10 Best Heroes to Duo With Mercy in Overwatch

Mercy is all about enabling her teammates. She doesn’t frag out or make flashy plays herself. She makes everyone around her better with consistent healing and that powerful damage boost.

But Mercy needs the right partner to get value. Pocket a bad DPS and you’re wasting your time. Pocket someone who can actually aim and suddenly your team wins every fight.

The heroes on this list benefit the most from Mercy’s kit. They either deal massive damage that gets amplified to crazy levels, have mobility that matches her Guardian Angel, or can protect her when flankers come hunting.

If you want to climb as a Mercy duo, pick someone from this list and watch your Overwatch games become way easier.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#10: Ana

Ana and Mercy together means nobody on your team dies. Ana handles the burst healing on tanks while Mercy pockets the DPS with damage boost. You cover each other’s weaknesses perfectly.

When flankers dive Ana, Mercy can pull her pistol out and help fight back or heal Ana through the pressure. When Mercy gets caught out, Ana can Sleep Dart the attacker and save her. The peel for each other is solid.

Nano Boost plus damage boosted DPS is disgusting too. Ana nanos someone while Mercy pockets them and suddenly that player deals 80% extra damage. Most teams can’t survive that kind of focus fire.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#9: D.Va

D.Va gives Mercy something most heroes can’t. Safety. When flankers dive the backline, D.Va peels them off with boosters and Defense Matrix. Mercy can keep healing without constantly running for her life.

The mobility synergy works well too. D.Va flies around the map and Mercy can Guardian Angel to her from anywhere. You always have an escape route when your duo partner can reposition on demand.

Damage boosting D.Va during her dives adds surprising value. Her missiles and primary fire chunk enemies faster than expected. Most squishies don’t respect the damage until they’re already dead.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#8: Winston

Winston jumps deep and Mercy follows with Guardian Angel. The mobility synergy is perfect. He gives her a target to fly to anywhere on the map while she keeps him alive through his dives.

Damage boosted Winston actually hurts. His Tesla Cannon already hits everyone in range and the extra damage makes squishies melt even faster. Supports can’t outheal the pressure when Winston has a pocket.

When things go wrong, Winston can bubble Mercy to keep her safe or jump out with her right behind him. Both heroes have easy escapes so you rarely get caught out together. Low risk, high reward dive duo.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#7: Tracer

Tracer with a Mercy pocket becomes a nightmare to deal with. She already has insane mobility and damage but add constant healing and damage boost and she’s nearly unkillable.

The damage boost turns Tracer’s already fast time to kill into something ridiculous. A full clip with damage boost deletes squishies before they can react. Even tanks have to respect a boosted Tracer unloading into them.

Mercy can Guardian Angel to Tracer when she needs to escape danger. Tracer blinks around the map and Mercy follows. You’re both slippery and hard to pin down, which makes diving either of you frustrating for the enemy team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#6: Echo

Echo is basically Mercy’s perfect DPS partner. She flies, she deals massive damage, and she loves being pocketed. Guardian Angel to Echo in the sky and you become untouchable together.

Damage boosted Sticky Bombs hurt bad. Damage boosted Focusing Beam on low health targets is basically a death sentence. Everything Echo does gets amplified to disgusting levels with Mercy behind her.

The aerial mobility keeps both of you safe from ground threats. Most heroes can’t even reach you while Echo flies around raining damage from above. You control the high ground without ever touching it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#5: Cassidy

Cassidy with a Mercy pocket hits like a truck. His headshots already chunk enemies but add damage boost and he two taps most squishies in the game. The kill pressure is insane.

Deadeye becomes way more threatening with Mercy attached. She damage boosts during the channel so the locks build faster and hit harder. Enemies have to hide immediately or risk getting deleted even at full health.

Cassidy can also protect Mercy with his Magnetic Grenade when flankers dive her. He stays close, hits his shots, and you both survive. Simple duo that rewards good aim and positioning.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#4: Soldier: 76

Soldier already outputs consistent damage on his own. Add Mercy pocket and he becomes oppressive. The damage boost turns his rifle into a shredding machine that tanks can’t just ignore.

Tactical Visor with damage boost is terrifying. Soldier locks on and melts everyone while Mercy hides behind him healing through any return fire. Most teams can’t contest that ultimate when it’s fully pocketed.

Soldier can also help keep Mercy alive with Biotic Field. When you’re both low, drop the heal station and recover together. He’s one of the few DPS who actually gives something back to his support.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#3: Pharah

Pharah Mercy is a classic combo for a reason. Pharah flies and rains rockets from above while Mercy damage boosts her and stays safe in the sky. Most teams struggle to deal with it.

Damage boosted rockets chunk squishies instantly. Direct hits delete anyone without a tank health pool. The splash damage becomes lethal too so even near misses punish bad positioning.

Guardian Angel makes this duo smooth. Pharah jets around and Mercy follows effortlessly. You’re both in the air away from most threats and can rain damage without much contest. Hitscan players have to hard focus you or their team melts.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#2: Zarya

Zarya protects Mercy better than almost any tank in the game. When flankers jump on you, one bubble and suddenly they’re feeding Zarya charge instead of killing you.

High charge Zarya with damage boost melts everything. Her beam already shreds at full energy but add Mercy pocket and tanks disappear in seconds. Most teams can’t handle that sustained damage.

Graviton Surge combos perfectly too. Zarya pulls everyone in and Mercy damage boosts whoever is shooting into the grav. The combo wipes teams before they can escape or get healed through it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

#1: Sojourn

Sojourn with a Mercy pocket is oppressive. Her railgun already one shots squishies at full charge but damage boosted it kills through abilities that would normally save them.

The synergy is straightforward. Sojourn builds charge with primary fire, Mercy damage boosts the railgun shot, someone dies. Repeat until the enemy team tilts. Even tanks lose massive chunks of health to boosted railgun headshots.

Sojourn also has Overclock which turns her into a constant threat. Damage boosted Overclock means every shot is a potential kill. Mercy just holds right click and watches bodies drop. The most lethal duo Mercy can ask for.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Conclusion

Mercy makes good Overwatch players look incredible. Her damage boost amplifies everything her partner does and her healing keeps them in fights longer than they should survive.

The heroes on this list all benefit massively from having Mercy attached to them. Hitscan players like Sojourn and Cassidy get lethal one shot potential. Mobile heroes like Echo and Pharah become untouchable in the sky. Tanks like Zarya turn into unkillable damage machines.

Find a duo partner who can actually hit their shots and play with them. A good Mercy pocket carried by a bad DPS is wasted potential. But a skilled player with a dedicated Mercy behind them wins games.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​