Move to cover first
A prompt in the kill zone is not permission to revive.
COVER · DRAG · REVIVE · PATCH 1.4
How do you revive teammates as a Medic?
Get to the casualty, break the sightline, then revive from cover. Patch 1.4 says another player can no longer interrupt a Medic revive by trying to drag the same person. Exact bandage counts and revive timings stay in the current build.
Reviewed Sep 4, 2026 · Current evidence separated from version-sensitive values
QUICK ANSWER
Get to the casualty, break the sightline, then revive from cover. Patch 1.4 says another player can no longer interrupt a Medic revive by trying to drag the same person. Exact bandage counts and revive timings stay in the current build.
CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT STATE
Choose the recovery action you can finish
A revive in the open, a drag through fire and a swimming grab are different failures.
Drag only to nearby cover
Do not pull the casualty parallel to the shooter.
Do not start a swim-drag
Patch 1.4 blocks initiating a drag while swimming; downed players now drown correctly.
Let the Medic finish
Patch 1.4 stops a teammate drag from interrupting an active revive.
FIELD BRIEFING
What to verify before acting
Cover first, drag second, revive third
The official store describes wounded-player dragging, and a Steam achievement names a Medic dragging a wounded ally. That does not publish invulnerability, timings or a universal bandage table.
- Suppress or smoke the threat if the loadout allows it
- Move only as far as nearby meaningful cover
- Revive from the protected side
- Do not start a drag while swimming; Patch 1.4 blocks that attempt
The revive is now protected from a competing drag
The official 1.4 changelog says players can no longer interrupt a Medic reviving another player by attempting to drag them. Downed players also now drown correctly underwater, including a drowning-timer fix when a casualty is dragged underwater.
- Let the Medic finish the revive instead of grabbing the body
- Do not drag a downed player into water as a rescue shortcut
- If you are the casualty, wait for cover rather than giving up immediately
- Verify the current interaction prompt; this page does not invent key labels
PROCEDURE
Follow these steps
Choose Medic when the squad is already taking casualties on a held point, not as a lone wanderer behind the line.
Reach the downed player from cover and identify incoming fire before interacting.
Drag only far enough to break the shooter's sightline; Patch 1.4 prevents starting a drag while swimming.
Start the revive from the protected side and let it complete. Teammates should not attempt a competing drag during the revive.
After the player is up, move together to the squad's current task instead of farming isolated casualties.
If the area is unrecoverable, abandon the rescue rather than adding a second downed body.
COMMON PITFALLS
Avoid these mistakes
- Reviving in the open because the prompt appeared.
- Dragging a casualty parallel to the enemy sightline.
- Interrupting a Medic with a competing drag; Patch 1.4 now blocks that.
- Publishing bandage counts, XP values or revive durations without a current-build capture.
QUICK ANSWERS
Medic Revive Guide questions
Can every role drag a wounded teammate?
The public Steam achievement specifically names a Medic. Verify the current interaction prompt before claiming broader role access.
Can another player interrupt a Medic revive?
Patch 1.4 says players can no longer interrupt a Medic reviving another player by attempting to drag them. Confirm the current build if a competing interaction still appears.
Can you drag someone while swimming?
No. Patch 1.4 says players can no longer attempt to initiate dragging a downed player whilst swimming. Downed players also now drown correctly underwater.
Is Medic a good first role?
It can be when the squad is already fighting on a point you can reach. Rifleman is still the safer first-match default if you do not yet understand spawn routes and cover.
SOURCES & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
What this guide can verify
These guides separate first-party release facts, dated catalogues and observed gameplay behavior. Version-sensitive values or features remain unstated when the current sources do not verify them.