8 articlesThe Medic can be tough to work with in John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, as making the best use of it requires a pretty solid build.
If you really want to excel as a Medic, you’ll need a build that can readily heal allies up in a pinch. This is easier said than done, due to how the class’s abilities work by default.
In this guide, I’ll tell you about a build and playstyle that will turn the Medic class into the most reliable field doctor ever!
Medic Build Basics and How to Play
Now, before I dive into the build, I highly recommend checking out our Class XP farming method. You can use that farm to max out your Medic level quickly, allowing you to actually make full use of this build.
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With this build, you ideally want to pop your ability for just a few seconds at a time, then instantly cancel it out. Any allies touched by the ability will get a massive regen without actually needing to stand within the healing aura.
What’s more, this also means that you’ll have your ability ready or nearly ready at almost all times. You’ll use, wait a couple of seconds, and cancel it out. Doing this drains less than 20% ability charge, ensuring you’ll have it again shortly.
However, that does mean you need to practice being more of an active Medic player. You don’t just pop your ability and forget about it! You need to get into the flow of using and cancelling at the right times.
When done properly, you’ll have nearly 100% uptime on your ability and you won’t need to have your entire squad sticking together at all times. Plus, everybody’s HP will stay topped up!
With those basics and the general playstyle of this build laid down, let me now give you the full Skill selection for this build.
What Skills to Use | Best Medic Build
For reference, you can see this build’s full skill tree in the image above. Nonetheless, let me break down the skill selection and why they matter:
Trauma Center – Allows you to place a healing AoE. I don’t have the exact numbers, but it feels stronger than Healing Aura, although it lacks the mobility.
Combatant and Healer’s Tool Kit – Allows you to carry an extra Grenade and Medical Gear, good utility for a low cost.
Open Arms I-III – Increases the radius of Trauma Center’s healing AoE by a total of 60%. A must-have, as soon as possible!
Wizardry – Doubles your ability’s recharge speed. Can’t say no to that, right?
Aftercare and Prolonged Healing II – Allies that touch the healing AoE will continue healing for a total of 4 seconds. This is the most important upgrade for the “use-and-recall” playstyle this build is centered around.
Self-Medicate – Allows you to use your ability to revive yourself. Good for clutching.
Rapid Response I-III – Makes each tick from your healing AoE provide 3 more HP. Faster regen, don’t leave home without it!
Healing Mastery I-III – Makes your healing AoE last 30% longer. You’ll be using and recalling the ability often, sure, but this is still great to have as it reduces the ability’s Energy cost.
Invigoration – Your ability will speed up your allies’ ability recovery by 3%. Not a huge change, but a nice capstone for the build.
Wrapping Up
So, to finish up, this Medic build is one of the best builds in John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando simply because it can keep everyone alive always.
Using and recalling the ability allows you to have it available nearly all the time. Plus, the regen is also pretty massive without even needing to maintain the healing AoE, thanks to Aftercare and Rapid Response.
It might take a bit to master this specific Medic playstyle, however. But once you get it down, you’ll find that you can keep all of your allies alive, no matter the situation.
That said, this build does not have any focus on damage-dealing. Thankfully, you can make up for that by setting up your weapons right. So, I recommend checking out our Weapon XP farm. Level up your guns to get better attachments and increase your damage output!
