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If a player is receiving two instances of the same healing effect, like Lucio's aura, Mercy's beam, Soldier: 76's zone, or Zenyatta's orb, do they stack?

What if a team had six Lucios standing in a point? Would they all be getting 6x healing?

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Lucio's aura

Does not stack. You can have both speed boost and healing songs at the same time though, and Amp it Up can be staggered by different Lucio to provided the stronger heal for longer period of times.

Mercy's beam

Yep, stacks.

Soldier: 76's zone

Does not stack. Again, it's better to stagger them to provide a longer lasting Biotic Field.

Zenyatta's orb

Also stacks.

Any two different kinds of healing stack, and as a rule of thumb, single target heals stack with themselves, while Area of Effect heals do not.

I tested the Lucio, Mercy, and Soldier: 76 interactions myself during normal play, and the Wiki helped me with Zenyatta. Also helps that my own observations and the Wiki's do not conflict with each other.

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Both answers were submitted at about the same time, and both agree. I'm accepting this one because I like the way it directly addresses each specific heal and the way it is formatted. – DCShannon yesterday

Lucio's auras don't stack with the same type of aura.

Soldier: 76's biotic fields don't stack with each other.

Other than that, all forms of healing stack.

Examples of this:

  • Two of Mercy healing the same person will heal them twice as fast.
  • A Lucio and a Mercy healing someone heals them faster than either one alone.
  • A Zenyatta and a Mercy heal someone faster than either one alone.
  • Two Lucios nearby with healing aura up will only heal as fast as the more powerful aura (i.e. if one is Amped Up, it will heal at the Amped Up rate).

Since you asked for evidence, here's the video about Lucio aura and Mercy heals. Important part is 1:13 - 1:47.

Soldier: 76 is from personal experience. I also remember seeing two Orbs of Harmony on a player during the Open Beta, so I just assume that hasn't changed.

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Side note: The cooldown on Amp It Up is one reason to have two Lucios as there's a 12 second cooldown on it. – Powerlord yesterday
    
Added a video link about the Lucio and Mercy healing. – Powerlord yesterday
    
As a side note, it's generally a good idea to explain why you've downvoted an answer. – Powerlord yesterday

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