The ultimate healing priority "Whoever is doing things. Or is going to do things". Sniper with a bit more health, Litterally nothing changes. Heavy with a bit more health, Pretty good. Soldier blowing a banner? The best. Probably.

crit heals my beloved

I swear I remember seeing this video before 1:42i feel called out._.even though the list i gave before wasn't from a guide its just what I learned ingame

what are you graphic setting's? I swear your medic beams look so much better than mine.

From my experience playing medic, here is what the heal priority appears to be for non-medic mains out there: 1. Me 2. Not me

Now, i usually play on shounics 100 player server (because as a f2p, i can't communicate outside of community servers), where the best weapons are diffrent, with the best medic melee actually being the amputator, due to the taunt heal having no target limit, and the best pyro primary being the phlog, due to easy mmph buildup, and the crits. So my priority list is a bit different: 1. People who have called for medic, and the medic callout is red. 2. People who have been marked as low health. 3. Phlog pyro with crits ready, but only if i have Uber ready. 4. People calling for a medic in general. 5. Scouts during rollout. (So i can get thier speed and roll out myself faster Edit: now I'm a premium player, my priority list is mostly the same, with no obvious differences

I didn't even know that crit heals are a thing so here I am.

Does anyone know what hud that is it is a very nice hud and i cannot figure out which one it is

Engi main here, I know that engi was placed as 6th on priority, but if you leave spawn and see a half health engi juggling a dispenser, 2 teles, and a sentry, consider stopping for a second to top em' off. I can save games....

Epic

would fall dmg reset critheals? some spawns have drops that new players cant resists jumping off of

Vielen Dank! Thank you in german