Editing Medic (Highlander) (section)

=== Primary weapons ===
* '''Crusader's Crossbow''' - Most Medics' go-to primary weapon. The Crusader's Crossbow can heal the Medic's teammates by hitting them with the crossbow bolts, as can it damage the opponents. The Crossbow has the biggest possible amount of hit points healed per second in the game, and a successful hit on a teammate can easily change the outcome of a 1v1 battle. The damage and healing abide to the principle of reverse falloff - the farther the Medic is his teammate or opponent, the more hitpoints will he heal or take away from them. The Crossbow was previously used for arrow building (using the Crossbow to build Ubercharge at an increased rate), but the Uber gain from arrowing has since been reduced. However, this weapon is objectively more useful than any other primary for Medic.
* '''Syringe Gun''' - The stock Syringe Gun is tied with the Blutsauger for the highest damage per second of any of the Medics primaries, but the Syringe Gun has a higher passive healing rate than the Blutsauger, making it more ideal for overall survivability. However, because it lacks the support potential of the Crusader's Crossbow, and since the Overdose's damage penalty is negligible, the Syringe Gun is not often used in Competitive.
* '''Overdose''' - Often preferred over the Syringe Gun despite its slightly lower damage output because of its speed boost dependent on the Medic's ÜberCharge percentage. The loss of damage is often negligible, and the upside of the increased movement speed will often enable the Medic to get out of a close-call situation.
* '''Blutsauger''' - Rarely used; its health on hit benefit is negligible compared to the lowered survivability of the Medic because of his weakened health regeneration.