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Heroes of the Storm Balance Update Patch: February 12th

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Blizzard has released a new Heroes of the Storm balance update today with further nerfs to Auriel's ResurrectResurrect and plenty other Hero changes. Check out the 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

TANK BRUISER SUPPORT HEALER MELEE RANGED
Cho Deathwing Abathur Auriel Maiev Azmodan
Mal'Ganis Malthael Zarya Malfurion   Fenix
Muradin     Uther   Gall
Stitches         Jaina
Tyrael         Raynor
          Sgt. Hammer

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Tank

Cho

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Calloused HideCalloused Hide [Trait]
      • New functionality: While under 60% maximum Health, Cho receives 15% additional Movement Speed and healing received.
  • Level 7
    • Enraged RegenerationEnraged Regeneration [Trait]
      • New functionality: Each time Cho deals damage to enemy Heroes, he is healed for 60 over 3 seconds. Enemy Heroes hit by Gall’s Dread Orb receive 35% less healing for 4 seconds.
Developer Comment: In regards to his trait, we want optimal play for Cho’gall to be to have Gall’s Ogre RageOgre Rage be active most of the time, with emergency switches to Cho’s Ogre HideOgre Hide when he is in danger. There are a few talents on Cho’galls tree that disincentivize this behavior, which we are adjusting now. Calloused HideCalloused Hide in particular was becoming an issue, as players have recently been finding it optimal to stay in Ogre Hide for the entire game, which removes the gameplay around the trait.

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Mal'Ganis

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Base

  • Health reduced from 2600 to 2500.
  • Health Regeneration reduced from 5.41 to 5.21.

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Carrion SwarmCarrion Swarm [R1]
      • Cooldown increased from 80 to 100 seconds.
      • Damage reduced from 63 to 60.
Developer Comment: Mal’Ganis have been slightly too powerful for some time, so we’re toning him down a bit.

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Muradin

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Base

  • Dwarf TossDwarf Toss [E]
    • Armor amount increased from 25 to 30.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • BlockBlock [Passive]
      • Removed.
    • New Talent: Dwarf Block [E]
      • Casting Dwarf Toss grants Muradin 4 charges of 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack. These charges last for 10 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Heavy ImpactHeavy Impact [E]
      • Slow duration increased from 1.25 to 1.5 seconds.
Developer Comment: It’s been a long time since we've looked at Muradin. He’s been such a staple in the meta for so long that we did not feel he needed any large changes. While minor, these buffs should help bring him back into the spotlight as a valuable member of any team.

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Stitches

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Base

  • SlamSlam [W]
    • Slow amount increased from 40% to 45%.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Patchwork CreationPatchwork Creation [Passive]
      • Healing from Minions dying increased from 30 to 33.
      • Healing from Heroes dying increased from 240 to 255.
  • Level 13
    • Fishing HookFishing Hook [Q]
      • Moved from Level 16.
    • Meat HookMeat Hook [Q]
      • Moved from Level 16.
      • No longer has a 4 second restriction after hitting enemy Heroes with Hook for its proc to reapply via Basic Attacks.
    • PulverizePulverize [W]
      • Moved from Level 16.
      • Slow amount increased from 75% to 80%.
  • Level 16
    • LacerateLacerate [W]
      • Moved from Level 13.
    • Digestive JuicesDigestive Juices [E]
      • Moved from Level 13.
    • Gas FlareGas Flare [Passive]
      • Moved from Level 13.
Developer Comment: We’re giving Stitches some love by slightly increasing his crowd control capabilities and moving his Level 16 talents to come online earlier in the game. Since they add a lot of power to his ability to function as a powerful front line Warrior for his team, this should help him make plays for a greater portion of the game.

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Tyrael

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Base

  • Archangel's WrathArchangel's Wrath [Trait]
    • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit reduces Tyrael’s death timer by 10%.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Ardent RestorationArdent Restoration [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 3.5 to 4 per stack.
  • Level 20
    • Tyrael’s Level 20 talents have been reordered to follow normal conventions.
    • Defense of the AngelsDefense of the Angels [Active]
      • New functionality: Activate to gain 50 Armor for 3 seconds. Each time Tyrael damages an enemy Hero with a Basic Attack or Basic Ability, increase the duration of this Armor bonus by .5 seconds.
Developer Comment: It has been a longstanding request to make Tyrael’s trait have some more oomph to it, so we’re giving him a thematic change where he can reduce his death timer when hitting enemy Heroes. We don’t expect this to be a huge winrate bump, but we do think it makes it feel a bit better to play as the Archangel of Justice.

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Bruiser

Deathwing

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Base

  • Basic Attack damage reduced from 170 to 155.
  • IncinerateIncinerate [W]
    • Damage reduced from 75 to 70.
  • CataclysmCataclysm [R1]
    • Periodic damage reduced from 11 to 10.

Talents

  • Level 7
    • SkyfallSkyfall [E]
      • Healing reduced from 3% to 2.5% maximum Health.
Developer Comment: Deathwing continues to be a force to be reckoned with, so we’re continuing to adjust his power level down. Rather than doing one fairly large set of Health, damage, and talent nerfs which can easily go overboard, we’re taking a more incremental approach.

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Malthael

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • Throwing ShadeThrowing Shade [E]
      • No longer has a quest component.
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
      • Mana cost of Death ShroudDeath Shroud after taking talent increased from 25 to 30.
  • Level 10
    • Tormented SoulsTormented Souls [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
    • Last RitesLast Rites [R2]
      • Cooldown increased from 65 to 70 seconds.
Developer Comment: Throwing ShadeThrowing Shade has not really worked out as an interesting Quest talent, as Malthael is often in a solo lane with only one opponent. Rather than gate the benefit behind what is often an arbitrary time gate, we’re going to give him its benefits immediately.

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Support

Abathur

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Base

  • Locust StrainLocust Strain [Trait]
    • Bonus damage to enemy Structures reduced from 50% to 25%.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Prolific DispersalProlific Dispersal [W]
      • No longer increases the range of Toxic Nest.
      • Additional functionality: Increase the duration of Toxic Nest by 45 seconds.
Developer Comment: To curb some of the frustrating gameplay where Abathur can continuously backdoor enemy Keeps, we’re reducing some of the buffs we gave to Locust StrainLocust Strain, as well as changing the functionality of Prolific DispersalProlific Dispersal. While Abathur players can still do this strategy, it will be more difficult to pull off, as Abathur will have to travel to a more central location on the map to plant a Toxic NestToxic Nest for vision to burrow into the enemy base.

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Zarya

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Pinpoint AccuracyPinpoint Accuracy [Q]
      • Additional functionality: also Slows enemy Heroes hit near the center of Particle Grenade by 25% for 2 seconds.
    • Explosive BarrierExplosive Barrier [W]
      • Damage increased from 100 to 110.
    • To the LimitTo the Limit [Trait]
      • Energy requirement for bonus attack size reduced from 50 to 40.
    • Hit MeHit Me [Trait]
      • Energy bonus increased from 15% to 20%.
  • Level 10
    • Expulsion ZoneExpulsion Zone [R2]
      • Radius increased by 10%.
  • Level 16
    • Plasma ShockPlasma Shock [Q]
      • Removed.
  • Level 20
    • Clear OutClear Out [R2]
      • No longer increases the radius of Expulsion Zone.
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Expulsion Zone by 25 seconds.
Developer Comment: It’s been a long time since we made some serious changes to Zarya’s talents, so these changes should shake things up a bit for her. Plasma ShockPlasma Shock in particular was not seeing much play, so we’re rolling its functionality into Pinpoint AccuracyPinpoint Accuracy, and buffing other talents on the tier to keep their competitiveness. We’re also redesigning Clear OutClear Out to give a massive cooldown reduction to Expulsion ZoneExpulsion Zone instead of a radius increase, as we found the radius increase to not be the most impactful or fun Level 20 upgrade.

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Healer

Auriel

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Base

  • Basic Attack damage reduced from 68 to 64.
  • Sacred SweepSacred Sweep [Q]
    • Outer damage reduced from 45 to 40.
    • Inner damage reduced from 180 to 160.

Talents

  • Level 10
    • ResurrectResurrect [R1]
      • Cooldown increased from 80 to 100 seconds.
      • Delay before the target is resurrected increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
Developer Comment: While our recent changes to ResurrectResurrect have put Auriel in the spotlight, she has been performing a bit too well compared to other Healers for some time now. We’re reducing some of her power to keep her more in line with her peers.

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Malfurion

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • RejuvenationRejuvenation [Q]
      • New functionality: Casting Regrowth on an ally also grants Malfurion its effect for 50% of its normal duration.
  • Level 13
    • RevitalizeRevitalize [Trait]
      • Mana gain increased from 50 to 80.
  • Level 16
    • Ysera's GiftYsera's Gift [Q]
      • Now has Crit kickers when bonus healing is applied.
Developer Comment: While reasonably powerful, RejuvenationRejuvenation didn’t give much feedback to the player in regards to the benefit that it provided. We’re changing the talent to have a little more visual clarity and gameplay compared to before, which should help improve its performance.

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Uther

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Base

  • Health reduced from 2075 to 2000.
  • Health Regeneration reduced from 4.316 to 4.168.
  • Hammer of JusticeHammer of Justice [E]
    • Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Holy ShockHoly Shock [Q]
      • Damage reduced from 50% to 40% of Holy Light’s Healing.
Developer Comment: Uther has recently risen to the top of the ranks as the most powerful Healer in the game. Whether he’s played as a Healer or a Tank, he has proven to be a too effective at his role, so we’re reducing some of his overall power.

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Melee Assassin

Maiev

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Talents

  • Level 16
    • Cruel ChainCruel Chain [W]
      • New functionality: Umbral Bind grants 25% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds. In addition, each time Maiev deals damage to tethered targets, Umbral Bind’s pull damage to all targets is increased by 30%, up to 150%.
      • This is a reversion to Cruel Chain’s previous functionality before last balance patch.
Developer Comment: We weren’t satisfied that the changes we recently made to Maiev’s Cruel ChainCruel Chain talent were a clear enough win for the hero overall, so we’re going to revert the changes we made to this talent. However, we do believe that Vengeful KnivesVengeful Knives is in a better, more competitive spot compared to before, so we are keeping those changes in.

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Ranged Assassin

Azmodan

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Base

  • All Shall BurnAll Shall Burn [E]
    • Mana cost reduced from 30 to 25.

Talents

  • Level 16
    • TrampleTrample [Active]
      • Moved from Level 20.
      • Damage increased from 240 to 275.
      • Slow duration increased from 1 to 1.25 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Sin's GraspSin's Grasp [E]
      • Moved from Level 16.
      • Now only grants benefits when hitting enemy Heroes.
      • Final Slow amount increased from 45% to 50%.
      • Slow duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
Developer Comment: Azmodan’s Level 16 All Shall BurnAll Shall Burn talents have been in a bit of an awkward spot due to competing with one another. We’re putting the talents on separate tiers and moving TrampleTrample down to Level 16, which should prove to be a powerful option for players who want a its utility at that level.

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Fenix

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • Inhibiting EnergyInhibiting Energy [W]
      • Adjusted functionality: Inhibiting Energy’s Slow can now spread from itself.
      • Slow duration reduced from 3 to 2.5 seconds.
    • Emergency ProtocolEmergency Protocol [Trait]
      • New functionality: While Fenix has shields from Shield Capacitor, he gains 10% Movement Speed. This bonus is increased to 15% when Fenix loses shields from Shield Capacitor.
  • Level 13
    • Rapid RechargeRapid Recharge [Trait]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the period before Shield Capacitor begins regenerating shields from 5 to 3 seconds.
Developer Comment: Fenix has a fairly good talent tree, but we found some room to improve some of his talents. Inhibiting Energy in particular will now give him the ability to permanently Slow enemy Heroes provided he can keep hitting them with Weapon Mode: Phase BombPhase Bomb, which should be a fun addition to what he can potentially bring to his team.

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Gall

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Ogre RampageOgre Rampage [Trait]
      • New functionality: Increase the damage bonus of Ogre RageOgre Rage by 5%. Each time Gall damages enemy Heroes this bonus increases by 1% for 4 seconds, up to an additional 10% bonus damage.
Developer Comment: In keeping in line with our changes to Cho, we’re adjusting Ogre Rampage to have a design that better matches how we want Cho’gall to manage his trait.

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Jaina

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Ice LanceIce Lance [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds.
    • Ice FloesIce Floes [E]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds per Hero hit.
  • Level 16
    • SnowstormSnowstorm [W]
      • Damage bonuses increased from 20%/60% to 30%/70%.
Developer Comment: These are minor tuning changes intended to help Jaina’s build diversity. Ice FloesIce Floes in particular is in a potentially powerful spot in the right situations, as when combined with Icy VeinsIcy Veins and Northern ExposureNorthern Exposure or Numbing BlastNumbing Blast, can do a lot of AoE damage to the enemy team in a short amount of time.

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Raynor

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Veteran MarksmanVeteran Marksman [Trait]
      • Bonus damage increased from .75% to 1%.
    • Ace In The HoleAce In The Hole [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: Enemies hit by Give’Em Some Pepper are Slowed by 10% for 2.5 seconds.
    • ExterminatorExterminator [Passive]
      • Damage bonus increased from 50% to 75%, and from 100% to 125% while Inspire is active.
  • Level 7
    • Unstable CompoundUnstable Compound [Trait]
      • No longer adds a Slow to Give ‘Em Some Pepper.
      • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes hit by Give ‘Em Some Pepper grant Raynor 10 Mana and reduce the cooldown of Penetrating Round and Inspire by 1 second.
Developer Comment: Similar to Orphea last patch, we’re removing a use case where it often felt like a requirement to take two talents together for their full effect. Ace In The HoleAce In The Hole will now give Raynor the Slow that he desperately wants for its proc, and to make sure that his other Level 1 talents are competitive, we’re giving them a boost as well.

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Sgt. Hammer

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • BarricadeBarricade [W]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Concussive Blast from 80 to 40.
Developer Comment: We like how the new BarricadeBarricade is playing, but since Sgt. Hammer’s Mana tension is now fairly high, taking the talent often meant that she would very quickly run out of Mana. We’re giving it a hefty Mana cost reduction, which should make it an even more attractive pick.

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Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed an issue where some Grand Master accounts could be restricted from queuing with Masters.

Heroes

  • Yrel
    • Fixed an issue where Holy AvengerHoly Avenger could grant the damage bonus to non-Hero targets.

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The latest Heroes of the Storm balance patch has arrived and here are the official patch notes.

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There isn't much, but some of these small changes might be pretty good. Slight nerf to Deathwing, which is quite good, though he doesn't seem as annoying as he used to be on his release. Good change to Raynor, having slow baked in into Ace in the Hole.

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Valhalen    1,485

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On 2/12/2020 at 7:58 PM, Stan said:

New Talent: Dwarf Block [E]

  • Casting Dwarf Toss grants Muradin 4 charges of 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack. These charges last for 10 seconds.

This is great news. Still doesn't make Block-style talents very useful, specially if you're facing DPS Heroes that deal low damage with Basic Attacks (such as Tracer and Tychus), but it is nice that they removed the generic Block from Muradin.

On 2/12/2020 at 7:58 PM, Stan said:

Archangel's Wrath [Trait]

  • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit reduces Tyrael’s death timer by 10%.

About damn time they made Tyrael's trait less useless (altough I still think they could tweak it even more). I wonder if that timer reduction works on clones, such as Nova's Holo DecoyHolo Decoy and Samuro's Mirror ImageMirror Image.

I was expecting a more impactful patch, but it is nice to see they're still dropping those minor balance patches while we wait for the Tassadar and D.Va reworks.

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Abathur mines got wrecked. They need to add a no-tunnel zone around Forts instead of nerfing the mines.

Azmodan got a good buff. Always liked Trample and the rearrangement of laser talents helps with the laser build.

I'm a little worried Azmodan might only have one build now though.

As for Tyreal's death bomb. Hope they don't do too many changes to it as that would lead to suicidal playstyles too much.

There's a character in League of Legends where you fight after you die and people just charge him forward to die purposefully.

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      Arthas has been fully reworked! All abilities and talents will be listed below. Base
      Death Coil [Q] Mana: 40. Cooldown: 9 seconds. Deals 164 damage to target enemy. Can be self-cast to heal for 262 Health. Howling Blast [W] Mana: 50. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Root enemies within the target area for 1.25 seconds and deals 68 damage. Frozen Tempest [E] Mana: 13 per second. Cooldown: 1 second. Deals 36 damage per second to nearby enemies and Slow their Movement Speed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Heroes hit also have their Attack Speed Slowed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Frozen Tempest's effects last for 1.5 seconds. Army of the Dead [R] Charge Cooldown: 18 seconds. Consume all charges to summon an equal number of Ghouls that last 15 seconds and attack for 20 damage. Ghouls can be sacrificed to heal Arthas for 240 Health. Stores up to 6 charges. Every time an enemy minion dies nearby, reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 1 second. Takedowns reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 6 seconds. Summon Sindragosa [R] Mana: 100. Cooldown: 100 seconds. Deals 230 damage and Slows enemies by 60% for 4 seconds. Also disables Minions, Mercenaries, Monsters, and Structures for 20 seconds. Frostmourne Hungers [D] Cooldown: 12 seconds. Activate to make Arthas' next Basic Attack strike immediately and deal 71 bonus damage. Dealing damage restores 40 Mana. QUEST: Killing a Minion or hitting a Hero with Frostmourne Hungers permanently increases its bonus damage and Arthas' Basic Attack damage by 1. Talents
      Level 1 Frost Presence Increase the area of Howling Blast by 20%. QUEST: Root enemy Heroes with Howling Blast. REWARD: After Rooting 15 Heroes, Howling Blast's range is increased by 20% and it hits enemies in its path. REWARD: After Rooting 30 Heroes, Death Coil Slows Heroes hit by 50% for 0.75 seconds. Borean Winds After Frozen Tempest has been active for 2 seconds, Arthas gains 10% Movement Speed. PASSIVE: Frozen Tempest's Slowing effects last an additional 0.5 seconds and its Mana cost is reduced by 4 per second. Rime Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Stores up to 3 charges. PASSIVE: While Arthas is Slowed, Rooted, or Stunned he heals 24 Health a second. Level 4 Shattered Armor Enemy Heroes hit by Howling Blast have their Armor reduced by 15 for 4 seconds. Icy Talons Gain 3% Attack Speed for 2 seconds every time a Hero is damaged by Frozen Tempest, to a maximum of 60%. Frost Strike Frostmourne Hungers deals an additional 115 Ability damage in an area and Slows Heroes hit by 20% for 2 seconds. Level 7 Immortal Coil Gain the healing effect of Death Coil even when used on enemies. If Death Coil is used on Arthas, it heals for an additional 75% bonus healing and its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. Rune Tap Every 3rd Basic Attack heals Arthas for 5% of his max Health. PASSIVE: Each stack of Frostmourne Hungers increases Arthas' Maximum Health by 10. Icebound Fortitude Cooldown: 35 seconds. Activate to gain 25 Armor and reduce the duration of Stuns, Slows, and Roots against Arthas by 75% for 3 seconds. Each Hero Rooted by Howling Blast reduces the cooldown of this ability by 2 seconds. Level 13 Deathlord If Death Coil is used on an enemy Hero, launch an additional Death Coil at a nearby enemy Hero. PASSIVE: Death Coil deals more damage the lower Arthas' current Health is, to a maximum of 50% bonus damage. Deathchill Howling Blast's damage is increased by 2 for each stack of Frostmourne Hungers. Howling Blast deals 100% additional damage and Roots for an additional 0.25 seconds against Heroes under 50% Health. Biting Cold Each second an enemy is damaged by Frozen Tempest, it deals 15% bonus damage, up to 75% bonus damage. Level 16 Remorseless Winter Enemy Heroes that remain within Frozen Tempest for 2.5 seconds are Rooted for 1.25 seconds and heal Arthas for 3% of his maximum Health. This effect has an 8 second cooldown per target. Frostmourne Feeds Reduce the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers by 6 seconds. Arthas heals for 75% of the Basic Attack damage dealt by Frostmourne Hungers. Anti-Magic Shell Cooldown 60 seconds. Activate to make Arthas immune to Spell Damage for 4 seconds and heal Arthas for 25% of the damage prevented. Level 20 Legion of Northrend Reduce Army of the Dead's charge cooldown by 5 seconds. Each charge consumed spawns an additional Ghoul to attack nearby enemies. These Ghouls cannot be sacrificed. Absolute Zero Sindragosa flies twice as far. Enemy Heroes are Rooted for 2.5 seconds, and then Slowed by 60% for 4 seconds. Death Pact Instantly double your stacks of Frostmourne Hungers, but it no longer gains stacks from hitting Heroes or killing Minions. PASSIVE: Takedowns grant 2 stacks of Frostmourne Hungers. Path of Frost Activate to instantly Mount with 10% additional Movement Speed. Taking damage does not dismount Arthas from this mount. Lasts up to 5 seconds. When Arthas dismounts, Slow all nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds and deal 66 damage. Chen
      Base
      Keg Smash [W] Breath of Fire initial decreased from 85 to 40. Breath of Fire duration increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. Breath of Fire no longer costs Energy. Keg Smash energy cost increased to 35 40 from 30. Fortifying Brew [D] Drinking now stops additional commands for a fraction of a second. Talents
      Level 1 Accumulating Flames Moved from Level 4 to Level 1. REWORK: Quest: Gain stacks from hitting Heroes with DoT damage from Breath of Fire. Each stack provides 0.25 damage. At 20 damage, Keg Smash becomes ranged. Mythic Reward: At 75 damage, Breath of Fire redcues enemy Armor by 20 and is refreshed from Chen's Basic Attacks. Level 4 Eye of the Tiger Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Level 7 Elusive Brawler Movement Speed reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 10 Wandering Keg Cooldown increased from 50 seconds to 60 seconds. Level 13 Pressure Point Slow duration increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. Deathwing
      Base
      Onslaught [E] Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds. Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Talents
      Level 16 Gaze onto Destruction Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3.5 seconds. Falstad
      Talents
      Level 1 Frequent Flyer Range to receive kill credit reduced from 14 to 8.5. Garrosh
      Base
      Wrecking Ball [E] Range reduced from 6.5 to 6. Search range reduced from 2.5 to 2.25. Talents
      Level 1 Unrivaled Strength Ranged bonus reduced from 20% to 15%. Gazlowe
      Base
      Rock-It! Turret [Q] Turret Health increased from 510 to 600. Health decays over 20 seconds (from 17). Talents
      Level 10 Robo-goblin Damage per second increased from 90 to 100. Mal'Ganis
      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Now benefits double the amount from Vampiric Touch. No longer provides 25 Armor for 3 seconds. Now provides 15 Spell Armor for 3 seconds. Damage increased from 110 to 121. Talents
      Level 1 Will of Tichondrius Moved from Level 7 to Level 1. REWORK: Hit Heroes with Fel Claws to gain 0.5 damage. Hit 4 Heroes in the first two swipes to cause the last wipe to provide 2 additional damage. Upon reaching 40 stacks, Fel Claws now steals 4% health from opponents and Stuns for an additional 0.5 seconds. Level 4 Vampiric Aura Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Self healing increased from 30% to 40% and healing of nearby Allies increased from 15% to 20%. Might of Sargeras Now provides 35 Armor for 3 seconds when using Necrotic Embrace. Level 7 Fueled by Torment Moved from Level 4 to Level 7. Now causes Necrotic Embrace to Slow by 25% for 3 seconds. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement Speed bonus increased from 50% to 75% 100%. Raven's Intellect Bonus increased from 75% to 125% 200%. 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 16 Dwarf Launch Cooldown reduction decreased from 2 seconds to 1 second. Level 20 Mountain King Dwarf Toss cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thunder Clap cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Sgt. Hammer
      Talents
      Level 1 Maelstrom Rounds Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Level 13 Hyper-Cooling Engines Cooldown reduction no longer triggers off of Splash damage, but now triggers off of Structures. Level 20 Advanced Lava Strike Damage bonus increased from 50% to 65%. Ultra-Capacitors Cooldown reduction no longer triggers off of Splash damage, but now triggers off of Structures. 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. Kill window increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Stack requirements increased from 20/40/100 to 20/50/125. Second reward no longer provides an extra bounce. Level 7 Rolling Thunder Now also provides an extra bounce of Chain Lightning. 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% 3%. Talents
      Level 16 Quickening Blessing Movement bonus increased from 20% to 25%. 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. Infernal Shrines Fixed an issue that prevented Minions from pathing near the Arcane Punisher's beams. 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. Stukov Base Weighted Pustule [W] Fixed an issue that caused Weighted Pustule to be removed when an effect that removes Slows is applied. 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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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Update: April 9
      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
      Blackheart's Bay
      Objective
      Bombardment Damage increased from 2875 to 3000. Balance Updates
      Arthas
      Base
      Frostmourne Hungers [D] Maximum damage bonus increased from 5000 to 10000. Gazlowe
      Base
      Rock-It! Turret [Q] Duration increased from 17 to 20 seconds. Mal'Ganis
      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Damage increased from 110 to 121. Additional functionality: Gain 15 Spell Armor for 3 seconds. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement Speed bonus increased from 75% to 100% of Raven Form's Movement Speed bonus. Raven's Intellect Mana and Health Regeneration bonus increased from 125% to 200%. Muradin
      Talents
      Level 16 Dwarf Launch Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1 second. Level 20 Mountain King Cooldown increase removed. Sgt. Hammer
      Talents
      Level 1 Maelstrom Rounds Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Level 13 Hyper-Cooling Engines Now triggers against Structures too. No longer grants bonuses from splash damage. Level 20 Advanced Lava Strike Damage bonus increased from 50% to 65%. Ultra Capacitors Now triggers against Structures too. No longer grants bonuses from splash damage. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1  Echo of the Elements Time window to gain stacks increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds. Extra bounces no longer deal reduced damage. Quest requirements increased from 20/40/100 to 20/50/125. Removed functionality: Chain Lightning no longer bounces an additional time after unlocking the second Reward. Level 7  Rolling Thunder Additional functionality: Chain Lightning bounces an additional time. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Damage bonus per stack reduced from 3.5% to 3%. Talents
      Level 13  Quickening Blessing Movement Speed bonus on Light of Elune's target increased from 20% to 25%. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels Cooldown increase removed. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing respawn timers from Level 10 to 23 to be lower than intended. Fixed an issue causing increased Movement Speed visual effects to be created when joining a Toy Train. Fixed an issue causing Heroes to collect more Skulls than allowed during the Objective phase on Haunted Mines. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Frost Presence to fire the Quest Completed notification twice. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Frost Presence to give double Quest progress when hitting an enemy Hero with both the path and the circle. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Rime to heal Arthas even when not Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed. Fixed an issue causing Ghouls summoned by Arthas's Army of the Dead to have a duration instead of losing Health over time. The tooltip for Arthas's Frost Presence has been updated from "Root enemy Heroes" to "Hit enemy Heroes". Fixed an issue causing Garrosh's Wrecking Ball to show the mark on targets barely not in range. Fixed an issue causing effects related to the duration of Mal'Ganis's Necrotic Embrace to not work correctly. Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Guardian of Tirisfal to not increase Arcane Rift's search duration. Fixed an issue causing Ragnaros's Living Meteor to not deal the landing damage.
    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes: March 30
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
      (Source)
      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
      Quick Navigation:
      General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Unranked Mode has been removed. Respawn timers have been reduced in the mid-to-late game. By level 22, respawn timers are back at 65 Seconds. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Map Updates
      Garden of Terror Classic The original Garden of Terror has returned to Custom Games! The name has been changed to Garden of Terror Classic to differentiate from the current Garden of Terror. Haunted Mines Haunted mines has returned to Quick Match! Map objective is now complete when one team collects 55 Skulls, rather than when all 100 Skulls have been collected. Hero vision is reduced while in the mines. Warhead Junction Cast time for Nuke increased from 2.5 seconds to 3 seconds. Cast time for Nuke now breaks upon taking damage. DoT damage from Nuke increased by 100%. Damage to Forts and Keeps from Nuke increased from 100% to 125%. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Arthas has been fully reworked! All abilities and talents will be listed below.
      Base
      Death Coil [Q] Mana: 40. Cooldown: 9 seconds. Deals 164 damage to target enemy. Can be self-cast to heal for 262 health. Howling Blast [W] Mana: 50. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Root enemies within the target area for 1.25 seconds and deals 68 damage. Frozen Tempest [E] Mana: 13 per second. Cooldown: 1 second. Deals 36 damage per second to nearby enemies and Slow their Movement Speed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Heroes hit also have their Attack Speed Slowed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Frozen Tempest's effects last for 1.5 seconds. Army of the Dead [R] Charge Cooldown: 18 seconds. Consume all charges to summon an equal number of Ghouls that last 15 seconds and attack for 20 damage. Ghouls can be sacrificed to heal Arthas for 240 Health. Stores up to 6 charges. Every time an enemy minion dies nearby, reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 1 second. Takedowns reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 6 seconds. Summon Sindragosa [R] Mana: 100. Cooldown: 100 seconds. Deals 230 damage and Slows enemies by 60% for 4 seconds. Also disables Minions, Mercenaries, Monsters, and Structures for 20 seconds. Frostmourne Hungers [D] Cooldown: 12 seconds. Activate to make Arthas' next Basic Attack strike immediately and deal 71 bonus damage. Dealing damage restores 40 Mana. QUEST: Killing a Minion or hitting a Hero with Frostmourne Hungers permanently increases its bonus damage and Arthas' Basic Attack damage by 1. Talents
      Level 1 Frost Presence Increase the area of Howling Blast by 20%. QUEST: Root enemy Heroes with Howling Blast. REWARD: After Rooting 15 Heroes, Howling Blast's range is increased by 20% and it hits enemies in its path. REWARD: After Rooting 30 Heroes, Death Coil Slows Heroes hit by 50% for 0.75 seconds. Borean Winds After Frozen Tempest has been active for 2 seconds, Arthas gains 10% Movement Speed. PASSIVE: Frozen Tempest's Slowing effects last an additional 0.5 seconds and its Mana cost is reduced by 4 per second. Rime Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Stores up to 3 charges. PASSIVE: While Arthas is Slowed, Rooted, or Stunned he heals 24 Health a second. Level 4 Shattered Armor Enemy Heroes hit by Howling Blast have their Armor reduced by 15 for 4 seconds. Icy Talons Gain 3% Attack Speed for 2 seconds every time a Hero is damaged by Frozen Tempest, to a maximum of 60%. Frost Strike Frostmourne Hungers deals an additional 115 Ability damage in an area and slows Heroes hit by 20% for 2 seconds. Level 7 Immortal Coil Gain the healing effect of Death Coil even when used on enemies. If Death Coil is used on Arthas, it heals for an additional 75% bonus healing and its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. Rune Tap Every 3rd Basic Attack heals Arthas for 5% of his max Health. PASSIVE: Each stack of Frostmourne Hungers increases Arthas' Maximum Health by 10. Icebound Fortitude Cooldown: 35 seconds. Activate to gain 25 Armor and reduce the duration of Stuns, Slows, and Roots against Arthas by 75% for 3 seconds. Each Hero Rooted by Howling Blast reduces the cooldown of this ability by 2 seconds. Level 13 Deathlord If Death Coil is used on an enemy Hero, launch an additional Death Coil at a nearby enemy Hero. PASSIVE: Death Coil deals more damage the lower Arthas' current Health is, to a maximum of 50% bonus damage. Deathchill Howling Blast's damage is increased by 2 for each stack of Frostmourne Hungers. Howling Blast deals 100% additional damage and Roots for an additional 0.25 seconds against Heroes under 50% health. Biting Cold Each second an enemy is damaged by Frozen Tempest, it deals 15% bonus damage, up to 75% bonus damage. Level 16 Remorseless Winter Enemy Heroes that remain within Frozen Tempest for 2.5 seconds are Rooted for 1.25 seconds and heal Arthas for 3% of his maximum Health. This effect has an 8 second cooldown per target. Frostmourne Feeds Reduce the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers by 6 seconds. Arthas heals for 75% of the Basic Attack damage dealt by Frostmourne Hungers. Anti-Magic Shell Cooldown 60 seconds. Activate to make Arthas immune to Spell Damage for 4 seconds and heal Arthas for 25% of the damage prevented. Level 20 Legion of Northrend Reduce Army of the Dead's charge cooldown by 5 seconds. Each charge consumed spawns an additional Ghoul to attack nearby enemies. These Ghouls cannot be sacrificed. Absolute Zero Sindragosa flies twice as far. Enemy Heroes are Rooted for 2.5 seconds, and then Slowed by 60% for 4 seconds. Death Pact Instantly double your stacks of Frostmourne Hungers, but it no longer gains stacks from hitting Heroes or killing Minions. PASSIVE: Takedowns grant 2 stacks of Frostmourne Hungers. Path of Frost Activate to instantly mount with 10% additional Movement Speed. Taking damage does not dismount Arthas from this mount. Lasts up to 5 seconds. When Arthas dismounts, Slow all nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds and deal 66 damage. Chen
      Base
      Keg Smash [W] Breath of Fire initial damage lowered from 85 to 40. Breath of Fire duration increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. Breath of Fire no longer costs Energy. Keg Smash energy cost increased to 35 from 30. Fortifying Brew [D] Drinking now stops additional commands for a fraction of a second. Talents
      Level 1 Accumulating Flames Moved from Level 4 to Level 1. REWORK: Quest: Gain stacks from hitting Heroes with DoT damage from Breath of Fire. Each stack provides 0.25 damage. At 20 damage, Keg Smash becomes ranged. Mythic Reward: At 75 damage, Breath of Fire lowers enemy armor by 20 and is refreshed from Chen's Basic Attacks. Level 4 Eye of the Tiger Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Level 7 Elusive Brawler Movement Speed reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 10 Wandering Keg Cooldown increased from 50 seconds to 60 seconds. Level 13 Pressure Point Slow duration increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. Deathwing
      Base
      Onslaught [E] Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds. Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Talents
      Level 16 Gaze onto Destruction Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3.5 seconds. Falstad
      Talents
      Level 1 Frequent Flyer Range to receive kill credit reduced from 14 to 8.5. Garrosh
      Base
      Wrecking Ball [E] Range reduced from 6.5 to 6. Search range reduced from 2.5 to 2.25. Talents
      Level 1 Unrivaled Strength Ranged bonus reduced from 20% to 15%. Gazlowe
      Base
      Rock-It! Turret [Q] Turret Health increased from 510 to 600. Mal'Ganis
      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Now benefits double the amount from Vampiric Touch. No longer provides Armor for 3 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Will of Tichondrius Moved from Level 7 to Level 1. REWORK: Hit Heroes with Fel Claws to gain 0.5 damage. Hit 4 Heroes in the first two swipes to cause the last wipe to provide 2 additional damage. Upon reaching 40 stacks, Fel Claws now steals 4% health from opponents and stuns for an additional 0.5 Seconds. Level 4 Vampiric Aura Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Self healing increased from 30% to 40% and healing of nearby Allies increased from 15% to 20%. Might of Sargeras Now provides 25 Armor for 3 seconds when using Necrotic Embrace. Level 7 Fueled by Torment Moved from Level 4 to Level 7. Now causes Necrotic Embrace to Slow by 25% for 3 seconds. Medivh
      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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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Update: January 16
      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.
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