Medic (LWR)

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The Medic is a versatile support class. Their signature ability is Field Medic, which grants two frees use of a medikit per mission and allows additional Medikit items to be used two times per battle instead of one, and the first medikit used each turn costs 0 AP.

Primary Weapon: Carbines, Assault Rifles, Battle Rifles, SMGs, Shotguns.

Secondary Weapon: Pistols, Machine Pistols, Sawed-off shotgun.

Class-Limited items: None.

Abilities

Rank	Ability
Specialist	Field Medic Grants 2 free medikits. Medikits heal 1 more HP. Stabilization costs 0 AP and does not consume a medikit.
Lance Corporal	Sentinel Fire an additional reaction shot during overwatch. Gain +20 defense when on overwatch. Grants Opportunist. Opportunist Reaction shots gain +10 aim and can critically hit.		Will To Survive All cover DR increased to 70% but grants 15 less defense. Grants +3 armor HP and Steadfast. Steadfast Provides immunity to panic (except from flame/psi attacks) and reduces injury time by 50%.		Smoke and Mirrors Using a support grenade costs only 1 AP and does not trigger reaction shots. Equipped support grenades receive an additional use.
Corporal	Extra Conditioning Grants +3 armor HP, +0.6 mobility, 10% throw range, and a 10% chance for all end-in-idle actions to cost 0 AP.		Ranger Grants +1 damage to all weapons and equipment, +0.6 mobility, and +10% throw range. For sidearms: No long-range aim penalty and reloading costs only 1 AP.		Bullseye Grants +25 aim and crit if shooting at 2AP or against a target on overwatch (double if both).
Sergeant	Close Encounters The first standard shot against an enemy within 4 tiles or destructive grenade thrown within 4 tiles will leave this unit with 1 AP but reduces mobility to 3.3 tiles during their next action. Grants immunity to reaction fire and critical hits from enemies within 4 tiles.		Ready For Anything At the end of each turn, if this unit did not move and is not at risk of triggering reaction fire, Overwatch activates. Grants +2 ammo to non-arc primary weapons.		Combat Drugs Smoke grenades grant +20 aim and +10 crit. Smoke grenades also passively heal 2 HP at the end of the turn. Only affects units that are breathing the smoke. Does not work in dense smoke.
Tech Sergeant	Savior Medikits heal 3 more HP and can revive stabilized soldiers for 0 AP.
Gunnery Sergeant	Close Combat Specialist Grants a reaction shot at any enemy within 4 tiles that acts. Reaction shot only activates on enemy's turn, once per enemy. [Basic reaction shots bypass half of cover DR/def, cannot crit, and require hit chance >30]		Sharpshooter All shots with the primary weapon gain +15 aim and crit against biologic targets.		Shadowstep This unit does not trigger reaction shots or Pursuit when walking (not dashing). After repositioning, grants +2 crit dmg until next turn. Grants +0.6 mobility.
Master Sergeant	Grit Grants +3 armor HP and %DR equal to half of the %HP lost.			Packmaster Equipped medikits, grenades, and mists receive an additional use. Grants +1 ammo to non-arc primary weapons. Grants +1 HP to healing from Restorative Mists.

Stat Progression

Tactical Advice

Medics are a diverse class focused on healing and supporting their squad. Each medic lends a hand in a different way but all of them are good healers and have ways to deny the enemy good shots on your team. How you build your Medic is up to you but they generally focus on three main support types: Field Medic healing squad, Tactical Support providing cover and defense or the Battle Medic providing fire support. If you choose to be a purist in a role or a jack of all trades it's up to you.

Sample Builds

Field Medic

A pure, simple, Medic build that focuses on making the Medic the best healer s/he can be. The Field Medic provides very strong healing capabilities, alongside being able to support the squad with Concussion and Smoke grenades as needed. It sacrifices having little combat prowess aside from what an Assault Rifle brings. Smoke and Mirrors and the late game Packmaster grants the Medic additional support grenades, and SaM guarantees the Medic can throw them even if under enemy overwatch, this can allow the Medic to throw a Smoke Grenade to cover someone else from the overwatch, or a Concussion Grenade to cancel the overwatch. Extra Conditioning gives the Medic some extra survivability, while Shadowstep lets the Medic ignore overwatch, which can allow the Medic to rush to aid someone. Combat Drugs provides a strong boost to Smoke Grenades, providing the user with a small boost to their will, but also providing free healing to anyone who takes damage while under the smoke (be careful to not throw the smoke near aliens who will also benefit from the healing).

Sample Field Medic Build: Smoke and Mirrors -> Extra Conditioning -> Combat Drugs -> Savior -> Shadowstep -> Packmaster.

Smoke and Mirrors

Extra Conditioning

Combat Drugs

Savior

Shadowstep

Packmaster

Recommended Equipment: Medkits, Concussion Grenades, Smoke Grenades.

Tank Medic

An unorthadox but effective tank build. The Medic sacrifices its support powers for being a powerful tank, being capable of pushing forward and absorbing fire intended for other units while emerging with little damage. Will to Survive, Extra Conditioning and Grit all serve to boost the Medics survivability, WtS also grants the Steadfast perk which ensures the Medic will not panic while drawing enemy fire. Close Encounters provides the Medic with some close range combat capability, and Sharpshooter helps the Medic in engaging covered targets.

Sample Tank Medic Build: Will To Survive -> Extra Conditioning -> Close Encounters -> Savior -> Sharpshooter -> Grit.

Will To Survive

Extra Conditioning

Close Encounters

Savior

Sharpshooter

Grit

Note: Sharpshooter can be replaced with Shadowstep, this will greatly help the manoeuvrability of the Medic but it does mean the Medic cannot use their movement to intentionally draw enemy overwatch fire.

Recommended Equipment: Ceramic Plating, Alloy Plating, Medkits.

See also

Long War Rebalance: Soldiers
	Soldiers Assault Infantry Rocketeer Gunner Sniper Scout Medic Engineer
	MEC Troopers Marauder Goliath Jaeger Shogun
	Officers Psionics Gene Mods S.H.I.V.s