Five years into the Arknights hype, and I'm still obsessed with building the perfect medic lineup! 💉 Today I want to share my personal ranking of operators who've saved my squad from annihilation (and my phone from being thrown across the room). These aren't just healers – they're tactical lifesavers with personalities that make me want to splurge all my Originium Primes!

🔸 Lumen: The Elusive Savior

That blue-black hair? Those pointed ears? chef's kiss 🌌 As a 6★ Wide-Range Medic, his simultaneous status resistance + multi-target healing makes him my go-to for poison maps. But oh boy, that 70-second SP charge time... Have y'all ever screamed "HEAL NOW!" at your screen while his skill glows teasingly? Still, watching him cleanse three burning allies at once feels like watching a magic trick!

🦉 Silence: Drone Queen

Who needs a medic when you can deploy healing drones? This owl-eared scholar taught me that positioning isn't everything. I once dropped her drone near a choke point and watched it outheal a boss' AOE damage! 🚁 Pro tip: Pair her with fast-redeploy ops for maximum drone spam. Though I still wonder... why does her cloak look three sizes too big? Fashion over function?

🌸 Mulberry: Elemental BFF

That winged cloak! That nervous smile! She's basically a walking ER for elemental damage. When I first used her HP + elemental damage dual heal against FrostNova, my entire team survived the ice storm with 10% HP. ❄️ But here's the tea ☕️ – her SP cost had me scrambling to generate skill points. Worth it? Absolutely. Efficient? side-eyes my collapsed defenders Not so much.

🦊 Honeyberry: Budget-Friendly MVP

Don't let her fox ears fool you – this wandering medic is a multi-target elemental healer with the deployment cost of a 4★! I've cheesed so many early-game stages by plopping her down behind my defenders. But let's be real... her sustain feels like using a band-aid on a bullet wound. Anyone else run her with Shining as a heal-tank duo? 🙋♀️

💫 Kal'tsit: Summoner Supreme

White hair? Check. Fox traits? Check. A ROBOT CAT that deals true damage? CHECK. 🐾 I pulled her after watching Prelude to Dawn, and wow – her summon tanks hits while her global heal range keeps everyone alive. But here's the kicker: that Mon3tr costs extra deployment points. Ever sacrifice a sniper position just to summon it? Guilty as charged.

🛡️ Shining: The Defense Whisperer

Her defense boost + temporary shields turned my paper-thin snipers into temporary tanks! 🛡️ I once stacked her skill with Nearl's healing, creating an immortal lane holder. But why does her healing feel... passive? Maybe I'm spoiled by Nightingale's aggression. Speaking of which...

🎶 Nightingale: Heal Goddess

Blonde hair flowing like a waterfall, staff glowing brighter than my future – this 6★ AOE healer is everything. 🎇 Her 3-target sustain + resistance buff trivializes arts-heavy stages. Remember the CC#12 max risk clear? I owe it to her chaining heals across four lanes. But let's debate: Is her birdcage skin better than default? The fandom needs answers!

So... who's carrying your team through Chapter 12? 🤔 I'm still torn between Lumen's clutch cleanses and Nightingale's sheer numbers. Maybe the real meta is having a medic for every mood! 💅 Remember: No healer is "bad" – just... situationally tragic. stares at my E2 Level 30 Hibiscus

P.S. To all the medics I've abandoned mid-stage: I'm sorry. My vanguard overextended, not me. 🥲