Heroes of the Storm gets significantly better music – because DJ Lúcio brings the fat beats to the Nexus. Check out the video here.
The next hero of Heroes of the Storm comes from Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch and is none other than Lúcio. In the story of Overwatch, he stole his sound equipment, which was previously used to suppress people, from a facility of the Vishkar Corporation and has been using it ever since to unite people through music and awaken a lot of “positive energy” in them.
As in Overwatch, Lúcio is a supporter who aids his own team either through acceleration or sustained healing effects.
Lúcio’s Skills in Heroes of the Storm
Let’s take a quick look at his abilities:
- The trait Wallride allows Lúcio to slide along objects and barriers, becoming 20% faster and able to glide through other units.
- Soundwave deals damage in a cone-shaped area and pushes enemies back.
- Crossfade corresponds to Lúcio’s passive auras from Overwatch. He can switch between Healing Boost and Speed Boost, which slightly heals nearby allies or accelerates them.
- With Turn it Up, the current aura is massively amplified for 3 seconds – either providing more healing or a speed bonus of up to 45%.
- The first heroic ability is Sound Barrier. Lúcio and all nearby allies receive a massive shield that diminishes over the course of 6 seconds.
- The second heroic ability Killer Beat turns Lúcio into a debuffer. For 4 seconds, his auras become negative effects that either damage or slow down enemies – depending on the active Crossfade aura.
Lúcio is widely considered to be “hard to catch” as he can relatively easily escape from precarious situations. The fact that he can attack while moving and – unlike Tracer – never has to reload, makes him a dangerous foe even in retreat.
Lúcio is set to appear next week, on the evening of Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2017.
We extensively played the last heroine, Valeera. What we think of her can be found in this article.
