Medical Emergency Missions: Rescue & Healing Strategy Guide

Understanding Medical Emergency Missions

Medical emergencies in Dispatch are disaster rescue and survival missions that test your heroes' ability to endure harsh conditions, treat casualties, and calm panicked civilians under extreme stress. These missions prioritize Vigor (resilience and endurance) and Charisma (empathy and reassurance) over combat prowess, requiring heroes who can "stay on their feet when things go wrong" while providing emotional support to victims.

Unlike combat missions where strength wins battles, medical emergencies punish heroes who lack stamina or compassion. Success requires matching heroes who can both survive catastrophic conditions and connect with traumatized civilians.

Key Stat Requirements

Primary Stats

• Vigor (3-4 required): The critical stat representing "resilience and endurance—how much physical or environmental stress a hero can endure." Heroes with high Vigor "survive where others wouldn't," especially in disaster scenarios involving explosions, environmental hazards, or prolonged rescue operations.
• Charisma (3+ recommended): Essential for "guiding panicked crowds," de-escalating tension, and "winning trust through empathy and persuasion." Medical emergencies often involve terrified civilians who need reassurance as much as physical rescue.

Mission-Specific Thresholds

Medical rescue missions typically demand:

• Vigor 4: Extreme survival scenarios (disasters, explosions, harsh environments)
• Vigor 3: Standard rescue operations requiring endurance
• Charisma 3+: Calming panicked victims, convincing injured to accept help
• Mobility 2+: Reaching victims quickly before conditions worsen

Secondary Stats

• Mobility (2-3): Disaster rescues "often depend on Mobility and Vigor"—reaching victims before collapse or environmental escalation
• Combat (1+ minimum): Generally less critical unless medical emergency involves hostile actors
• Intellect (situational): Useful for triage decisions or technical rescue operations

Recommended Heroes for Medical Missions

Tier S: Healing Specialists

Malevola - The Medical Specialist

Base Stats: Charisma 3, Vigor 2 (with stacking potential)

Malevola is Dispatch's dedicated healing specialist, featuring the unique Life Trade ability: "Malevola heals one hero when sent on a call together. She then receives +1 Charisma or Vigor." This stacking mechanic transforms her from competent medic to unstoppable support powerhouse.

Strategic Growth: Each healing action permanently increases either Charisma or Vigor by +1. After healing 3 injured teammates, Malevola can reach Charisma 4-6 or Vigor 3-5, eventually surpassing even dedicated tank heroes in resilience or empathy.

Wound Transferal: Malevola possesses "Wound Transferal" abilities that complement her healing kit, though exact mechanics require in-game verification.

Best Used For: Two-hero medical teams, sustained rescue operations, episode-long casualty management, missions requiring both healing and crowd control

Tier A: High-Vigor Survivors

Punch Up - The Unkillable Rescuer

Vigor: 4 (highest in roster)

Punch Up boasts maximum Vigor 4 plus unique durability: "Immune to debuffs; can't be downed." In medical emergencies involving smoke, toxins, explosions, or environmental hazards, Punch Up maintains full effectiveness while other heroes suffer stat penalties.

Survival Advantage: Disaster scenarios that would injure or incapacitate normal heroes barely phase Punch Up. His unkillable nature guarantees he extracts victims even from catastrophic conditions.

Best Used For: Extreme survival rescues, toxic/hazardous environments, guaranteed-success critical medical calls, tank role in two-hero medical teams

Golem - The Regenerative Tank

Vigor: 4

Golem's Earth Mimicry and regenerative abilities combine with maximum Vigor 4 to create exceptional resilience. His capacity to "transform into stone/earth materials" provides protection in disaster rubble or unstable structures.

Best Used For: Structural collapse rescues, prolonged extraction operations, multi-hero medical teams requiring a durable anchor

Tier B: Charisma-Focused Support

Sonar (Human Form) - The Empathetic Responder

Charisma: 4, Vigor: Moderate

In human form, Sonar's Charisma 4 excels at "de-escalation" and emotional support scenarios. For medical emergencies involving panicked crowds or traumatized victims requiring reassurance, Sonar's empathy calms chaos.

Form Management Caution: Only deploy Sonar in human form for medical missions—his monster transformation sacrifices social skills for combat, losing the empathy advantage.

Best Used For: Mass casualty events requiring crowd control, medical scenarios with panicked civilians, two-hero teams pairing empathy with physical rescue

Prism - The Versatile Responder

Charisma: 4, Combat: 4

Prism combines Charisma 4 for victim reassurance with solid combat capability for dangerous rescue scenarios. Her duplication mechanic (when in slot 2) can multiply medical team effectiveness.

Duplication for Medical Teams: Pairing Prism (slot 2) with high-Vigor hero (slot 1) creates two rescuers—original tank + duplicate support.

Best Used For: Hybrid medical/combat scenarios, two-hero rescue teams, missions requiring both empathy and physical capability

Tier D: AVOID

Invisigal - The Fragile Speedster

Vigor: 1, Charisma: 1

Despite exceptional mobility, Invisigal's minimal Vigor makes her vulnerable to environmental stress. Her lack of empathy (Charisma 1) means she struggles to comfort victims. Medical emergencies demand resilience and compassion—Invisigal offers neither.

Coupé - The Glass Cannon

Coupé's combat specialization sacrifices durability. Medical disasters quickly overwhelm heroes who prioritize offense over endurance.

Mission Strategy Breakdown

Disaster Rescue Operations

Mission Type: Explosions, building collapses, environmental catastrophes requiring victim extraction

Stat Requirements:

• Vigor 4: Survive harsh conditions (smoke, rubble, toxins)
• Mobility 2-3: Reach victims before environmental escalation
• Charisma 2+: Calm panicked victims during extraction

Mission Keywords:

• "Collapse" - Structural failure requiring Vigor for debris navigation
• "Explosion" - Environmental hazard demanding maximum resilience
• "Disaster" - Combined Mobility + Vigor requirement
• "Survival" - Endurance test prioritizing Vigor

Recommended Heroes:

1. Punch Up: Vigor 4 + debuff immunity survives any environment
2. Golem: Vigor 4 + regeneration sustains prolonged rescues
3. Malevola (if stacked): After healing 2-3 heroes, Vigor 3-4 handles disasters while maintaining healing capability

Strategic Approach:

• Deploy solo Vigor 4 heroes for efficiency
• Use two-hero teams if mission requires both rescue (Vigor) and crowd control (Charisma)
• Prioritize heroes immune to environmental debuffs (Punch Up)

Mass Casualty Events

Mission Type: Multiple victims requiring triage, treatment coordination, and emotional support

Stat Requirements:

• Charisma 3-4: "Guide panicked crowds," convince victims to accept help
• Vigor 3+: Endure extended operations treating multiple casualties
• Intellect (situational): Triage decision-making

Mission Keywords:

• "Panic" - Charisma required to calm civilians
• "Crowd" - Mass emotional management scenario
• "Injury" - Medical treatment focus
• "Exhaustion" - Prolonged operation testing Vigor

Recommended Team Compositions:

• Malevola + Punch Up: Healing specialist + unkillable tank covers casualties and crowd control
• Sonar (human) + Golem: Maximum empathy (Charisma 4) + maximum resilience (Vigor 4)
• Prism (slot 2) + Malevola (slot 1): Duplication creates two medical responders for overwhelming casualty numbers

Advanced Tactic: The "Malevola + Prism combo" creates "unstoppable versatility" for medical scenarios—Prism duplicates Malevola's healing capability while Malevola's Charisma 3 calms crowds.

Toxic/Hazardous Environment Rescues

Mission Type: Chemical spills, smoke-filled buildings, radiation exposure requiring environmental resistance

Critical Requirement: Debuff immunity or maximum Vigor to resist stat penalties from environmental hazards

Optimal Hero:

• Punch Up (best choice): Debuff immunity means toxins, smoke, or radiation don't reduce his stats—maintains Vigor 4 effectiveness regardless of environment

Backup Options:

• Golem: Regeneration counteracts environmental damage
• Malevola (if Vigor 4+ from stacking): High resilience plus healing capability

Advanced Medical Tactics

Malevola Stacking Strategy

The most effective medical emergency strategy leverages Malevola's cumulative stat growth:

1. Early Episode: Pair Malevola with injured heroes from previous missions to trigger Life Trade healing
2. Stat Selection: Choose Vigor gains when anticipating disaster rescues, Charisma gains when expecting crowd control scenarios
3. Monitor Growth: After 2 heals → Charisma 4-5 or Vigor 3-4; after 4 heals → Charisma 5-7 or Vigor 4-6
4. Deploy to Medical Emergency: Once stacked, Malevola rivals or surpasses dedicated specialists while maintaining healing capability

Strategic Choice: Malevola's stacking creates two distinct build paths:

• Vigor Path: Transforms her into resilience specialist for disaster rescues (Vigor 2 → 4-5)
• Charisma Path: Maximizes crowd control and victim reassurance (Charisma 3 → 5-6)
• Balanced Path: Alternates gains for versatility across mission types

Injury Prevention vs. Injury Management

The guides warn: "Overuse causes injuries (-1 to all stats). Never deploy an injured hero into critical ops."

Proactive Strategy:

1. Rotate heroes: Prevent injuries by avoiding hero spam
2. Deploy Punch Up for high-risk missions: His immunity prevents injuries that would sideline other heroes
3. Use Malevola to heal injuries immediately: Pair her with injured heroes on low-risk calls to restore them before critical medical emergencies appear

Injury Cascade Prevention: Injured heroes sent to medical disasters create cascading failures—reduced Vigor from injuries makes them vulnerable to environmental hazards, causing further injuries and stat penalties.

Reading Mission Context

Medical emergencies signal requirements through specific language:

• "Panic" → Deploy Charisma 3+ heroes (Sonar, Prism, Malevola)
• "Collapse" or "Explosion" → Deploy Vigor 4 heroes (Punch Up, Golem)
• "Disaster rescue" → Combine Mobility + Vigor (requires two-hero team or versatile hero)
• "Survival" or "Exhaustion" → Prioritize maximum Vigor and debuff immunity

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Deploying low-Vigor heroes to disasters: Environmental hazards quickly overwhelm heroes with Vigor 1-2, causing injuries or mission failure
2. Sending injured heroes to medical emergencies: Stat penalties from injuries compound with environmental debuffs, creating catastrophic failure spirals
3. Ignoring Malevola's stacking potential: Failing to pair her with injured heroes wastes her growth mechanic—she remains at base Charisma 3 / Vigor 2 instead of scaling to 5-6
4. Deploying Sonar in wrong form: Monster Sonar lacks the Charisma needed for victim reassurance—verify human form before medical deployment
5. Solo deployment when crowd control required: Mass casualty events need both resilience (Vigor) and empathy (Charisma)—single heroes rarely possess both at high levels
6. Overlooking Punch Up's debuff immunity: For toxic/hazardous rescues, his immunity is more valuable than higher base stats that get penalized

Success Checklist

Before deploying heroes to medical emergencies, verify:

• ✅ Hero has minimum Vigor 3 (preferably 4) for disaster scenarios
• ✅ Hero has Charisma 3+ if mission involves panicked civilians
• ✅ Hero is NOT injured (injuries compound with environmental hazards)
• ✅ Malevola has been paired with injured heroes to stack stats if available
• ✅ Punch Up deployed for toxic/hazardous environments requiring debuff immunity
• ✅ Two-hero teams cover both Vigor (survival) and Charisma (crowd control)
• ✅ Mission keywords identified ("panic," "collapse," "disaster," "survival")

Team Synergy Strategies

Optimal Medical Response Teams

Malevola + Punch Up (Recommended):

• Malevola: Healing + Charisma 3+ for victim reassurance
• Punch Up: Vigor 4 + debuff immunity for extreme survival
• Combined Effect: Healing capability + unkillable resilience covers all medical scenarios

Prism + Malevola (Maximum Coverage):

• Slot 1: Malevola (healing specialist)
• Slot 2: Prism (duplicates Malevola for double healing power)
• "Unstoppable Versatility": Two medical responders handle mass casualty overwhelm

Sonar + Golem (Empathy + Endurance):

• Sonar (human): Charisma 4 for maximum crowd control
• Golem: Vigor 4 for maximum survival
• Combined Effect: Covers both emotional and physical rescue requirements

When to Deploy Solo vs. Teams

Solo Deployment (Efficient):

• Pure survival missions ("collapse," "explosion") → Send Punch Up or Golem alone
• Missions with single stat focus → Match specialist to requirement

Two-Hero Deployment (Comprehensive):

• Mass casualty events requiring Vigor + Charisma
• Missions with "panic" + "disaster" keywords signaling dual requirements
• When mission description mentions both victims and environmental hazards

Episode-Long Medical Strategy

Early Episode: Stack Malevola

Pair Malevola with any injured heroes from previous episodes to trigger Life Trade healing. Build her Charisma/Vigor stats for anticipated medical emergencies later.

Mid Episode: Deploy Specialists

When medical emergencies appear, deploy stacked Malevola (Charisma 4-5 or Vigor 3-4) or Punch Up (debuff immunity) based on mission keywords.

Late Episode: Injury Management

Use Malevola to heal accumulated injuries before final critical missions. Prevent injury cascades that would compromise team effectiveness.

Roster Optimization for Medical Missions

Vigor Distribution:

• Vigor 4: Punch Up, Golem (elite survival specialists)
• Vigor 2-3: Malevola (scalable to 4-5), others
• Vigor 1: Invisigal, Coupé (avoid for medical emergencies)

Charisma Distribution:

• Charisma 4: Sonar (human), Prism (empathy specialists)
• Charisma 3: Malevola (scalable to 5-6), Punch Up
• Charisma 1: Invisigal, Coupé (avoid for crowd control)

Strategic Implication: You have two dedicated medical specialists—Malevola (healing + stacking) and Punch Up (unkillable survival). Supplement with Sonar (empathy) or Golem (resilience) for comprehensive medical response capability.

Conclusion

Medical emergencies in Dispatch reward resilience, empathy, and strategic hero pairing over raw combat power. Prioritize Malevola for healing and stat stacking, deploy Punch Up for guaranteed survival in extreme conditions, and use Charisma specialists like Sonar or Prism for crowd control. Master injury management, recognize mission keywords ("panic," "collapse," "disaster"), and build Malevola's stats throughout episodes.

Success saves lives and maintains team health for sustained operations, while failure creates injury cascades that compromise future mission effectiveness. Deploy medical specialists strategically, and you'll extract every victim from even catastrophic disasters.