hey everyone, i’m trying to pick my main and have decided between two to get better with. I absolutely love playing lucio for his amazing movement although i feel bad when selecting him as other supports can output far more healing than him. on the other hand mercy is fun for lots of heals and for rez. i don’t know i’m just looking for opinions. thanks

  • CCriscalBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Tough one. Both heroes have great mobility and can survive pretty well. Lucio: pro:

    • unique team mobility - great for slow tanks like Zarya and Hog.
    • great ult to prevent instant team death - best against Junkerqueen
    • can boop dangers away like Bob or Reaper ult.
    • good option to deny enemy team from taking control of a payload Contra:
    • Lack of burst heal makes it easy for DPs like Echo to take out the team one by one, starting with the other support
    • bad when the team is split up as it happens often in lower ranks

    Mercy: Pro:

    • very good damage boost
    • very good at keeping teammates healed while staying out of the enemy’s sight
    • res skill
    • very good at staying alive with some skill Contra:
    • considerably less value if they have to pick up the slack of the other support and do the main healing
    • very bad survival qualities when being last woman standing compared to other supports

    I would think that Mercy would be quite decent in metal ranks and giving less value at a higher level when Ana/Kiriko/Zen get more prevalent. With Lucio, you might only see him shine when being out of metal ranks.