Health
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Health pickups are items that can be collected in the various maps during gameplay. They restore a set amount of the user's health when picked up and automatically regenerate after ten seconds. There are three different types of health pickups (small, medium, and large) that can be found with each restoring a different amount of hitpoints depending on the size of the pickup and the class you're currently playing. There are also Halloween variants of the health pickups, which can be seen below in the image gallery.
A player can be healed by several different methods, including healing by friendly Medics (and, as a Disguised Spy, enemy Medics as well). Since these pickups are a vital item in combat be sure to use them wisely; consider letting a teammate who has less health than you grab it, or especially a nearby Medic who may need it. When healed by any source outside of a Medic's healing, a small green-colored cross is emitted in the lower-left HUD along with the number of hitpoints restored.
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Sources
- Health kits
All health kits have a 10 second respawn time, and play a distinct sound that only the player can hear when used.
- Small Health Pickup: Heals roughly a fifth (20.5%) of the user's health. It also dropped by any player who is killed during Medieval Mode.
- Medium Health Pickup: Heals half (50%) of the user's health.
- Large Health Pickup: Heals all (100%) of the user's health.
- Other health sources
- Dispensers:
- Level 1 - 10HP / sec
- Level 2 - 15HP / sec
- Level 3 - 20HP / sec
- Carts: 10HP / sec
- Resupply Lockers: 100% heal
- Weapons that provide health
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| Mad Milk | |||||
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| Candy Cane | |||||
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| Black Box | |||||
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| Concheror | |||||
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| Phlogistinator | |||||
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| Powerjack | |||||
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| Back Scratcher | |||||
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| Eyelander | Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker | ||||
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| Nessie's Nine Iron | |||||
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| Persian Persuader | |||||
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| Sandvich† | Robo-Sandvich | ||||
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| Dalokohs Bar | Fishcake | ||||
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| Buffalo Steak Sandvich | |||||
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| Blutsauger | |||||
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| Crusader's Crossbow | |||||
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| Medi Gun† | Vaccinator | ||||
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| Kritzkrieg | |||||
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| Quick-Fix | |||||
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| Amputator | |||||
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| Cozy Camper | |||||
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| Conniver's Kunai | |||||
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| Half-Zatoichi | |||||
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Health kit comparison table
| Class | Small |
Medium |
Large |
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26 23 31 29 |
63 55 75 70 |
125 110 150 140 |
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41 | 100 | 200 |
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36 54 |
88 132 |
175 263† |
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36 31 34 37 40 43 33 41 36 39 42 45 48 38 |
88 75 83 90 98 105 80 100 88 95 103 110 118 93 |
175 150 165 180 195 210 160 200 175 190 205 220 235 185 |
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62 72 57 68 |
150 175 140 165 |
300 350 280 330 |
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26 31 |
63 75 |
125 150 |
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31 29 |
75 70 |
150 140 |
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26 31 |
63 75 |
125 150 |
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26 12 21 |
63 30 50 |
125 60 100 |
†Theoretical value. Heal received from pickups does not exceed the class' maximum health.
Gallery
Pickups and dispensing units
Small Health Pickup (Halloween)
Medium Health Pickup (Halloween)
Large Health Pickup (Halloween)
Medium Health Pickup (Medieval mode)
Small Health Pickup (Birthday mode, Pyroland)
Level 1 Dispenser
Medieval Mode Resupply Locker
RED Payload Cart
Weapons that provide health
Particle effects
Strategy
- Use health pickups to instantly extinguish fire.
- Use health pickups to their full potential. If an item heals you for 50%, consider waiting until your health drops below 50% before picking it up.
- Staying next to a Dispenser or cart in battle can give you a health advantage.
- As a Spy, it is possible to use a health pickup if you or your disguise is injured. Both health values will be increased by the health pack.
- Note that health pickups will not overheal.
- The Heavy's Sandvich acts as a medium health kit. If the Heavy is at full health, any health pickup he receives will refill his Sandvich ammo.
- Consider for whom the health pack would be better. If you are at high health, and a teammate is at lower health, allow them to use the health pack.
Update history
- Overhealed players that are bleeding or on fire can now pick up health kits to remove these conditions.
Trivia
- The sound for picking up a health kit is the same for getting health in Half-Life, another Valve game.
See also
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