How to revive in Battlefield 6 beta multiplayer

The Battlefield 6 revive feature lets you heal teammates, keeping offense going, gaining points for progression with active abilities and preventing enemies from getting kills in modes where it matters. There's more than one way to heal downed players in BF6, so if you want to know how it works, I'll explain how to revive people in BF6, below.

While Support is undeniably best at it than most classes in Battlefield 6, everybody is capable of reviving teammates and should do so whenever it's safe to do so (and sometimes not even then). And, if you're still not sure how to access the multiplayer test, check our guide on how to access the Battlefield 6 beta first!

All methods of reviving teammates in Battlefield 6

When players are reduced to zero health in the Battlefield 6 beta, they're downed and need reviving before they bleed out, giving you a limited window to reach them before it's too late.

Here are the two ways to revive people in Battlefield 6:

1. Drag and revive - If you approach a downed player and hold down the button prompt that appears, you'll begin reviving them. During this time, you can also drag them backwards, allowing you to try and get clear of any danger (or just stay where you are if that's safer). Everyone can do this, but Support does it faster – as the only one of the Battlefield 6 classes with a focus on healing and revival, their signature trait allows them to both drag and revive more quickly, and their active ability provides an area where revival happens even faster than that!
2. The Defibrillator - This is an optional gadget that's only available to the Support class. When equipped, you can move around while charging up the Defibrillator and then hit a downed player with it to get them back up instantly. This item has unlimited uses and is a must for anybody that's focused on a "heal build" support class.

Reviving allies is vital to keeping your offensive going whatever class you play but obviously it should be a key focus for Support players. Downed players can't move or defend themselves, only call for help to extend the time before they bleed out (or end themselves instantly for an immediate respawn). Just remember to be careful as downed players may still have whatever killed them close by, so you're heading to danger every time you try and save someone. Still, downed players can't take damage from any source, so don't worry about them getting hurt – they're already as hurt as they can be.

It's also worth keeping in mind that there is a way to kill players instantly without them entering the downed state. If you've got Sniper Training active for the Recon class, headshots with a sniper rifle instantly kill players with no chance at revival. This arguably gives Snipers one of the best Battlefield 6 weapons in the right hands, though having played the game myself, I still wouldn't say it's at the top spot for sheer killing power.

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