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Heroes of the Storm Balance Update Patch Notes: June 3rd

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Blizzard released a new balance patch today with changes for multiple Heroes and the Call for Help Nexus Anomaly.

Blizzard made some adjustments to the Call for Help Nexus Anomaly in the patch, claiming those were already committed for this patch before they asked for community feedback.

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I think it's worth pointing out here that these changes for the Call for Help Anomaly were planned and committed for this patch before we went to the community for feedback (for some development cycle insight, patch changes generally take up to multiple weeks to implement, test, go through QA, then push to the final release client). Our next major patch is when you'll see the results of that feedback being taken into account.

Check out the official patch notes below 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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General

  • A Call For Help - Balance Update
    • Tower, Fort, and Keep damage to enemy Heroes reduced by 10%.
    • Maximum Armor reduction from Structures reduced from -40 to -20.
Developer Comment: Thank you for your discussions and feedback regarding the Call For Help system. We’ve seen a trend that players believe towers are still too punishing to dive under for lengthy periods of time, so we’re going to reduce their damage as well as how powerful their Armor debuff is so that players are more incentivized to make aggressive plays when pushing. We’ll be continuing to keep an eye on how these changes unfold, so please continue to give us your feedback.

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Heroes

TANK SUPPORT HEALER MELEE RANGED
Anub'arak The Lost Vikings Lt. Morales Qhira Cassia
Stitches   Rehgar Zeratul Genji
Tyrael   Tyrande   Gul'dan
    Uther   Hanzo
    Whitemane   Raynor
        Tracer
        Zagara

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Tank

Anub'arak

Base

  • Harden CarapaceHarden Carapace [W]
    • Shield amount increased from 315 to 340.

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Leeching ScarabsLeeching Scarabs [Trait]
      • Bonus attack damage increased from 20% to 30%.
Developer Comment: Anub’arak is slightly underperforming compared to other Warriors. We believe his survivability could use a little boost, so we’re increasing the Shield amount of Harden Carapace, which should make him even better at surviving burst damage, particularly from Abilities.

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Stitches

Base

  • Health increased from 3060 to 3150.
  • Health regeneration increased from 6.38 to 6.56.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Chop ChopChop Chop [W]
      • Adjusted functionality: Hitting an enemy Hero with Slam grants 25% increased Attack Speed for 3 seconds. Double the Attack Speed bonus and duration if they are hit by the inner impact area of Slam.
Developer Comment: The two defining unique attributes to Stitches are his ability to displace enemies from long range and his incredibly high Health pool that he is able to manipulate with Devour and various talent interactions. We’re doubling down in his Health pool in this buff, which should let him stick around even longer in teamfights to harass enemies and protect his teammates.

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Tyrael

Talents

  • Level 1
    • SalvationSalvation [W]
      • Shield amount bonus increased from 25% to 40%.
  • Level 4
    • Divine VigorDivine Vigor [E]
      • Healing increased from 60% to 75%.
  • Level 7
    • Purge EvilPurge Evil [E]
      • Attack damage bonus increased from 55% to 60%.
  • Level 13
    • Law and OrderLaw and Order [Passive]
      • Smite damage bonus increased from 25% to 35%.
Developer Comment: Tyrael’s talents are in a decent spot, but there is generally one talent on each tier that players are gravitating towards a bit more than the others. These changes are targeted at one talent on each of those tiers to even them out more.

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Support

The Lost Vikings

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Olaf the StoutOlaf the Stout [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: Increase Olaf’s Health by 20%.
    • Spy GamesSpy Games [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: After leaving Stealth, Erik gains 75% Basic Attack damage for 6 seconds.
    • Viking BriberyViking Bribery [E]
      • No longer causes camps to respawn 50% faster.
  • Level 7
    • Baleog the FierceBaleog the Fierce [Passive]
      • New functionality: Increase Baleog’s attack range by 2.5. While near Olaf and Erik, he becomes inspired by the power of teamwork and his Attack Speed is increased by 50%.
    • Spin To Win!Spin To Win! [Q]
      • Damage reduced from 101 to 85.
      • Additional functionality: Deals double damage against enemy Heroes.
    • Norse Force!Norse Force! [Q]
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 15 seconds.
  • Level 10
    • Longboat Raid!Longboat Raid! [R1]
      • Health increased from 685 to 750.
      • Health bonus per Viking increased from 171 to 185.
    • Play Again!Play Again! [R2]
      • Cooldown increased from 80 to 100 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • Nordic Attack SquadNordic Attack Squad [W]
      • Changed from a [W] to a passive talent.
      • New functionality: While Olaf, Baleog, and Erik are near each of the other Vikings, their Basic Attacks deal bonus damage equal to 1.25% maximum Health to enemy Heroes.
Developer Comment: It’s been awhile since we last changed the Lost Vikings. This round of changes is targeted at making the Lost Vikings significantly more potent in PvP situations while keeping their map pressure in check. There are a few talents in particular that will give the Vikings powerful benefits when they fight together, which should reward players who are able to properly micro them during combat. We hope these changes open up new playstyles that never existed before, which should be exciting for those who take the time to master these Heroes.

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Healer

Lt. Morales

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Trauma TriggerTrauma Trigger [Passive]
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy [W]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
    • Medi-DroneMedi-Drone [W]
      • Healing increased from 50% to 75%.
  • Level 16
    • First ResponderFirst Responder [Q]
      • Energy requirement for bonus healing reduced from 70 to 60.
Developer Comment: We’re making some small buffs to underperforming talents throughout Lt. Morales’s tree. She is performing appropriately overall, so we don’t expect these buffs to be a massive change for her outside of improving her pick rates.

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Rehgar

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Farseer's BlessingFarseer's Blessing [R1]
      • New functionality: After 1.5 seconds, Ancestral Healing is cast a second time on the same target. Allies near the target are healed for 590.
Developer Comment: We’re changing Farseer’s Blessing to have a more universally powerful effect by having it proc a second time after its initial cast. This should give Ancestral Healing a lot more flexibility in its use cases since it can now save a single ally over a long period of time or potentially even heal Rehgar’s team for a massive amount if they stay grouped together.

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Tyrande

Talents

  • Level 1
    • RangerRanger [W]
      • Moved from level 4.
      • No longer has an activated ability to make the next Sentinel pierce all Heroes hit.
      • New functionality: Sentinel pierces the first enemy Hero hit.
    • Lunar BlazeLunar Blaze [E]
      • Moved from level 4.
    • Trueshot AuraTrueshot Aura [Active]
      • Moved from level 4.
  • Level 4
    • Everlasting LightEverlasting Light [Q]
      • Moved from level 1.
      • Bonus Healing increased from 60% to 80%.
    • Mark of MendingMark of Mending [Trait]
      • Moved from level 1.
    • Elune's ChosenElune's Chosen [Active]
      • Moved from level 1.
  • Level 7
    • Huntress' FuryHuntress' Fury [Trait]
      • Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks only splash to nearby enemy Heroes.
      • Basic Attacks that splash from Huntress’ Fury also give cooldown reduction to Light of Elune.
  • Level 16
    • Darnassian ArcheryDarnassian Archery [Passive]
      • Duration reduced from 6 to 4 seconds.
      • No longer loses its bonus when attacking non-Heroes.
Developer Comment: We experimented a bit with Ranger and Darnassian Archery by making them fairly sharp in their use cases with incredibly high theoretical rewards. In Tyrande’s case this hasn’t panned out as we had hoped, so we’re making them more generally useful, which we believe will be a net increase to their power.

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Uther

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Bulwark of LightBulwark of Light [R1]
      • Adjusted functionality: Divine Shield is also applied to all nearby Heroes near its initial target and lasts 1 second longer.
    • Divine ProtectionDivine Protection [Trait]
      • Armor amount increased from 40 to 50.
Developer Comment: Bulwark of Light’s original planned change a few months ago was to give Divine Shield to all nearby Heroes. We thought that was too crazy, so we toned it down to only give 1 additional Hero the ability. The current iteration is not performing as well as we had hoped, so we’re going back to our crazy idea. Hopefully this doesn’t break the game.

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Whitemane

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Righteous FlameRighteous Flame [E]
      • New functionality: Increase the damage of Searing Lash by 25%. If the second strike of Searing Lash hits an enemy Hero, the bonus damage is increased to 50% and grants Whitemane 25% increased Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Saintly GreatstaffSaintly Greatstaff [E]
      • Moved from Level 13.
  • Level 13
    • Scarlet WrathScarlet Wrath [Trait]
      • Moved from Level 7.
      • Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce Zeal’s cooldown by 1 second.
  • Level 16
    • RadianceRadiance [Q]
      • Additional functionality: If Zeal is cast while Whitemane has 3 stacks of Desperation, then instead of reducing Whitemane’s Armor it instead increases her Armor by 10.
Developer Comment: Whitemane is performing very well in regards to her overall power, but we think her talents could use some work in their competitiveness. These changes should open up some new synergies that did not exist before, which should help her tree be more healthy overall. We believe the changes to Scarlet Wrath and Radiance in particular will enable some new and interesting ways to play Whitemane by rewarding her for properly managing her Desperation Stacks in conjunction with when she chooses to cast Zeal.

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Melee Assassin

Qhira

Base

  • Health increased from 1950 to 2000.
  • Health regeneration increased from 4.06 to 4.17.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Fatal WoundsFatal Wounds [W]
      • Bonus damage to enemy Heroes below 50% Health reduced from 40% to 30%.
    • Finishing TouchFinishing Touch [Passive]
      • Basic Attack damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%.
      • Basic Attack damage bonus to enemy Heroes below 50% Health increased from 15% to 20%.
  • Level 4
    • Ensnaring SwingEnsnaring Swing [E]
      • Primary target Slow increased from 30% to 40%.
  • Level 10
    • Unrelenting StrikesUnrelenting Strikes [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50.
      • Final Stun duration increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Swing Life AwaySwing Life Away [E]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 150% to 200%.
      • Spell Armor duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Silent KillerSilent Killer [R1]
      • No longer Silences enemy Heroes on its initial cast.
      • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes who are hit by Unrelenting Strikes are Silenced for .5 seconds.
Developer Comment: It’s been awhile since we’ve made any large changes to Qhira. She is a little underperforming, so we’re buffing her Health and making some changes to various talents to improve their competitiveness and Qhira’s overall power. Fatal Wounds is currently representing too much of her power pie, so we’re reducing that talent’s power while improving various other parts of her tree to compensate.

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Zeratul

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Gift of the Xel’Naga [R2]
      • Removed.
    • Nexus Blades [Passive]
      • Removed.
    • New talent: Unwavering PressureUnwavering Pressure [W]
      • Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes who are marked or Slowed by Singularity Spike reduce the cooldown of Singularity Spike by 1.25 seconds.
    • New talent: Shadow StrideShadow Stride [Passive]
      • Reduce the cooldown of Vorpal Blade by 10 seconds.
Developer Comment: Zeratul’s Level 20 talents have been dominated for a long time by Twilight Falls and Shadow Mending. We’re removing the two options that have seen very little play and are instead adding talents that should be more viable.

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Ranged Assassin

Cassia

Base

  • Vitals
    • Health increased from 1510 to 1700.
    • Health regeneration increased from 3.15 to 3.54 per second.
  • Weapon
    • Damage from 122 to 130.
    • Attacks per second from 1 to 1.11.
  • Lightning FuryLightning Fury [Q]
    • Damage from 150 to 165.
    • Mana cost from 25 to 20.
  • AvoidanceAvoidance [Trait]
    • Now works while Mounted.
    • Adjusted functionality: After remaining stationary for .75 seconds the Armor is rapidly lost over .5 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • ThunderstrokeThunderstroke [Q]
      • No longer grants Avoidance Armor.
      • Quest damage per Hero hit from 1 to 1.5.
  • Level 7
    • Debilitating Thrusts [E]
      • Name changed to Grounding RodGrounding Rod.
      • New functionality: Enemies hit by Lightning Fury or Fend are Slowed by 20% for 2 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Martial LawMartial Law [Passive]
      • Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes deal 1% maximum Health as damage. This is increased to 3% maximum Health against Heroes who are Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed.
Developer Comment: Cassia came out lower than we anticipated, largely due to us going too far with her base kit nerfs that were intended to compensate for the power she gained in talents. We’re making some changes to increase her power level and to make her more accessible, which should make her a lot more formidable.

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Genji

Base

  • Health increased from 1620 to 1675.
  • Health regeneration increased from 3.38 to 3.49.
  • Cyber AgilityCyber Agility [Trait]
    • Cooldown increased from 15 to 20 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Agile DismountAgile Dismount [Trait]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 10 to 14 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Augmented GuardAugmented Guard [W]
      • Shield amount increased from 75% to 100% of damage blocked.
    • Cyber ShieldCyber Shield [Trait]
      • Spell Armor duration increased from 2.5 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 10
    • X-StrikeX-Strike [R2]
      • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 90 to 70.
  • Level 13
    • Double Jump [Trait]
      • Removed.
    • New talent: Way Of The ShimadaWay Of The Shimada [Passive]
      • Increase Genji’s Basic Attack range by 1. Each time Genji hits an enemy Hero with a Basic Attack, increase his Basic Attack damage by 1% for 3 seconds, stacking up to 15%.
  • Level 20
    • Living WeaponLiving Weapon [R2]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
Developer Comment: Genji has posted a low overall win rate for some time. While we believe he is still quite powerful in the hands of capable players, the skill requirement to be effective on him is a little too high for the vast majority of players. We’re slightly buffing his health and reducing his overall mobility with Cyber Agility, in addition to buffing a few of his underperforming talents. This should move him into a better place, particularly in regards to his survivability in more general situations.

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Gul'dan

Base

  • Fel FlameFel Flame [Q]
    • Damage increased from 200 to 210.

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Curse of ExhaustionCurse of Exhaustion [W]
      • Slow reduced from 50% to 40%.
      • No longer requires enemies to be afflicted by Corruption for the bonuses to take effect.
  • Level 13
    • Dark BargainDark Bargain [Passive]
      • Additional respawn time reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
Developer Comment: We’re doing some small upward tweaks to Gul’dan’s overall power. Curse of Exhaustion in particular is getting a substantial buff in its number of use cases, which we felt was too narrow in the past due to its requirement to combo with Corruption to gain any benefit.

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Hanzo

Talents

  • Level 10
    • DragonstrikeDragonstrike [R1]
      • Damage increased from 78 to 84.
  • Level 13
    • Mounted ArcheryMounted Archery [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Summon Mount by 2 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Flawless TechniqueFlawless Technique [Passive]
      • Storm Bow and Basic Attack damage bonuses increased from 30% to 40%.
Developer Comment: We’re buffing up some of Hanzo’s underperforming talents. Overall he is in a fairly good place at higher levels of play, so we’re being a little conservative with where to increase his power.

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Raynor

Talents

  • Level 1
    • ExterminatorExterminator [Passive]
      • Bonus damage to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters reduced from 75% to 50%.
Developer Comment: Since our last buff to Exterminator, it’s become too universally good in nearly all situations. We want the talent to be powerful, but we want the maps that Raynor is playing on to be more of a consideration when taking the talent.

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Tracer

Base

  • ReloadReload [Trait]
    • Healing from Basic Attacks reduced from 15% to 10%.

Talents

  • Level 13
    • UntouchableUntouchable [Q]
      • No longer increases Tracer’s Blink range.
      • New functionality: After using Blink, Tracer’s Movement Speed is increased by 20% for 2 seconds.
    • TelefragTelefrag [E]
      • Cooldown reduction on Recall increased from .1875 to .25 seconds.
Developer Comment: Tracer is doing a bit too well since her rework, so we’re toning down the power of her baseline life leech and changing Untouchable’s functionality. These changes should let her trade effectively with enemy Heroes less often, which should in turn open up more possibilities for counter-play.

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Zagara

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Jagged BarbsJagged Barbs [Trait]
      • Attack range bonus increased from 10% to 20%.
Developer Comment: Jagged Barbs is still underperforming compared to other talents on the tier. We think it could be more powerful, so we’re enabling Zagara to be a fairly safe ranged auto-attacker as long as she is able to fight on her Creep.

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Bug Fixes

General

  • Watching replays from previous versions of the game will no longer crash the client.

Heroes

  • Chromie
    • Every talent that is affected by Sand Blast correctly references 'Primary Sand Blast' or references Sand Blasts 'from Chromie or her Echoes' that matches its functionality.
  • Deathwing
    • Updated a tooltip for Bellowing Roar's Fear to correctly state its duration as 1.5 seconds.
  • Garrosh
    • Helping Hand and Into the Fray no longer can be cast on Turrets placed by themselves or allies.
  • Kael'thas
    • Both Fel Infusion and Sunfire Enchantment now properly increase Kael'thas' healing from Fel Infusion.
  • Mal'ganis
    • Spreading Plague's duration is now set to 5 seconds when Mal'ganis basic attacks an enemy Hero, which is its full duration.
  • Orphea
    • Shadow Waltz now refunds mana cost equal to its cast.
  • Ragnaros
    • Sulfuras Smash now has the same cooldown and effect when Ragnaros casts it during Molten Core.
  • Tracer
    • Bullet Spray's range now increases 30%, and a tooltip description has been updated to match it as well.
    • Heavy Handed's armor debuff is now properly applied after Melee damage.

Battlegrounds

  • Dragon Shire
    • The Dragon Knight's Savage no longer interrupts missile movers of targets that are Unstoppable, but continues to properly interrupt missile movers of targets that are not Unstoppable.
  • Hanamura Temple
    • The Sentinel's Warning Splat for Horizontal Slash properly matches its searches.

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The latest patch brings changes for the Call for Help Nexus Anomaly and several Heroes.

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Halock    156

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'Hopefully this doesn't break the game.'

Amazing. 

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damn, I'm excited to try cassia again. following her rework I played her heavily for a few days to great results. my only complaint for her playstyle was that she wasn't necessarily hard to play, but her avoidance mechanic was annoying to play. this is a great fix that forces you to keep your uptime at top priority while also allowing you to abuse your mouse less with spamming clicks/stutter steps.

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Yeah those Cassia changes are exactly what the community was asking for. So it'll be interesting to see what happens to her winrate and games played stats now. The nerfs to Tracer feel slight, but after a few games I'm tentatively saying you can feel them all the same and some nerfing was definitely required.

What's interesting is the more teamfight PvP emphasis they are putting onto TLV, who definitely have felt like a hero without a purpose since the XP Orb change. Maybe a full rework might be forthcoming? But the amount of work that would take makes me a little doubtful.

What I'm less sanguine about is the nerf to Jimmy. The main reason why people picked that 75% non-hero damage bonus talent was because Rexxar has been in the top 3 for winrate for almost a year straight. THATS why it get's picked, so you can delete the bear. A whopping 25% damage nerf only empowers Rexxar and puts him further ahead. I literally had a game last night where if I was doing 25% more damage I would have killed the bear three times in the first 5 minutes.

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That Untouchable change doesn't seem that bad, might be even considered a buff for Tracer in some situations when you are chasing an enemy. So far those Cassia buffs are looking good and well deserved.

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To me the spotlight of this patch are the changes to The Lost Vikings. It is the closest of the fabled rework the devs talked about a few years ago, by adding talents that makes the Vikings stronger when they're together. Hopefully they'll continue to tamper with this mechanic in the future, because I sure love this idea.

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On 6/4/2020 at 6:19 AM, Apologised said:

Yeah those Cassia changes are exactly what the community was asking for. So it'll be interesting to see what happens to her winrate and games played stats now. The nerfs to Tracer feel slight, but after a few games I'm tentatively saying you can feel them all the same and some nerfing was definitely required.

What's interesting is the more teamfight PvP emphasis they are putting onto TLV, who definitely have felt like a hero without a purpose since the XP Orb change. Maybe a full rework might be forthcoming? But the amount of work that would take makes me a little doubtful.

What I'm less sanguine about is the nerf to Jimmy. The main reason why people picked that 75% non-hero damage bonus talent was because Rexxar has been in the top 3 for winrate for almost a year straight. THATS why it get's picked, so you can delete the bear. A whopping 25% damage nerf only empowers Rexxar and puts him further ahead. I literally had a game last night where if I was doing 25% more damage I would have killed the bear three times in the first 5 minutes.

Exterminator does not work on Misha because she is considered as a Hero.

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      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Damage bonus upon reaching 450 Annihilation increased from 125 to 150. Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage reduced from 83 to 53. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Demon Lieutenant [D] Demon Lieutenant damage reduced from 103 to 52. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Deathwing
      Talents
      Level 1 Molten Blood Removed functionality: No longer grants Form Switch, which could be activated to swap Form. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] Rework: Ice Cold no longer gives Protected, Unstoppable, and immunity to damage over time effects for the duration. Instead, it now gives Invulnerable for the duration. Murky
      Base
      Pufferfish [W] Baseline Quest requirements increased from 100/200 to 200/400. Rework: Kill Slimed enemies or hit them with Pufferfish. Heroes and Structures award 4 bonus stacks. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Summon Demon Warrior to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing the Health decay of Azmodan's Demon Warriors to scale twice per level. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Wrath to still require the target to be under 75% Health in order to grant Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing the damage from Azmodan's Wrath to cap at 400 Annihilation rather than 450 Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Battleborn to reduce the cooldown between charges instead of the charge cooldown. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation when hitting non-Heroes. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation while Blinded or if the target is Evading. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Dishonorable Discharge in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Frequent Flyer in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. The tooltip for Gazlowe's Overcharged Capacitors has been updated from duration to Health gain  Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Blizzard to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Summon Water Elemental to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Baseline Quest to show its progress on the UI while dead even after completing it. Fixed an issue causing Kerrigan's Baseline Quest to not gain stacks correctly after reaching 150 stacks. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Dwarf Launch to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Unstoppable Force to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing Murky's Spawn Egg to not go on cooldown when destroyed or placed. Notification message for Murky having no Egg changed from "Murky's Egg" to "last Murky's Egg". Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Nazeebo's Dead Rush to not show the Zombies duration correctly. Fixed an issue causing Nazeebo's Gargantuan Stomp to not be usable 20 seconds after Gargantuan was summoned. The tooltip for Zagara's Mutalisk has been updated from duration to Health decay.
    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes: January 14
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
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      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
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      General Map Updates Balance Update Known Issues & Bug Fixes General
      All Quests that can lose stacks will never cause the player to fall below milestone thresholds. Pinnacle Rewards are now named Mythic Rewards to give a more Blizzard feel. So Mythic-y! The following Summoned Units now lose health each second: Demon Lieutenants, Demon Warriors, Gargantuan, Hydralisks, Roaches, Rock-It Turrets, Rush Zombies, Scarabs, Treants, Tumors, and Water Elementals. Total Health and Duration of these Summoned Units have been adjusted to compensate for this. Structures now prioritize Summoned Units when there are no remaining minions. Summoned Units no longer take half damage from Structures. XP Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a minion that instantly yields XP. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Map Updates
      General Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied. Volskaya Foundry Triglav Protector bonus Damage and cooldown speed increased from 25% to 40% when 2 players are inside. Warhead Junction The burn duration is now displayed on structures affected by a Warhead. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Now deals 50% damage to non-Heroes. Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, Globe of Annihilation no longer deals reduced damage to non-Heroes. Window to kill minions for Annihilation increased to 3s (from 1.5s). Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage increased from 32 to 83. Now deals half damage to Heroes. Demon Warriors no longer have a duration, but lose 26 Health every second. Demon Warriors no longer have Immolation. Now has 2 charges. Talents
      Level 1 Wrath REWORK: Now provides 1 stack for every 2 Basic Attacks hit against a Structure or Hero. Level 7 Art of Chaos Extra Annihilation amount reduced from 4 to 2. Bombardment Amount of time Bombardment lasts reduced from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Master of Destruction Amount of Annihilation granted reduced from 2 to 1. Level 13 Brutish Vanguard Now slows the attacked target by 30%. Level 16 Hell Rift Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 35%. Level 20 Inescapable Annihilation NEW: Globe of Annihilation has unlimited range. Pride Moved to baseline. Now requires 450 stacks. Deathwing
      Base
      Attack Damage decreased from 155 to 110. Form Switch [1] Active ability removed. Deathwing now switches forms solely from landing. Cataclysm [R] NEW QUEST: Damage Heroes with Molten Flame to gain 1 stack. Gain 50 stacks for killing a Hero. Mythic Reward: Upon reaching 2,000 stacks, Cataclysm now deals 2,500% damage to Structures and Minions. "I AM THE CATACLYSM". Onslaught [E] Bonus damage increased from 72 to 120. Damage increased from 38 to 60. Earth Shatter [E] Projectile speed increased by 30% Molten Flame [Q] Base Damage per Second reduced from 21 to 19. Incinerate [W] Cooldown increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Energy cost increased from 20 to 30. Damage increased to 100 (from 65). Lava Burst [W] Cast time reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Energy cost increased from 15 to 25. Explosion Damage increased from 30 to 35. Explosion Damage over Time increased from 6 to 7. Slow increased from 35% to 45%. Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown delay after dealing or taking damage increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 15 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Dragon Soul Healing increased from 75%, 150% to 100%, 200%. Level 4 Heat Wave Damage over Time increased from 6 to 9. Damage over Time stacks reduced from 4 to 3. Initial damage bonus increased from 125% to 150%. Level 7 Firestorm Damage increased from 70 to 77. No longer reduces cooldown of Dragonflight. Level 13 Fire and Fury Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Falstad
      Base
      Lightning Rod [W] Range reduced by .5. Time between strikes increased from .8 seconds to .9 seconds. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] NEW QUEST: Deal Ability Damage to Frostbitten Heroes. Upon reaching 12,000 Damage, unlock Improved Ice Block, which allows Jaina to become temporarily Invulnerable. Mythic Reward: Upon dealing 30,000 Damage, Ice Block upgrades to Ice Cold, granting Jaina Protected instead of Stasis. Talents
      Level 7 Ice Lance Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 16 Numbing Blast Root duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Level 20 Wintermute Water Elemental cast range and damage bonus decreased from 50% to 40%. Kael'thas
      Talents
      Level 1 Convection Increased reward damage and health from 150/50 to 200/100. Muradin
      Base
      Storm Bolt [Q] Perfect Storm Quest removed. NEW QUEST: Basic Attack Heroes affected by Slows or Stuns. Slows provide 1 stack and Stuns provide 2 stacks. At 35 stacks, Storm Bolt pierces to hit an additional target, and Muradin's Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 0.5 seconds. Mythic Reward: At 150 stacks, Storm Bolt's range is increased by 50% and width is increased by 100%, and now pierces all targets. Talents
      Level 1 Dwarf Block Block charges reduced from 4 to 3. Give 'em the Axe! Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Level 4 Sledgehammer No longer increases Storm Bolt's cooldown reduction. Now increases Storm Bolt damage to non-Heroes by 500%. Level 7 Perfect Storm NEW: If an enemy hit with Storm Bolt dies within 3 seconds, reset its cooldown. Level 16 Dwarf Launch Range bonus reduced from 40% to 30%. Murky
      Base
      Murky now gains a 35% Shield for 10 seconds upon reviving. Spawn Egg [D] Egg now regenerates quickly instead of having a Shield. Slime [Q] Now applies its debuff to enemy Structures. Now deals 50% damage to Structures. Pufferfish [W] Damage reduced by 20%. Detonation time reduced from 3 seconds to 2.75 seconds. NEW QUEST: Hit enemies affected by Slime with Pufferfish. Provides 1 stack per minion, 5 stacks per Hero or Structure hit. At 100 stacks, Basic Abilities now deal full damage to Structures. Mythic Reward: At 200 stacks, Murky gains 50% Health and increases in size. Talents
      Level 1 Egg Hunt Talent removed. Shell Game NEW: Murky can now place 2 eggs, but randomly revives from one of them. Increases the cooldown of placing an egg to 30 seconds and goes on cooldown if either egg dies. Level 10 March of the Murlocs Damage increased by 4%. Level 13 Egg Shell REWORK: Murky gains a Shield equal to 35% of his Health upon placing an egg or when one of his eggs dies. Fish Tank Healing reduced from 25% to 20%. Level 16 Wrath of Cod Damage over Time is dealt over 4 seconds (from 5s). Level 20 Big Tuna Kahuna Talent removed. Faster Fish NEW: Pufferfish detonates 80% faster. Making Inky Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Never-Ending Murlocs No longer deals reduced damage to Structures. Sylvanas
      Talents
      Level 4 Mercenary Queen Now also causes Sylvanas' Basic Attacks to instantly apply 3 stacks of Black Arrows to Mercs. Thrall
      Base
      Basic Attack damage decreased from 173 to 167. Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning Mythic Reward Damage bonus increased from 270 to 325. Echo of the Elements Mythic Reward now also allows Chain Lightning to bounce back to the same target. Tyrande
      Base
      Mana reduced from 500 to 450. Lunar Flare [E] NEW QUEST: Hitting a Hero with Lunar Flare increased its damage by 5%, up to 250%. After hitting 10 Heroes, increase Lunar Flare's range by 30%. After hitting 20 Heroes, Sentinel now pierces the first Hero hit. Mythic Reward: After hitting 50 Heroes, Tyrande's Basic Attacks occasionally trigger a Lunar Flare. Now restores 25 mana per enemy hit. Talents
      Level 1 Ranger No longer provides pierce. Moonlit Arrows Cooldown reduction reduced from .75 seconds to .5 seconds. Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Trueshot Aura No longer passively increases Tyrande's Attack Damage. Now also applies to Tyrande upon activation. Level 7 Elune's Gift NEW: Grants 20% Spell Power for 10 seconds after hitting an enemy with Lunar Flare. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels NEW: Sentinel now has an additional charge. Return to Top
      Known Issues & Bug Fixes
      Known Issues
      Jaina Ice Cold's tooltip is incorrect. Resetting Jaina's talents after finishing her quest causes issues. Zul'jin Resetting Zul'jin's talents does not reset cap. Bug Fixes
      Heroes
      Alarak Level 10 Deadly Charge Fixed an issue that caused Alarak's Deadly Charge to not be activated by clicking the left mouse button if it occupies the Trait slot. Ana Base Aim Down Sights [D] Can now be toggled while affected by a Silencing effect. Jaina Base Frostbolt [Q] Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Frostbolt to not have its model updated by Dreadlord Jaina or Lunar Jaina. Orphea Level 4 Allegrissimo Fixed an issue that could cause Allegrissimo's cooldown reduction to not be granted when hitting a Hero at Shadow Waltz' end. Sylvanas Base Possession [1] Fixed Possession not showing in the Quick Cast menu settings. Fixed Possession not being correctly affected by cooldown reduction affects granted by allies. Return to Top
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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes: December 12
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
      16 December 2025: This patch went live again, with some undocumented bug fixes.
      12 December 2025: This patch was reverted due to a game-breaking bug on Sylvanas.
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      Balance Updates
      Kerrigan
      Base
      Ravage [Q] Baseline quest now provides 7 stacks per kill, up from 5. Baseline quest requirements increased to 85/150, up from 75/125. Talents
      Level 7 Bladed Momentum Cooldown reduction increased to .75 seconds, up from .6 seconds. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1 Maelstrom Weapon Completion requirements increased to 25/55/100, up from 20/40/100. Falstad
      Base
      Lightning Rod [W] Now strikes every .8 seconds, down from 1 second. Total number of strikes stay the same. Range increased by 1. Talents
      Level 1 Frequent Flyer Cooldown increased to 60 seconds, up from 45 seconds. Quest requirements increased to 60/150/300, up from 50/125/300. Sylvanas
      Talents
      Level 4 Possession Now has a 1 second cooldown between uses, down from 2 seconds. Level 4 Unstable Poison Damage increased to 150, up from 130. Level 4 Haunting Arrows No longer affects Mercs. Gul'dan
      Talents
      Level 1 Echoed Corruption Pinnacle Reward healing increased to 100%, up from 50%. Pinnacle Reward requirement reduced to 85, down from 100. Level 16 Ruinous Affliction Damage reduced by 10%. Map Updates
      Alterac Pass Objective capture time is now capped at 55 seconds. Blackheart's Bay Cannon damage increased to 2,875, up from 2,815. Volskaya Foundry Late game health scaling of Protector increased. Warhead Junction Attacking a burning building now stops the duration of burn for 3 seconds. Click here to discuss this post with other players
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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes: December 1
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new 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 is live! Read on for more information.
      NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
      Quick Navigation:
      General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      New Skin: Bonny Butcher
      New Skin: Warthog Gear Head Thrall
      Players will now receive an announcement when a quest milestone is reached. This will only announce to the player who achieved the milestone. Ranges of abilities on numerous Heroes have been updated to be more consistent. This may cause certain abilities ranges to reduce or increase. Brawl Starting January 2026, Brawls will only be open the first 5 days of every month. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Map Updates
      General A new Fallback Tower has been added to the longer lanes on each of the following battleground maps. This new tower will die when its corresponding Fort dies: Alterac Pass, Battlefield of Eternity, Blackheart's Bay, Braxis Holdout, Cursed Hollow, Dragon Shire, Garden of Terror, Hanamura Temple, Infernal Shrines, Sky Temple, Tomb of the Spider Queen, Volskaya Foundry, and Warhead Junction. Attacks from the Core, Keeps, Forts, Fallback Towers, and Towers near Keeps will now reduce Hero armor, and the reduction has been increased from -10/-20 Armor to -20/-40 Armor. Fallback Towers have the same HP and Attack Damage as Keep Towers. Forts, Keeps, and the Core will no longer grant Allied Heroes that take damage in their radius 35 Armor for 4 seconds. The comeback system has been slightly magnified, particularly at wide level gaps. Alterac Pass Objective capture timer reduced by 5 seconds in each phase. The first phase only spawns a single defending unit. Cavalry now gain more health in the later stages of the game. Cavalry now take 60% damage from structures (up from 50%). Braxis Holdout Early objectives have lowered in health by 15%, but scaling has been increased significantly after 15 minutes. Garden of Terror Garden Terror health scaling increased. Garden Terror structure disabling plant bulb now damages itself at 10% per second (up from 6%). Infernal Shrines Early objectives have lowered in health by 15%, but scaling has been increased significantly after 15 minutes. Warhead Junction Nuke damage has been changed to flat, scaling damage. Scaling is updated when a Warhead is picked up. Nukes now deal double damage versus Forts, Keeps, and the Core. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      General
      Pinnacle Rewards have been added to mutiple Heroes. These will be hard to obtain but provide powerful rewards. Heroes
      Falstad
      Base
      Lightning Rod [W] Cooldown reduced from 13 seconds to 12 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Dishonorable Discharge REWORK: No longer reduces CD. Bonuses are now provided at 20/45/75 hits. At 20 hits, gain 30% damage. At 45 hits, gain an additional 75% damage and reduce the cooldown by 2 seconds. Pinnacle Reward: At 75 hits, Lightning Rod provides 2 additional strikes and Stuns for 1.25s on its last strike. Frequent Flyer REWORK: Reduced attack speed bonus from 40% to 25%. Now provides 1 stack per minion and 5 stacks per Hero. At 50 stacks, gain 20 Attack Damage. At 125 stacks, gain an additional 50 Attack Damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 300 stacks, gain an additional 125 Attack Damage. Gathering Storm REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 30/80/150 stacks, rather than incremental gains. At 30 stacks, gain 30% damage. At 80 stacks, gain an additional 50% damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 150 stacks, gain an additional 70% damage. REWORK: Lose 8 stacks on death, but can not lose milestones that have already been completed. Level 7 Charged Up Moved to be a Level 13 Talent. No longer provides additional hits, but instead provides cooldown refresh on Hero takedowns. Level 13 Thunderstrikes Moved to be a Level 7 Talent. Guldan
      Base
      Corruption [E] Mana cost increased from 80 to 90. Talents
      Level 1 Echoed Corruption Increased stack requirement to 60. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Corruption now heals for 50% of the damage dealt. Pursuit of Flame Increased radius from 10% to 15%. Reworded to say "Fel Flame's area is increased by 33%". Progress is now reset upon death and can not lose progress upon completion. Johanna
      Base
      Punish [Q] Slow on enemies reduced from 60% to 50%. Talents
      Level 4 Subdue Slow on enemies reduced from 80% to 70%. Kael'thas
      Talents
      Level 1 Convection REWORK: Every 20th Hero hit permanently increases Flamestrike damage by 150 and Kael'thas's maximum Health by 50. Kerrigan
      Base
      Primal Grasp [E] Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8. Delayed damage reduced from 195 to 165. Initial damage increased from 25 to 40. Ravage [Q] Damage reduced from 130 to 115. Now includes a baseline quest: Kill enemies within 1.5 seconds of hitting them with Ravage. Minions grant 1 progress and Heroes grant 5. At 75 stacks, Ravage gains 125 damage. Pinnacle Reward: At 125 stacks, Ravage gains 200 additional damage. Impaling Blades [W] Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 9 seconds. Damage reduced from 165 to 140. Radius increased from 1.5 to 1.65. Stun duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Assimilation [D] Increased the amount of shield gained from Basic Attacks from 10% to 20% of damage dealt. Talents
      Level 1 Fury of the Swarm No longer increases shields gained from Basic Attacks. Level 4 Sharpened Blades Talent has been removed. Ravaging Ferocity NEW: Gain 25% attack speed for 3 seconds after using Ravage. Level 7 Boundless Fury Cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 12 seconds. Queen of Blades Cooldown reduction increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds. Level 10 Summon Ultralisk Damage reduced from 250 to 225. Level 13 Chrysalis HP lowered from 750 to 650. Reduced the amount of health regenerated from 5% max health per second to 4%. Level 16 Painful Spikes Damage reduced from 70 to 60. Level 20 Omegastorm Increased extended duration from .25 seconds per hit to .4 seconds per hit. Sylvanas
      Base
      Black Arrows [D] Black Arrows now refers to what was previously called "Banshee's Curse". New Baseline Quest: Deal damage to Heroes or Structures with 3 stacks of black arrows. At 250 stacks, increased the damage bonus of Black Arrows to 50%. Pinnacle Reward: At 400 stacks, heal for 25% of damage dealt against enemies with 3 stacks of Black Arrows, doubled against Heroes. Reduced base damage bonus of Black Arrows to 15%. Activatable portion of Black Arrows has been removed. Talents
      Level 1 Unfurling Shadows Talent has been removed. Unrelenting Torment NEW: Increases the damage of Shadow Dagger by 20% and increase its duration by 1 second. Level 4 Haunting Arrows NEW: You can now activate Black Arrows to cause all damage dealt to stun non-heroes. 90 second cooldown, reduced by 3 seconds when attacking a structure. Possession Now a Baseline ability. 25 seconds to restore each charge, 2 seconds cooldown. Max 4 charges. Level 7 Barbed Shot Bonus damage increased from 350% to 400%. Lost Soul REWORK: Reduces the cooldown of Shadow Dagger when attacking non-minions with 3 stacks of Black Arrows by .75 seconds, doubled against Heroes. Level 13 Windrunner Recast window reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 15 and 30 stacks. At each milestone, Chain Lightning gains 270 damage. Lose 6 stacks on death, but can not lose milestones that have already been completed. Echo of the Elements REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 20/40/100 stacks. At 20 stacks, reduce mana cost of Chain Lightning by 20. At 40 stacks, Chain Lightning gains an extra charge and will bounce one additional time. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Chain Lightning will fork to an additional target each time it bounces. Rolling Thunder Moved to be a Level 7 Talent. No longer increases Chain Lightning bounces by 1. Level 7 Maelstrom Weapon Moved to be a Level 1 Talent. REWORK: Bonuses are now provided at 20/40/100 stacks, rather than incremental gains. At 20 stacks, gain 20 damage and increase the movespeed bonus to 40%. At 40 stacks, gain an additional 40 damage and Thrall permanently gains 15% increased movement speed. Pinnacle Reward: At 100 stacks, Frostwolf Resilience now provides +200% Healing. Level 16 Tempest Fury No longer provides additional quest stacks. Thunderstorm Increased damage bonus provided at max stacks from 25% to 30%. Level 20 Wind Rush Cooldown increased from 80 seconds to 90 seconds. Tyrael
      Talents
      Level 1 Ardent Restoration Maximum healing stacks reduced from 10 to 8. Level 4 Reciprocate Damage reduced from 190 to 170. Level 7 Burning Halo Damge per second reduced from 15 to 12. Level 10 Sanctification Cooldown reduced from 90 seconds to 85 seconds. Mana cost reduced from 75 to 70. Level 20 Aspect of Justice Cast time reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1.25 seconds. Cooldown reduction per enemy Hero hit increased from 10% to 15%. Zul'jin
      Base
      Basic Attack Damage decreased from 96 to 94. You Want Axe? [D] No longer has a cap on stacks. Now causes Zul'jin to lose 3 stacks (15 hits) on death. Talents
      Level 1 Headhunter Increased damage bonus per hero kill from 2% to 2.5%. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      Map
      Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue that caused the Battleground Objective to not start if a particular chest is the last destroyed chest. Fixed an issue that caused the help text for attacking the Treasure Chest to not disappear if a particular chest is attacked. Warhead Junction Fixed Warhead Junction Nuke Damage Dealt tracking. Heroes
      Cho'gall Base Eye of Kilrogg [Skill 1] Fixed an issue that caused the Eye of Kilrogg's cast range indicator to be slightly larger than the ability range. Level 1 We See You! Fixed an issue that caused We See You's range increase tooltip value to display incorrectly after being selected. D.Va Fixed an issue that caused D.Va's Mech to not respawn with the correct amount of Blackheart's Bay Doubloons. Base Defense Matrix [W] Fixed missing icon in D.Va's Quick Cast setting for Retarget Defense Matrix. Gazlowe Level 16 Firin' Mah Lazors Fixed an issue that caused Firin' Mah Lazorz's warning to not display correctly. Fixed an issue that caused Big Top Gazlowe's Firin' Mah Lazorz to create permanent visuals. Kael'thas Base Living Bomb [W] Living Bomb will not activate its effects on a target that becomes immune to Living Bomb. Living Bomb will now apply its effects if the target dies with Living Bomb. Raynor Base Adrenaline Rush [E] Fixed an issue that caused Adrenaline Rush to not display the base duration in its tooltip after selecting Give Me More. Stukov Level 1 Reactive Ballistospores Fixed Reactive Ballistospores tooltip. Tychus Base Overkill [Q] Overkill retarget can now also be targeted in a direction. When clicking near or on a target, it will attach to that target, but if no targets are nearby, Overkill will start firing in that direction. If Overkill hits a target while firing in a direction, that target will become Overkill's primary target. If Overkill is active when there are no possible targets, Overkill will no longer be cancelled, and instead will start firing in the direction of the last primary target. Fixed an issue that caused mounting to not interrupt Overkill. Valla Base Hatred [D] Fixed Hatred Tooltip. Level 20 Storm of Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Storm of Vengeance to not grant 2% Attack Speed per Hatred stack. Zagara Level 1 Infest Fixed Infest active current bonus tooltip. Level 16 Mutalisk Fixed Mutalisk tooltip. Return to Top
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