Editing ÜberCharge (section)

=== Charge rates ===
All of the Medic's Medi Guns have different charge rates, depending on the type of Medi Gun and the healed players' health.
{| class = "wikitable"
|-
! Healing tool
! Health of target
! % gained per second
! Seconds to 100% über
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Medi Gun
| < 142.5% of base health
| 2.5% / s
| 40 seconds
|-
| > 142.5% of base health
| 1.25% / s
| 80 seconds
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Kritzkrieg
| < 142.5% of base health
| 3.125% / s
| 32 seconds
|-
| > 142.5% of base health
| 1.5625% / s
| 64 seconds
|-
| rowspan = 2 | Quick-Fix
| < 142.5% of base health
| 3.125% / s
| 32 seconds
|-
| > 142.5% of base health*
| 1.5625% / s
| 64 seconds
|-
|}
<gallery>
Medigun.jpg|The Medigun
Kritzkrieg.jpg|The Kritzkrieg
quickfix.jpg|The Quick-Fix
</gallery>
* Please note, the slow Quick-Fix heal rate is extremely rare in competitive play but CAN happen with pyros with Powerjack overheal or spies being overhealed by the enemy medic.

==== Advantages and Disadvantages ====

Because of the ÜberCharge's long charge rate, it is the most important factor when deciding whether to push in or not. An advantage is having a higher percentage of the ÜberCharge than the enemy, and vice versa; a disadvantage is having a smaller percentage of the ÜberCharge.

The effects of the ÜberCharge, regardless of whether it is the Medi Gun or the Kritzkrieg, make it so that trying to retake any ground when in a disadvantageous ÜberCharge position will result in a failure. A particularly bad situation is a "full advantage", which refers to one medic having their ÜberCharge ready, and the other being at a low percentage (0%-20%).

Over the course of the match, Medics will "count" ÜberCharges. "Counting übers" refers to the practice of calculating the other Medic's percentage based on both Medics' respawn times and past ÜberCharges. For example, a surviving Medic can check the scoreboard after the opposing Medic's death and observe the moment in which he respawns. The Medic's percentage at that point is his advantage percentage.

==== Kritzkrieg ====

The Kritzkrieg is sometimes used to create an advantage for a team. When both Medics die and respawn roughly at the same time, one of the teams' (usually the attacking one) Medic selects the Kritzkrieg. Because of its shorter charge rate, assuming perfect building, the Kritzkrieg will be ready eight seconds before the Medi Gun ÜberCharge.

==== Building ====

Building is the process of having one class damaging itself, so as to get ÜberCharge faster, due to a mechanic that makes ÜberCharge charge faster if the person being healed is not fully overhealed. This is usually done by a [[Scout]] with the Boston Basher, due to its self-damaging and ammo saving attacks, or by a [[Pocket|Pocket Soldier]] or [[Demoman]] with explosives.

Sometimes, on [[5CP]] maps, when defending the last point with a disadvantage and knowing the other team has an ÜberCharge of their own, teams will abandon building in favour of the Medic overhealing players, to keep them in shape in case of an incoming push and to somewhat accelerate the charge rate of the ÜberCharge.