How Revive Cards and Team Recovery Work

A teammate being KO’d does not automatically remove them from the match. If the remaining team secures the required recovery resources and the defeated player’s badge, that teammate can return.

The confusing part is that “revive” can refer to two different situations.

Downed is not the same as KO’d

A downed teammate is still on the battlefield. You may be able to help them stand up directly, protect their recovery timer, or use a character-specific special action.

A KO’d teammate leaves a badge behind. Returning them requires the badge plus the current match’s completed revival resource.

The live HUD and item description are the authority because revival rules and rewards have changed over the game’s life.

The basic recovery route

When a teammate is KO’d:

1. Decide whether their badge can be collected without losing another player.
2. Secure the badge when the enemy team leaves or can be displaced.
3. Gather the revival resource shown by the current HUD.
4. Move to cover before starting the recovery action.
5. Watch entrances and listen for another team.
6. Drop healing or useful items for the returning teammate when practical.

Do not begin the recovery in the open merely because the button is available.

Where recovery resources usually come from

Players commonly find revival progress through:

• Rescuing or intimidating civilians, depending on the character side.
• Item boxes and large objective boxes.
• Building destruction and area loot.
• Resources left by defeated players.

Drop tables and item systems are patch-sensitive. Check the current item icon and tooltip instead of relying on an old screenshot.

One safe recovery beats two reckless rescues

The most important revive skill is timing. Ask:

• Is the team that scored the KO still watching the badge?
• Can I collect it with movement available?
• Is the next storm movement about to start?
• Do I have cover for the recovery animation?
• Will recovering now attract every nearby team?

Sometimes the correct play is to leave the badge temporarily, gather resources, and return after the fight moves. Sometimes the badge is unrecoverable. Turning one KO into a full team wipe does not help the teammate.

If you are the defeated player

Stay in the match while a recovery is realistically possible. Your teammates may already have the needed resource or a route to your badge.

Use spectator information constructively:

• Mark danger only when the game allows useful communication.
• Avoid repeated pings that mask footsteps and decisions.
• Give the remaining player time to disengage.
• Do not demand an immediate badge pickup through an active three-player team.

Patience gives the surviving player room to create a better recovery window.

Prepare the returning teammate

When inventory space allows, save:

• A shield or health item.
• Matching skill cards.
• A team-heal item.
• A safe route away from the recovery location.

Recovery behavior has changed across updates, including how much power a returned player retains. Treat spare items as insurance, not as proof that the teammate will always return at minimum strength.

Character revives are different

Some battle styles have special actions that can help a downed teammate more quickly. These abilities do not make every rescue safe.

Before using one:

1. Create line of sight to the teammate.
2. Check whether the enemy can interrupt or immediately re-down them.
3. Keep an exit route for both players.
4. Use cover or team pressure to make the rescue stick.

An instant pickup in the middle of enemy area damage can become an instant second down.

The recovery priority

Use this order:

1. Keep the living players alive.
2. Break enemy vision.
3. Secure badges.
4. Complete the revival resource.
5. Recover behind cover.
6. Heal and rotate before re-engaging.

The goal is not to revive as quickly as possible. It is to return the team to a playable state.