Defibrillator
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| DEFIBRILLATOR | |
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| Profile | |
| Build | M Medium |
| Type | Utility |
| Unlock | |
| Stats | |
| Cooldown | 45s |
| Ammo | 1 |
| Technical | |
| Damage | 50 |
| Duration | Revive Sickness - 5s |
| Healing | 50% HP on Revive |
The Defibrillator is a Medium class gadget that can revive a downed teammate automatically instead of needing to do so manually.
Usage
The Defibrillator can be selected as one of three gadgets of any Medium build loadout, except when competing in the Terminal Attack gamemode, which disables both it and the Healing Beam.
Once equipped, holding the primary fire button will prepare an activation of the Defibrillator. Releasing the button will activate the gadget as long as a valid target is within range and the minimum charge duration of 1 second is met.
| Controls | PC | PS | XBox | Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equip Defibrillator | 234 | Gadget | ||
| Prepare defibrillation (Hold) Activate (Release) | R2 | RT | Primary fire |
Stats
Effects
The Defibrillator, once deployed, must be prepared for a brief moment before activation. The contestant using the gadget is required to be both facing and within a short distance of either a teammate's Revive Statue or an opposing contestant.
When a Defibrillator is used on a Revive Statue, it starts an uninterruptible revival process that requires no further action from the user. A hologram appears at the statue's location and gradually re-materializes during the revival. Once the process is complete:
- The revived contestant returns with half of their Build's maximum HP. Light 75, Medium 125, Heavy 175.
- They gain brief invulnerability.
- They suffer temporary revive sickness, which prevents them from using their Specializations or Gadgets for 5 seconds after being revived.
Alternatively, the Defibrillator can be activated on an opposing contestant to instantly deal 50 damage to them.
Properties
Gadget


Zap


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Guide
Strengths
- The Defibrillator can revive teammates faster and without needing to do so manually past the initial activation.
- This allows contestants to fight, defend or assist with objectives while the revive is in progress, instead of remaining still for multiple seconds to perform a full revive.
Weaknesses
- Contestants revived by the Defibrillator are left at a disadvantage, with 50% their maximum HP and being unable to use Specializations or Gadgets for 5 seconds.
- Opposing contestants can easily camp and kill a teammate being revived by the Defibrillator due to the obvious hologram, timing, and sound cues. The defibrillator revive also becomes a waste if both the user and their revived teammate die during and/or immediately after the revival.
- To prevent this, contestants who are reviving a teammate should try to remain in close proximity to them. This will allow the contestant performing the revive to try and protect them from enemy contestants. Alternatively, the Revive Statue can be moved to a safer location before using the Defibrillator.
- Using the Defibrillator as a weapon is highly impractical. Not only is it slower and deals slightly less damage than a melee attack, the Defibrillator's cooldown is incurred once it damages an enemy, effectively wasting it.
Tactics
- It is the responsibility of the Defibrillator user to ensure that their teammate won't immediately die upon revival. Moving the teammate's Revive Statue away from enemies or providing cover with abilities such as Goo, the APS Turret, or the Guardian Turret can all but guarantee the odds of successful revives.
- The Defibrillator is best used for mid-fight Revives, such as if a teammate dies early into a fight.
- The Healing Beam makes an excellent pairing with the Defibrillator, as it can heal the revived contestant and make them battle-ready quicker.
Item Mastery
Item mastery XP can be earned by performing a revive with the Defibrillator.
Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.
| Source | XP Reward |
|---|---|
| Teammate resurrected by the Defibrillator | 150 |
| Damage dealt by the Defibrillator | 0 |
Cosmetics
Skins
Trivia
“All but one contestant eliminated on The Boundless. This would be a perfect time to have equipped a defibrillator!”Scotty
History
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| 7.6.0 |
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| 5.8.0 |
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| 5.0.0 |
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| 4.0.0 |
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| 3.12.0 |
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| 2.7.0 |
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| 2.0.0 |
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| 1.6.0 |
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| 1.5.5 |
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| 1.2.0 |
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