Thunderbird: counters, combos and tips
Defender · Wolfguard · support, anchor, retake sustain
Thunderbird is countered by Brava (hacked stations heal attackers), IQ (finds stations) and Thatcher (EMP disables stations). Thunderbird pairs best with Doc.
Thunderbird's gadget: Kóna Station
Deployable healing stations (3 m) that shoot a 20 HP pellet plus regeneration (3 HP/s since Y11S1.2) at injured allies and let downed defenders revive themselves; 15 s cooldown per station. A sustain anchor.
Who counters Thunderbird?
BravaStronghacked stations heal attackers.
IQSituationalfinds stations.
ThatcherSituationalEMP disables stations.
TwitchSituationaldarts destroy stations.
What does Thunderbird counter?
Thunderbird isn't a direct counter to any one operator; the value is in the role.
Best Thunderbird combos
DocHeals for days.
Key Thunderbird facts (Y11S3)
- Station heals 20 HP instantly plus a regen buff until full or hit, 15 s cooldown, 3 m radius (through drone holes with line of sight), lets downed operators self-revive in range, prefers defenders over attackers. (since Y7S1, current)
- Health regeneration raised to 3 HP per second (from 2). (since Y11S1.2 (patch 11.1.2, Apr 14 2026))
- Electronic: Thatcher disables a station for 15 s; Twitch's darts, Zero's lasers and Kali's lances destroy it; IQ finds it; Brava's Kludge hacks it to heal attackers; Ram's BU-GI can roll over stations; Flores's RCE destroys it.
- Stations undo chip damage from vertical play, Capitão bolts and Fuze clusters, so defenders re-take fights at full (or over-) health.
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