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Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes. (Source) Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences. Quick Navigation: General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General Players can now party with unplaced players in Storm League. Haunted Mines has been added to Ranked. Return to Top Map Updates Hanamura Additional brush has been added in several locations. Warhead Junction Warhead's channel penalty on interrupt reduced from 10 to 5 seconds. Return to Top Balance Update Heroes Abathur Base Spawn Locust [D] Health reduced from 350 to 225. Locusts now heal for 20% of the damage they deal, and heal for 20% of their maximum Health when a nearby Minion dies. Talents Level 1 Envenomed Nests Armor reduction increased from 10 to 15. Locust Brood Moved from Level 16 to Level 1. Cooldown increased from 45 to 75 seconds. Level 4 (New) Slapathur Abathur's Basic Attacks now Stun non-Heroes and deal 500% additional damage. Level 10 Evolve Monstrosity Now displays as a Quest. Abathur now has a Monstrosity unit frame, for tracking Health and stacks of the unit. Level 16 Survival Intincts Moved from Level 1 to Level 16. Health bonus increased from 100% to 200%. Alexstrasza Base Dragonqueen [D] Cooldown now starts after Dragonqueen has expired. Cooldown reduced from 150 to 130 seconds. Talents that affect Gift of Life also apply to Breath of Life. Talents that affect Abundance also apply to Preservation. Breath of Life [Dragonqueen Q] Healing reduced from 20% to 15%. Preservation [Dragonqueen W] Healing reduced from 30% to 25%. Talents Level 1 Live and Let Live Now also provides 25% recharge rate for Breath of Life. Flames of Fury NEW MYTHIC REWARD: Hit an additional 40 Heroes without dying to cause Dragonqueen's duration to be refreshed when damaging an enemy Hero. Level 7 Life Blossom Now makes Breath of Life remove Slows and Roots. Transforming into Dragonqueen will no longer remove the collected Lifeblossom. Level 16 Draconic Dicipline No longer affect's Dragonqueen's duration. For each allied Hero healed with Dragonqueen's Basic Attacks, reduce the cooldown of Preservation by 1.25 seconds. Level 20 On Ruby Wings Rework: If at least 3 Heroes are in an area hit by a Fireball, that Fireball charge is not consumed. Ancient Flame Does not provide Quest stacks while active. Blaze Talents Level 1 Adrenaline Stim Active Attack Speed bonus reduced from 100% to 85%. Level 10 Bunker Drop Cooldown increased from 80 to 85 seconds. Cho Talents Level 7 Calloused Hide Health threshold required to trigger reduced from 60% to 40%. Level 7 Firestarter Cooldown reduction per Basic Attack increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds. Gall Talents Level 4 Rising Dread Bonus per bounce reduced from 25% to 20%. Bomb's Away No longer has a cap on stacks. Damage bonus per stack lowered from 5 to 4. Level 7 Double Trouble Shadowflame's cooldown reduction from Quest Reward increased from 0.5 to 1 second. Level 16 Leaden Orb Stun duration reduced from 0.75 seconds to 0.6 seconds. Chromie Base Dragon's Breath [W] Now shows a radius preview to enemies. Time Trap [E] Health reduced from 400 to 250. Talents Level 1 Once Again The First Time Quest requirement reduced from 40 to 20 stacks. Quest must now be completed without dying. Deep Breathing Damage per stack reduced from 1% to 0.5%. No longer has a cap on stacks. Level 4 Chronic Conditions Now also causes Time Trap to activate automatically upon touching an enemy Hero. Slow reduced from 30% to 20%. Movement Speed bonus reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 13 Here and There Range increased from 20 to 40. Snap targetting is now used. The Echo nearest the player's target position will be used. Diablo Base Shadow Charge Damage increased from 40 plus 130 with a collision, to 45 plus 140 with a collision. Fire Stomp Damage decreased from 12 on expansion and 36 on return to 11 on expansion and 34 on return. Overpower Damage increased from 73 to 80. Talents Level 7 Diabolical Momentum Cooldown reduction per Basic Attack increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds. Level 20 Dying Breath Cooldown reduction per Hero hit increased from 25 to 30 seconds. Lord of Terror Health stolen increased from 10% to 12% maximum Health. Genji Talents Level 1 Swift as the Wind Movement Speed bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Level 4 Strike at the Heart Damage increased from 134 to 142. Level 7 Perfect Defense Cooldown reduction per hit increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds. Level 13 Flow Like Water Cooldown reduction per hit increased from 3 to 4 seconds. Level 16 Final Cut Damage reduced from 125 to 115. Johanna Base Shield Glare [E] Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds. Talents Level 10 Blessed Shield Cooldown increased from 60 to 65 seconds. Mal'Ganis Talents Level 1 Will of Tichondrius Stun's duration increase reduced from 0.5 to 0.25 seconds. Level 16 Blind as a Bat There is now a 0.2 second reactivation delay upon finishing 3 swipes of Fel Claws. This matches the time between other swipes. Qhira Base Blood Rage [W] NEW BASELINE QUEST: Deal damage to enemy Heroes with Blood Rage's bleed to permanently increase its damage by 0.5% per stack. Blood Rage's bleed damage reduced from 11 to 8. Revolving Sweep [E] Once attached, Revolving Sweep can no longer be detached by the target becoming Unstoppable. Talents Level 1 Fatal Wounds Damage bonus against low Health targets increased from 30% to 50%. Quest removed. Ragnaros Base Blast Wave [W] Damage increased from 104 to 120. Molten Core [D] Cooldown increased from 120 to 180 seconds. Health increased from 3996 to 5000. Duration increased from 18 to 23 seconds. Ragnaros is now Stunned for 1 second upon exiting. Meteor Swing [Molten Core Q] Damage increased from 161 to 250. No longer deals increased damage to Minions. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Now also knocks enemies back. Meteor Shower [Molten Core W] Damage increased from 151 to 200. Cooldown increased from 2.5 to 6 seconds. Area of effect increased by 66%. Delay between hits significantly increased. No longer deals increased damage to Minions. Slow increased from 25% to 35%. Range reduced from 35 to 20, but now it extends up to 35 over time. Now deals 75% reduced damage to Structures. Explosive Rune [Molten Core E] Cooldown decreased from 4 to 2.5 seconds. Now applies a DOT that deals 88 damage per second for 5 seconds to impacted targets. No longer deals instant damage. Range reduced from 35 to 20, but now it extends up to 35 over time. No longer deals increased damage to Minions. Now deals 75% reduced damage to Structures. Talents Level 1 Engulfing Flame Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 50%. Level 10 Sulfuras Smash NEW MYTHIC QUEST: Hit 8 enemy Heroes with the center of Sulfuras Smash. Mythic Reward: Sulfuras Smash gains an extra charge. Level 20 Lava Surge No longer reduces the cooldown of Lava Wave by 30 seconds. Now also gives +200% Movement Speed to allied Minions and Mercenaries in its path. Heroic Difficulty NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Decrease the cooldown of Molten Core by 110 seconds when used on a dead Fort or Keep. In addition, the starting range of abilities in Molten Core are increased by 100% and will continue to grow. Whitemane Base Searing Lash [E] NEW QUEST: Hit Heroes with Searing Lash to increase Whitemane's maximum Health by 3 and Mana by 2. Talents Level 1 Pity the Frail Cooldown reduction per hit reduced from 1.5 to 1 second. Inquisitor's Prayer REWORK: For each Hero hit by Searing Lash, restore 25 Mana. Passive: Zeal's duration is increased by 2 seconds. Level 7 Intercession Cooldown increased 45 to 60 seconds. Level 13 Scarlet Wrath Mana restore increased from 0.5% to 1%. Level 20 Guiding Light Now also increases the Spell Power gained from Zeal's activation by 15%. Yrel Base Righteous Hammer [Q] Heal increased from 320 to 370. Damage increased from 140 to 160. Righteous Hammer [W] Stun duration increased from 0.75 1 second. Damage increased from 125 to 140. Avenging Wrath [E] Slow increased from 50% to 60%. Damage increased from 225 to 260. Divine Purpose [D] Cooldown increased to from 8 to 16 seconds. Cooldown is now reduced by 8 seconds whenever Yrel's Basic Abilities are interrupted. Talents Level 4 Hand of Freedom Cooldown increased from 30 to 40 seconds. Movement Speed bonus reduced from 30% to 25%. Level 20 Seraphim Cooldown increased from 10 to 20 seconds. Return to Top Bug Fixes General Attack beams from Forts, Keeps, and the Core will now be more visible when attacking Heroes. Maps Haunted Mines Fixed an issue where the player would not auto-mount when using the Hearthstone from inside the mines. Warhead Junction Fixed an issue that caused Heroes to not be revealed while launching a Warhead. Fixed an issue that caused the Warhead's channel beam to persist when interrupted. Heroes Ana Level 10 Eye of Horus No longer reveals in a global line when hitting a Structure. Removed a minor delay when dealing damage to enemy Heroes. Anub'arak Base Scarab Host [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Beetles created by Ultimate Evolution clones of Anub'arak to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Fixed an issue that caused Anub'arak's Beetles to not have their damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Level 7 Leeching Scarabs Fixed an issue that caused the healing done by Leeching Scarabs to not be affected by damage modifiers. Arthas Base Howling Blast [W] Fixed an issue where the visuals of Howling Blast didn't match the area hit. Level 10 Army of the Dead Fixed an issue that caused Arthas's Ghouls to not have their damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Deathwing Base Cataclysm [R] Deathwing will no longer be teleported to where Cataclysm is targeted if he is killed during Cataclysm. Deckard Level 10 Lorenado Fixed an issue that caused Lorenado to not deal damage to Unstoppable enemies. Hogger Level 20 No Control Fixed an issue that caused No Control to target enemies that are not visible. Jaina Base Frostbolt [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Frosbolt's range indicator and actual range to not match. Fixed an issue that caused Frostbolt used by Ultimate Evolution clones of Jaina to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Blizzard [W] Fixed an issue that caused Blizzard used by Ultimate Evolution clones of Jaina to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Cone of Cold [E] Fixed an issue that caused Cone of Cold used by Ultimate Evolution clones of Jaina to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Level 10 Summon Water Elemental Water Elemental's Basic Attacks damage now inherits all damage modifiers placed on Jaina. Level 20 Wintermute Fixed an issue that caused Water Elemental's Wintermute effects to deal more damage than intended to Chilled targets. Wintermute's Blizzard damage now inherits all damage modifiers placed on Jaina. Wintermute's Cone of Cold damage now inherits all damage modifiers placed on Jaina. Wintermute's Cone of Cold now initiates its Cone of Cold cast at the same time Jaina initiates her cast and will be interrupted if it or Jaina is interrupted. Wintermute's Frostbolt damage now inherits all damage modifiers placed on Jaina. Wintermute's Frostbolt now initiates its Frostbolt cast at the same time Jaina initiates her cast and will be interrupted if it or Jaina is interrupted. Kerrigan Level 10 Summon Ultralisk Fixed an issue that caused Kerrigan's Ultralisk to not have its damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Leoric Level 16 Royal Focus Now displays the remaining duration around the Skeletal Swing's button. Malfurion Level 1 Vengeful Roots Fixed an issue that caused Malfurion's Treant to not have its damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Treant's damage will now display as Vengeful Roots in the Death Recap. Medivh Level 4 Raven Familiar Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Raven Familiar created by Ultimate Evolution clones of Medivh to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Level 20 Guardian of Tirisfal Fixed an issue that caused targets near the edge of Arcane Rift's range with Guardian of Tirisfal to not be hit. Nazeebo Base Voodoo Ritual [Trait] Quest progress indicators will now show around the killed enemy Minion. Quest progress will now be gained in instances where a second Nazeebo damages the target and the target dies within 6 seconds of the first Nazeebo applying Voodoo Ritual. Fixed an issue that caused stacks of Voodoo Ritual gained prior to selecting Thing of the Deep to not be granted to Thing of the Deep. Fixed an issue that caused Vodoo Ritual's tooltip to display the incorrrect total damage value. Fixed an issue that caused Vile Infection's tooltip to display the incorrrect total damage value. Level 1 Thing of the Deep No longer causes Voodoo Ritual to display two Quest indicators. Level 4 Blood Ritual Fixed an issue that caused Blood Ritual to not grant Health or Mana when the target affected by Voodoo Ritual timed out due to their Health passively being reduced. Nova Level 20 Fast Reload Fixed an issue that caused Fast Reload to trigger when a Triple Tap target dies before it hits them. Probius Base Photon Cannon [E] Fixed an issue that caused Probius's Photon Cannons to not have their damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Level 1 Gathering Minerals Now also empowers any Photon Cannon already on the battlefield upon Quest completion. Tychus Base Overkill [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Overkill to reveal unintended areas. Xul Base Raise Skeleton [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Xul's Skeletal Warriors to not have their damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Level 10 Skeletal Mages Fixed an issue that caused Xul's Skeletal Mages to not have their damage reduced by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Fixed an issue that caused Xul's Skeletal Mages to not apply their Slow in an aura while Blinded or against Evading Heroes. Fixed an issue that caused Xul's Skeletal Mages to not apply their Slow with their attacks against Heroes with Heroic Attack only Evasion effects. Level 16 Weaken Fixed an issue that caused Xul's Skeletal Warriors to not apply Weaken's damage reduction while Xul is Blinded or against Heroes with Heroic Attack only Evasion effects. Zagara Base Infested Drop [E] Fixed an issue that caused Roaches created by Ultimate Evolution clones of Zagara to not gain Spell Power bonuses. Return to Top Click here to discuss this post with other players in the official Heroes of the Storm forums.

Hallo zusammen, der NHC+ Blutfang Raid geht ab dem 28.06.2026 in die Sommerpause , aber das Rudel legt sich nicht komplett schlafen. Auch wenn wir raidtechnisch eine Pause einlegen, bleibt die Community weiterhin aktiv und wir wollen unsere anderen Bereiche gezielt ausbauen: Mythic+ Runs – egal ob entspannt oder ambitioniert Tiefen‑Content – wir suchen Leute, die Lust auf Progress oder regelmäßige Gruppen haben PvP‑Aktivitäten – von Battlegrounds bis Arena, alles willkommen Wenn du also eine Community suchst, die freundlich, organisiert und aktiv bleibt, auch wenn der Raid mal Pause macht, dann bist du bei uns genau richtig.  

Hello, We are recruiting for mythic raiding. Are you willing to go the whole mile?   Raiding Days and Times are: Wednesday: 20:15 to 23:15 (Invites start at 20:00) Sunday: 20:15 to 23:15 (Invites start at 20:00) Monday: 20:15 to 23:15 (Invites start at 20:00) If you want to raid in a mature and relaxed environment, having fun while getting some decent progress please reach out to us for a chat. We are currently looking for the following: High: Druid: balance Monk: windwalker Priest: holy Warlock: all specs We also welcome social member, so if you are looking for a forever home, reach out as well. If you’re interested in joining Gordian Knot, please fill in our application form, located at https://gordian-knot.eu/apply/  , or join our discord: https://gordian-knot.eu/discord , alternatively please whisper one of our officers:   On Bnet: Narweena - Sephyra#2517 Tia - Tialha#2798 Messenii - Georgina#2806 Kholyo - KQ111#2177   On Discord: Narweena - narweena Tia - tia_12 Messenii - messenii Kholyo - .kholyo

We’re currently looking for the following: ** High Demand: ** Druid: Balance Warlock: All specs Monk: Windwalker Priest: Holy  Raiding Days: * Monday, Wednesday & Sunday 20:15 to 23:15 (Invites start at 20:00) * Secondaries on Thursdays same hours We always welcome socials and exceptional applicants, regardless of active recruitment If you want to raid in a mature and relaxed environment, having fun while getting some decent progress please reach out to us for a chat on our discord: https://gordian-knot.eu/discord or fill in our application form, located at https://gordian-knot.eu/apply/ alternatively please whisper one of our officers: On Bnet: Narweena - Sephyra#2517 Tia - Tialha#2798 Messenii - Georgina#2806 Kholyo - KQ111#2177 On Discord: Narweena - narweena Tia - tia_12 Messenii - messenii Kholyo - .kholyo Thanks for reading and have fun!

Hallo zusammen, der NHC+ Blutfang Raid geht ab dem 28.06.2026 in die Sommerpause , aber das Rudel legt sich nicht komplett schlafen. Auch wenn wir raidtechnisch eine Pause einlegen, bleibt die Community weiterhin aktiv und wir wollen unsere anderen Bereiche gezielt ausbauen: Mythic+ Runs – egal ob entspannt oder ambitioniert Tiefen‑Content – wir suchen Leute, die Lust auf Progress oder regelmäßige Gruppen haben PvP‑Aktivitäten – von Battlegrounds bis Arena, alles willkommen Wenn du also eine Community suchst, die freundlich, organisiert und aktiv bleibt, auch wenn der Raid mal Pause macht, dann bist du bei uns genau richtig.

Hallo zusammen, der NHC+ Blutfang Raid geht ab dem 28.06.2026 in die Sommerpause , aber das Rudel legt sich nicht komplett schlafen. Auch wenn wir raidtechnisch eine Pause einlegen, bleibt die Community weiterhin aktiv und wir wollen unsere anderen Bereiche gezielt ausbauen: Mythic+ Runs – egal ob entspannt oder ambitioniert Tiefen‑Content – wir suchen Leute, die Lust auf Progress oder regelmäßige Gruppen haben PvP‑Aktivitäten – von Battlegrounds bis Arena, alles willkommen Wenn du also eine Community suchst, die freundlich, organisiert und aktiv bleibt, auch wenn der Raid mal Pause macht, dann bist du bei uns genau richtig.

Hallo zusammen, der NHC+ Blutfang Raid geht ab dem 28.06.2026 in die Sommerpause , aber das Rudel legt sich nicht komplett schlafen. Auch wenn wir raidtechnisch eine Pause einlegen, bleibt die Community weiterhin aktiv und wir wollen unsere anderen Bereiche gezielt ausbauen: Mythic+ Runs – egal ob entspannt oder ambitioniert Tiefen‑Content – wir suchen Leute, die Lust auf Progress oder regelmäßige Gruppen haben PvP‑Aktivitäten – von Battlegrounds bis Arena, alles willkommen Wenn du also eine Community suchst, die freundlich, organisiert und aktiv bleibt, auch wenn der Raid mal Pause macht, dann bist du bei uns genau richtig.