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Heroes of the Storm Balance Update: January 23rd

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A new Heroes of the Storm patch arrived on live servers today with plenty of Hero changes. Check out the official patch notes for details.

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Heroes

Assassin

Gul'dan

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Curse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion (E)
      • Movement Speed Slow increased from 25 to 35%
  • Level 13
    • Harvest LifeHarvest Life (W)
      • Healing increased from 50 to 75%
    • Dark BargainDark Bargain (Passive)
      • Health bonus increased from 25 to 30%

Illidan

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Abilities

  • MetamorphosisMetamorphosis (R)
    • Bonus Health increased from 200 to 220

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Fiery BrandFiery Brand (Passive)
      • Damage bonus increased from 6 to 7% Maximum Health

Jaina

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Abilities

  • FrostboltFrostbolt (Q)
    • Damage reduced from 190 to 184
  • Cone of ColdCone of Cold (E)
    • Damage reduced from 230 to 220

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Ice FloesIce Floes (E)
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 2 to 3 seconds
    • Icefury WandIcefury Wand (Passive)
      • Damage bonus increased from 75 to 100%
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Northern ExposureNorthern Exposure (E)
      • Armor reduction decreased from 25 to 20

Junkrat

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Abilities

  • Rocket RideRocket Ride (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 100 to 75 seconds

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Puckish ScampPuckish Scamp (R)
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 70 to 45 seconds
      • Additional functionality:
        •  Now also increases the damage off Rocket Ride by 15%
    • BOOM POWBOOM POW (W)
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 10 to 12 seconds

Kerrigan

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Assimilation MasteryAssimilation Mastery (Trait)
      • Shield amount increased from 40 to 45
  • Level 13
    • Psionic BarrierPsionic Barrier (E)
      • Spell Armor increased from 15 to 20

Li-Ming

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Aether WalkerAether Walker (E)
      • Damage taken time requirement for bonuses reduced from 4 to 3 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Diamond SkinDiamond Skin (E)
      • Shield increased from 20 to 25%

Maiev

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • Pin DownPin Down (Q)
      • First Reward damage bonus increased from 15 to 25%
  • Level 7
    • Bonds of CorruptionBonds of Corruption (W)
      • Armor reduction duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Shadow ArmorShadow Armor (E)
      • Duration increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds  

Mephisto

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Abilities

  • Lightning NovaLightning Nova (W)
    • Mana cost reduced from 55 to 50
  • Shade of MephistoShade of Mephisto (E)
    • Mana cost reduced from 40 to 35
  • Durance of HateDurance of Hate (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 50 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50

Nova

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Covert OpsCovert Ops (W)
      • Stealth requirement reduced from 5 to 4 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Rapid ProjectionRapid Projection (E)
      • Cooldown and Mana cost reduction increased from 40% to 50%
    • Holo StabilityHolo Stability (E)
      • Duration bonus increased from 100% to 120%
  • Level 16
    • Explosive RoundExplosive Round (Q)
      • Damage bonus Increased from 80 to 90%

Ragnaros

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Shifting MeteorShifting Meteor (W)
      • Damage bonus increased from 3 to 5%

Zeratul

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Talents

  • Level 16
    • Void SlashVoid Slash (Q)
      • Damage bonus reduced from 50 to 40%
  • Level 20
    • Shadow MendingShadow Mending (Passive)
      • Healing reduced from 75 to 60%

Specialist

Gazlowe

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Abilities

  • Grav-O-Bomb 3000Grav-O-Bomb 3000 (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 110 to 90 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80

Talents

  • Level 20
    • It's Raining ScrapIt's Raining Scrap (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds

The Lost Vikings

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • It's a Sabotage!It's a Sabotage!  (Passive)
      • Damage increased from 35 to 50
      • Damage is now dealt over 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds
  • Level 7
    • Norse Force!Norse Force! (Q)
      • Shield amount for 1 Viking increased from 110 to 130
      • Shield amount for 2 Vikings increased from 165 to 195
      • Shield amount for 3 Vikings increased from 220 to 260
  • Level 13
    • Nordic Attack SquadNordic Attack Squad (W)
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds
      • Damage increased from 1% to 1.25%

Murky

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Abilities

  • Spawn EggSpawn Egg (Trait)
    • Cast time reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Living the DreamLiving the Dream (Trait)
      • Maximum stacks increased from 15 to 20%

Zagara

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Bile DropBile Drop (E)
      • New Functionality:
        • Increase the impact radius of Infested Drop by 20%.  Quest: After hitting 15 enemy Heroes with Infested Drop, an additional Roach is spawned.

Support

Alexstrasza

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Abilities

  • AbundanceAbundance (W)
    • Cooldown reduced from 16 to 14 seconds
  • Life-BinderLife-Binder (R)
    • Mana cost reduced from 80 to 60

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Dragon ScalesDragon Scales (Passive)
      • Armor amount increased from 30 to 40

Deckard 

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Abilities

  • Healing PotionHealing Potion (Q)
    • Healing increased from 240 to 255

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Scroll of IdentifyScroll of Identify (E)
      • Quest requirement reduced from 20 to 16
    • Field StudyField Study (E)
      • Duration increased from 14 to 16 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Super Healing PotionSuper Healing Potion (Q)
      • Healing increased from 100 to 120%
    • Potion of RevivalPotion of Revival (Q)
      • Healing increased from 45 to 50%

Kharazim

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Abilities

  • Divine PalmDivine Palm (R)
    • Healing increased from 1084 to 1200

Li Li

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Abilities

  • Cloud SerpentCloud Serpent (W)
    • Cooldown increased from 10 to 11 seconds

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Eager AdventurerEager Adventurer (Trait)
      • Fast Feet duration bonus increased from 100 to 125%
  • Level 4
    • Safety SprintSafety Sprint (Trait)
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds

Lt. Morales

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Abilities

  • SafeguardSafeguard (W)
    • Cooldown increased from 10 to 11 seconds

Malfurion

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • Strangling VinesStrangling Vines (E)
      • Healing reduction increased from 30% to 40%
    • Deep RootsDeep Roots (E)
      • Duration bonus increased from 25% to 40%
    • Vengeful RootsVengeful Roots (E)
      • Treant damage reduced from 65 to 58

Warrior

Anub'arak

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Stats

  • Basic Attack damage reduced from 91 to 85

Abilities

  • ImpaleImpale (Q)
    • Damage reduced from 100 to 95

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Legion of BeetlesLegion of Beetles (Trait)
      • Moved from Level 4
      • Additional Functionality:
        •  Now also increases the Spell Armor of Beetles by 40
    • Resilient ScarabsResilient Scarabs (Trait)
      • Removed

Developer Comment: Anub’arak’s Beetle Build has been a difficult sell, particularly at level 1, due to the power discrepancy of Resilient Scarabs compared to other talents on the tier. In order to help the build, we’re reducing the opportunity cost of picking its talents by removing Resilient Scarabs and baking its functionality into Legion of Beetles. This should make for a much more attractive talent at level 1 against his other options, and should open up other build paths for players who like to slay their enemies with many tiny little friends. Anub’arak is a bit too strong overall right now, so we’re reducing his damage so that he’s not quite so dominant compared to the other tanks in our game.

Artanis

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Abilities

  • Phase PrismPhase Prism (E)
    • Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Reactive ParryReactive Parry (W)
      • Armor amount increased from 50 to 75
  • Level 13
    • Graviton VortexGraviton Vortex (E)
      • Mana cost reduction decreased from 30 to 25

Blaze

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Talents

  • Level 16
    • Juggernaut PlatingJuggernaut Plating (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds

Chen

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Stats

  • Basic Attack damage increased from 84 to 90

Abilities

  • Flying KickFlying Kick (Q)
    • Damage increased from 112 to 120
  • Fortifying BrewFortifying Brew (Trait)
    • Shield amount reduced from 106 to 98

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Accumulating FlameAccumulating Flame (E)
      • Armor bonus upon quest completion increased from 15 to 20
  • Level 7
    • Purifying BrewPurifying Brew (Trait)
      • Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Withering FlamesWithering Flames (E)
      • Spell Power reduction increased from 25 to 30%

Developer Comment: We’re pushing Chen towards more of a Bruiser role with these changes. One of the longstanding issues with Chen is that due to his trait functionality and tuning, he can either be shut down fairly easily or be too powerful depending on if the enemy team has the necessary CC and burst damage to deal with him. We’re beginning to experiment with smoothing this out a but by increasing his sustained survivability and reducing the amount of burst he can tackle while also increasing his damage. While we are still iterating on him, we wanted to get some preliminary changes out sooner rather than hold back until we are finished. 

Garrosh

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Body CheckBody Check (Active)
      • Minimum Movement Speed Slow increased from 30 to 40%.  Maximum Movement Speed Slow remains at 60%
  • Level 13
    • BloodcrazeBloodcraze (W)
      • Healing increased from 10% to 15% maximum Health
    • Double UpDouble Up (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds

Imperius

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Abilities

  • Angelic Armaments (R)
    • Cooldown increased from 60 to 70 seconds
    • Mana cost increased from 60 to 70

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Burn the Impure (W)
      • Now works with all Valorous Brand marks
      • Damage bonus decreased from 3 to 2.5%
  • Level 4
    • Bulwark of Flame (W)
      • Physical Armor increased from 60 to 70
  • Level 7
    • Flash of Anger (Q)
      • Damage increased from 160 to 180
  • Level 13
    • Heat of Battle (E)
      • Healing bonus increased from 25% to 35%
  • Level 20
    • Valorous Pursuit (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
      • Now also provides 25 Armor for 3 seconds

Developer Comment: Judging from data gained from more experienced Imperius players, our newest Hero will trend right into the sweet spot with his overall balance. We do want to make some tuning adjustments to a few of the Talents to make sure that they're all attractive choices however, which is what the majority of these balance changes aim to address.

Johanna

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Abilities

  • Falling SwordFalling Sword (R)
    • Damage increased from 183 to 210
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 50 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced from 90 to 60

Talents

  • Level 1
    • ReinforceReinforce (Passive)
      • Maximum stacks increased from 2 to 3
    • Hold Your GroundHold Your Ground (Trait)
      • Shield bonus increased from 30% to 50%
  • Level 4
    • Eternal RetaliationEternal Retaliation (W)
      • Mana refund increased from 2.5 to 3
  • Level 7
    • Zealous GlareZealous Glare (E)
      • Blind duration bonus increased from .5 to .75 seconds

Leoric

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Fealty Unto DeathFealty Unto Death (Trait)
      • Health restoration increased from 1 to 1.25% maximum Health
      • Mana restoration increased from 5 to 6
  • Level 13
    • Hardened BonesHardened Bones (E)
      • Armor bonus increased from 20 to 40
      • Bonus Armor duration decreased from 3 to 2 seconds
  • Level 20
    • Shroud of the Dead KingShroud of the Dead King (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds

Rexxar

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Talents

  • Level 13
    • Aspect of the HawkAspect of the Hawk Attack (Q)
      • Attack Speed bonus duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds

Stitches

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Abilities

  • GorgeGorge (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 70 to 65 seconds

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Savor the FlavorSavor the Flavor (E)
      • Health regeneration per stack increased from 1 to 1.5
  • Level 7
    • CannibalizeCannibalize (Passive)
      • Healing increased from 1.75 to 2%
  • Level 13
    • Digestive JuicesDigestive Juices (E)
      • Additional functionality:
        • Devour deals 40% more damage to Heroes

Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed a number of tooltip issues across the game.

Heroes

  • Imperius: Fixed an issue that could cause projectiles to appear disjointed when targeting Imperius during Celestial Charge.
  • Imperius: Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to appear at the wrong height after being affected by Celestial Charge.
  • Imperius: Fixed an issue causing Valorous Pursuit to occasionally teleport Imperius to an incorrect location.

Collection

  • Imperius: The “Silence!” line now correctly appears in the collection.

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That was very unexpected. What is even more unexpected is that they buffed Imperius, he is already annoying enough and dealing way too much damage for a Bruiser.

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Burn The Impure (Imperius level 1) is insane now, it does count for each mark consumed, which means your AA against target with 3 marks will deal 1.9 AA + 7.5% of their max HP. 

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Yay chen and TLV buffs. Never thought I'd see the day.

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Level 1

  • Burn the Impure (W)
    • Now works with all Valorous Brand marks
    • Damage bonus decreased from 3 to 2.5%

 

WHAT?!? All hail our new king, Imperius. Combining this with the celestial charge attack speed at level 16 could be a cool albeit extremely niche (maybe even useless when the trade is for Melting Touch) additional damage with Molten Armor marks. 

1 hour ago, Valhalen said:

That was very unexpected. What is even more unexpected is that they buffed Imperius, he is already annoying enough and dealing way too much damage for a Bruiser.

To be fair the only talent that was at all used that was buffed was Burn the Impure (Though to a ridiculous degree but still). Hell, they even nerfed Angelic Armaments. The nerf isn't going to change much, but hey.

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I think looking at Imperius's Burn the Impure buff while assuming you'll be getting three stacks is complete nonsense.  Getting the Q mark is amazingly circumstantial, both in situations where it's reasonable to land it (both due to range/hit box issues and the problems with self stunning) and in situations where the mark matters (because the target isn't already dead from your teammates).  The W is a bit more reasonable to expect (though the cooldown isn't short) and the E is almost a gimmie (though not completely if you're fighting in a minion wave).  It's certainly a big buff to that talent to be sure but I doubt it'll change his power level that much.

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10 hours ago, Twych said:

To be fair the only talent that was at all used that was buffed was Burn the Impure (Though to a ridiculous degree but still). Hell, they even nerfed Angelic Armaments. The nerf isn't going to change much, but hey.

They nerfed Angelic Armaments and buffed everything else, *filtered*.

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6 hours ago, Valhalen said:

They nerfed Angelic Armaments and buffed everything else, *filtered*.

They buffed 4 talents that weren't used and 1 talent that was picked up on occasion. The damage buff to Flash of anger or healing from Heat of Battle isn't making him that much better since those talents still have fundamental problems that make them unrewarding to use in comparison to what those talent levels compete with. The Bulwark of the Flame buff makes it actually compete in some cases. The Valorous Pursuit is still competing with an aggressive storm shield. These buffs didn't make him that much better. Other than Burn the Impure.

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I am surprisingly happy, because many of the talents buffed were my favourites already, even if they are not "meta".

Beetle Anub'Arak, Fast Feed Li Li, Iron Skin Jojo, Assimilation Mastery Kerrigan, Drain Life Gul'dan and Explosive Rounds Nova are my favourite builds on these heroes.

Also, I do prefer the "small buffs to under-picked talents" rather than "nerfs to most picked talents" balance philosophy.

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On 1/24/2019 at 8:56 AM, ShadowerDerek said:

LETS GO FOR A RIDE!!!!!!!!!!

When I first heard that Heroic, I always thought he said: "LET'S COUNT TO FIVE!" Man, I wish that was also an option...

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I was thinking that they could revisit Alarak. Mainly, lvl 1 questing talent for Lightning Surge could be made baseline, as it is his bread and butter anyway. They could alter the thresholds to 10/20 to balance it. Perhaps then there would be more balance and variety between his builds. AA build could surely use some love

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      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement speed bonus increased from 50% to 75%. Raven's Intellect Bonus increased from 75% to 125%. Level 4 Raven Familiar Slow reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 7 Force of Magic Spell Power increased from 30% to 35%. Level 13 Circle of Protection No longer increases the cooldown of Force of Will. Level 20 Guardian of Tirisfal Now also increases the range of Arcane Rift by 50%. Muradin
      Base
      It's Hammer Time! [Q] Muradin gains 5 stacks if a target dies within 3 seconds of being hit by Storm Bolt. Stack requirement for pierce increased from 40 to 45. Talents
      Level 20 Mountain King Dwarf Toss cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thunder Clap cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning Amount stacks lost on death reduced from 6 to 4. Echo of the Elements Damage done by the chain lightning bounces rewarded from obtaining the Mythic Reward reduced from 85 to 70. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Tyrande gains 1 stack if the target dies within 3 seconds of being hit. Mythic Reward now also increases attack range by 1. Lunar flare damage from hitting a hero reduced from 4% to 3.5%. Talents
      Level 20 Commander of Sentinels Cooldown of Sentinel increased by 3 seconds. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue that caused Unstoppable targets to not be immune to Blinds. Maps
      General Fixed an issue that caused Bosses to attack Summoned units. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue that caused the AI to have issues turning in coins. Heroes
      D.Va Base Defense Matrix [W] D.Va's Mech will now retarget Defense Matrix when controlled by an AI. Deathwing Base Dragonflight [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Dragonflight's cooldown to increase upon taking damage to only occur when the cooldown is below 4 seconds. Garrosh Level 4 In For the Kill Fixed an issue that caused In For the Kill to not completely reset the cooldown of Bloodthirst. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Fixed an issue that caused Drain Life to not always be interrupted if the target leaves its range. Jaina Base Improved Ice Block [1] Fixed an issue that caused Improved Ice Block and Ice Cold to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Jaina. Kael'thas Level 20 Rebirth Fixed an issue that caused Rebirth to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Kael'thas. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused Cloud Serpent to not be made visible when damaging a target while in the Fog of War. Medivh Level 10 Poly Bomb Fixed an issue that caused Poly Bomb to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Medivh. Nazeebo Level 13 Superstition Fixed an issue that caused Superstition to display a blank ability for the damage dealt by its Corpse Spider. Samuro Base Mirror Image [Q] Mirror Images will no longer move towards Samuro's attack move target point on creation. Mirror Images will now properly have their AI enabled when Samuro has their AI enabled. Thrall Base Feral Spirit [W] Fixed an issue that caused Feral Spirit to not be extended correctly if it is about to expire. Return to Top
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    • By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the unofficial Patch Notes with all the datamined changes.
      Map Updates
      Volskaya Foundry
      Objective
      Triglav Protector Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 45% to 35%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Triglav Gunner Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 45% to 35%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Energy Regeneration when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Balance Updates
      Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, also removes the damage reduction against Monsters. Deathwing
      Stats
      Attack Damage increased from 110 to 117. Talents
      Level 1 Molten Blood Additional functionality: Now grants Form Switch, which can be activated to swap Form. Level 7 Firestorm Cooldown reduction for Deathwing's landing Abilities increased from 2 to 3 seconds. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] Additional functionality: Ice Cold now also gives Unstoppable and immunity to damage over time effects for the duration. Kerrigan
      Base
      Ravage [Q] Minions no longer have to die within 1.5 seconds of being hit by Ravage to grant stacks. Kerrigan now gains stacks when Minions die within 3 range. Time window for cooldown refund reduced from 1.5 to 0.75 seconds. Baseline Quest requirements increased from 85/150 to 100/250. After reaching 100 stacks, enemy Heroes killed grant 14 stacks. Muradin
      Base
      Storm Bolt [Q] Baseline Quest requirements increased from 35/150 to 50/200. Talents
      Level 7 Perfect Storm Additional functionality: The cooldown cannot be reset more than once every 10 seconds. Level 20 Mountain King New: Thunder Clap and Dwarf Toss have an extra charge. Rewind Removed. Tyrande
      Stats
      Mana increased from 450 to 500. Mana Regeneration increased from 2.7 to 3 per second. Base
      Sentinel [W] Mana cost increased from 50 to 55. Lunar Flare [E] Mana cost increased from 60 to 65. Shadowstalk [R1] Mana cost increased from 75 to 85. Starfall [R2] Mana cost increased from 75 to 85. Yrel
      Base
      Divine Purpose [D] Cooldown reduced from 16 to 8 seconds. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Mutalisk Mutalisk's Health decay reduced from 42 to 10 per second. Mutalisk duration effectively increased from 10 to 42 seconds. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing Doubloon Camps on Blackheart's Bay to be impossible to capture under certain conditions. Fixed an issue causing Anub'arak's Beetles to still have a duration, in addition to losing their Health over time. Fixed an issue causing the Health decay for Azmodan's Demon Warriors to not scale with levels.  Fixed an issue causing Deathwing's Baseline Quest to reset when using Dragonflight. Fixed an issue causing Deathwing's Lava Burst to deal damage after an additional 0.25 seconds. Fixed an issue causing Gazlowe's Rock-It! Turrets to not lose their Health over time. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Jaina's Ice Cold to not show correctly. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Storm Bolt to deal 1 more damage for each stack. Fixed an issue causing the range splat for Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not be visible. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Skullcraker to Stun before Muradin's post-damage effects happened. Fixed an issue causing the Health Regeneration of Murky's Egg to not scale with levels. Fixed an issue causing Tyrande's Sentinel to not be correctly affected by cooldown reduction effects.
    • By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
      20 February 2026: After releasing a hotfix, Muradin has been enabled again.
      19 February 2026: Muradin has been temporarily disabled due to a game-breaking bug.
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      We’ve just released a patch to the live servers in order to apply some balance and bug fixes.
      Quick Navigation:
      Balance Update Bug Fixes Balance Updates
      Deathwing
      Base
      Incinerate [W] Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 7 seconds. Talents
      Level 7 Death Drop Duration of Spell Armor decreased from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Muradin
      Base
      Storm Bolt [Q] Quest requirements reduced from 50/200 to 40/160. Talents
      Level 1 Give 'Em The Axe Bonus Damage reduced from 50% to 40%. Level 4 Sledgehammer Now also reduces the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 1.5 seconds. Level 7 Perfect Storm Internal cooldown reduced from 10 seconds to 8.5 seconds. Now also restores 25 Mana on reset. Level 13 Healing Static Heal per Hero hit increased from 5% to 6%. Murky
      Base
      Spawn Egg [D] Revive Shield duration increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds. Talents
      Level 10 March of the Murlocs Cooldown reduced from 110 seconds to 100 seconds. Level 13 Egg Shell Shield increased from 35% to 50% of Murky's Health. Shield now lasts until destroyed. Level 20 Never-Ending March Will now last a minimum of 7 seconds, even if stopped. Sylvanas
      Talents
      Level 7 Lost Soul Extra 10% damage bonus provided by Lost Soul has been removed. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Mythic reward requirements reduced from 45 hits to 40 hits. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      Battlegrounds
      Hanamura Temple The Samurai Sentinel camp is now properly displayed with a Bruiser icon. Braxis Holdout Fixed an issue that caused terrain to be rendered incorrectly. Heroes
      Azmodan Level 4 Battleborn Now properly reduces the cooldown of Demon Lieutenant. Level 10 Black Pool Now properly deals reduced damage to non-Heroes. Deathwing Base Form Swap AI can no longer use the removed Form Swap ability. Gul'dan Level 16 Ruinous Affliction Fixed an issue that caused Ruinous Affliction to deal bonus damage on the 3rd and 5th hit, instead of the 3rd and 6th hit. Jaina Base Frostbite [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Ice Block to not show the correct cooldown value in the tooltip. Fixed an issue that caused Ice Cold to allow Jaina to move through pathing blockers and stationary targets. Muradin Base Dwarf Toss [E] Fixed an issue that caused Dwarf Toss to go on cooldown when used on invalid terrain. Level 1 Dwarf Block Can no longer stack beyond 3 charges. Murky Murky will no longer revive faster than intended. Murky's level 20 talents have been rearranged to match skill order. Base Pufferfish [W] Puffed Up will now display first in the Buff Bar. Fixed an issue that caused Murky to lose his increased size after death. Spawn Egg [D] Fixed an issue that caused Murky to respawn faster than intended. Level 1 Shell Game Shell Game now shows the Trait button for the talent, instead of an Active button. Level 20 Faster Fish Faster Fish now also causes the animation of the Pufferfish to play faster. Faster Fish now shows the W button for the talent, instead of the Trait button. Rehgar Level 20 Elemental Conduit Fixed an issue that caused Elemental Conduit's Shields to not refresh to 5 seconds. Fixed an issue that caused Elemental Conduit's refresh to search for allies to give the Shield around the targets hit, instead of Rehgar's location. Thrall Level 1 Echo of the Elements Fixed an issue that caused Echo of the Elements bounces to bounce to cloaked targets. Level 7 Rolling Thunder Rolling Thunder damage now displays as a crit. Level 16 Alpha Wolf Alpha Wolf damage now displays as a crit. Zagara Base Infested Drop [E] Fixed an issue that caused Roaches melee attacks to launch missiles instead of directly hitting. Fixed an issue that caused Roaches to not display correctly in the death recap. Click here to discuss this post with other players in the official Heroes of the Storm forums.

    • 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.
      Quick Navigation:
      General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      New Skin: Toon'Dan Gul'Dan
      All Quests that can lose stacks will never cause the player to fall below milestone thresholds. Pinnacle Rewards are now named Mythic Rewards to give a more Blizzard feel. So Mythic-y! The following Summoned Units now lose health each second: Creep Tumors, Demon Lieutenants, Demon Warriors, Gargantuan, Ghouls, Hydralisks, Roaches, Rock-It Turrets, Rush Zombies, Scarabs, Treants, Ultralisk, and Water Elementals. Total Health and Duration of these Summoned Units have been adjusted to compensate for this. Structures now prioritize Summoned Units when there are no remaining minions. Summoned Units no longer take half damage from Structures. XP Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a minion that instantly yields XP. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Map Updates
      General Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied. Volskaya Foundry Triglav Protector bonus Damage and cooldown speed increased from 25% to 40% when 2 players are inside. Triglav Protector Basic Attacks increased from +50% damage to structures to +100%. Triglav Protector Basic Attack damage decreased from 155 to 130. Triglav Protector Basic Attacks scale increased from +25% to +50% with 2 players. Warhead Junction The burn duration is now displayed on structures affected by a Warhead. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Now deals 50% damage to non-Heroes. Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, Globe of Annihilation no longer deals reduced damage to non-Heroes Minions and Mercenaries. Window to kill minions for Annihilation increased from 1.5 seconds to 3 seconds. Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage increased from 32 to 85 53 . Now deals half damage to Heroes Now deals double damage to Minions and Mercenaries. Demon Warriors no longer have a duration, but lose 26 Health every second. Demon Warriors no longer have Immolation. Now has 2 charges. Talents
      Level 1 Wrath REWORK: Now provides 1 stack for every 2 Basic Attacks hit against a Structure or Hero. Level 7 Art of Chaos Extra Annihilation amount reduced from 4 to 2. Bombardment Amount of time Bombardment lasts reduced from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Master of Destruction Amount of Annihilation granted reduced from 2 to 1. Level 13 Brutish Vanguard Now slows the attacked target by 30%. Level 16 Hell Rift Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 35%. Level 20 Inescapable Annihilation NEW: Globe of Annihilation has unlimited range. Pride Moved to baseline. Now requires 450 stacks. Damage bonus increased from 125 to 150. Deathwing
      Base
      Attack Damage decreased from 155 to 110 117 . Form Switch [1] Active ability removed. Deathwing now switches forms solely from landing. Molten Flame [Q] Base Damage per Second reduced from 21 to 19. Incinerate [W] Cooldown increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Energy cost increased from 20 to 30. Damage increased fomr 65 to 100. Lava Burst [W] Cast time reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Energy cost increased from 15 to 25. Explosion Damage increased from 30 to 35. Explosion Damage over Time increased from 6 to 7. Slow increased from 35% to 45%. Onslaught [E] Bonus damage increased from 72 to 120. Damage increased from 38 to 60. Earth Shatter [E] Projectile speed increased by 30% Cataclysm [R] NEW QUEST: Damage Heroes with Molten Flame to gain 1 stack. Gain 50 stacks for killing a Hero. Mythic Reward: Upon reaching 2,000 stacks, Cataclysm now deals 2,500% damage to Structures and Minions. "I AM THE CATACLYSM". Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown delay after dealing or taking damage increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 15 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Dragon Soul Healing increased from 75%, 150% to 100%, 200%. Level 4 Heat Wave Damage over Time increased from 6 to 9. Damage over Time stacks reduced from 4 to 3. Initial damage bonus increased from 125% to 150%. Level 7 Firestorm Damage increased from 70 to 77. Landing delay reduction increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. No longer reduces cooldown of Dragonflight. Level 13 Fire and Fury Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Falstad
      Base
      Lightning Rod [W] Range reduced by .5. Time between strikes increased from .8 seconds to .9 seconds. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] NEW QUEST: Deal Ability Damage to Chilled Heroes. Upon reaching 12,000 Damage, unlock Improved Ice Block, which allows Jaina to become temporarily Invulnerable. Mythic Reward: Upon dealing 30,000 Damage, Ice Block upgrades to Ice Cold, granting Jaina Protected instead of Stasis Ice Block allows Jaina to move and cast while active. Talents
      Level 7 Ice Lance Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 16 Numbing Blast Root duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Level 20 Wintermute Water Elemental cast range and damage bonus decreased from 50% to 40%. Kael'thas
      Talents
      Level 1 Convection Increased reward damage and health from 150/50 to 200/100. Kerrigan
      Base
      Ravage [Q] UPDATED QUEST: Enemies killed in a narrow proximity of Kerrigan provide stacks. Minion kills grant 1 stack. Hero kills grant 7 stacks. At 100 stacks, gain 125 Ravage damage, and Heroes now provide 14 stacks on kill. At 250 stacks, gain 200 Ravage damage. Kill window for receiving a free Ravage charge has been reduced from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds. Muradin
      Base
      Storm Bolt [Q] Perfect Storm Quest removed. NEW QUEST: Basic Attack Heroes affected by Slows or Stuns. Slows provide 1 stack and Stuns provide 2 stacks. At 35 50 stacks, Storm Bolt pierces to hit an additional target, and Muradin's Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 0.5 seconds. Mythic Reward: At 150 200 stacks, Storm Bolt's range is increased by 50% and width is increased by 100%, and now pierces all targets. Talents
      Level 1 Dwarf Block Block charges reduced from 4 to 3. Give 'em the Axe! Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Level 4 Sledgehammer No longer increases Storm Bolt's cooldown reduction. Now increases Storm Bolt damage to non-Heroes by 500%. Level 7 Perfect Storm NEW: If an enemy hit with Storm Bolt dies within 3 seconds, reset its cooldown. This can only occur once per 10 seconds. Level 16 Dwarf Launch Range bonus reduced from 40% to 30%. Level 20 Mountain King NEW: Thunderclap and Dwarf Toss have an extra charge. Rewind Removed. Murky
      Base
      Murky now gains a 35% Shield for 10 seconds upon reviving. Spawn Egg [D] Egg now regenerates quickly instead of having a Shield. Slime [Q] Now applies its debuff to enemy Structures. Now deals 50% damage to Structures. Pufferfish [W] Damage reduced by 20%. Detonation time reduced from 3 seconds to 2.75 seconds. NEW QUEST: Hit enemies affected by Slime with Pufferifsh Kill Slimed enemies, or hit them with Pufferfish. Provides 1 stack per minion, 5 stacks per Hero or Structure hit. At 100 200 stacks, Basic Abilities now deal full damage to Structures. Mythic Reward: At 200 400 stacks, Murky gains 50% Health and increases in size. Talents
      Level 1 Egg Hunt Talent removed. Shell Game NEW: Murky can now place 2 eggs, but randomly revives from one of them. Increases the cooldown of placing an egg to 30 seconds and goes on cooldown if either egg dies. Level 10 March of the Murlocs Damage increased by 4%. Level 13 Egg Shell REWORK: Murky gains a Shield equal to 35% of his Health upon placing an egg or when one of his eggs dies. Fish Tank Healing reduced from 25% to 20%. Level 16 Wrath of Cod Reduced the amount of time needed to deal the full Damage over Time from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Level 20 Big Tuna Kahuna Talent removed. Faster Fish NEW: Pufferfish detonates 80% faster. Making Inky Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Never-Ending Murlocs No longer deals reduced damage to Structures. Sylvanas
      Talents
      Level 4 Mercenary Queen Now also causes Sylvanas' Basic Attacks to instantly apply 3 stacks of Black Arrows to Mercs. Thrall
      Base
      Basic Attack damage decreased from 173 to 167. Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning Mythic Reward Damage bonus increased from 270 to 325. Echo of the Elements Mythic Reward now also allows Chain Lightning to bounce back to the same target. Tyrande
      Base
      Mana reduced from 500 to 450. Sentinel Shot [W] Mana cost increased to 55 from 50. Lunar Flare [E] NEW QUEST: Hitting a Hero with Lunar Flare increased its damage by 5%, up to 250%. After hitting 10 Heroes, increase Lunar Flare's range by 30%. After hitting 20 Heroes, Sentinel now pierces the first Hero hit. Mythic Reward: After hitting 50 45 Heroes, Tyrande's Basic Attacks occasionally trigger a Lunar Flare. Now restores 25 mana per enemy hit. Mana cost increased to 65 from 60. Starfall [R] Mana cost increased to 85 from 75. Shadowstalk [R] Mana cost increased to 85 from 75. Talents
      Level 1 Ranger No longer provides pierce. Moonlit Arrows Cooldown reduction reduced from .75 seconds to .5 seconds. Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Trueshot Aura No longer passively increases Tyrande's Attack Damage. Now also applies to Tyrande upon activation. Level 7 Elune's Gift NEW: Grants 20% Spell Power for 10 seconds after hitting an enemy with Lunar Flare. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels NEW: Sentinel now has an additional charge. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      Heroes
      Alarak Level 10 Deadly Charge Fixed an issue that caused Alarak's Deadly Charge to not be activated by clicking the left mouse button if it occupies the Trait slot. Ana Base Aim Down Sights [D] Can now be toggled while affected by a Silencing effect. Jaina Base Frostbolt [Q] Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Frostbolt to not have its model updated by Dreadlord Jaina or Lunar Jaina. Orphea Level 4 Allegrissimo Fixed an issue that could cause Allegrissimo's cooldown reduction to not be granted when hitting a Hero at Shadow Waltz' end. Sylvanas Base Possession [1] Fixed Possession not showing in the Quick Cast menu settings. Fixed Possession not being correctly affected by cooldown reduction affects granted by allies. Tychus Level 10 Commandeer Odin Fixed an issue that caused Tychus' Odin to not display a cooldown for its Thrusters Ability. Return to Top
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    • By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the unofficial Patch Notes with all the datamined changes.
      Map Updates
      Volskaya Foundry
      Objective
      Triglav Protector Attack Damage reduced from 155 to 130. Attack Damage bonus against Structures increased from 50% to 100%. Attack Damage bonus when both slots are occupied increased from 35% to 50%. Spell Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%  Triglav Gunner Spell Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Energy Regeneration when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Balance Updates
      Arthas
      Base
      Army of the Dead [R1] Ghouls' Health increased from 1060 to 1200. Ghouls no longer have a duration. Ghouls now lose 60 Health every second. Ghouls duration effectively increased from 15 to 20 seconds. Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Damage bonus upon reaching 450 Annihilation increased from 125 to 150. Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage reduced from 83 to 53. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Demon Lieutenant [D] Demon Lieutenant damage reduced from 103 to 52. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Deathwing
      Talents
      Level 1 Molten Blood Removed functionality: No longer grants Form Switch, which could be activated to swap Form. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] Rework: Ice Cold no longer gives Protected, Unstoppable, and immunity to damage over time effects for the duration. Instead, it now gives Invulnerable for the duration. Murky
      Base
      Pufferfish [W] Baseline Quest requirements increased from 100/200 to 200/400. Rework: Kill Slimed enemies or hit them with Pufferfish. Heroes and Structures award 4 bonus stacks. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Summon Demon Warrior to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing the Health decay of Azmodan's Demon Warriors to scale twice per level. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Wrath to still require the target to be under 75% Health in order to grant Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing the damage from Azmodan's Wrath to cap at 400 Annihilation rather than 450 Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Battleborn to reduce the cooldown between charges instead of the charge cooldown. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation when hitting non-Heroes. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation while Blinded or if the target is Evading. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Dishonorable Discharge in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Frequent Flyer in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. The tooltip for Gazlowe's Overcharged Capacitors has been updated from duration to Health gain  Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Blizzard to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Summon Water Elemental to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Baseline Quest to show its progress on the UI while dead even after completing it. Fixed an issue causing Kerrigan's Baseline Quest to not gain stacks correctly after reaching 150 stacks. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Dwarf Launch to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Unstoppable Force to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing Murky's Spawn Egg to not go on cooldown when destroyed or placed. Notification message for Murky having no Egg changed from "Murky's Egg" to "last Murky's Egg". Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Nazeebo's Dead Rush to not show the Zombies duration correctly. Fixed an issue causing Nazeebo's Gargantuan Stomp to not be usable 20 seconds after Gargantuan was summoned. The tooltip for Zagara's Mutalisk has been updated from duration to Health decay.
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