ability index 5
change timeline 9 patches
Beat Drop – Minor Perk
- Amp It Up is now active for 4 seconds after casting Sound Barrier.
- Duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
Developer Comments: Previous changes to Sound Barrier reduced its effectiveness more than intended. The duration of its overhealth decay is being reverted while retaining the reduced overhealth amount. Beat Drop is also being adjusted independently and reduced in duration rather than being tied directly to Sound Barrier's overall duration.
- Head hit volume increased from 13.2 to 16.
- Damage per projectile increased from 20 to 22.
Lúcio's overall effectiveness has been reduced over time to account for his uniquely powerful speed utility. Increasing his weapon damage strengthens his offensive capabilities without increasing the strength of his utility.
Rhythm Rail - Power
- Damage increased to 100% (Up from 75%).
Crowd Pleaser - Power
- Heal increased to 40% of Soundwave Damage (Up from 33%).
- Lúcio can now speed boost the payload and TS-1 (the Push robot).
Soundwave Rider – Minor Perk
- Replaced with Bass Buildup - Holding Secondary Fire gradually charges up an empowered Soundwave. Empowered Soundwaves deal up to 50% more damage and 25% more knockback. Soundwave's cooldown increased by 1s.
- No longer applies Overhealth to Lúcio.
- Ultimate charge is not consumed until Sound Barrier is successfully cast.
- Now knocks back enemies within range.
Lúcio’s boop is a big part of his identity, so rewarding players for being more intentional with how far they want to boop enemies should make him feel even better. His ult being cancellable is necessary for a fair and balanced game, but I tried looking at it from a different perspective: what is it doesn’t affect him, but only allies and enemies (every Lúcio main fears their ultimate being cancelled so this relieves the pressure while also maintaining a risk element). The speed boost for payload and push bot is just something I thought actually happened when I first started playing Overwatch and was slightly disappointed it didn’t.
Reverb
- Reduced effectiveness increased to 50% reduced (Up from 60% reduced).
Beat Drop - Power
- Reworked from "20% Ultimate Cost Reduction. Landing on an enemy with [Sound Barrier] deals up to 250 damage" to "Landing with [Sound Barrier] explodes for 75(AP) damage and can crit for 300% damage. If you spend your Ultimate Charge, [Sound Barrier] damage is doubled".
Fast Forward - Power
- Reworked from "While above 50% Move Speed, increase damage by 25%" to "Gain up to 30% increased damage and healing based on your current Move Speed and momentum".
Hip Hop - Power
- Reworked to Power (from Item).
- Removed 10% Weapon Power and 10% Ability Power.
- Added "While [Wallriding] or Airborne, abilities refresh 10% faster."
Let's Bounce - Power
- Removed.
Mixtape - Power
- Healing reduced to 65% (Down from 75%).
Megaphone - Power
- Removed 15% Amp It Up Duration.
- Added "Weapon Damage increases duration by 0.25s, up to 3s."
Premium Streaming - Power
- New
- "+50% [Sonic Amplifier] Projectile Speed. Gain 6% Attack Speed for each other ally within [Crossfade] and heal them equal to 30% of damage dealt. This bonus is doubled in [Amp It Up]."
Rhythm Rail - Power
- New
- "[Wallriding] for 3s charges your next [Soundwave], increasing its knockback by 25% and damage by 75%."
Signature Shift - Power
- Reworked from "After using an ability, restore 10% Max Ammo and your next [Sonic Amplifier] shot shoots a volley of 6 ammo with 80% increased projectile size" to "While [Amp It Up] is active, [Sonic Amplifier] fires continuously with 80% increased projectile size".
Sonic Boom - Power
- Removed.
Vivace - Power
- Reworked from "Every 1s you are [Wallriding], gain 3% Move Speed and 1.5% Attack Speed for 5s, stacking up to 10 times" to "Every 0.5s while wallriding or whenever you Weapon Damage, gain 1% Move Speed for 5s, stacking up to 30 times".
B-Side Bop - Epic Hero Weapon Item
- Removed 25% Melee Damage.
- Added 10% Weapon Power.
- Added 25% increased Melee damage after using [Soundwave] for your next Melee.
Riff Refiller - Epic Hero Weapon Item
- Renamed to Riff Refiller (from Riff Repeater).
- Reworked from "[Sonic Amplifier] projectiles ricochet off walls 3 times" to "Amp It Up restores 15% of Max Ammo every 1s".
- Weapon Power reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).
- Added 15% Weapon Lifesteal.
Airwaves - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Cost increased to 10500 (Up from 10000).
- Ability Power reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).
- Added 20% Ultimate Cost Reduction.
- Added UI indicator.
All Out Auditiva - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Ability Power reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).
- Added 10% Weapon Power.
- Duration increased to 33% (Up from 25%).
Nano Boop - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Cost increased to 11000 (Up from 4000).
- Added 15% Ability Lifesteal.
- Cooldown Reduction increased to 10% (Up from 5%).
- Added "[Soundwave] deals bonus damage equal to 50% of [Soundwave]'s damage if the target hits a wall."
Speed Skates - Rare Hero Survival Item
- Reworked from "After [Wallriding], gain 30% Move Speed for 2s" to "While [Wallriding] and for 2s after, gain 15% Move Speed".
Lúcio has fallen off in popularity after his previous nerfs to his Boop related builds. These changes are aimed at improving his Soundwave build, as well as adding a more distinct and transformative Weapon Power build to his build options.
- Overhealth granted reduced from 750 to 625.
- Duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
Sound Barrier remains one of the most impactful defensive ultimates when timed well. Reducing both its overhealth and duration shortens the mitigation window and places greater emphasis on timing.
- Passive self-healing penalty is now correctly at 60% (was 70%).
- (6v6) Healing reduced from 20 to 18.
- Changed.
- Gain 15% attack speed while Lucio's Speed Song is active, tripled during Amp It Up.
- Can no longer be charged before a round begins.
- Successive jumps off of the floor increase Lucio's jump height, up to 5 times.
- Failing to chain jumps together resets Lucio's jump height back to normal.
- When at maximum jump height, Lucio can land on an enemy's head, dealing damage and bouncing him back up.
Putting the hop in hip hop.
Reverb - Power
- Free cast window increased from 2s to 3s
- Free cast effectiveness increased to 70% reduced (Up from 75% reduced).
Signature Shift - Power
- Now also triggers on Gadget Use
- Added "Restore 10% Max Ammo" after Ability and Gadget Use
Radio Edit - Power
- Triggered Sound Barrier Overhealth increased to 80% reduced (Up from 85% reduced)
Hip Hop - Epic Survival Hero Item
- Cost reduced to 9000 (Down from 9500)
We're adding some power to Lucio's lesser picked options as well as compensating for an earlier nerf to Soundwave in the core game in a previous patch.