Medic

Sometimes the best way to fight the undead is keeping your teammates from becoming one of them. Armed with a Stim Pistol, Medics can heal fellow survivors from a distance and help keep the chaos under control.

"Patch 'em up and keep 'em in the fight. The combat doctor is the lifeline of every squad" ― Medic class description

The Medic is one of eight playable classes for Co-op Campaign in World War Z.

Overview

The Medic is a class that greatly focuses on keeping others alive and healthy for the longest time possible.

A lot of the Medic's perks revolve around the Medkit or their equipment. Other perks focus on reviving teammates or keeping them alive for as long as possible. This overspecialization on treating others makes the Medic less adept for killing zekes compared to the rest of the classes available. This even extends to the fact that the Medic does not have an associated/related heavy weapon best suited for them. Choosing the Medic means you are committed to your teammates' safety, meaning you will bear the most responsibility when it comes to mending their injuries before, during, and after a fight.

The Medic's starting core perk grants a passive buff where the use of a Medkit on others will heal you in return with a 25% effectiveness. Complementing this buff, the perk also grants a free Medkit at the start of the game. This is especially helpful in harder difficulties where Medkits become scarcer to find and other players do not get to start off with one. The buff lets the Medic benefit when they heal others, leading to a greater distribution of health.

The equipment of choice for the Medic is the Stim Pistol. This medical tool grants its user or chosen teammate a temporary health boost. The added fake health slowly depletes over time but damage suffered while under its effect will be transferred to it first before your regular health. This allows the Medic and others to absorb more damage, allowing for quick saves or having a better chance of getting out of sticky situations.

Perks List

Regular & Core Perks

Level	Perk	Description	XP Required	Unlock Cost
	Booster Shot	Start with a Stim Pistol, Compact SMG and free Medkit. Using Medkit on a teammate will also apply 25% of its effect to you	0 XP	0
Segment One
1	Doctor in the House	Medkits heal 10% more (base: 70%)	0 XP	0
2	Triage	Apply Medkits 50% faster [base: 4 seconds]	1250 XP	150
3	Sugar Coated	Healing a teammate with a Medkit also grants them a temporary health boost	1250 XP	150
	Breathe deeply	The rounds of the Stim Pistol are replaced with healing gas syringes that burst upon contact with surfaces, releasing healing gas that grants a 75% temporary health boost to all players		150
Segment Two
4	Patch Up	Restore 30% health to a teammate after reviving them (base: 20%)	1250 XP	150
5	Paramedic	Revive speed increased by 50%	1250 XP	150
6	Pick Me Up	When you revive a teammate, both of you gain temporary health boost	250 XP	150
	Candy	Reviving a teammate in battle restores one equipment charge for both of you		150
Segment Three
7	Big Pharma	Max number of Stim Pistol charges increased to 4 [base: 3 charges]	1250 XP	150
8	Painkiller	Stim Pistol gives 25% more temporary health and its effects last 50% longer	1250 XP	150
9	Empathy	Using the Stim Pistol on a teammate will also apply 50% of its effect to you	1250 XP	150
	Take a break	Using the Stim Pistol on a teammate also fully restores their stamina for melee strikes		150
10	Tenacity	All incapacitated team members will stay alive for 30% longer (base: 40 seconds)	1500 XP	0
Segment Four
11	Second Wind	25% chance to regain 25% health and keep going instead of becoming incapacitated (cooldown: 60 seconds)	1500 XP	250
12	Wheatgrass	Health increased by 25%	1500 XP	250
13	Navy Seal	Start with SMG TMP5	1500 XP	250
	Trail of breadcrumbs	All medical items within 10 meters will be automatically marked if you don't have any		250
Segment Five
14	Efficiency	30% chance of using a Medkit without depleting your supply	1500 XP	250
15	Good Karma	Using Medkit on a teammate will also apply 50% of its effect to you	1750 XP	350
16	Combat Medic	Kill 15 zombies in rapid succession gives 50% chance to receive a Medkit (cooldown 180 seconds)	1750 XP	350
	They don't need it at all	There is a chance that killing a special zombie will cause it to drop a medical item (cooldown: 180 seconds)		350
Segment Six
17	Free Hugs	25% chance of using the Stim Pistol without depleting its charge	1750 XP	350
18	Pickpocket	Killing 15 zombies in rapid succession refills one equipment charge (cooldown 20 seconds)	1750 XP	350
19	I'll Take That	Killing a special zombie restores one equipment charge (cooldown 30 seconds)	1750 XP	350
	It was intentional	Using the Stim Pistol creates an additional healing gas cloud under your feet (cooldown: 30 seconds)		350
20	Fighting Chance	Using the Stim Pistol on a teammate who is pinned will get them to their feet	2000 XP	0
Segment Seven
21	Forgive and Forget	Friendly fire damage reduced by 25% for all team members	2000 XP	500
22	In the Zone	Using a Stim Pistol or Medkit adds a 50% firearm damage boost for 10 seconds	2000 XP	500
23	Fighting Fit	Firearm damage increased by 25% when your whole team have more than 50% health	2000 XP	500
	Just a scratch	While under the Stim Pistol's effect, the player receives 10% less damage from any source		500
Segment Eight
24	Battle Surgeon	Stim Pistol heals 10% of health in addition to the boost effect	2000 XP	500
25	Emergency Rescue	When your health drops below 25%, you gain temporary health (cooldown 180 seconds)	2500 XP	500
26	Secret Ingredient	Stim Pistol grants additional masking effect lasting 5 seconds	2500 XP	500
	Too slowly	Reload speed is increased by 10% under the effect of the Stim Pistol		500
Segment Nine
27	Lobotomy	Restore 2 rounds in magazine for each headshot made with SMG	2500 XP	500
28	Swapping Mags!	SMGs' reload speed increased by 25%	2500 XP	500
29	Adrenaline	Reload speed increased by 50% when health is below 35%	2500 XP	500
	Emergency measures	Penetration of SMGs is increased by 1 while the player's health is below 30%		500
30	Doctor's Bag	Medkits used by you and your teammates restore 10% more health	3500 XP	0

Prestige Rank Perks

Rank Level	Perk	Description	Unlock Cost
1	Painkiller II	Stim Pistol effects last 25% longer	7500
2	Triage II	Apply Medkits 25% faster [base: 4 seconds]	7500
3	Remote Healthcare	Stim Pistol range increased by 25%	7500
4	Navy Seal II	SMG range increased by 25%	7500
6	Empathy II	Using the Stim Pistol on a teammate will also apply 10% of its effect to you	7500
7	Remote Healthcare II	Stim Pistol range increased by 10%	7500
8	Hypervitaminosis	After using a Medkit, you will apply 10% of its effect to a random ally	7500
9	Paramedic II	Revive speed increased by 10%	7500

History

March 28, 2024 patch (the "Thrill of the Kill" update):

• 4 new prestige perks were added. Each of them was appended to one of the 4 existing columns of perks with a red background. They are unlocked at prestige levels 6–9.
• The new perks were: "Empathy II", "Remote Healthcare II", "Hypervitaminosis", and "Paramedic II".

Gallery

World War Z - Medic Class