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By Staff
Qualifiers for the Icy Veins Master Clash Championship continue this weekend! Learn more about the event and where to watch it.
We're co-sponsoring a Heroes of the Storm tournament called the Icy Veins Master Clash Championship. Multiple teams will be competing from February 27 through July 4 for a prize pool of 10,000 EUR.
Format
Single elimination All matches up to the Finals are Best-of-3 Finals are Best-of-5 The winner of each cup qualifies for the main event. Eight more teams compete in the qualifiers playoffs. The top four teams of the playoffs also qualify for the main event.
Qualifiers
We are currently in Stage 1 of the competition with 4 qualifiers behind us. 4 teams qualified for the Championship Stage and one final event, where the Top 8 of the remaining teams will fight for the final 4 slots.
Where to Watch
You can watch the event on Saturday (February 20) and Sunday (February 21) at 17:00 CET in multiple languages. We included links to the streams below.
English stream (Khaldor) French stream (Malganyr) German stream (TazzDingo) Russian stream (Noizen) Spanish stream (Orhy) You can learn more about the event on Liquipedia or the official Master Clash site.
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By Staff
Senior Game Designer Adam Jackson, also known as AZJackson in the Heroes community, has left the Heroes of the Storm team for another project within Blizzard.
The Heroes of the Storm team has yet again lost a valuable asset. Senior Game Designer Adam Jackson announced he's leaving for another project within the company.
The important question is: How many developers remain on the Heroes of the Storm team right now?
Here's Adam's "Thank You and Farewell" message he left on the official forums.
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Hello friends,
I’ve always believed that strong communication and building trust is paramount to making the world a better place, so I wanted to have the chance to talk with all of you about a change to the team.
I’ve reached a point in my career where I’ve come to the difficult decision to move on to another project. I’ve been a part of the Heroes team for a very long time now, and in order to grow as a person and a designer, I believe it’s important to constantly challenge myself in new ways. I’m still going to be at Blizzard, and I’m very excited about the new challenges that I get to overcome and the awesome experiences that I’ll be able to help bring to you.
I know these kinds of things are never great to hear, however I wanted to reassure you that we did hire a replacement for my position, and that it was someone who I was able to personally vet because it was very important to both me and the team that the game had someone who we felt could do the job and do it well. They have been around since the beginning of the game’s life and are just as passionate as I am about making Heroes the best that it can be. I have total faith that they will do a good job.
Being able to work on the Heroes team was such a life-changing experience for me. I first started in QA on a team who, among many other things, got to play the very first versions of Heroes and give feedback to the developers on the many, many wacky ideas that were iterated on to make this game something special. This was the first Hero Brawler MOBA that I ever played, and once I started playing I couldn’t wait to come into work on the days where we got to playtest it. I knew we were creating something special, and I wanted so badly to be a part of it.
I still vividly remember getting the call that I got the job to be a designer on this team, and shedding tears of joy outside of one of our buildings when it happened. It was a surreal moment for me because, like so many others, I had dreamed for many, many years of being a designer at Blizzard Entertainment with low expectations of it actually happening. It was one of those things you think would be the best thing in the world – but of course life can be hard and actually achieving those crazy, long-shot dreams is rare. I’m lucky to have been given a chance to work on this great game with incredibly talented people.
Over the last couple of years I was also given the chance to oversee a lot of the content that went into the game. Being able to create and execute on my own balance philosophies for such a large IP was an incredible experience that I’m very grateful to have had. I want to say thank you to Blizzard and to the leaders on the team who had enough faith in me to take on such a monumental task. I also want to thank those who are currently or have worked on Heroes in the past. You know who you are and how special this project was and is, and I have nothing but the highest respect for you all.
I want to say thank you to those who are reading this for continuing to support us. As someone on the inside, I can tell you that the people who work on Heroes care deeply about giving you the best experience that they can. Even if we don’t always respond, I can assure you that your posts, your views, and your passion for our game do not go unnoticed. I’ve read almost every post on our forums, on Reddit, and have spent countless hours watching various streamers and live events. We’re watching and enjoying this ride just as much as you are.
I want to leave with a quote that has stuck with me that I blatantly stole from a good friend.
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard” – Winnie the Pooh
I’ll see you all… In the Nexus.
~ AZJackson
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By Staff
Blizzard released a balance patch for Heroes of the Storm late at night. Check out the official patch notes for more details!
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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
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Heroes Bug Fixes Heroes
TANK BRUISER HEALER MELEE RANGED Blaze D.Va Anduin Kerrigan Cassia Mei Gazlowe Auriel Valeera Fenix Hogger Brightwing Gul'dan Imperius Deckard Kael'thas Ragnaros Lucio Nazeebo Stukov Tychus Zul'jin Return to Top
Tank
Blaze
Talents
Level 1 Endurance Stimpack [Active] Shield amount increased from 530 to 590. Neural Stimpack [Active] Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds. Level 7 Grill and Kill [W] Damage bonus increased from 20% to 35%. Adhesive Petroleum [W] Slow increased from 35% to 40%. Level 13 Nanomachine Coating [W] Duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds. Return to Top
Mei
Base
Snow Blind [Q] Slow and Blind duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75 seconds. Talents
Level 1 Heavy Pack [Q] Cooldown reduction increased from .25 to .5 seconds. Additional functionality: Each time Blizzard damages an enemy Hero, gain 3 Mana. Ice Storm [W] Bonus final Stun damage increased from 125% to 150%. Level 4 Slushball [Q] Bonus damage increased from 50% to 75%. Cold Front [E] Adjusted functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Icing by 4 seconds. If Mei enters her own Blizzard while Icing is active, the cooldown of Icing is reduced by 5 seconds and she gains 80 Mana. Level 10 Ice Wall [R2] Cooldown reduced from 70 to 50 seconds. Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50. Level 13 Flurry [W] Cooldown reduction increased from 100% to 125%. Return to Top
Bruiser
D.Va
Base
Mech Health Reduced from 2250 to 2150. Mech Health Regeneration reduced from 4.69 to 4.48. Talents
Level 10 Bunny Hop [R1] Damage increased from 52 to 70. Return to Top
Gazlowe
Base
Xplodium Charge [E] Damage reduced from 155 to 142. Talents
Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 [R2] Damage reduced from 235 to 220. Level 13 Superior Schematics [Q] Bonus range reduced from 50% to 30%. Return to Top
Hogger
Base
Health reduced from 2320 to 2260. Health Regeneration reduced from 4.83 to 4.71. Loot Hoard [D] Meat duration reduced from 5 to 4 seconds. Talents
Level 1 Journeyman Cooking [W] Healing increased from 6% to 8% maximum Health. On The Prowl [Active] Cooldown reduced from 45 to 40 seconds. Healing per second increased from 6 to 9. Level 4 Brute Force [Q/D] Bonus for hitting enemy Heroes into terrain increased from 2 to 8. Maximum bonus damage increased from 100 to 125. Aggro Range [E] Bonus Rage against non-Heroic enemies reduced from 1 to .5. Bonus Rage against enemy Heroes reduced from 3 to 2. Level 7 Seeing Red [Q/E] Attack Speed bonus increased from 25% to 35%. Garbage Fire [Trait] Loot Hoard cooldown reduction reduced from 4 to 2 seconds. Damage reduced from 25 to 23. Level 10 Hoardapult [R1] Cooldown increased from 50 to 60 seconds. Damage reduced from 140 to 100. Shockwave [R2] Primary Stun duration increased from 1.25 to 1.5 seconds. Primary damage increased from 306 to 335. Secondary damage increased from 210 to 230. Level 13 Dust Devil [E] Armor bonus when below 50 Rage reduced from 30 to 20. Armor bonus when above 50 Rage reduced from 50 to 40. Pummel [E] Slow duration increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds. Level 16 Kablooie! [W] Damage bonus increased from 40% to 50%. Return to Top
Imperius
Talents
Level 1 Impaling Light [Q] Damage bonus per Valorous Brand reduced from 125% to 75%. Level 4 Sovereign Armor [E] Armor amount reduced from 25 to 20. Level 10 Angelic Armaments [R1] Shield amount reduced from 1000 to 850. Return to Top
Ragnaros
Talents
Level 1 Shifting Meteor [W] Damage bonus per hit increased from 5% to 6%. Level 7 Molten Power [Passive] New functionality: If Living Meteor hits enemy Heroes at least 5 times, then reduce its cooldown by 7 seconds, and refund 30 Mana. Return to Top
Healer
Anduin
Talents
Level 20 Light of Stormwind [R1] Additional functionality: If Holy Word: Salvation lasts for its full duration, then reduce its cooldown by 60 seconds. Desperate Prayer [Active] Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds. Return to Top
Auriel
Talents
Level 4 Heavy Burden [E] Adjusted functionality: Detainment Strike Slows enemy Heroes for 20% for 2.5 seconds. Slow and duration doubled on enemies it Stuns. Return to Top
Brightwing
Talents
Level 13 Safety Dust [E] Adjusted functionality: Increase Pixie Dust duration by 1 second. Soothing Mist and Blink Heal heal allies with an active Pixie Dust for 75% more. Return to Top
Deckard
Talents
Level 20 Morenados! [R2] Additional functionality: Adds another charge. Return to Top
Lucio
Talents
Level 7 Good Vibrations [Q] Shield amount increased from 35 to 38. Boombox [Active] Boombox no longer has a duration. Level 10 High Five [R2] Cooldown increased from 15 to 20 seconds. Mana cost reduced from 35 to 30. Additional functionality: Heals Lucio for 125 and grants him Unstoppable for 1 second. Level 16 Up to Eleven [E] No longer an activated ability. Adjusted functionality: Increase the duration of Amp It Up by 1 second. Level 20 Summer Anthem [Active] Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds. Additional functionality: Now also affects Lucio. Mixing Fire [R2] No longer increases the duration of Amp It Up by 1 second. Additional functionality: Reduce the cost and cooldown of High Five by 50%. Return to Top
Stukov
Talents
Level 1 Fetid Touch [W] Number of enemy Heroes hit for final quest requirement reduced from 30 to 25. Reactive Ballistospores [W] Cooldown increased from 15 to 25 seconds. Low Blow [E] Health threshold for bonus damage increased from 30% to 50%. Level 4 Biotic Armor [Q] Armor amount reduced from 15 to 10. Level 13 It Hungers [E] Number of enemy Hero hits required reduced from 10 to 8. Return to Top
Melee Assassin
Kerrigan
Talents
Level 7 Queen of Blades [Q] Damage bonus increased from 50% to 100%. Ravage cooldown reduction increased from 2 to 3 seconds. Return to Top
Valeera
Base
Sinister Strike [Q] Energy cost reduced from 30 to 25. Talents
Level 4 Relentless Strikes [Q] Energy cost reduction reduced from 15 to 10. Level 16 Thistle Tea [Active] Cooldown reduced from 40 to 20 seconds. Level 20 Adrenaline Rush [R1] Additional functionality: Smoke Bomb Armor increased from 30 to 60. Return to Top
Ranged Assassin
Cassia
Base
Basic Attack damage reduced from 125 to 120. Lightning Fury [Q] Damage reduced from 165 to 158. Fend [E] Damage reduced from 34 to 32. Return to Top
Fenix
Talents
Level 4 Inhibiting Energy [W] No longer requires the primary target to be a Hero to Slow enemies in an area. Return to Top
Gul'dan
Talents
Level 10 Horrify [R1] Horrify can no longer be interrupted and put in a 10-second cooldown if Gul'dan is Stunned while it is being cast. Return to Top
Kael'thas
Talents
Level 16 Twin Spheres [Trait] Additional functionality: Gain all level 7 talents. Return to Top
Nazeebo
Talents
Level 13 Guardian Toads [E] Adjusted functionality: Hitting enemy Heroes with Plague of Toads grants 30 Armor for 1.5 seconds, stacking up to 4 seconds. Return to Top
Tychus
Talents
Level 1 Quarterback [W] Bonus damage reduced from 20% to 10%. Return to Top
Zul'jin
Talents
Level 1 Recklessness [D] Basic Attack damage bonus reduced from 20% to 15%. Additional functionality: While below 50% Health, Basic Attacks against Heroes grant an additional stack of You Want Axe?. Level 7 Vicious Assault [Q] Damage bonus increased from 35% to 45%. Level 13 Lacerate [W] Additional functionality: Slow duration is increased by .5 seconds. Ensnare [Active] Cooldown reduced from 45 to 40 seconds. Additional functionality: If no Heroes are hit, reduce the cooldown to 10 seconds. Level 16 No Mercy! [Q] Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes marked with Grievous Throw deal an additional 2% of their maximum Health as damage. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Murky Wrath of Cod now properly follows DoT rules. Tychus Melting Point now properly follows DoT rules. Return to Top
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By Stan
Our writer Elitesparkle has created a video guide to help you become a better Stukov player.
Here's the video guide.
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By Staff
The latest Heroes of the Storm content patch with Hogger is now up, and there have been some changes between PTR and Live notes!
Blizzard removed the Gladiator's Medallion Nexus Anomaly in the patch. We also have a brand new guide up for Hogger! Here are the full patch notes for the update.
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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live and brings a new Hero Hogger! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
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New Hero: Hogger Nexus Anomaly Collection Storm League Heroes Bug Fixes New Hero: Hogger, Scourge of Elwynn
Hogger, a chaotic, mobile, bruiser who creates terrain and deals heavy area damage, now joins the battle in the Nexus!
Trait [D]
Loot Hoard Throw a pile of junk that deals 102 damage in a small area and acts as terrain for 5 seconds. Upon expiration, a scrap of Meat is dislodged from the Hoard that Hogger can collect to restore 3% of his maximum Health every second for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds. Trait [Passive]
Rage Rage is gained by taking damage or dealing Basic Attack damage. Hogger’s Basic Ability cooldowns refresh 1% faster for every 2 points of Rage. After 3 seconds of not gaining Rage, it begins to quickly decay. Basic Abilities
Staggering Blow [Q] Swing your chain in a wide arc, dealing 140 damage to enemies hit and knocking them away. If an enemy collides with terrain, they are dealt an additional 150 damage, Stunned for .75 seconds, and grant Hogger 10 Rage. Cooldown: 12 seconds. Ez-Thro Dynamite [W] Toss a boot full of Dynamite with a 1.5 second fuse. Upon detonation, enemies take 180 damage and are Slowed by 30% for 2 seconds. The Dynamite instantly detonates when landing directly on an enemy Hero and grants Hogger 10 Rage. Cooldown: 8 seconds. Hogg Wild [E] After .25 seconds, become Unstoppable and uncontrollably spin towards the targeted direction, ricocheting off any terrain encountered. Every .25 seconds, deal 36 damage to nearby enemies, increased by 1% for each current point of Rage. Ricocheting off terrain refreshes the duration of the spin. Cooldown: 14 seconds. No longer deals damage to Structures. Heroic Abilities
Hoardapult [R1] Launch an empowered Loot Hoard with Hogger attached, dealing 140 damage and Slowing enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. Hoardapult’s Loot Hoard lasts for up to 20 seconds, but decays rapidly while Hogger isn’t nearby. Every 10 seconds Hogger can take a chunk of Meat from the Loot Hoard. Cooldown: 50 seconds. Shockwave [R2] After .5 seconds, slam the ground, sending out a shockwave that travels in a long line. Enemies hit by the initial slam take 306 damage and are Stunned for 1.25 seconds. Enemies only hit by the shockwave take 210 damage and are Stunned for .75 seconds. Cooldown: 70 seconds. Talent
Level 1 Journeyman Cooking [W] Quest: Hitting an enemy Hero with Ez-Thro Dynamite restores 6% of Hogger’s maximum Health and permanently increases Hogger’s Health by 10, to a maximum of 750 bonus Health. Bones to Gnaw [Trait] Loot Hoard creates Meat on ground impact. While Meat is active, gain 10 armor. On The Prowl [Active] Activate to gain 30 Rage over 8 seconds. Passive: Hogger heals for 6 Health every second, increased by 2% for each point of Rage he has. Cooldown: 45 seconds. Level 4 Brute Strength [Q] Increase the range of Loot Hoard by 15%. Each Hero hit by Staggering Blow will permanently increase Hogger’s Basic Attack damage by 1, up to 100 bonus damage. Terrain collision impacts grant 2 stacks of this effect. Aggro Range [E] Increase Hogg Wild’s area by 25% and generate 1 Rage per enemy hit, increased to 3 against Heroes. Hogger’s Joggers [Passive] While at or above 30 Rage, Hogger gains 10% increased Movement Speed and healing received. When above 50 Rage, increase these bonuses to 15%. Level 7 Seeing Red [Q/E] While above 50 Rage, Staggering Blow and Hogg Wild’s cooldowns refresh 30% faster and Hogger gains 25% increased Attack Speed. Dense Blasting Powder [W] Direct hits launch an additional stack of dynamite beyond the target. Hitting an Ez-Thro Dynamite with Staggering Blow launches 3 sticks of Dynamite. Garbage Fire [W/Trait] Reduce the cooldown of Loot Hoard by 4 seconds. Loot Hoard deals 22 damage every .5 seconds and Slows nearby enemies by 20% in a large area. Level 13 Dust Devil [E] Hogg Wild grants 40 30 Armor while active and for 3 seconds after it ends. Increase this Armor value to 60 50 if Hogger has 50 or more Rage. Pummel [E] Enemies hit by Hogg Wild are Slowed by 10% for 1.5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Heroes hit also have their Spell Power reduced by 50% for 3 seconds. Bloodthirst [Passive] Hogger is healed for 33% of the damage dealt to Heroes by Basic Attacks, Hogg Wild, and Staggering Blow. Level 16 Headbanger [Q] Heroes that collide with terrain from Staggering Blow take an additional 8% of maximum health as damage and are stunned for an additional .5 seconds. Kablooie! [W] Direct Hits with Ez-Thro Dynamite deal 40% more damage, reduce its cooldown by 1.5 seconds and increase its Slow amount to 50%. [Passive] Ez-Thro Dynamite’s range is increased by 25%. Furzerker [Passive] Hitting Heroes with Staggering Blow or Ez-Thro Dynamite increases the damage of Hogger’s next Basic Attack by 50%. Stacking up to 2 Basic Attacks. When Hogg Wild ends, Hogger gains 30% Movement Speed for 2 seconds. Level 20 Secret Stash [R1] Every 2 seconds, Hoardapult’s Loot Hoard launches Ez-Thro Dynamite towards a random nearby enemy Hero. Every 5 seconds, a chunk or Meat is also launched towards Hogger. Power Spike [R2] Each Hero hit by Shockwave has their Armor reduced by 15 for 4 seconds and grants Hogger 20 Rage. [Passive] Shockwave’s cooldown is affected by Rage. No Control [E] [Active] Activate to cast an untalented Hogg Wild and chase an enemy Hero. After reaching the Hero, Hogger will switch to chasing another nearby enemy Hero. If no other enemy Heroes are within range of a chase target, this abilities’ duration will begin to rapidly decay. Lasts for up to 6 5 seconds. Cannot be canceled. 60 second cooldown. Anger Management [Passive] Increase Hogger’s maximum Rage by 50. Basic Attacks generate 5 additional Rage. Return to Top
Nexus Anomaly
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Collection
Many seasonal items will be returning to the collection, and will be available for crafting and in Loot Chests for a limited time!
New Bundles (Limited Time Only!) Hogger Heroic Bundle Winter Veil Classic Bundle Returning Bundles (Limited Time Only!) Toys 2018 Bundle Toys 2019 Bundle New Skins Stormwind Hogger Redridge Hogger Duskwood Hogger Shipwrecker Hogger Admiral Shipwrecker Hogger Drowned Shipwrecker Hogger Stately Shipwrecker Hogger New Mounts Bottleship Grog Bottleship Seaweed Bottleship New Announcer Hogger Announcer New Content Several new Portraits, Emoji Packs and other items have been added to the Collection! Return to Top
Storm League
When queued as a party, Storm League now looks for matches based solely on the highest player's MMR. Storm League Reward Mounts The final reward of the 2020 Season 5 Questline will be the Quillbear Mount, which will be awarded after winning 35 games in Ranked Play. Return to Top
Heroes
Brightwing
Talents
Level 1 Hyper Shift [Z] Bonus healing reduced from 10% to 8% maximum Health. Imperius
Base
Health reduced from 2450 to 2375. Health Regeneration reduced from 5.11 to 4.95. Talents
Level 7 Blaze of Glory [W] Damage increased from 135 to 150. Jaina
Talents
Level 7 Icefury Wand [Passive] Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against Chilled targets deal 50% bonus damage and reduce the cooldown of Blizzard by 1.25 seconds, doubled against enemy Heroes. Sonya
Talents
Level 4 Shattered Ground [W] Damage increased from 100% to 125% of Seismic Slam’s base damage. Level 13 Ruthless [E] Now shows Crit kickers when bonus damage is dealt. Health threshold for bonus damage increased from 33% to 50%. Level 16 Giant Slammer [W] Damage increased from 1.25% to 1.5% maximum Health. Thrall
Talents
Level 4 Feral Resilience [W] Physical Armor increased from 50 to 75. Level 13 Spirit Shield [Active] Spell Armor duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds. Level 20 Worldbreaker [R1] Cooldown reduction increased from 20 to 40 seconds. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Alarak could become Protected and move without proccing Counter-Strike’s cooldown. Return to Top
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