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By Elitesparkle
Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
16 December 2025: This patch went live again, with some undocumented bug fixes.
12 December 2025: This patch was reverted due to a game-breaking bug on Sylvanas.
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Balance Updates
Kerrigan
Base
Ravage [Q] Baseline quest now provides 7 stacks per kill, up from 5. Baseline quest requirements increased to 85/150, up from 75/125. Talents
Level 7 Bladed Momentum Cooldown reduction increased to .75 seconds, up from .6 seconds. Thrall
Talents
Level 1 Maelstrom Weapon Completion requirements increased to 25/55/100, up from 20/40/100. Falstad
Base
Lightning Rod [W] Now strikes every .8 seconds, down from 1 second. Total number of strikes stay the same. Range increased by 1. Talents
Level 1 Frequent Flyer Cooldown increased to 60 seconds, up from 45 seconds. Quest requirements increased to 60/150/300, up from 50/125/300. Sylvanas
Talents
Level 4 Possession Now has a 1 second cooldown between uses, down from 2 seconds. Level 4 Unstable Poison Damage increased to 150, up from 130. Level 4 Haunting Arrows No longer affects Mercs. Gul'dan
Talents
Level 1 Echoed Corruption Pinnacle Reward healing increased to 100%, up from 50%. Pinnacle Reward requirement reduced to 85, down from 100. Level 16 Ruinous Affliction Damage reduced by 10%. Map Updates
Alterac Pass Objective capture time is now capped at 55 seconds. Blackheart's Bay Cannon damage increased to 2,875, up from 2,815. Volskaya Foundry Late game health scaling of Protector increased. Warhead Junction Attacking a burning building now stops the duration of burn for 3 seconds. Click here to discuss this post with other players
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By Elitesparkle
Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
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General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
New Skin: Bonny Butcher
New Skin: Warthog Gear Head Thrall
Players will now receive an announcement when a quest milestone is reached. This will only announce to the player who achieved the milestone. Ranges of abilities on numerous Heroes have been updated to be more consistent. This may cause certain abilities ranges to reduce or increase. Brawl Starting January 2026, Brawls will only be open the first 5 days of every month. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Map Updates
General A new Fallback Tower has been added to the longer lanes on each of the following battleground maps. This new tower will die when its corresponding Fort dies: Alterac Pass, Battlefield of Eternity, Blackheart's Bay, Braxis Holdout, Cursed Hollow, Dragon Shire, Garden of Terror, Hanamura Temple, Infernal Shrines, Sky Temple, Tomb of the Spider Queen, Volskaya Foundry, and Warhead Junction. Attacks from the Core, Keeps, Forts, Fallback Towers, and Towers near Keeps will now reduce Hero armor, and the reduction has been increased from -10/-20 Armor to -20/-40 Armor. Fallback Towers have the same HP and Attack Damage as Keep Towers. Forts, Keeps, and the Core will no longer grant Allied Heroes that take damage in their radius 35 Armor for 4 seconds. The comeback system has been slightly magnified, particularly at wide level gaps. Alterac Pass Objective capture timer reduced by 5 seconds in each phase. The first phase only spawns a single defending unit. Cavalry now gain more health in the later stages of the game. Cavalry now take 60% damage from structures (up from 50%). Braxis Holdout Early objectives have lowered in health by 15%, but scaling has been increased significantly after 15 minutes. Garden of Terror Garden Terror health scaling increased. Garden Terror structure disabling plant bulb now damages itself at 10% per second (up from 6%). Infernal Shrines Early objectives have lowered in health by 15%, but scaling has been increased significantly after 15 minutes. Warhead Junction Nuke damage has been changed to flat, scaling damage. Scaling is updated when a Warhead is picked up. Nukes now deal double damage versus Forts, Keeps, and the Core. Return to Top
Balance Update
General
Pinnacle Rewards have been added to mutiple Heroes. These will be hard to obtain but provide powerful rewards. Heroes
Falstad
Base
Lightning Rod [W] Cooldown reduced from 13 seconds to 12 seconds. Talents
Level 1 Dishonorable Discharge REWORK: No longer reduces CD. Bonuses are now provided at 20/45/75 hits. At 20 hits, gain 30% damage. At 45 hits, gain an additional 75% damage and reduce the cooldown by 2 seconds. Pinnacle Reward: At 75 hits, Lightning Rod provides 2 additional strikes and Stuns for 1.25s on its last strike. Frequent Flyer REWORK: Reduced attack speed bonus from 40% to 25%. Now provides 1 stack per minion and 5 stacks per Hero. At 50 stacks, gain 20 Attack Damage. At 125 stacks, gain an additional 50 Attack Damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 300 stacks, gain an additional 125 Attack Damage. Gathering Storm REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 30/80/150 stacks, rather than incremental gains. At 30 stacks, gain 30% damage. At 80 stacks, gain an additional 50% damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 150 stacks, gain an additional 70% damage. REWORK: Lose 8 stacks on death, but can not lose milestones that have already been completed. Level 7 Charged Up Moved to be a Level 13 Talent. No longer provides additional hits, but instead provides cooldown refresh on Hero takedowns. Level 13 Thunderstrikes Moved to be a Level 7 Talent. Guldan
Base
Corruption [E] Mana cost increased from 80 to 90. Talents
Level 1 Echoed Corruption Increased stack requirement to 60. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Corruption now heals for 50% of the damage dealt. Pursuit of Flame Increased radius from 10% to 15%. Reworded to say "Fel Flame's area is increased by 33%". Progress is now reset upon death and can not lose progress upon completion. Johanna
Base
Punish [Q] Slow on enemies reduced from 60% to 50%. Talents
Level 4 Subdue Slow on enemies reduced from 80% to 70%. Kael'thas
Talents
Level 1 Convection REWORK: Every 20th Hero hit permanently increases Flamestrike damage by 150 and Kael'thas's maximum Health by 50. Kerrigan
Base
Primal Grasp [E] Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8. Delayed damage reduced from 195 to 165. Initial damage increased from 25 to 40. Ravage [Q] Damage reduced from 130 to 115. Now includes a baseline quest: Kill enemies within 1.5 seconds of hitting them with Ravage. Minions grant 1 progress and Heroes grant 5. At 75 stacks, Ravage gains 125 damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 125 stacks, Ravage gains 200 additional damage. Impaling Blades [W] Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 9 seconds. Damage reduced from 165 to 140. Radius increased from 1.5 to 1.65. Stun duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Assimilation [D] Increased the amount of shield gained from Basic Attacks from 10% to 20% of damage dealt. Talents
Level 1 Fury of the Swarm No longer increases shields gained from Basic Attacks. Level 4 Sharpened Blades Talent has been removed. Ravaging Ferocity NEW: Gain 25% attack speed for 3 seconds after using Ravage. Level 7 Boundless Fury Cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 12 seconds. Queen of Blades Cooldown reduction increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds. Level 10 Summon Ultralisk Damage reduced from 250 to 225. Level 13 Chrysalis HP lowered from 750 to 650. Reduced the amount of health regenerated from 5% max health per second to 4%. Level 16 Painful Spikes Damage reduced from 70 to 60. Level 20 Omegastorm Increased extended duration from .25 seconds per hit to .4 seconds per hit. Sylvanas
Base
Black Arrows [D] Black Arrows now refers to what was previously called "Banshee's Curse". New Baseline Quest: Deal damage to Heroes or Structures with 3 stacks of black arrows. At 250 stacks, increased the damage bonus of Black Arrows to 50%. Pinnacle Reward: At 400 stacks, heal for 25% of damage dealt against enemies with 3 stacks of Black Arrows, doubled against Heroes. Reduced base damage bonus of Black Arrows to 15%. Activatable portion of Black Arrows has been removed. Talents
Level 1 Unfurling Shadows Talent has been removed. Unrelenting Torment NEW: Increases the damage of Shadow Dagger by 20% and increase its duration by 1 second. Level 4 Haunting Arrows NEW: You can now activate Black Arrows to cause all damage dealt to stun non-heroes. 90 second cooldown, reduced by 3 seconds when attacking a structure. Possession Now a Baseline ability. 25 seconds to restore each charge, 2 seconds cooldown. Max 4 charges. Level 7 Barbed Shot Bonus damage increased from 350% to 400%. Lost Soul REWORK: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Dagger when attacking non-minions with 3 stacks of Black Arrows by .75 seconds, doubled against Heroes. Level 13 Windrunner Recast window reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Thrall
Talents
Level 1 Crash Lightning REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 15 and 30 stacks. At each milestone, Chain Lightning gains 270 damage. Lose 6 stacks on death, but can not lose milestones that have already been completed. Echo of the Elements REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 20/40/100 stacks. At 20 stacks, reduce mana cost of Chain Lightning by 20. At 40 stacks, Chain Lightning gains an extra charge and will bounce one additional time. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Chain Lightning will fork to an additional target each time it bounces. Rolling Thunder Moved to be a Level 7 Talent. No longer increases Chain Lightning bounces by 1. Level 7 Maelstrom Weapon Moved to be a Level 1 Talent. REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 20/40/100 stacks, rather than incremental gains. At 20 stacks, gain 20 damage and increase the movespeed bonus to 40%. At 40 stacks, gain an additional 40 damage and Thrall permanently gains 15% increased movement speed. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Frostwolf Resilience now provides +200% Healing. Level 16 Tempest Fury No longer provides additional quest stacks. Thunderstorm Increased damage bonus provided at max stacks from 25% to 30%. Level 20 Wind Rush Cooldown increased from 80 seconds to 90 seconds. Tyrael
Talents
Level 1 Ardent Restoration Maximum healing stacks reduced from 10 to 8. Level 4 Reciprocate Damage reduced from 190 to 170. Level 7 Burning Halo Damge per second reduced from 15 to 12. Level 10 Sanctification Cooldown reduced from 90 seconds to 85 seconds. Mana cost reduced from 75 to 70. Level 20 Aspect of Justice Cast time reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1.25 seconds. Cooldown reduction per enemy Hero hit increased from 10% to 15%. Zul'jin
Base
Basic Attack Damage decreased from 96 to 94. You Want Axe? [D] No longer has a cap on stacks. Now causes Zul'jin to lose 3 stacks (15 hits) on death. Talents
Level 1 Headhunter Increased damage bonus per hero kill from 2% to 2.5%. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
Map
Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue that caused the Battleground Objective to not start if a particular chest is the last destroyed chest. Fixed an issue that caused the help text for attacking the Treasure Chest to not disappear if a particular chest is attacked. Warhead Junction Fixed Warhead Junction Nuke Damage Dealt tracking. Heroes
Cho'gall Base Eye of Kilrogg [Skill 1] Fixed an issue that caused the Eye of Kilrogg's cast range indicator to be slightly larger than the ability range. Level 1 We See You! Fixed an issue that caused We See You's range increase tooltip value to display incorrectly after being selected. D.Va Fixed an issue that caused D.Va's Mech to not respawn with the correct amount of Blackheart's Bay Doubloons. Base Defense Matrix [W] Fixed missing icon in D.Va's Quick Cast setting for Retarget Defense Matrix. Gazlowe Level 16 Firin' Mah Lazors Fixed an issue that caused Firin' Mah Lazorz's warning to not display correctly. Fixed an issue that caused Big Top Gazlowe's Firin' Mah Lazorz to create permanent visuals. Kael'thas Base Living Bomb [W] Living Bomb will not activate its effects on a target that becomes immune to Living Bomb. Living Bomb will now apply its effects if the target dies with Living Bomb. Raynor Base Adrenaline Rush [E] Fixed an issue that caused Adrenaline Rush to not display the base duration in its tooltip after selecting Give Me More. Stukov Level 1 Reactive Ballistospores Fixed Reactive Ballistospores tooltip. Tychus Base Overkill [Q] Overkill retarget can now also be targeted in a direction. When clicking near or on a target, it will attach to that target, but if no targets are nearby, Overkill will start firing in that direction. If Overkill hits a target while firing in a direction, that target will become Overkill's primary target. If Overkill is active when there are no possible targets, Overkill will no longer be cancelled, and instead will start firing in the direction of the last primary target. Fixed an issue that caused mounting to not interrupt Overkill. Valla Base Hatred [D] Fixed Hatred Tooltip. Level 20 Storm of Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Storm of Vengeance to not grant 2% Attack Speed per Hatred stack. Zagara Level 1 Infest Fixed Infest active current bonus tooltip. Level 16 Mutalisk Fixed Mutalisk tooltip. Return to Top
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By Staff
After weeks of PTR testing, the latest Heroes of the Storm patch is now live and here are the official patch notes with all the changes!
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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
Quick Navigation:
General Map Updates Shop Balance Update Bug Fixes General
Basic, Cleave, and Splash Attacks will now function more consistently across all Heroes through various situations. Changes that may impact the balance of the Hero will be listed in the Balance section. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Map Updates
General Blackheart's Bay, Hanamura Temple, and Warhead Junction will enter Ranked map rotation in the coming weeks! Forts, Keeps, and the Core will now grant Allied Heroes that take damage in their radius 35 50 Armor for 4 seconds. This effect has a 4 second cooldown and can only be granted to 1 Hero per Structure. While this Armor is in effect, Enemy Heroes that attack the target will be slowed by 20%. Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer prioritize an Enemy Hero when an Allied Hero is attacked. Mercenary camps now spawn 30 seconds after the match begins (Down from 60 seconds). Small XP globes have been removed. will now vanish if no allied Hero is within 15 radius of the globe. Structure Health increased by 12.5%. When a Hero attacks an enemy structure with a Basic Attack, allied minions near the building become inspired and gain 35% attack speed and 35% move speed for 3 seconds. This does not affect illusions or summons. Minions will now spawn exactly at MM:00 and MM:30. Blackheart's Bay Bombardment now deals 20% reduced damage to Keeps and Cores. Cast time to turn in coins decreased from 7 seconds to 5 seconds. There are now 3 treasure chest locations. The first chest spawns in the top lane during the first phase, two chests spawn in the next three phases, and all three chests spawn every phase after that. There are now watch sight towers near Blackheart. You will now only drop half your coins upon death (rounded down). Only 8 coins are required for the first turn-in, down from 10. Hanamura Payload damage increase by 12.5%. Payload now moves 25% faster. Samurai lane pusher health reduced by 12.5%. Payload deals 20% less damage to the core. Infernal Shrines Punishers will no longer leap over gates. Skeleton minions damage reduced by 25%. Skeleton minions health decreased from 400 to 300. Skeleton minions move speed increased from 3 to 3.5. Skeleton minions now have 20 spell magic Armor. Sky Temple Guardian Mighty Swing knockback duration reduced from 0.5 seconds to 0.375 seconds. Guardian Mighty Swing knockback is now interrupted by other knockback effects. Guardian Mighty Swing knockback speed increased to match previous knockback distance. Guardian Mighty Swing will now interrupt any ongoing knockback effects. Warhead Junction Nukes damage updated to 1000 + 12.5% of target's Max Health (was 2300 damage before). Nukes now ignite structures, dealing 1.2% 0.8% of their Health per second for 10 12 seconds. Attacking the building will refresh the duration up to 5 8 seconds. Nukes now take 2.5 seconds to launch (Up from 1.5 seconds). There will now be fewer nukes that spawn. Garden Of Terror Terror has 12.5% more baseline life. Terror scales significantly harder into late game. Return to Top
Shop
New Mount: Plush Sheep
New Mount:Amber Plush Sheep
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Balance Update
Heroes
Abathur
Base
Locust damage increased by 25%. Dehaka
Base
Brushstalker [Z D] Cooldown increased from 75 seconds to 240 seconds. Cooldown is reduced by 40 50 seconds when a Regen Globe is picked up. Talents
Level 20 Apex Predator Cooldown reduction increased from 50 to 120 190 seconds. Illidan
Talents
Level 16 Fiery Brand Attacking a different Hero from the last Hero attacked now resets progress on the previously attacked Hero. Blinds and Evasion now prevent any progress from being granted. If the target gains Stasis or Invulnerable, progress will be lost. Stacks now last 300 seconds. Kael'thas
Talents
Level 20 Rebirth Now has 3 charges. Maiev
Base
Umbral Bind [W] Pull force reduced from 35 to 21.05. The Butcher
Talents
Level 13 Brutal Strike Now loses stacks when attacking while Blinded or against Evading enemies. The Lost Vikings
Talents
Level 10 Longboat Raid Decreased Move speed no longer decreases the Longboat Raid's starting speed and now reduces Longboat Raid Move speed by 25%. Thrall
Talents
Level 7 Elemental Assault NEW: After using a Basic or Heroic Ability, Thrall's next Basic Attack within 4 seconds deals 45% more damage. Follow Through Talent Removed. Uther
Base
Holy Light [Q] Range increased from 7.75 to 8. Range is no longer increased to 8.75 after selecting Holy Shock. Talents
Level 4 Holy Shock No longer grants reduced cooldown or Mana cost and instead costs less Mana and has a lower cooldown. Now features its own active button. Valeera
Talents
Level 7 Slice and Dice REWORK: Grants 400% Attack Speed which is lost after attacking 3 times or after 3 seconds. Cooldown for the next attack after the third will not be reduced. Varian
Talents
Level 10 Warbringer Warbringer mana cost reduction reduced from 22.5 to 20. Mana cost reduction reduced from 22.5 to 20. Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown reduction increased from 2.5% to 5%. Zagara
Talents
Level 1 Infest Damage bonus reduced from 125% to 100%. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
Map
Blackhearts Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Deathwing to lose Unstoppable after using the waygates. Sky Temple Fixed an issue that caused Roots to prevent Guardian Mighty Swing knockback. Heroes
Alarak Level 16 Mocking Strikes Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks to display incorrectly when attacking a Silenced Hero after selecting Mocking Strikes. Artanis Level 4 Shield Surge Buff Bar tooltip updated. Level 7 Final Cut Buff Bar updated to show remaining duration. Now consumed if attacking while Blinded. Level 16 Titan Killer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other associated effects will still occur if this kills the target. Arthas Base Frostmourne Hungers [D] Fixed an issue that caused impact visuals and sound effects to be created on Arthas. Azmodan Level 1 Greed Fixed an issue that caused Globes of Annihilation empowered by Tide of Sin to deal more damage than intended to non-Heroes. Level 4 Battleborn Fixed an issue that caused impact visuals and sound effects to be created on Azmodan. Level 16 Total Annihilation Now displays as Total Annihilation in the Death Recap. Level 20 Pride Now displays as a quest. Brightwing Base Phase Shift [Z] Cast indicator is no longer hidden if the target is Polymorphed. Level 13 Pixie Boost Movement Speed now gradually decays over is duration instead of in chunks. Cassia Level 1 Charged Strikes Fixed an issue that caused Charged Strikes to trigger multiple times in a row when gaining attack speed. Now applies to the next Basic Attack that is fired instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Now displayed in the Buff Bar while in progress. Now increases in progress when Cassia fires her Basic Attack instead of after the missile impact. Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar. Level 16 Martial Law Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All associated effects will still occur if this kills the target. Chen Level 10 Storm, Earth, Fire Earth's attack Slow is now prevent by Blinds and Evasion. Earth's Splash attacks are now prevented if the primary target is Evading. Storm and Fire's attacks will now display as crits if granted an applicable Physical damage buff instead of a Spell damage buff. Cho'gall Base Shove [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Shove to not push Cho if he is Rooted. Level 1 Calloused Hide Fixed an issue that caused Shove and other knockback effects to temporarily disable this talent's benefits. Level 20 Fuel for the Flame Will no longer hit inactive Mercenaries if targets near these Mercenaries are hit. Will no longer hit inactive Mercenaries unless the primary target is also an inactive Mercenary. Chromie Base Sand Blast [Q] Sand Echo will now be revealed to the target when hit by Sand Echo's Basic Attack. Sand Echo will now be revealed when their Basic Attacks or Sand Blast deals damage while they are not visible. Level 20 Unravelling Sand Echo will now be revealed when their Basic Attacks or Sand Blast deals damage while they are not visible. Deathwing Base Dragonflight [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Dragonflight's cast animation to be interrupted when Deathwing hits another Deathwing with his Basic Attack. Level 7 Death Drop Armor reduction is now refreshed in duration when re-applied. Level 13 Fire and Fury Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attack impact visuals to be displayed on Deathwing if attacking a Slowed Hero. D.Va Base Self-Destruct [E] Charge gained from Basic Attacks now occurs after all targets have been hit. Fixed an issue that caused Self-Destruct knockback to not apply correctly. Level 4 Nuclear Option Self-Destruct charge gained from hitting targets in the Basic Attack bonus area now occurs after all targets have been hit. E.T.C. Level 1 Guitar Hero Healing visuals will no longer occur if E.T.C. is Blinded, the target is Evading, or if E.T.C.'s Health is at max. Falstad Level 13 Sustained Winds Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Mobile Offense Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Level 4 Inhibiting Energy Cooldown is now applied when Phase Bomb is fired. Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Gazlowe Base Rock-It! Turret [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not reduce Turret damage. Fixed an issue that caused Rock-It! Turrets created by an Ultimate Evolution clone of Gazlowe to not gain the increased damage. Level 13 Positive Reinforcement Fixed an issue that caused the bonuses to be applied when a Rock-It Turret attacked a target, instead of when it hits a target. Level 16 Ark Reaktor Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not modify their damage. Fixed an issue that caused the miniature Rock-It! Turret to not fire at the correct location. Firin' Mah Lazors Fixed an issue that caused the warning indicator to be visible in the Fog of War. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not modify their damage. Overklock Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Greymane Level 10 Go for the Throat Fixed an issue that caused Go for the Throat to play its cast animation on the target when Greymane targets another Greymane. Level 16 Alpha Killer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Level 20 Hunter's Blunderbuss Now occurs while Blinded. Now searches after all effects on the primary target have completed, with the exception of Wizened Duelist. Tooth and Claw Now searches after all effects on the primary target have completed, with the exception of Wizened Duelist. Illidan Base Dive [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Dive to play sound and visual effects twice if Illidan is targeting another Illidan. Level 16 Fiery Brand Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Imperius Base Valorous Brand [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brand's benefits for being consumed to be granted when the target gains Invulnerable, Stasis, or is killed. Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to heal Imperius when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Valorous Brands are no longer consumed if Imperius is Blinded or the target is Evading. Level 1 Burn the Impure Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Now displays as Burn the Impure in the Death Recap. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Level 7 Flash of Anger Additional target search now occurs after all effects on the primary target. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Holy Fervor No longer prevented by Blinds or Evasion. Level 13 Divine Rage Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to grant cooldown reduction when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Level 20 Unrelenting Descent Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to grant cooldown reduction when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Jaina Level 10 Water Elemental Fixed an issue that caused Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash to hit Evading targets. Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash no longer reveals the targets it hits. Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash now reveals the area. Johanna Base Condemn [W] Fixed an issue that caused Condemn to pull Unstoppable targets. Junkrat Base Basic Attack Splash damage now occurs while Blinded, but is still prevented by Evading targets. Kael'thas Level 10 Phoenix Attack damage is now affected by Defense Matrix when Kael'thas is under its effects. Attack Splash no longer reveals targets hit. Attack Splash now reveals the area it hits. Kel'Thuzad Base Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E] Now reveal both targets on chain link connection. Level 20 The Damned Return Fixed an issue that caused the Shade to not be revealed when it deals damage. Kerrigan Base Ravage [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Ravage to play its cast animation on the target when Kerrigan targets another Kerrigan at close range. Kharazim Base Radiant Dash [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Radiant Dash to appear incorrectly when cast on another Kharazim. Level 1 Iron Fists Fixed an issue that caused the triggering attack to not play the correct impact sound. Li-Ming Level 4 Charged Blast Tal Rasha's Elements bonus is now additive instead of multiplicative. Now deals damage before the Basic Attack deals damage. Level 7 Seeker Now shows in the Death Recap as its own entry. Now displays as Seeker in the Death Recap. Now happens after the third Magic Missile deals damage. Level 20 Tal Rasha's Elements Tal Rasha's Elements bonus is now additive instead of multiplicative. Lucio Base Crossfade [W] Crossfades from different Lúcios can now stack together. Fixed an issue that caused the display of affected allies to not display correctly if more than 7 Heroes are in Crossfade's radius. The display of affected allies of Crossfade now include targets in the Boombox Crossfade radius. Soundwave [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Soundwave to push Unstoppable targets. Level 1 Party Mix Fixed an issue that caused toggling between Healing Boost and Speed Boost to cause the duration counter to be inaccurate. Level 13 All Together Fixed an issue that caused allies in the Boombox's Crossfade radius to not grant Movement Speed. Fixed an issue that caused the Movement Speed bonus to not behave consistently if multiple Lúcios are in the game. Level 20 House Party Fixed an issue that caused allies in the Boombox's Crossfade radius to not grant bonus Healing. Fixed an issue that caused the Healing bonus to not behave consistently if multiple Lúcios are in the game. Summer Anthem Now grants its effects to allies in Boombox's Crossfade radius. Lunara Level 7 Wild Vigor Fixed an issue that caused the 4th Basic Attack to not display impact effects. Now applies to the next 4 Basic Attacks fired, instead of the next 4 Basic Attacks that connect. Now applies to the next attack fired instead of the next attack that hits. Nazeebo Base Corpse Spiders [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of Corpse Spiders. Fixed an issue that caused Ultimate Evolution clones of Nazeebo to not grant Spell Power bonuses to Corpse Spiders. Zombie Wall [W] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of Zombie Wall. Fixed an issue that caused Ultimate Evolution clones of Nazeebo to not grant Spell Power bonuses to Zombie Wall. Level 7 Dead Rush Now increases the damage of already existing Zombie Wall Zombies when the talent is selected. Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of the Gargantuan. Orphea Level 4 Backbiter Fixed an issue that caused Backbiter to not move Orphea if she is Rooted. Chaotic Assault Fixed an issue where the damage bonus of 3 charges could be still granted, when Orphea had lost all 3 charges after dying. Level 10 Crushing Jaws Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Jaws pull to not apply correctly. Raynor Level 7 Unstable Compound Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Mana restoration now restores all Mana at once, instead of 10 Mana for each individual Hero hit. Rehgar Base Ghost Wolf [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Ghost Wolf Lunge attacks targeted at Rehgar to cause the target Rehgar to play an attack animation. Level 16 Hunger of the Wolf Fixed an issue that caused Blinds and Evasion to not prevent this from activating. Rexxar Level 13 Dire Beast Now causes Misha, Charge! to display as a critical when at 5 or more stacks. Bonus damage is now applied to the next Misha, Charge! Samuro Base Advancing Strikes [Trait D] Blind and Evasion now prevent activation. Sgt. Hammer Level 1 Ambush Now displays the remaining duration until the Cloak becomes active around the Trait button. Level 7 Pulse Detonation Core First instance of damage is now displayed as Spider Mines in the Death Recap. Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Mana restored is now combined for Siege Mode attacks. Level 20 Shrapnel Mines Duration of all Armor reduction stacks are now refreshed when re-applied. Sonya Level 16 Giant Slammer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Now displays as Giant Slammer in the Death Recap. Stitches Level 4 Playtime! Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Tooltip updated to include Mana restored when hitting Heroes with Slam's inner area. Tassadar Base Resonance Beam [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Resonance Beam to gain charge prior to dealing damage past the first instance of damage. Level 7 Arc Discharge Now happens prior to all other effects when a Basic Attack would grant progress. Level 10 Archon Splash attacks now happen after all other effects on the primary target have completed. The Butcher Base Butcher's Brand [W] Fixed an issue that caused Butcher's Basic Attack impact visuals to not be correctly altered against Branded targets. Level 13 Brutal Strike Now consumed while Blinded or against Evading enemies. Now displays in the Buff Bar. Savage Charge Now displays as Savage Charge in the Death Recap. The Lost Vikings Baleog's Basic Attack damage will now be properly affected by other damage modifiers when empowered by Explosive Attacks. Fixed an issue that caused Olaf's charging attack to not gain the benefits of Nordic Attack Squad or Impatience is a Virtue. Olaf Fixed an issue that caused Charge to not grant the bonuses from Nordic Attack Squad. Fixed an issue that caused Charge to go on cooldown when targeting enemies near Olaf's position. Fixed an issue that caused Charge to not grant the bonuses from Impatience is a Virtue. Erik Increase Move speed no longer increases Erik's starting speed and now grants Erik 15% Move speed, stacking with other effects. Baleog Fixed an issue that caused Splash damage to not grant bonuses from Impatience is a Virtue. Level 1 Explosive Attacks Bonus damage is now a multiplicative bonus. Level 13 Nordic Attack Squad Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Thrall Level 16 Tempest Fury The initial third Windfury attack now features impact visuals. Tracer Level 7 Focus Fire No longer progresses while Blinded or against Evading targets. Now displays in the Buff Bar how many hits have occurred on the current attack target, as well as the window before tracking resets. Now progresses prior to dealing damage instead of after dealing damage. Tyrael Level 13 Law and Order Now displays in the Buff Bar. Tyrande Level 4 Mark of Mending Now displays as Mark of Mending in the Death Recap. Uther Level 4 Guardian of Ancient Kings Duration is now increased by talents that grant additional Devotion Armor duration. Level 16 Benediction Fixed an issue that could cause abilities cast while Benediction is active to grant Uther Mana. Valla Base Vault [E] Damage bonus now applies to the next Basic Attack fired. Level 10 Rain of Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused cast visuals to not display correctly. Varian Level 4 Twin Blades of Fury Fixed an issue that caused Twin Blades of Fury to display the wrong cooldown reduction value. Level 20 Glory to the Alliance Fixed an issue that caused Glory to the Alliance to display incorrect cooldown reduction value after selection. Whitemane Level 7 Saintly Greatstaff Marker is no longer removed if Whitemane is Blinded or target is Evading. Zagara Summons are now affected by Defense Matrix and Ultimate Evolution damage modifications. Zarya Targets that enter the splash area between instances of Zarya's Basic Attack hitting the primary target will no longer be hit instantly. Level 7 Deep Burn Energy gained is now bundled together when multiple marked Heroes are hit. Energy is now gained after the primary target and all Splash attack targets have been hit, causing all target to take equal damage when Deep Burn grants Zarya Energy. Zul'jin Level 20 A Surprise For Ya! Now gains the benefits of Berserker being active if the fired Attack had Berserker active. Return to Top
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Blizzard released a new Heroes of the Storm patch and here are the full patch notes with what's changed based on PTR testing.
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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
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General Balance Update Bug Fixes General
Nexomania II event has arrived in the Nexus! Who's side will you choose? Gata de Batalla Li LI or Mal'Gaucho Mal'ganis! Updated Shop Bundles and Items. Knockback effects have been updated to be more consistent. Please check below for the Heroes that were affected. On death reveal duration on nearby units removed. Reduced the impact Roots have on Knockback effects. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Balance Update
Heroes
Alarak
Base
Basic Attack damage increased from 150 to 160. Lightning Surge [E] Healing increased from 70 to 75. Telekinesis [W] Knockback speed now slows down over the duration of the knockback. Push-to-point distance increased from 6.25 from where Telekinesis was targeted to 12.5. Talents
Level 1 Overwhelming Power REWORK: Healing reduced from 50% to 15% of damage dealt. REWORK: Percent of damage converted to Healing is now increased by 50% of Sadism's bonus when attacking Heroes (For example: At 100% Sadism, this will be 65% of damage dealt). Level 7 Applied Force Now pushes targets 15% further. Level 20 Counter-Strike Talent Removed. Deadly Charge Talent Removed. Might of the Highlord NEW: Alarak gains access to his other Heroic which occupies the Trait slot. This also grants an ability to swap which slot each Heroic occupies. Wrath of the Highlord NEW: If Counter-Strike is Alarak's Heroic, Basic Abilities reduce its cooldown by 2.5 3 seconds for each enemy Hero they hit. NEW: If Deadly Charge is Alarak's Heroic, Heroes hit by Deadly Charge now take bonus damage from Alarak's Abilities equal to 75% of Sadism's bonus it reduces the Armor of enemy Heroes by 50 for 4 seconds. Anub'arak
Talents
Level 1 Regeneration Master The quest collection requirement has been reduced from 30 to 25. Auriel
Talents
Level 4 Repeated Offense Knockback strength increased from 28% to 30%. Brightwing
Talents
Level 10 Emerald Wind Targets will now be knocked back over the entire duration of the expanding nova. Deckard
Talents
Level 10 Lorenado Being hit by Lorenado while already knocked back will now refresh the duration of the knockback. Damage can only occur once every 0.1875 seconds per Lorenado per target. Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from Lorenado is unchanged. Level 20 Morenados! Each Lorenado now has its own cooldown reduction. Dehaka
Talents
Level 1 Enhanced Agility Reduced Movement Speed bonus from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Level 7 Paralyzing Enzymes Basic Attacks now also sets the remaining duration to 2 seconds. Healing reduction increased from 40% to 50%. Level 16 Pack Leader Reduced duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Falstad
Talents
Level 10 Mighty Gust Knockback duration is now dynamic, with targets closer to Falstad being knocked back for longer. Knockback will now expire when targets are outside of Might Gust's search path. Imperius
Base
Molten Armor [E] Now restores 1 Mana for each target hit by Molten Armor on expiration. Talents
Level 1 Impaling Light Bonus from 180 to 150. Passive cooldown reduction reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5. Level 7 Blaze of Glory Damage increased from 205 to 212. Holy Fervor Now resets Imperius' attack cooldown. Level 20 Molten Wrath Now also increases Molten Armor radius by 25%. Li Li
Base
Healing Brew [Q] Healing amount increased from 175 to 210 230. Lucio
Base
Soundwave [Q] Knockback point is now centered on a point 2 radius behind where Soundwave was cast. Talents
Level 16 Up to Eleven Duration increase granted by Push Off increased from .5 to 1 second. Duration increase granted by Soundwave increased from 0.25 to .5 seconds. Muradin
Talents
Level 10 Haymaker Secondary knockback duration reduced, but the speed of the knockback has been increased. Murky
Base
Spawn Egg [Trait D] Health is reduced by 80% of its current value. Now has a Shield equal to the amount of Health removed. Shield starts regenerating after 5 seconds. Shield takes 8 seconds to re-fill from empty to full. Orphea
Talents
Level 4 Backbiter Duration reduced, but speed increased. Knockback is now instant. Sgt. Hammer
Base
Concussive Blast [W] Base duration reduced by 20%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Stukov
Talents
Level 10 Flailing Swipe Each iteration of Flailing Swipe now has its own knockback point. The first swipe knocks targets away from a point 3 radius behind Stukov, the second swipe will be a point 2 radius behind, and the third swipe will be a point 1 radius behind. Thrall
Talents
Level 10 Sundering Secondary knockback duration and speed reduced. Tracer
Base
Recall [E] Teleport delay increased from .0625 seconds to .1875 seconds. Tychus
Base
Frag Grenade [W] Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Tyrael
Base
Basic Attack damage increased from 78 to 82. Smite [E] Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed. El'Druin's Might [Q] Slow increased from 25% to 30%. Righteousness [W] Shield increased from 336 to 350. Talents
Level 1 Salvation Healing increased from 140 to 150. Shield bonus reduced from 40% to 35%. Level 4 Bound By Law Is now a Level 16 Talent. REWORK: El'Druin's Might now Slows targets by 65% 80% for the first second, and then reduces to 30% over the remaining 1.5 seconds. Level 7 Reciprocate Is now a Level 4 Talent. Explosion damage now only hits enemy Heroes and Summons. Tyrael is now healed for 3% of his maximum Health for each Hero hit by Reciprocate or El'Druin's Might. Level 10 Judgement Cast range is no longer increased by Tyrael's radius. Level 16 Burning Halo Is now a Level 7 Talent. Damage bonus for teleporting with El'Druin's Might reduced from 150% to 125%. Damage reduced from 18 to 15. Level 20 Aspect of Justice NEW: After channeling for 1.5 seconds, enter Archangel's Wrath. Cooldown is reduced by 10% for each enemy Hero it hits. 90 second cooldown. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
General
Catapults no longer give 1 experience. Fixed an issue that caused Vehicle Attacks to not consume Evasion charges. Map
Dragon Shire Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Volskaya Foundry Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Heroes
Alarak Base Telekinesis [W] Fixed an issue that caused Telekinesis to not interrupt targets hit. Alexstrasza Base Wing Buffet [W] Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Wing Buffet was cast, instead of Alexstrasza's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Wing Buffet was cast. Level 20 Blessing of the Red Fixed an issue that caused Blessing of the Red's transfer effect to not maintain Alexstrasza as the caster. Anduin Base Flash Heal [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Flash Heal's channel effects to persist when interrupted. Auriel Base Detainment Strike [E] Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Auriel's position, instead of from Auriel's position. Targets will now be move in the direction the Detainment Strike was cast. Terrain detection is now based off of the target's radius. Sacred Sweep [Q] Critical hits will now display for Auriel's Sacred Sweep center hits. Level 13 Converging Force Will now more consistently interrupt channeled abilities. Will now more consistently move the target towards the center point relative to the target's distance from Auriel. Cassia Level 10 Valkyrie Targets hit by Valkyrie after it has already impaled a target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of direction the Valkyrie is traveling. The impaled target is now moved towards the Valkyrie's position. Chen Level 10 Wandering Keg Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Hitting an enemy while already affected by its self-applied Slow will no longer cause the Slow to be removed faster than intended. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind Chen at the point of impact. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow from hitting enemies will now reduce Chen's movement Speed to 100%, instead of 90%. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow will now be also increased in strength to match the increased movement speed gained from Untapped Potential. Cho'gall Level 10 Hammer of Twilight Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Hammer of Twilight was cast. Targets closer to Cho will move in the direction the Hammer of Twilight was cast. Deathwing Base Cataclysm [R] Fixed an issue that allowed Cataclysm to land Deathwing in unintended locations. Level 1 Molten Blood Fixed an issue that caused Molten Blood to cause duration displays to appear incorrectly. Dehaka Level 4 Lurker Strain Knockback is now centered on where Dehaka unburrowed. Diablo Base Shadow Charge [Q] Diablo will now move alongside the target relative to their position. Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to deal damage to structures twice. Terrain detection for Shadow Charge is now based off of the target's radius. D.Va Base Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind D.Va at the point of impact. Concussive Pulse [W] Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Concussive Pulse was cast, instead of D.Va's position. Targets closer to D.Va will move in the direction the Concussive Pulse was cast. E.T.C. Base Face Melt [W] Fixed an issue that caused Face Melt to not knock targets away. Falstad Level 10 Mighty Gust Fixed an issue that caused Mighty Gust to send targets in an unintended direction. Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Level 20 Wind Tunnel Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar. Garrosh Level 1 Warbreaker Fixed an issue that caused damage over time to not be treated as such. Gazlowe Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 Now Stuns when the target is pulled into the center. Genji Base Deflect [W] Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Deflect impact visuals to not display after Genji selects Deflect. Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Deflect to not deal damage instantly on impact. Hanzo Level 4 Ignore All Distractions Fixed an issue that caused Hanzo's Basic Attacks to not feature impact visuals when Ignore All Distractions kill the target. Hogger Base Staggering Blow [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Staggering Blow to not Stun from created pathing blockers (Example: Tassadar's Force Wall). Fixed an issue that caused the knockback of Staggering Blow to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Knockback point is now 2 radius behind where Staggering Blow was cast. Loot Hoard [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Loot Hoard's knockback to not interrupt stationary channels. Imperius Level 4 Sovereign Armor Tooltip text updated. Johanna Base Condemn [W] Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to move the target in the direction they are moving when first applied. Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Level 13 Blessed Hammer Fixed tooltip not listing the correct cooldown reduction amount. Kel'Thuzad Base Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E] Fixed an issue that caused Barbed Chains' Armor reduction to apply to the Chain-link cast that granted the final stack of Blight. Knockback will now happen as soon as the chains make a connection between two targets. Li Li Level 4 Surging Winds Tooltip text updated. Level 7 Mass Vortex Tooltip text updated. Li-Ming Level 20 Repulsion Fixed an issue that caused Repulsion to not properly increase knockback speed. Lt. Morales Base Displacement Grenade [E] Fixed an issue that caused Displacement Grenade to not knock back some targets the full distance. Mei Base Icing [E] Fixed an issue that caused Icing to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Muradin Level 7 Skullcracker Fixed an issue that caused Skullcracker's bonus damage to be granted to other Muradins. Level 10 Haymaker Targets hit by the Haymaker target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of the direction the initial target is traveling. Murky Level 10 Octo-Grab Fixed an issue that caused Octo Grab's cooldown to reset when not interrupted. Nova Level 20 Triple Tap Fixed an issue that allowed targets to disjoin Tripple Tap's missiles when teleporting less than 20 distance away. Fixed an issue that cased Triple Tap's target to be hit twice if they become targetable in the same instance the Triple Tap missile could hit them. Triple Tap missiles will no longer time out 3 seconds after firing. Raynor Base Penetrating Rounds [Q] Knockback distances have been updated. Maximum distance increased by 10%, medium distance increased by 5%, short distance reduced by 5%. Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Raynor's position, instead of from Raynor's position. Targets will now move in the direction of the casted Penetrating Round. Rehgar Level 10 Ancestral Healing Can now be cast on Heroes with full Health. Samuro Base Mirror images [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images to have the incorrect health after activating Image Transmission while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 13 Kawarimi Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images created by Kawarimi to not have the correct starting health while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 16 Harsh Winds Fixed an issue that caused Harsh Winds to not apply to Burning Blade damage dealt by Samuro. Sgt. Hammer Base Concussive Blast [W] Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Concussive Blast was fired, instead of Sgt. Hammer's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Concussive Blast was fired. Stitches Base Hook [Q] Now shows progress to Extended Hook as Stitches levels up. Stukov Level 10 Flailing Swipe Fixed an issue that caused Flailing Swipe to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Sylvanas Level 7 Lost Soul Fixed an issue that caused Lost Soul to not activate when the triggering Basic Attack kills the target. Level 13 Remorseless Fixed an issue that caused Remorseless to not activate when the triggering Basic Attack kills the target. The Butcher Base Ruthless Onslaught [E] Fixed an issue that caused Ruthless Onslaught to not interrupt in certain situations. Thrall Level 10 Sundering Targets hit by Sundering will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of Sundering. Tracer Level 20 Get Stuffed! Knockback point is now 5 radius behind where Tracer is located at the point of impact. Tyrael Fixed an issue that caused some cast range indicators to not match their affected areas. Base Smite [E] Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed. Archangel's Wrath [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused the Archangel's Wrath damage reduction to be applied twice for a brief period when Archangel's Wrath damages an enemy. Level 16 Burning Halo Fixed an issue that caused Burning Halo's bonus damage to be granted to the El'Druins left behind by Sword of Justice. Fixed an issue that caused the Burning Halo on El'Druins to no longer cancel when Tyrael is Mounted or in Stasis. Varian Level 7 Second Wind Fixed an issue that caused Second Wind to not heal for a portion of the damage dealt if brought about 50% Health by the 1% Heal. Yrel Base Righteous Hammer [W] Fixed an issue that caused fully charged Righteous Hammer casts to apply the incorrect amount of knockback. Fixed an issue that caused Righteous Hammer to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Zagara Level 20 Broodmother Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks empowered by Envenomed Spines to not trigger Broodmother. Now displays as Broodmother in the Death Recap. Zarya Level 10 Expulsion Zone Fixed an issue that caused Expulsion Zone to knock back further than intended. Return to Top
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By Stan
A new Heroes of the Storm patch is now available for playtesting on the PTR and here are the official patch notes!
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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.
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General Balance Update Bug Fixes General
Knockback effects have been updated to be more consistent. Please check below for the Heroes that were affected. On death reveal duration on nearby units removed. Reduced the impact Roots have on knockback effects. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Balance Update
General
The quest collection requirement for The Regeneration Master Talent has been reduced from 30 to 25. Heroes
Alarak
Base
Basic Attack damage increased from 150 to 160. Lightning Surge [E] Healing increased from 70 to 75. Telekinesis [W] Knockback speed now slows down over the duration of the knockback. Push-to-point distance increased from 6.25 from where Telekinesis was targeted to 12.5. Talents
Level 1 Overwhelming Power REWORK: Healing reduced from 50% to 15% of damage dealt. REWORK: Percent of damage converted to Healing is now increased by 50% of Sadism's bonus when attacking Heroes (For example: At 100% Sadism, this will be 65% of damage dealt). Level 7 Applied Force Now pushes targets 15% further. Level 20 Counter-Strike Talent Removed. Deadly Charge Talent Removed. Might of the Highlord NEW: Alarak gains access to his other Heroic which occupies the Trait slot. This also grants an ability to swap which slot each Heroic occupies. Wrath of the Highlord NEW: If Counter-Strike is Alarak's Heroic, Basic Abilities reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds for each enemy Hero they hit. NEW: If Deadly Charge is Alarak's Heroic, it reduces the Armor of enemy Heroes by 50 for 4 seconds. Auriel
Talents
Level 4 Repeated Offense Knockback strength increased from 28% to 30%. Brightwing
Talents
Level 10 Emerald Wind Targets will now be knocked back over the entire duration of the expanding nova. Deckard
Talents
Level 10 Lorenado Being hit by Lorenado while already knocked back will now refresh the duration of the knockback. Damage can only occur once every 0.1875 seconds per Lorenado per target. Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from Lorenado is unchanged. Level 20 Morenados! Each Lorenado now has its own cooldown reduction. Dehaka
Talents
Level 7 Paralyzing Enzymes Basic Attacks now also sets the remaining duration to 2 seconds. Healing reduction increased from 40% to 50%. Falstad
Talents
Level 10 Mighty Gust Knockback duration is now dynamic, with targets closer to Falstad being knocked back for longer. Knockback will now expire when targets are outside of Might Gust's search path. Imperius
Base
Molten Armor [E] Now restores 1 Mana for each target hit by Molten Armor on expiration. Talents
Level 7 Blaze of Glory Damage increased from 205 to 212. Holy Fervor Now resets Imperius' attack cooldown. Level 20 Molten Wrath Now also increases Molten Armor radius by 25%. Li Li
Base
Healing Brew [Q] Healing amount increased from 175 to 230. Lucio
Base
Soundwave [Q] Knockback point is now centered on a point 2 radius behind where Soundwave was cast. Talents
Level 16 Up to Eleven Duration increase granted by Push Off increased from .5 to 1 second. Duration increase granted by Soundwave increased from 0.25 to .5 seconds. Muradin
Talents
Level 10 Haymaker Secondary knockback duration reduced, but the speed of the knockback has been increased. Murky
Base
Spawn Egg [Trait D] Health is reduced by 80% of its current value. Now has a Shield equal to the amount of Health removed. Shield starts regenerating after 5 seconds. Shield takes 8 seconds to re-fill from empty to full. Orphea
Talents
Level 4 Backbiter Duration reduced, but speed increased. Knockback is now instant. Sgt. Hammer
Base
Concussive Blast [W] Base duration reduced by 20%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Stukov
Talents
Level 10 Flailing Swipe Each iteration of Flailing Swipe now has its own knockback point. The first swipe knocks targets away from a point 3 radius behind Stukov, the second swipe will be a point 2 radius behind, and the third swipe will be a point 1 radius behind. Thrall
Talents
Level 10 Sundering Secondary knockback duration and speed reduced. Tracer
Base
Recall [E] Teleport delay increased from .0625 seconds to .1875 seconds. Tychus
Base
Frag Grenade [W] Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Tyrael
Base
Basic Attack damage increased from 78 to 82. Smite [E] Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed. El'Druin's Might [Q] Slow increased from 25% to 30%. Righteousness [W] Shield increased from 336 to 350. Talents
Level 1 Salvation Healing increased from 140 to 150. Shield bonus reduced from 40% to 35%. Level 4 Bound By Law Is now a Level 16 Talent. REWORK: El'Druin's Might now Slows targets by 80% for the first second, and then reduces to 30% over the remaining 1.5 seconds. Level 7 Reciprocate Explosion damage now only hits enemy Heroes and Summons. Is now a Level 4 Talent. Tyrael is now healed for 3% of his maximum Health for each Hero hit by Reciprocate or El'Druin's Might. Level 10 Judgement Cast range is no longer increased by Tyrael's radius. Level 16 Burning Halo Damage bonus for teleporting with El'Druin's Might reduced from 150% to 125%. Damage reduced from 18 to 15. Is now a Level 7 Talent. Level 20 Aspect of Justice NEW: After channeling for 1.5 seconds, enter Archangel's Wrath. Cooldown is reduced by 10% for each enemy Hero it hits. 90 second cooldown. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
General
Catapults no longer give 1 experience. Fixed an issue that caused Vehicle Attacks to not consume Evasion charges. Map
Dragon Shire Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Volskaya Foundry Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Heroes
Alarak Base Telekinesis [W] Fixed an issue that caused Telekinesis to not interrupt targets hit. Alexstrasza Base Wing Buffet [W] Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Wing Buffet was cast, instead of Alexstrasza's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Wing Buffet was cast. Level 20 Blessing of the Red Fixed an issue that caused Blessing of the Red's transfer effect to not maintain Alexstrasza as the caster. Anduin Base Flash Heal [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Flash Heal's channel effects to persist when interrupted. Auriel Base Detainment Strike [E] Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Auriel's position, instead of from Auriel's position. Targets will now be move in the direction the Detainment Strike was cast. Terrain detection is now based off of the target's radius. Sacred Sweep [Q] Critical hits will now display for Auriel's Sacred Sweep center hits. Level 13 Converging Force Will now more consistently interrupt channeled abilities. Will now more consistently move the target towards the center point relative to the target's distance from Auriel. Cassia Level 10 Valkyrie Targets hit by Valkyrie after it has already impaled a target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of direction the Valkyrie is traveling. The impaled target is now moved towards the Valkyrie's position. Chen Level 10 Wandering Keg Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Hitting an enemy while already affected by its self-applied Slow will no longer cause the Slow to be removed faster than intended. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind Chen at the point of impact. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow from hitting enemies will now reduce Chen's movement Speed to 100%, instead of 90%. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow will now be also increased in strength to match the increased movement speed gained from Untapped Potential. Cho'gall Level 10 Hammer of Twilight Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Hammer of Twilight was cast. Targets closer to Cho will move in the direction the Hammer of Twilight was cast. Deathwing Level 1 Molten Blood Fixed an issue that caused Molton Blood to cause duration displays to appear incorrectly. Dehaka Level 4 Lurker Strain Knockback is now centered on where Dehaka unburrowed. Diablo Base Shadow Charge [Q] Diablo will now move alongside the target relative to their position. Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to deal damage to structures twice. Terrain detection for Shadow Charge is now based off of the target's radius. D.Va Base Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind D.Va at the point of impact. Concussive Pulse [W] Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Concussive Pulse was cast, instead of D.Va's position. Targets closer to D.Va will move in the direction the Concussive Pulse was cast. Falstad Level 10 Mighty Gust Fixed an issue that caused Might Gust to send targets in an unintended direction. Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Level 20 Wind Tunnel Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar. Garrosh Level 1 Warbreaker Fixed an issue that caused damage over time to not be treated as such. Gazlowe Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 Now Stuns when the target is pulled into the center. Genji Base Deflect [W] Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Reflect impact visuals to not display after Genji selects Deflect. Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Reflect to not deal damage instantly on impact. Hanzo Level 4 Ignore All Distractions Fixed an issue that caused Hanzo's Basic Attacks to not feature impact visuals when Ignore All Distractions kill the target. Hogger Base Staggering Blow [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Staggering Blow to not Stun from created pathing blockers (Example: Tassadar's Force Wall). Fixed an issue that caused the knockback of Staggering Blow to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Knockback point is now 2 radius behind where Staggering Blow was cast. Loot Hoard [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Loot Hoard's knockback to not interrupt stationary channels. Imperius Level 4 Sovereign Armor Tooltip text updated. Johanna Base Condemn [W] Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to move the target in the direction they are moving when first applied. Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Level 13 Blessed Hammer Fixed tooltip not listing the correct cooldown reduction amount. Kel'Thuzad Base Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E] Fixed an issue that caused Barbed Chain's Armor reduction to apply to the Chains Link cast that granted the final stack of Blight. Knockback will now happen as soon as the chains make a connection between two targets. Li Li Level 4 Surging Winds Tooltip text updated. Level 7 Mass Vortex Tooltip text updated. Lt. Morales Base Displacement Grenade [E] Fixed an issue that caused Displacement Grenade to not knock back some targets the full distance. Mei Base Icing [E] Fixed an issue that caused Icing to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Muradin Level 10 Haymaker Targets hit by the Haymaker target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of the direction the initial target is traveling. Murky Level 10 Octo-Grab Fixed an issue that caused Octo Grab's cooldown to reset when not interrupted. Raynor Base Penetrating Rounds [Q] Knockback distances have been updated. Maximum distance increased by 10%, medium distance increased by 5%, short distance reduced by 5%. Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Raynor's position, instead of from Raynor's position. Targets will now move in the direction of the casted Penetrating Round. Rehgar Level 10 Ancestral Healing Can now be cast on Heroes with full Health. Samuro Base Mirror images [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images to have the incorrect health after activating Image Transmission while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 13 Kawarimi Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images created by Kawarimi to not have the correct starting health while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 16 Harsh Winds Fixed an issue that caused Harsh Winds to not apply to Burning Blade damage dealt by Samuro. Sgt. Hammer Base Concussive Blast [W] Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Concussive Blast was fired, instead of Sgt. Hammer's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Concussive Blast was fired. Stitches Base Hook [Q] Now shows progress to Extended Hook as Stitches levels up. Stukov Level 10 Flailing Swipe Fixed an issue that caused Flailing Swipe to not knock all targets back an equal distance. The Butcher Base Ruthless Onslaught [E] Fixed an issue that caused Ruthless Onslaught to not interrupt in certain situations. Thrall Level 10 Sundering Targets hit by Sundering will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of Sundering. Tracer Level 20 Get Stuffed! Knockback point is now 5 radius behind where Tracer is located at the point of impact. Tyrael Fixed an issue that caused some cast range indicators to not match their affected areas. Base Archangel's Wrath [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused the Archangel's Wrath damage reduction to be applied twice for a brief period when Archangel's Wrath damages an enemy. Level 16 Burning Halo Fixed an issue that caused Burning Halo's bonus damage to be granted to the El'Druins left behind by Sword of Justic. Fixed an issue that caused the Burning Halo on El'Druins to no longer cancel when Tyrael is Mounted or in Stasis. Varian Level 7 Second Wind Fixed an issue that caused Second Wind to not heal for a portion of the damage dealt if brought about 50% Health by the 1% Heal. Yrel Base Righteous Hammer [W] Fixed an issue that caused fully charged Righteous Hammer casts to apply the incorrect amount of knockback. Fixed an issue that caused Righteous Hammer to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Zagara Level 20 Broodmother Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks empowered by Envenomed Spines to not trigger Broodmother. Now displays as Broodmother in the Death Recap. Return to Top
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