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Heroes of the Storm Balance Update Patch Notes: May 21st

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A big balance update has just hit live servers.

While the cadence of balance patches changed recently, they sure bring much more Hero chances to freshen up the meta! Below are the official patch notes.

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General

  • New Bundles
    • The following new bundles are only available for a limited time!
      • Glory to the Firstborn Bundle
      • Reaver Bundle
  • New Mount  
    • Reaver
    • Solarite Reaver
    • Tal’darim Reaver
  • New Skins
    • Fenix
    • Crystalline Ruinwalker Fenix
    • Arcane Ruinwalker Fenix
    • Falstad
    • Spectral Buccaneer Falstad
    • Zagara
    • Smoldering Desert Queen Zagara

Heroes

Tank

Anub'arak

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Legion of BeetlesLegion of Beetles [Trait]
      • Cooldown to spawn a Beetle increased from 8 seconds to 12 seconds
  • Level 10
    • CocoonCocoon [R2]
      • Health reduced from 32 to 28
      • This reduces the time that the Cocoon naturally decays from 8 to 7 seconds

Developer Comment: Anub’arak is still overperforming compared to other Warriors, so this time we are reducing the power of Legion of Beetles and Cocoon, which are still stand out talents for him.  We are hesitant to over-nerf him, so our strategy going forward is to combine these smaller nerfs with buffs to other Warriors to create a healthier meta for the role.

Blaze

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Base

  • Jet PropulsionJet Propulsion [E]
    • Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds
    • Mana cost reduced from 45 to 40
  • PyromaniaPyromania [Trait]
    • Armor bonus increased from 35 to 40

Abilities

  • Level 4
    • Oil DispersalOil Dispersal [W]
      • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit with Flame Stream reduces the cooldown of Oil Spill by 1 second and refunds 5 Mana
  • Feeding the FlameFeeding the Flame [Q]
    •  Removed
  • Level 10
    • Bunker DropBunker Drop [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 70 seconds
      • Mana cost reduced from 80 to 70
  • Level 13
    • Suppressive FireSuppressive Fire [Q]
      • Spell Power reduction increased from 20% to 25% per stack
  • Level 16
    • Thermal ProtectionThermal Protection [E]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds

Developer Comment: Blaze has been outperformed by other heroes in the last few months, and these changes are intended to bring him a bit more back into the meta.  Most of these buffs are intended to help his tanking capabilities, particularly when it comes to his initiation and survivability.

ETC

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Guitar HeroGuitar Hero [E]
      • Additional functionality: Basic Attacks now increase the duration of Guitar Solo by .25 seconds
      • Healing reduced from 50% to 40%
    • Block PartyBlock Party [Trait]
      • Physical Armor amount increased from 50 to 75
  • Level 4
    • Speed MetalSpeed Metal [Trait]
      • Bonus Movement Speed increased from 15% to 20%
  • Level 7
    • Hammer-onHammer-on [Passive]
      • Bonus damage increased from 35% to 40%

Developer Comment: Some of ETC’s talents could use some beefing up, so we’re milking this opportunity to bring ETC more into the meta so he can better compete with the likes of Anub’arak, Diablo, and Garrosh.  Don’t worry, if these changes butcher his balance we’ll take stock of the situation and nerf him appropriately.

Garrosh

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Base

  • Wrecking BallWrecking Ball [E]
    • Cooldown increased from 14 to 16 seconds

Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Unrivaled StrengthUnrivaled Strength [E]
      • Damage bonus increased from 75% to 125%
    • Body CheckBody Check [Active]
      • Slow amount reduced from 30% to 35%
      • No longer deals bonus damage or Slow amount based on Armor Up’s bonus
      • Additional functionality: Now causes enemies to receive 40% reduced Healing for the next 3 seconds
  • Level 7
    • Brute ForceBrute Force [Active]
      • Removed
  • Level 10
    • DecimateDecimate [R1]
      • Slow amount increased from 30% to 40%
  • Level 16
    • Mortal ComboMortal Combo [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 9 to 10 seconds
      • Additional Functionality: Now also gives Garrosh cooldown reduction if an enemy Hero is hit by Groundbreaker within 3 seconds of being hit by Wrecking Ball.
  • Level 20
    • Deadly CalmDeadly Calm [R2]
      • Damage reduction increased from 20% to 25%

Developer Comment: While Garrosh is incredibly popular due to his ability to heavily displace enemy Heroes, he is not outperforming other Heroes in the game, sitting at a 48% win rate at higher levels of play in the hands of people who are skilled with him specifically. At lower levels of play his win rate drops to 47.2%, where he wins the award for being the second lowest win-rate Warrior in the game.  We’re slightly nerfing Wrecking Ball’s cooldown to help address his high popularity and frustrations playing against him, and buffing some of his under-picked talents to better compete with their peers to help stabilize his talent tree.

Johanna

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Base

  • CondemnCondemn [W]
    • Damage increased from 55 to 58

Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Hold Your GroundHold Your Ground [Trait]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 5 seconds
      • Shield bonus increased from 50% to 60
  • Level 4
    • Eternal RetaliationEternal Retaliation [W]
      • Cooldown reduction per enemy hit increased from .5 to .75 seconds
      • Maximum targets reduced from 10 to 8
    • Zealous GlareZealous Glare [E]
      • Shield Glare duration increased from .75 seconds to 1 second
  • Level 20
    • Radiating FaithRadiating Faith [R2]
      • Additional functionality: Additional enemies hit by Blessed Shield are now Stunned for its full duration

Developer Comment: Johanna is a solid, versatile Warrior that brings a strong frontline presence to her team.  In addition to giving her some talent buffs, we’re increasing the damage of Condemn to further push her unique role as a Warrior who brings a considerable amount of waveclear.

Mal'Ganis

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Winged GuardWinged Guard [W]
      • Physical Armor bonus increased from 50 to 75
    • Vampiric AuraVampiric Aura [Trait]
      • Healing increased from 10% to 15% of Physical damage dealt
    • Time to FeedTime to Feed [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 48 to 52
  • Level 4
    • Might of SargerasMight of Sargeras [W]
      • Armor bonus duration increased from 2 seconds to 2.5 seconds
  • Level 7
    • Black ClawsBlack Claws [Q]
      • Damage bonus increased from 45% to 60%
    • Spreading PlagueSpreading Plague [E]
      • Duration increased from 4 to 5 seconds
    • Nightmare FuelNightmare Fuel [Passive]
      • No longer grants Mal’ganis 30% bonus damage while in a bush or after leaving a bush
      • Additional Functionality: Increase the duration of Night Rush by .75 seconds when it is cast from a bush
      • Bonus damage when waking Sleeping targets increased from 150% to 200%
  • Level 16
    • Frenzied AssaultFrenzied Assault [Passive]
      • Bonus Attack Speed increased from 40% to 50%
      • Bonus Physical damage increased from 15% to 20%

Developer Comment: We’ve nerfed Mal’ganis multiple times since his release, and he has fallen off a bit too much since our last round.  These buffs to various talents are meant to increase his overall effectiveness while also rounding out his talent tiers to be more competitive.

Muradin

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Changed the order of Muradin’s Level 1 talents to be the same as other Heroes (Q, W, E, etc.)
    • Third WindThird Wind [Trait]
      • Health Restoration rate increased from 83 to 90, and the improved rate from 166 to 180
  • Level 4
    • SymbioteSymbiote
      • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes hit grant an additional stack of his baseline quest
    • SymbioteSymbiote [W]
      • Additional functionality: Every enemy Hero hit reduces Muradin’s Heroic Ability cooldown by 5%Enemy
  • Level 7
    • Heavy ImpactHeavy Impact [E]
      • Slow duration increased from .75 to 1.25 seconds
    • SkullcrackerSkullcracker [Passvie]
      • Bonus damage increased from 70% to 90%
  • Level 13
    • Thunder StrikeThunder Strike [W]
      • Additional functionality: Now also increases Muradin's Dwarf Toss Armor duration from 2 to 4 seconds
    • Bronzebeard RageBronzebeard Rage [Passive]
      • Damage increased from 19 to 20
      • Additional functionality: Now also heals Muradin for 75% of the damage dealt

Developer Comment: We’re buffing some of Muradin’s underutilized talents, and giving all of his Level 13 options some kind of survivability so that they better compete with Healing Static.

Stitches

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Abilities

  • Level 4
    • Chop ChopChop Chop [W]
      • Duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Digestive JuicesDigestive Juices [E]
      • No longer increases the damage of Devour to enemy Heroes
      • Additional functionality: Hitting enemy Heroes with Devour reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds
    • Gas FlareGas Flare [Passive]
      • Bonus damage duration after hitting enemy Heroes with Hook increased from 4 to 8 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Meat HookMeat Hook [Q]
      • Bonus Healing increased from 16% to 20%

Developer Comment: Stitches like buffs.  We like Stitches.  We give Stitches buffs.  When Stitches happy, you happy too!

Bruiser

Imperius

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Consuming FlameConsuming Flame [W]
      • Damage bonus changed from 125% to 100%
      • This slightly reduces the bonus damage at Level 1 from 281 to 260, but at Level 20 will change from 454 to 54
  • Level 7
    • Flash of AngerFlash of Anger [Q]
      • Adjusted functionality: Consuming a mark from Celestial Charge deals damage around the target and gives Imperius a Shield for 300 over 4 seconds
      • Damage reduced from 198 to 180

Developer Comment: To make it more consistent with other damage modifiers, we are changing Consuming Flame’s bonus from a flat amount to a percent bonus, which will make it scale with Imperius’s level.  This is a slight nerf to his Level 1 damage, but overall a fairly significant buff to the talent during the middle and later portions of the game.  To make Flash of Anger more reliable, we are changing its functionality to be about consuming marks of Celestial Charge instead of trying to hit enemy Heroes first with Solarion’s Fire.  To compensate for the power and reliability bonuses we’re giving, we are reverting the damage bonus that we gave to the talent last patch.  This functionality change should make the use case for the talent much more clear: Impale enemies, gain benefits.

Malthael

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Abilities

  • Level 4
    • Throwing Shade [E]
      • Quest requirement reduced from 15 to 12
  • Level 10
    • Tormented Souls [R1]
      • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 20
  • Level 16
    • Mortality [W]
      • Damage increased from 6% to 8% maximum Health

Developer Comment: We read the feedback that it is difficult to capitalize on the cooldown resets on Wraith Strike due to the high Mana cost of casting the ability multiple times.  To compensate for this, we are drastically reducing the Mana cost of Tormented Souls, which should make it much easier to get value. 

Ragnaros

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Base

  • Health increased from 2000 to 2075
  • Health Regeneration increased from 4.168 to 4.323
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 171 to 180

Abilities

  • Level 20
    • Flames of SulfuronFlames of Sulfuron [R1]
      • Bonus Stun duration increased from .5 seconds to 1 second
      • Slow duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds
    • SubmergeSubmerge [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 60 seconds

Developer Comment: It’s been awhile since we’ve reevaluated the Firelord’s place in the Nexus.  Overall he’s doing fairly well, but we felt he could use a small buff to compete with the current meta heroes in the game.  We also saw this as an opportunity to help his Level 20 pick rates out, so we’re buffing Flames of Sulfuron to be a fairly meaningful Stun increase and increasing the uptime of Submerge.

Rexxar

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Base

  • Misha’s Health reduced from 1762 to 1620
  • Misha’s Health Regeneration reduced from 3.671 to 3.375
  • Misha’s Health scaling increased from 4% to 4.75%
  • Misha’s Health Regeneration scaling increased from 4% to 4.75%

Developer Comment: These changes are to make Rexxar’s laning phase a little less overwhelming for the majority of opponents, particularly on maps with control points.  We're slightly lowering Misha's power in the early game, but increasing her scaling so that she is less powerful in early-game trades, but is still a threat in the mid to late portions of the game.

Healer

Ana

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Base

  • Biotic GrenadeBiotic Grenade [W]
    • Allied Healing amount reduced from 166 to 152

Developer Comment: While Ana is currently not greatly outperforming other Healers, even at the highest level of play, she is being seen much more often compared to her peers.  We’re reducing the healing power of Biotic Grenade, which should bring her down a notch as well as reduce the power of its associated talents.

Anduin

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Base

  • Flash HealFlash Heal [Q]
    • Mana cost reduced from 30 to 25
  • Divine StarDivine Star [Q] 
    • Mana cost increased from 45 to 50

Abilities

  • Level 1
    • RenewRenew [Q]
      • Healing increased from 23 to 26 per second
    • Pursued by GracePursued by Grace [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 28 to 33
    • Bold StrategyBold Strategy [Passive]
      • Cooldown increase increased from 1 to 2 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Holy ReachHoly Reach [E]
      • Bonus Basic Attack damage increased from 50% to 75%
      • Healing increased from 90 to 100
  • Level 7
    • Binding HealBinding Heal [Q]
      • Healing increased from 80 to 95
    • Power Word: ShieldPower Word: Shield [W]
      • Shielding increased from 165 to 172
  • Level 10
    • LightbombLightbomb [R2]
      • Shielding increased from 140 to 165
  • Level 13
    • Enchant Boots - Lion's SpeedEnchant Boots - Lion's Speed [Trait]
      • Movement Speed increased from triple to quadruple while Leap of Faith’s cooldown is available
    • Push Forward!Push Forward! [Passive]
      • Maximum Movement Speed increased from 15% to 20%
      • Movement Speed per enemy hit increased from 2% to 2.5%
  • Level 16
    • Evenhanded BlessingsEvenhanded Blessings [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 40% to 50%
    • Holy NovaHoly Nova [W]
      • Damage increased from 100 to 105
      • Healing increased from 100 to 105
    • Inner FocusInner Focus [Active]
      • Cooldown reduction per Hero hit with Divine Star reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
    • LightwellLightwell [Active]
      • Cooldown increased from 70 to 80 seconds

Developer Comment: Anduin’s Light is bringing victory! Just about 48% of the time, which is great for a new Hero release. What we’re aiming to do though is buff up a lot of the lesser chosen Talents on him so that he feels like he has a greater variety of options. We’re also looking to make Bold Strategy a little more bold, and a little less automatic. We’re aiming to do this by reducing his higher than typical Mana tension baseline (which Bold Strategy helped alleviated by increasing Flash Heal’s cooldown and making his healing more efficient), while also increasing the cooldown penalty for Bold Strategy. This is in addition to buffing up the other two Talents on the tier, which also buffs Bold Strategy. Net result is that Pursued by Grace and Renew will give Anduin a little more consistent healing, and potentially open up synergy with the significantly buffed Binding Heal at level 7.

Deckard Cain

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Abilities

  • Level 20
    • Perfect GemsPerfect Gems [W]
      • Horadric Cube cooldown reduction increased from 5 to 6 seconds
    • Respect the ElderlyRespect the Elderly [R1]
      • Silence and Blind duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds
    • Morenados!Morenados! [R2]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 6 to 10 seconds

Developer Comment: Deckard has been performing well since his last round of buffs.  These changes are to increase the competitiveness of his Level 20 talents, which are all currently being outshone by Bottomless Flask.

Kharazim

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Base

  • Radiant DashRadiant Dash [Q]
    • Mana cost reduced from 30 to 25
  • Deadly ReachDeadly Reach [E]
    • Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45

Abilities

  • Level 7
    • Heavenly ZealHeavenly Zeal [W]
      • Additional functionality: Radiant Dashing to an ally increases the healing they receive from Breath of Heaven by 50% for 3 seconds
      • Now shows Crit kickers for when allies gain increased healing
    • Blazing FistsBlazing Fists [E]
      • Additional functionality: Now also increases the duration of Deadly Reach by 100%
  • Level 10
    • Divine PalmDivine Palm [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 50 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Fists of FuryFists of Fury [E]
      • Removed
  • Level 16
    • Dash of LightDash of Light [W]
      • Removed

Developer Comment: To better round out Kharazim’s Level 7 talents, we are baking in some of the functionality of talents that normally come online for him later on.  This should make this tier more competitive while also opening up other options for players to take as a replacement for the talents that have been removed.  For example, players who want to get in and punch a lot with Blazing Fists will now have a defensive option to take at Level 13 since they no longer have to take Fists of Fury to complete the build.

Stukov

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Fetid TouchFetid Touch [W]
      • Additional functionality: After hitting 15 enemy Heroes with Weghted Pustule, remove half of its Mana cost
  • Level 7
    • Targeted ExcisionTargeted Excision [Trait]
      • Additional functionality: Also reduces the cooldowns of Stukov’s Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds
  • Level 13
    • It HungersIt Hungers [E]
      • Enemy Heroes hit required reduced from 12 to 10
    • Poppin' PustulesPoppin' Pustules [Trait]
      • Additional functionality: Enemies hit by the explosion also have a Weighted Pustule applied to them
  • Level 16
    • Universal CarrierUniversal Carrier [Q]
      • Healing reduction on Healing Pathogen reduced from 50% to 40%

Developer Comment: We’re making some quality of life changes to some of Stukov’s talents to make them better.  Targeted Excision in particular suffered from some awkwardness where when used properly, the cooldown of Bio-Kill Switch would often be lower than the cooldowns of his Healing Pathogen and Weighted Pustule, which made part of its benefit meaningless.  This change should make its 5-second cooldown more important, as he can use his other abilities sooner after his initial cast of Bio-Kill Switch.

Support

Zarya

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Together We Are StrongTogether We Are Strong [E]
      • Damage done by allies per energy gained reduced from 6 to 5
      • Maximum energy gain per Shield increased from 30 to 40
  • Level 20
    • Gravity KillsGravity Kills [R1]
      • No longer deals damage to enemy Heroes
      • Additional functionality: Now Silences enemy Heroes for its duration
    • Clear OutClear Out [R2]
      • No longer increases Zarya’s maximum Energy
      • Additional functionality: Now increases the duration of Expulsion Zone by 1.5 seconds

Developer Comment: We saw an opportunity to improve Zarya’s Heroic options, and while taking a look at her saw that Together We Are Strong was also underperforming compared to its peers, so we’re giving all of these talents a bit more punch.

Melee Assassin

Alarak

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Abilities

  • Level 4
    • Chaos ReignsChaos Reigns [Q]
      • Damage bonus after hitting 15 Heroes increased from 50 to 60
      • Damage bonus after hitting 2 Heroes with a single Discord Strike increased from 50 to 60
      • Damage bonus for hitting 3 enemy Heroes in a single Discord Strike increased from 80 to 100
    • Negatively ChargedNegatively Charged [E]
      • Damage bonus per stack reduced from 5% to 4%
    • Show of ForceShow of Force [Trait]
      • Damage reduced from 80 to 68
    • Additional Functionality: Hitting an enemy Hero with 3 of Alarak’s abilities within 2 seconds also grants Alarak 2% Sadism, up to 20% maximum.  This bonus Sadism is lost on death

Developer Comment: These changes are meant to create better competition between Alarak’s Level 4 talents.  We are buffing Chaos Reigns and giving Show of Force an exciting new scaling bonus, while also reducing the power of Negatively Charged.  While we realize that Negatively Charged is an extremely attractive talent that can sometimes get out of control when Alarak gets a lot of stacks, and an obvious way to nerf it would be to cap its stacks, a large part of the enjoyment of playing Alarak and of taking talents like Negatively Charged is about living the dream when playing well.  We are instead going to try simply reducing the bonus and making the other talents on the tier more attractive, which should hopefully help talent picks on other tiers as well.

Maiev

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Base

  • Spirit of VengeanceSpirit of Vengeance [E]
    • Damage reduced from 180 to 150

Abilities

  • Level 4
    • Sudden VengeanceSudden Vengeance [E]
      • No longer requires Maiev to Blink within .35 seconds of the Spirit of Vengeance hitting an enemy Hero for its effect to proc
  • Level 7
    • Ruthless SpiritRuthless Spirit [E]
      • New functionality: Hitting an enemy Hero with Spirit of Vengeance causes Maiev to deal 15% increased damage for 4 seconds.  This can stack up to 2 times.

Developer Comment: To help curb Maiev’s performance at the highest levels of play, we are reducing her wave clear damage with Spirit of Vengeance, which should mitigate her ability to easily rotate between lanes for ganks.  Due to the fairly low pick rates of talents related to the ability, we also saw an opportunity to beef them up and make them more meaningful options compared to others on their tiers.

Zeratul

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Abilities

  • CleaveCleave [Q]
    • Damage reduced from 212 to 200

Developer Comment: Zeratul has been a considerable threat, particularly at the higher levels of play.  This change is meant to simply reduce his power.  We chose to nerf Cleave because it is his least interactive way of dealing damage, particularly when combined with Wormhole. 

Ranged Assassin

Gul'dan

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Pursuit of FlamePursuit of Flame [Q]
      • Quest requirement reduced from 40 to 30
    • Chaotic EnergyChaotic Energy [W]
      • Regen Globes required for quest reduced from 20 to 15
  • Level 7
    • Bound by ShadowBound by Shadow [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
    • Curse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion [W]
      • Slow amount increased from 35% to 50%
  • Level 10
    • Rain of DestructionRain of Destruction [R2]
      • Adjusted functionality: Now has a 1.5 second cast time.  No longer requires Gul’dan to channel for its duration
      • Cast range reduced from 15 to 10
  • Level 16
    • Darkness WithinDarkness Within [Trait]
      • Bonus damage increased from 25% to 30%

Developer Comment: Rain of Destruction has not been the predominant Heroic since Gul’dan’s release.  We believe there are two reasons for this: the first being that it has some randomness to its output in regards to where the meteors land, and the second being that it requires Gul’dan to channel for 7 seconds, which gives his opponents an incredibly long time to interrupt him while also not allowing him to use his other abilities or provide any other output during that time.  We’re targeting the second issue with this change, which will allow Gul’dan to gain the ability to move and use his abilities while the Rain of Destruction is happening.  We may in the future look at the randomness of the Heoric’s meteors, but at this time we want to try this change as it retains most of the original fantasy of Gul’dan raining Hellfire upon his enemies.  We’re also improving some of Gul’dan’s lesser picked talents.  We realize that he has some fundamental issues with Corruption focused talents dominating his talent tree, and are looking at exploring ways in the future to make alternative ways to play more meaningfully competitive.

Jaina

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Abilities

  • Level 7
    • Ice LanceIce Lance [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds
    • Icefury WandIcefury Wand [Passive]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Storm FrontStorm Front [W]
      • Cast range increase reduced from 100% to 75%
      • Additional functionality: Now also increases the radius of Blizzard by 30%
  • Level 16
  • SnowstormSnowstorm [W]
    • New functionality: The second wave of Blizzard deals 20% bonus damage.  The third wave of Blizzard deals 60% bonus damage.

Developer Comment: Ice Lance has been outperforming the other talents on its tier for a long time.  While we enjoy the playstyle that it enables, it is slightly too powerful compared to the other options.  We are reducing its cooldown reduction while also giving Jaina other build paths to consider.

Lunara

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Abilities

  • Level 1
    • Hippity HopHippity Hop [Z]
      • Out of combat requirement for the Movement Speed bonus reduced from 5 to 4 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Blossom SwellBlossom Swell [Q]
      • Movement Speed bonus increased from 12% to 15%
  • Level 7
    • Choking PollenChoking Pollen [Q]
      • Damage bonus to targets with Nature’s Toxin increased from 85% to 100%
      • Damage bonus to targets with 3 stacks of Nature’s Toxin increased from 135% to 150%
  • Level 10
    • Thornwood VineThornwood Vine [R1]
      • Damage increased from 164 to 176
  • Level 13
    • Abolish MagicAbolish Magic [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 35 to 30 seconds
    • Endless SporesEndless Spores [W]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 4 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Accelerated ContaminationAccelerated Contamination [Q]
      • Additional functionality: Now also reduces the Mana cost of Noxious Blossom from 60 to 40

Developer Comment: Lunara is in the middle of the pack in regards to her performance against other ranged assassins.  We’re buffing a slew of her talents to make her stand out more, and to make playstyles more attractive that currently aren’t as popular on her.

Raynor

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Abilities

  • Level 7
    • Fuel The RushFuel The Rush [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Adrenaline Rush from 75 to 50
  • Level 13
    • Debilitating RoundsDebilitating Rounds [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: Also reduces the Mana cost of Pentetrating Round from 65 to 45

Developer Comment: Now that Raynor has fairly meaningful Mana costs on his abilities, we are adding some reductions in his talents so that he isn’t punished in regards to his Mana consumption when taking them.

Sylvanas

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Abilities

  • Shadow DaggerShadow Dagger [W]
    • Damage reduced from 32 > 30

Developer Comment: Sylvanas is a little bit too powerful, so we’re slightly lowering her damage to bring her more in line with other ranged assassins.

Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed some display issues with Season Time Remaining
  • Garden Terror Spawning Vines will no longer get stuck at Gates while trying to path through them

The latest balance patch is now live and here are the official patch notes.

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Boy, talk about changes. The default build of almost all of those heroes will need a revision, at least for me.

Also, Rain of Destruction is back baby (yes, Horrify is still better at coordinated play, but RoD is at least usable now).

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ShadowerDerek    69

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6 hours ago, Stan said:

Legion of BeetlesLegion of Beetles [Trait]

  • Cooldown to spawn a Beetle increased from 8 seconds to 12 seconds

Is Legion of Beetles really overperforming that much?

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Oil DispersalOil Dispersal [W]

  • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit with Flame Stream reduces the cooldown of Oil Spill by 1 second and refunds 5 Mana

That's huge. Oil Dispersal is already the strongest talent at Lv 4 (at least for main tank Blaze). 

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Developer Comment: Some of ETC’s talents could use some beefing up, so we’re milking this opportunity to bring ETC more into the meta so he can better compete with the likes of Anub’arak, Diablo, and Garrosh.  Don’t worry, if these changes butcher his balance we’ll take stock of the situation and nerf him appropriately.

I see what you did there Blizzard. 

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Body CheckBody Check [Active]

  • Slow amount reduced from 30% to 35%
  • No longer deals bonus damage or Slow amount based on Armor Up’s bonus
  • Additional functionality: Now causes enemies to receive 40% reduced Healing for the next 3 seconds

Body Check might actually be pickable now. 

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Mortal ComboMortal Combo [Q]

  • Cooldown reduction increased from 9 to 10 seconds
  • Additional Functionality: Now also gives Garrosh cooldown reduction if an enemy Hero is hit by Groundbreaker within 3 seconds of being hit by Wrecking Ball.

This can definitely compete with the E stun now, especially with his E's cooldown nerf.

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Level 4

  • SymbioteSymbiote
    •  Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes hit grant an additional stack of his baseline quest
  • SymbioteSymbiote [W]
    • Additional functionality: Every enemy Hero hit reduces Muradin’s Heroic Ability cooldown by 5%Enemy

 

Symbiote implanted. You, augmented.

6 hours ago, Stan said:
  • Level 4
    • Chop ChopChop Chop [W]
      •  Duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds
  • Level 13
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      • No longer increases the damage of Devour to enemy Heroes
      • Additional functionality: Hitting enemy Heroes with Devour reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds
    • Gas FlareGas Flare [Passive]
      • Bonus damage duration after hitting enemy Heroes with Hook increased from 4 to 8 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Meat HookMeat Hook [Q]
      • Bonus Healing increased from 16% to 20%

Developer Comment: Stitches like buffs.  We like Stitches.  We give Stitches buffs.  When Stitches happy, you happy too!

Stitches like brawling. Stitches don't like hooking from 10000m away. 

6 hours ago, Stan said:
  • Flash of AngerFlash of Anger [Q]
    • Adjusted functionality: Consuming a mark from Celestial Charge deals damage around the target and gives Imperius a Shield for 300 over 4 seconds
    • Damage reduced from 198 to 180

Q build should be the main tank build now. 

6 hours ago, Stan said:

Ana is currently not greatly outperforming other Healers

Is this an out of season, April Fool's joke?

6 hours ago, Stan said:
  • Level 1
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      • Healing increased from 23 to 26 per second
    • Pursued by GracePursued by Grace [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 28 to 33
    • Bold StrategyBold Strategy [Passive]
      • Cooldown increase increased from 1 to 2 seconds

Much needed.

6 hours ago, Stan said:
  • Gravity KillsGravity Kills [R1]
    • No longer deals damage to enemy Heroes
    • Additional functionality: Now Silences enemy Heroes for its duration

That's a Buried Alive. 

6 hours ago, Stan said:

CleaveCleave [Q]

  • Damage reduced from 212 to 200

Final-fxxking-ly. 

 

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SleepySheepy    41

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I just hate beating around the bush they are doing with Garrosh and Diablo (patch before). Hopefully they are making second rework for Garrosh, because his throw is just taking away to much. BIgger CD only means obnoxious part will happen slightly less often (you don't use it off CD always), but it will still happen. As it stands now, only counter we have to Garrosh E +Q + R is Anduin, and that is questionable consider range someone gets thrown and range of Leap of FaithLeap of Faith.

Similar problem with Garrosh, bigger CD means it will only happen less often, it doesn't take away from his huge tankiness/burst/CC chain

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Nerdkartoffl    0

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Still no Diablo nerf =D
I think he is the most banned hero across all leagues. A tank with so much health, which can kill you in 3 second and you cant do anything about it, because you are stuck on a "cc"-loop is kinda boring. On the other side, its fun to play him. Only thing you need to do is wait till someone is standing near a wall and then its rape-o'clock.

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Valhalen    1,484

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19 hours ago, Stan said:

Muradin

(...)

Level 4

  • SymbioteSymbiote
    • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes hit grant an additional stack of his baseline quest
  • SymbioteSymbiote [W]
    • Additional functionality: Every enemy Hero hit reduces Muradin’s Heroic Ability cooldown by 5%Enemy

Gotta fix that, Mr. @Stan Da Man. The talents are SledgehammerSledgehammer and ReverberationReverberation. There is also a minor typo in Stukov's Fetid TouchFetid Touch ("Weghted").

Regardless, these are huge changes. Either SledgehammerSledgehammer or ReverberationReverberation will make the "Manradin" build way more effective. I'd never pick Reverberation outside of fighting Basic Attackers, and never ever picked Sledgehammer.

19 hours ago, Stan said:

Imperius

(...)

Level 7

  • Flash of AngerFlash of Anger [Q]
    • Adjusted functionality: Consuming a mark from Celestial Charge deals damage around the target and gives Imperius a Shield for 300 over 4 seconds
    • Damage reduced from 198 to 180

I'm surprised they buffed Imperius. He was already at a relatively good spot. This change will definitely make him absurdly more resilient.

19 hours ago, Stan said:

Malthael

(...)

Level 10

  • Tormented SoulsTormented Souls [R1]
    • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 20

(...)

Developer Comment: We read the feedback that it is difficult to capitalize on the cooldown resets on Wraith Strike due to the high Mana cost of casting the ability multiple times.  To compensate for this, we are drastically reducing the Mana cost of Tormented Souls, which should make it much easier to get value. 

Honestly I don't think that is enough to pick this Heroic. Ever since his soft-rework that makes his basic attacks cleave, there is really no reason to pick Tormented SoulsTormented Souls over Last RitesLast Rites. They should have added a bonus passive effect to Reaper's MarkReaper's Mark (like increasing its effect by 0.25%) to make this Heroic more attractive.

19 hours ago, Stan said:

Anduin

(...)

Level 1

  • RenewRenew [Q]
    • Healing increased from 23 to 26 per second
  • Pursued by GracePursued by Grace [Passive]
    • Healing increased from 28 to 33
  • Bold StrategyBold Strategy [Passive]
    • Cooldown increase increased from 1 to 2 seconds

 

I'm very disappointed on some of the Anduin buffs. Given he sits at the lowest winrate in the game for both Healers AND Supports, I was expecting something more substantial. Adding another 1 second of CD penalty on Bold StrategyBold Strategy while giving feeble buffs to RenewRenew and Pursued by GracePursued by Grace is pretty underwhelming; they could have at least added a functionality that makes Pursued by Grace proc from damaging anything (instead of just Heroes) and/or increase its radius of effect in order to make the penalty of Bold Strategy more justifiable.

19 hours ago, Stan said:

Zarya

(...)

Level 20

  • Gravity KillsGravity Kills [R1]
    • No longer deals damage to enemy Heroes
    • Additional functionality: Now Silences enemy Heroes for its duration

This is actually pretty *filtered* huge. Zarya was in dire need for a powerspike like this one. I can see Zarya being picked way more often as a offtank for this reason alone.

19 hours ago, Stan said:

Jaina

(...)

Level 16

  • SnowstormSnowstorm [W]
    • New functionality: The second wave of Blizzard deals 20% bonus damage.  The third wave of Blizzard deals 60% bonus damage.

Now this is a very significant talent. A bit overkill since Jaina can already melt squishies with her full combo, but in the right circumstances, with this talent, she can probably do the same to high healthpool tanks.

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Expected something more done to Anduin. At least that cd increase on bold strategy and buffs to other talents are justifiable, as it generally has been a default pick.

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ShadowerDerek    69

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Muradin's new Sledgehammer is currently bugged. You gain 1 baseline quest stack for hitting ANYTHING, which kinda makes it broken because you can easily finish your baseline quest while having very efficient camp clear.

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SidonisAntares    290

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On 5/23/2019 at 12:15 AM, ShadowerDerek said:

Is Legion of Beetles really overperforming that much?

Is this an out of season, April Fool's joke?

Usual reminder that they have hard data to look at from live, internal, and tournament servers, everyone else has anecdotal evidence which is then additionally shaded by their own bias.

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ArtVandelay    24

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Why can't blizzard put in a level min on heroes.  WTF?  I just had to sit through a level 1 Varian that fed all game.  Why do they think it is a good idea to have people in ranked playing heroes with ZERO games on them?

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      Level 1 Impaling Light REWORK: Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. REWORK: Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit. REWORK: Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30. REWORK: When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target. Level 7 Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. Holy Fervor Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor. Level 20 Heavenly Host ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized. Molten Wrath NEW TALENT: Molten Armor will now hit an extra target even if enemy Heroes are in range. Lunara
      Talents
      Level 7 Splintered Spear ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack. Level 13 Endless Spores Now also refunds 50 Mana. Level 20 For The Wildlands! NEW TALENT: Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc. Forest's Wrath Can now be selected with either Heroic. Malthael
      Base
      Wraith Strike [W] Range is increased from 6 to 7. Talents
      Level 4 Black Harvest Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds. Level 10 Tormented Souls No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends. Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active. Level 20 Reaper of Souls While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Corrosive Saliva Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects. Map
      Battlefield of Eternity Fixed an issue where areas of the map were not covered under Fog of War. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains. Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the map. Warhead Junction Fixed an issue where healing fountains were not symmetrical on the map. Heroes
      Artanis Base Shield Overload [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge. Brightwing Level 10 Blink Heal Fixed an issue that caused Blink Heal's trailing images to be visible while Brightwing has no remaining Blink Heal charges. Chen Base Fortifying Brew [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Fortifying Brew being instantly destroyed not granting Attack Speed. Fortifying Brew has been added to the Buff Bar. Dehaka Base Burrow [E] Fixed an issue that caused Burrow's visuals to be displaced if Dehaka is launched shortly after Burrow ends. Jaina Base Frostbite [Trait] Ice Block's before first use attention indicator is now also removed when Jaina is killed. Johanna Level 4 Eternal Retaliation Updated Eternal Retaliation's visual effect to only be visible to Johanna. Level 10 Blessed Shield Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Blessed Shield. Lt. Morales Level 10 Medivac Dropships Fixed an issue that caused Medivac Reinforcement's indicator beam to point to Lt. Morales' active position instead of where Reinforcements was cast. Mephisto Base Shade of Mephisto [E] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto. Ragnaros Level 13 Cauterize Wounds Cauterize Wounds healing is now a singular combined effect each time it heals, instead of a heal effect for each Hero hit. Fixed an issue that caused Cauterize Wounds healing amount to be determined by the damage dealt to the target furthest from the primary Empower Sulfuras target. If Cauterize Wounds is reapplied while already active, any remaining healing will apply over the refreshed duration. Samuro Base Critical Strike [W] Fixed an issue that caused Samuro's Critical Strike stacks to be visible to an enemy Samuro. Sonya Level 10 Wrath of the Berserker Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Wrath of the Berserker. Stukov Base Healing Pathogen [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Healing Pathogen to persist for a brief period after activating Bio-Kill Switch. Sylvanas Base Black Arrows [Trait D] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Black Arrows. Level 10 Mind Control Fixed an issue with the display duration for the duration bar of Mind Control. Level 20 Deafening Blast Fixed an issue that caused Deafening Blast to activate off of the center of units instead of their edge. The Lost Vikings Fixed an issue that prevented Olaf from charging while Silenced. Valeera Level 16 Assassinate Damage bonus is now additive. Fixed an issue with duration extension. Return to Top
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      Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes: May 15
      By Staff
      After extensive PTR testing, the latest Heroes of the Storm patch is now live and here are the official patch notes!
      (Source)
      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 Storm League Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Anduin has replaced Malfurion as the Ally hero in Try Me Mode. Numerous game strings have been updated to reflect current gameplay. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Storm League
      Rank Decay will now only apply to players in Master and Grand Master Leagues. Reduced maximum party size for Master and Grand Master players to 2. Master and Grand Masters can only party with players 5,000 Rank Points away from them. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Ana
      Base
      Biotic Grenade [W] ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade does not hit any enemies, its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade only hits Ana, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Vampiric Rounds Shrike now gives a 15% passive healing bonus. Level 20 Deadeye ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus can now be toggled On and Off. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus rounds are regained once every 10 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus cooldown is now 6 seconds. Bonuses acquired from Deadeye now lasts 4 seconds. Auriel
      Base
      Bestow Hope [Trait D] Reduced amount of energy stored from 40% to 35% of damage to non-Heroes. Reduced amount of energy stored from 80% to 70% of damage to Heroes. Azmodan
      Talents
      Level 16 Trample ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero. E.T.C.
      Base
      Face Melt [W] Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds. Rockstar [Trait D] Armor from Basic Abilities increased from 20 to 25. Armor from Heroic Abilities reduced from 60 to 50. Talents
      Level 4 Crowd Surfer Cooldown reduction reduced from 7 to 6 seconds. Level 7 Hammer-on ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Basic Attacks deal 12% more damage, increased to 36% while Guitar Solo is active. Level 13 Encore Cooldown reduction reduced from 5% to 4%. Level 20 Power of the Horde NEW TALENT: Activate to grant nearby allied Heroes a Shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of their maximum Health for 5 seconds, increased by 2% for each other allied Hero in the area. This new Talent replaces Storm Shield. Ride the Lightning NEW TALENT: Activate to teleport to a nearby location and deal 48 damage to nearby enemy Heroes. The cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds for every enemy Hero hit, up to 50 seconds. Genji
      Talents
      Level 1 Pathfinder ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Heroic Ability now heals Genji for 10% of the damage dealt to enemy Heroes, increased by up to 30% based on how low Genji's Health is. Level 10 X-Strike Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds. Detonation damage increased from 275 to 290. Slash damage increased from 135 to 145. Level 13 Shingan Now does 40% less damage to Structures. Level 20 Living Weapon Cooldown reduction increased from 10 seconds to 12.5 seconds. Imperius
      Base
      Molten Armor [E] Now hits two extra targets if no Heroes are in range. Talents
      Level 1 Impaling Light REWORK: Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. REWORK: Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit. REWORK: Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30. REWORK: When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target. Level 7 Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. Holy Fervor Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor. Level 20 Heavenly Host ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized. Molten Wrath NEW TALENT: Molten Armor will now hit two extra targets even if enemy Heroes are in range. Lunara
      Talents
      Level 7 Splintered Spear ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack. Level 13 Endless Spores Now also refunds 50 Mana. Level 20 For The Wildlands! NEW TALENT: Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc. Forest's Wrath Can now be selected with either Heroic. Malthael
      Base
      Wraith Strike [W] Range is increased from 6 to 7. Talents
      Level 4 Black Harvest Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds. Level 10 Tormented Souls No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends. Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active. Level 20 Reaper of Souls While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Corrosive Saliva Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects. Map
      Battlefield of Eternity Fixed an issue where areas of the map were not covered under Fog of War. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains. Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the map. Warhead Junction Fixed an issue where healing fountains were not symmetrical on the map. Heroes
      Alarak Level 16 Lethal Onslaught Fixed an issue that caused Lethal Onslaught to not increase Alarak's Basic Attack damage correctly. Artanis Base Shield Overload [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge. Arthas Level 10 Summon Sindragosa Can now be cast over the Minimap. Azmodan Level 20 Sin's Grasp Tooltip Updated. Brightwing Base Arcane Flare [Q] Now has a minimum cast range of .05. Level 10 Blink Heal Fixed an issue that caused Blink Heal's trailing images to be visible while Brightwing has no remaining Blink Heal charges. Chen Base Fortifying Brew [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Fortifying Brew being instantly destroyed not granting Attack Speed. Fortifying Brew has been added to the Buff Bar. Dehaka Base Burrow [E] Fixed an issue that caused Burrow's visuals to be displaced if Dehaka is launched shortly after Burrow ends. Level 7 Paralyzing Enzymes Fixed an issue that caused Paralyzing Enzymes' duration to not be reduced if Drag ends early. Gazlowe Base Xplodium Charge [E] Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Hanzo Base Sonic Arrow [E] Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Jaina Base Frostbite [Trait] Ice Block's before first use attention indicator is now also removed when Jaina is killed. Johanna Level 4 Eternal Retaliation Updated Eternal Retaliation's visual effect to only be visible to Johanna. Level 10 Blessed Shield Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Blessed Shield. Kel'Thuzad Level 13 Chains of Ice Chains of Ice no longer Slows if the Stun is removed. Li-Ming Level 10 Disintegrate Fixed an issue that allowed Disintegrate to be cast while moving. Lt. Morales Base Healing Beam [Q] Fixed an issue that allowed Healing Beam to be cast on multiple targets at once. Level 10 Medivac Dropships Fixed an issue that caused Medivac Reinforcement's indicator beam to point to Lt. Morales' active position instead of where Reinforcements was cast. Malfurion Level 1 Emerald Dreams Emerald Dreams no longer puts Heroes to Sleep if the Root gets removed. Medivh Level 20 Glyph Of Poly Bomb Fixed an issue that allowed Medivh to cast abilities during Raven Form. Mephisto Base Shade of Mephisto [E] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto. Level 20 Unspeakable Horror Fixed an issue that caused Unspeakable Horror to Silence twice. Muradin Base Thunder Clap [W] Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Clap's splat to not match the area Thunder Clap hits. Level 4 Thunder Burn Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Burn's damaging area to be smaller than Thunder Clap's area. Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Burn's warning indicator to be inconsistently sized for the area affected. Murky Base Pufferfish [W] Now has a minimum cast range of .05. Orphea Base Shadow Waltz [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Orphea to not dash when moving after hitting an enemy Hero with Shadow Waltz. Ragnaros Level 13 Cauterize Wounds Cauterize Wounds healing is now a singular combined effect each time it heals, instead of a heal effect for each Hero hit. Fixed an issue that caused Cauterize Wounds healing amount to be determined by the damage dealt to the target furthest from the primary Empower Sulfuras target. If Cauterize Wounds is reapplied while already active, any remaining healing will apply over the refreshed duration. Rexxar Base Misha, Charge! [W] Can now be self-cast. Samuro Base Critical Strike [W] Fixed an issue that caused Samuro's Critical Strike stacks to be visible to an enemy Samuro. Sonya Level 10 Wrath of the Berserker Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Wrath of the Berserker. Remaining duration indicator is now standalone from Whirlwind's duration indicator. Stukov Base Healing Pathogen [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Healing Pathogen to persist for a brief period after activating Bio-Kill Switch. Sylvanas Base Black Arrows [Trait D] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Black Arrows. Remaining duration indicator is now standalone from Haunting Wave's duration indicator. Level 10 Mind Control Fixed an issue with the display duration for the duration bar of Mind Control. Level 20 Deafening Blast Fixed an issue that caused Deafening Blast to activate off of the center of units instead of their edge. The Lost Vikings Fixed an issue that prevented Olaf from charging while Silenced. Tracer Level 16 Ricochet Now appears as its own entry in the Death Recap. Tychus Base Frag Grenade [W] Fixed an issue that caused Frag Grenade to not apply physics to physics objects when no targets are hit. Valeera Level 16 Assassinate Damage bonus is now additive. Fixed an issue with duration extension. Whitemane Base Searing Lash [E] Can now be self-cast. Return to Top
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    • Staff
      Heroes of the Storm Joins Game Pass with 30 Free Heroes
      By Staff
      Game Pass members can now unlock 30 Heroes in Heroes of the Storm for free. Here’s how to claim your in-game perks.
      Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are getting a fresh batch of in-game perks this week, and Heroes of the Storm is officially part of the lineup!
      Starting now, subscribers can unlock 30 playable Heroes in Blizzard's free-to-play MOBA just by linking their Battle.net account.
       
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