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Support · Tactician

Lúcio counters, tier and perks

Hero Playbooks tier: B (confidence high). Matchup data confidence: medium. Last updated 2026-10-14.

Abilities

Sonic Amplifier · Crossfade · Amp It Up · Soundwave · Sound Barrier · Wall Ride

Heroes that counter Lúcio

  • Baptiste: Stat-based: also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)
  • Junkrat: Stat-based: also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)
  • Cassidy: Flashbang can knock Lúcio off his wall ride. (medium confidence)
  • Zarya: Stat-based: also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)
  • Illari: From range, Illari deals more damage than Lúcio can heal, and if he moves in to boop her, Outburst punishes him. (medium confidence)
  • Mizuki: Stat-based: also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)

Lúcio is strong against

  • Zenyatta: Speed Boost helps Lúcio's team get onto Zenyatta. (high confidence)
  • Kiriko: Stat-based: favored in Counterwatch duel data (rating +3.4); also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (high confidence)
  • Domina: Speed Boost lets Lúcio push his team into the close-range fights Domina struggles with. (high confidence)
  • Doctrine: Speed Boost helps Lúcio's team close the gap on Doctrine quickly. (medium confidence)
  • Hanzo: Lúcio moves so fast that Hanzo's slower arrows have trouble finding him. (medium confidence)
  • D.Va: Stat-based: mixed threat in Counterwatch duel data (rating +7.5); also favored by RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)

Lúcio perks

Minor (level 2) perks

  • Soundwave Rider: Riding a wall powers up Lúcio's next Soundwave with 25% more knockback and 50% more damage.
  • Beat Drop: Using Sound Barrier also switches on Amp It Up for 4 seconds.

Major (level 3) perks

  • Noise Violation: While Amp It Up is running, Crossfade reaches 150% farther.
  • Accelerando: With Speed Boost playing, Lúcio attacks 15% faster, and three times that during Amp It Up.

Data notes

  • Only 3 listed matchups are confirmed by 3+ sources; the rest by 2.

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