Overwatch’s Lucio Comes to Heroes of the Storm’s PTR

Thanks to the newest patch on its PTR, Heroes of the Storm has its newest hero: capturer of hearts and minds, Overwatch’s Lucio.

The Brazilian angel brings many of his traits and skills from Blizzard’s FPS phenomenon to Heroes of the Storm, including his famous Wall Ride. This allows him to move through over units and increase his speed by 20%, all the while surmounting tricky terrain. That’s going to be something to watch out for.

Elsewhere, Amp It Up, Soundwave, and Crossfade all make the transition and perform just as they do in Overwatch, so if you’ve already played the monolithic FPS, you will know what to look out for. He’s going to be a nightmare for some of the slower characters.

Even his Ult makes the leap as Sound Barrier gifts teammates with a shield that lasts for six seconds, which is designated as a Heroic Ability in Heroes of the Storm. There is one addition, too: the uncannily named Reverse Amp, which does the opposite of Amp It Up and is intended as an offensive ability by taking away enemy health instead.

The full description:

From the streets of Rio to the clubs on King’s Row, Lúcio’s beats bring the party to life, and drive the people to action. Now he’s on tour in the Nexus, ready to Break it down, and to continue fighting for what’s right.

Trait
Wall Ride (D)
When moving alongside impassable battleground terrain and Structures, Lúcio can walk through other units, and his Movement Speed is increased by 20%. This effect stacks with other Movement Speed bonuses.

Basic Abilities
Soundwave (Q)
Deal damage to enemies in a cone-shaped area and knock them back.

Crossfade (W)
Play one of two tracks that passively provide allied Heroes with either a Speed Boost or a Healing Boost in a large radius around you. Activate Crossfade to swap tracks.

Healing Boost: Restore a small amount of Health every second to Lúcio and nearby allied Heroes.

Speed Boost: Increase the Movement Speed of Lúcio and nearby allied Heroes by 15%.

Amp It Up (E)
Raise Lúcio’s Crossfade track volume for 3 seconds, amping Speed Boost to 45% increased Movement Speed, and significantly increasing the Healing rate of Healing Boost.

Heroic Abilities
Sound Barrier (R)
After 1 second, Lúcio and nearby allied Heroes gain a massive Shield that rapidly decays over the next 6 seconds.

Reverse Amp (R)
Blast Lúcio’s Crossfade track at enemy Heroes for 4 seconds, causing Healing Boost to inflict damage every second, and Speed Boost to Slow Movement Speed by 45%.

Passive: Increase Amp It Up’s duration to 4 seconds.

Check out all the patch notes here.

In case you missed the news, both Blizzard properties are scorching hot; Overwatch in particular. It won many awards for best game of 2016, including a spot on our top fifty countdown. We reviewed it and gave it a 9 at release, as well as interviewing the voice actor who plays Lucio.