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Heroes of the Storm Balance Update Patch Notes: July 15th

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Blizzard today released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm. The Climate Phenomena Nexus Anomaly has been disabled, and there are plenty of balance changes for multiple Heroes. Check out the official patch notes for more information.

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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

  • Nexus Anomaly - Climate Phenomena
    • The Climate Phenomena Anomaly has been disabled.

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Heroes

TANK BRUISER HEALER MELEE RANGED
Blaze Xul Kharazim Maiev Cassia
Cho Yrel Lt. Morales   Gall
Diablo   Rehgar   Greymane
E.T.C.       Mephisto
Garrosh       Tassadar
Johanna       Tychus
Mal'Ganis        
Mei        
Muradin        
Stitches        

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Tank

Blaze

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Adrenaline StimpackAdrenaline Stimpack [Active]
      • Additional functionality: While Blaze has over 80% Health, gain 25% bonus Attack Speed and 10% bonus Movement Speed.
    • Endurance StimpackEndurance Stimpack [Passive]
      • Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds.
      • Adjusted functionality: When damaged while below 30% maximum Health, Endurance Stimpack will automatically cast if it is not on cooldown.
    • Neural StimpackNeural Stimpack [Active]
      • Mana restoration increased from 30 to 40.
  • Level 4
    • Incinerator GauntletsIncinerator Gauntlets [Passive]
      • Moved from Level 7.
      • No longer causes Basic Attacks to light Oil Spills.
    • MeltdownMeltdown [Trait]
      • Damage reduction increased from 7% to 8% per stack.
  • Level 7
    • Adhesive PetroleumAdhesive Petroleum [W]
      • Moved from Level 4.
      • Slow amount increased from 30% to 35%.
      • Slow duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.
      • Additional functionality: Now also causes Basic Attacks to light Oil Spills.
Developer Comment: We’re changing up many of Blaze’s early game talents to have some more unique use cases and to generally improve diversity. We’re also giving him some more reliable early-game wave clear by moving Incinerator Gauntlets to an earlier level and removing the effect of causing Basic Attacks to light Oil Spills and adding it to Adhesive Petroleum.

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Cho

Talents

  • Level 1
    • The Will of ChoThe Will of Cho [Trait]
      • Moved from Level 20.
      • New functionality: Killing enemy Minions grants 1 stack of The Will of Cho, and Hero Takedowns grant 10 stacks. Gain 1 Armor for every 30 stacks of the Will of Cho, up to a maximum of 10 Armor. This Armor bonus stacks with Ogre Hide.
  • Level 4
    • UppercutUppercut [Q]
      • Damage reduced from 7% to 5% maximum Health.
      • Additional functionality: Each Hero hit by Surging Fist reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds.
    • Seared FleshSeared Flesh [Passive]
      • Adjusted functionality: Attack damage bonus is kept when attacking different Heroic targets, and is only lost after 5 seconds or when a non-Heroic enemy is attacked.
  • Level 7
    • Power SurgePower Surge [Q]
      • New functionality: Enemy Heroes who are hit by Surging Fist are Slowed by 30% for 2.5 seconds. Gain 15% Movement Speed while charging Surging Fist and for 2.5 seconds after casting the Ability.
  • Level 16
    • Runed GauntletRuned Gauntlet [Passive]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 5% to 6%.
  • Level 20
    • Fuel for the FlameFuel for the Flame [Passive]
      • Moved from Level 1.
      • New functionality: Basic Attacks against enemies cause them to explode, dealing 21 damage to them and 45 damage to nearby enemies. This damage is doubled against enemy Heroes.
Developer Comment: We’re making some of Cho’s talents more usable and experimenting with moving The Will of Cho to be a Level 1 questing talent. We like the talent, but it was coming online late into the game where he often couldn’t get much value out of it. We believe this iteration will give it more use cases, particularly when matched against the other talents on the tier.

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Diablo

Base

  • Shadow ChargeShadow Charge [Q]
    • Cooldown reduced from 13 to 12 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 70 to 65.
  • OverpowerOverpower [E]
    • Cooldown reduced from 13 to 12 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 40 to 35.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Life LeechLife Leech [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 1.5% to 2% maximum Health when not at full Souls.
      • Healing increased from 3% to 4% maximum Health when at full Souls.
  • Level 13
    • HellfireHellfire [W]
      • Damage per second to nearby enemies increased from 15 to 17.
Developer Comment: Diablo is slightly underperforming compared to other Warriors, so we’re giving him some small base kit and talent buffs.

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E.T.C.

Base

  • Face MeltFace Melt [W]
    • Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.
    • Mana cost increased from 50 to 55.
Developer Comment: Due to its high number of use cases and ability to almost universally get E.T.C. out of sticky situations, we’re increasing the cooldown of Face Melt to give players a larger window of time to take advantage of after E.T.C. uses the ability.

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Garrosh

Base

  • BloodthirstBloodthirst [W]
    • Ability Effects now occur at the start of the Ability’s cast, rather than at the end.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Body CheckBody Check [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 16 to 15 seconds.
      • Slow duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Mortal ComboMortal Combo has been reclassified as an [E] talent.
    • Rough LandingRough Landing [Q]
      • Removed.
    • New Talent: Seasoned Soldier [Passive]
      • Gain 5% maximum Health, increase Groundbreaker’s Slow duration by 1 second, and Bloodthirst gains an additional charge.
  • Level 20
    • Death WishDeath Wish [R1]
      • Additional functionality: Increase the duration of Warlord’s Challenge by .5 seconds.
    • Deadly CalmDeadly Calm [R2]
      • Damage reduction increased from 25% to 40%.
    • Inner RageInner Rage [Active]
      • No longer causes the cooldown of Body Check to recharge faster.
      • Additional functionality: Increase the healing reduction of Body Check by an additional 45%.
Developer Comment: We’ve had some feedback that many of Garrosh’s late-game talents aren’t impactful enough and we agreed, so we’re making some improvements in this area.

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Johanna

Base

  • Iron SkinIron Skin [Trait]
    • Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Radiating FaithRadiating Faith [R2]
      • Blessed Shield Stun duration against all targets reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
Developer Comment: Similar to E.T.C., we’re increasing the cooldown of Iron Skin due to its ability to get Johanna out of a host of bad situations. This should give enemy teams a bigger window of time to plan and play around Iron Skin’s cooldown.

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Mal'Ganis

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Echo of DoomEcho of Doom [W]
      • Damage increased from 54 to 60.
  • Level 10
    • Dark ConversionDark Conversion
      • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 70 to 60.
  • Level 13
    • The Night BeckonsThe Night Beckons [E]
      • Slow duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.
Developer Comment: Overall Mal’Ganis is doing well, but we saw an opportunity to adjust a few of his talents to be more competitive.

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Mei

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Heavy Pack [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from .125 to .25 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • Crystallize [Trait]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
      • Duration of Spell Armor after Cryo-Freeze ends reduced from 2 to 1 second.
  • Level 10
    • Avalanche [R1]
      • Cooldown increased from 65 to 70 seconds.
    • Ice Wall [R2]
      • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Cascade [R1]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
Developer Comment: Mei’s introduction to the Nexus has been very cool. Her crisp performance has solidified her as a powerful member of any team. She is doing well but is not showing signs of being too strong just yet, so we are primarily adjusting her talents to be in a more solid place.

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Muradin

Base

  • Thunder ClapThunder Clap [W]
    • Movement and Attack Speed Slows increased from 25% to 30%.
Developer Comment: For a long time Muradin has been a staple Warrior at nearly all levels of play, acting as a powerful front line for his team. Recently he has fallen off a bit compared to his peers, but we don’t believe he is too far off. We think he can benefit from a buff to Thunder Clap’s ability to control the fight for his team, which should set up for easier Storm Bolt hits as well as allow him to better counter enemies who rely on Basic Attacks for effectiveness.

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Stitches

Base

  • Health reduced from 3150 to 3060.
  • Health regeneration reduced from 6.56 to 6.38.
  • HookHook [Q]
    • Range increased from 11 to 12.
  • SlamSlam [W]
    • Mana cost reduced from 40 to 35.
    • Additional functionality: Deals 50% bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries.

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Fishing HookFishing Hook [Q]
      • Bonus range reduced from 50% to 40%.
Developer Comment: For a long time we have held to the belief that one important aspect of what makes Johanna special is her ability to provide more wave clear for her team compared to other Warriors. While this is true, it has gotten to the point that it has begun to limit what kinds of effective team compositions can be made, as any team that wants to run heroes that don’t have a lot of wave clear really need Johanna to be competitive. To help open up more possible team compositions and to give Stitches a needed buff, we’re experimenting with giving him comparable wave clear, which also has the side effect that he should be able to land more Hooks due to the enemy Minions dying faster. We’re also removing our last Health buff that we gave him, as we believe leaning into this direction of giving him more wave clear and buffing his Hook range are more unique ways to bring Stitches to the forefront of Warriors that players want to bring to their team.

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Bruiser

Xul

Base

  • Spectral ScytheSpectral Scythe [Q]
    • Damage reduced from 200 to 190.
  • Raise SkeletonRaise Skeleton [Trait]
    • Damage done when Skeletal Warriors die reduced from 46 to 40.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • JailorsJailors [Trait]
      • Movement and Attack Speed bonuses reduced from 30% to 25%.
  • Level 16
    • WeakenWeaken [W]
      • Damage reduction reduced from 40% to 35%.
Developer Comment: Xul is still a bit too powerful, so we’re reducing his overall effectiveness when it comes to his base kit and to overperforming talents.

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Yrel

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Light of KaraborLight of Karabor [Q]
      • Healing bonus when hitting one enemy Hero increased from 40% to 45%.
      • Healing bonus when hitting more than one enemy Hero increased from 80% to 90%.
    • DauntlessDauntless [Passive]
      • Physical Armor reduced from 50 to 40.
    • Maraad's InsightMaraad's Insight [Passive]
      • Healing increased from 128 to 135.
Developer Comment: Yrel’s level 1 talent pick has over time become dominated by Dauntless since we buffed it many patches ago. To better even out the talents, we’re reducing its power and increasing the effectiveness of the other options on the tier.

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Healer

Kharazim

Base

  • Breath of HeavenBreath of Heaven [W]
    • Healing increased from 276 to 285.
Developer Comment: Kharazim’s healing output is a little lower than other Healers, and we believe it could use a small increase. We don’t expect this to change too much about how he plays, but it should better reward Kharazim players and teams who are good about grouping around him to receive Breath of Heaven.

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Lt. Morales

Base

  • SafeguardSafeguard [W]
    • Armor amount increased from 30 to 35.
Developer Comment: Safeguard’s benefit has largely diminished over time due to a combination of various Heroes being able to gain Armor in the 20-25 range and our change to make Armor not stack anymore. To make it stand out more and to give Lt. Morales a needed buff, we’re increasing its Armor amount so that it can be used more often to benefit members of her team.

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Rehgar

Talents

  • Level 10
    • BloodlustBloodlust [R2]
      • Duration reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.
      • Healing from Basic Attacks reduced from 40% to 30%.
Developer Comment: While we got Bloodlust in a good place in regards to its pick rate, it is too strong compared to Ancestral Healing, so we’re nerfing its life leech and duration. We think this will give enemy teams a larger opportunity to play around its powerful buff, as it makes effects like Stuns, Blinds, and Attack Speed Slows more significant when it comes to surviving the burst of power that it gives to his team.

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Melee Assassin

Maiev

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Pursuit of VengeancePursuit of Vengeance [W]
      • Additional functionality: Each Hero hit by Spirit of Vengeance reduces the cooldown of Umbral Bind by 1 second.
  • Level 7
    • Bonds of CorruptionBonds of Corruption [W]
      • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes pulled by Umbral Bind have their Movement Speed reduced by 20% for 4 seconds.
  • Level 10
    • Containment DiscContainment Disc [R1]
      • Cooldown reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50.
  • Level 16
    • Vengeful KnivesVengeful Knives [Q]
      • New functionality: Dealing damage to enemy Heroes causes the next cast of Fan of Knives that hits enemy Heroes to deal 1% maximum Health as bonus damage, up to 5%.
Developer Comment: Maiev’s talents are largely in a pretty good place, but there’s generally 1 talent on most tiers that is not favored compared to its counterparts. We’re making some adjustments to these talents in hopes that players will consider them more equal to their peers.

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Ranged Assassin

Cassia

Base

  • Basic Attack damage reduced from 130 to 125
  • Health reduced from 1700 to 1660
  • Health Regeneration reduced from 3.54 to 3.46.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Charged StrikesCharged Strikes [Passive]
      • Bonus Attack Speed reduced from 20% to 15%.
      • Bonus Basic Attack damage reduced from 20% to 15%.
  • Level 4
    • Plate of the WhalePlate of the Whale [Trait]
      • Bonus Health Regeneration reduced from 7 to 6.
      • Bonus Health Regeneration when fully charged reduced from 14 to 12.
  • Level 7
    • Surge of LightSurge of Light [Trait]
      • Damage reduced from 300 to 285.
Developer Comment: Cassia shot up in effectiveness a little too much after our last round of buffs to her. These changes are intended to slightly tone both her and some of her more powerful talents down to more appropriate levels.

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Gall

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Double BackDouble Back [W]
      • Removed.
    • Rising DreadRising Dread [W]
      • Moved from Level 13.
      • Additional functionality: Re-activate Dread Orb to reverse the third bounce.
  • Level 13
    • Psychotic BreakPsychotic Break [Passive]
      • Moved from Level 20.
      • Additional functionality: Increase Gall’s damage to enemy Heroes by 10%.
  • Level 20
    • New Talent: Twilight Frenzy [Active]
      • Activate to reduce the cooldown of Shadowflame and Dread Orb to 2 seconds for the next 6 seconds. 30 seconds Cooldown.
Developer Comment: We’re making some changes related to Gall’s W talents to help streamline the build, which should help with some awkwardness when choosing between Rising Dread and Twilight Nova.

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Greymane

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Cursed BulletCursed Bullet [R2]
      • Damage reduced from 40% to 35% maximum Health.
Developer Comment: We’re toning down Cursed Bullet’s damage due to it being tuned so high to the point that it is shutting down many Warriors from being able to do their job of being the front-line members of their team, particularly at higher levels of play.

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Mephisto

Base

  • Lightning NovaLightning Nova [W]
    • Damage reduced from 45 to 43.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Furious SparkFurious Spark [W]
      • Damage reduced from 72 to 65.
  • Level 13
    • Abhorred SkullAbhorred Skull [Q]
      • Spell Power bonus increased from 20% to 25%.
Developer Comment: Mephisto is generally performing a little bit too well, particularly when it comes to playing with Furious Spark at Level 1. We’re making some small nerfs to him to bring him in line with other casters.

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Tassadar

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Beam AlignmentBeam Alignment [Q]
      • No longer increases Tassadar’s Basic Attack range.
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Shock Ray from 55 to 45.
    • Arc DischargeArc Discharge [Passive]
      • Additional functionality: While Resonance Beam is fully charged, increase Tassadar’s Basic Attack range by 1.
  • Level 10
    • ArchonArchon [R1]
      • Shield amount reduced from 40% to 30% maximum Health.
Developer Comment: Tassadar is in a fairly good place, but Archon is a little too powerful compared to Black Hole, largely due to its ability to allow Tassadar to effectively get around one of his main weaknesses, which is being vulnerable to dive. We’re reducing its power in this aspect, as well as making some small adjustments to his Level 7 talents in order to make Arc Discharge more competitive.

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Tychus

Talents

  • Various talents have been reordered to follow normal convention [Q, W, E, etc.]
  • Level 7
    • Relentless SoldierRelentless Soldier [Passive]
      • Armor amount increased from 25 to 30.
  • Level 13
    • Spray 'n' PraySpray 'n' Pray [Q]
      • Additional functionality: Overkill also Slows enemy Movement Speed by 25%.
    • Neosteel CoatingNeosteel Coating [Active]
      • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Lead RainLead Rain [Q]
      • Removed.
    • Sizzlin' AttacksSizzlin' Attacks [Passive]
      • Moved from Level 20.
    • Armor Piercing RoundsArmor Piercing Rounds [Q]
      • New functionality: Each time Overkill hits an enemy, its damage against them is increased by 15%, stacking up to 60% bonus damage.
    • Titan GrenadeTitan Grenade [W]
      • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit by Frag Grenade reduces its cooldown by 1 second.
  • Level 20
    • New talent: Can Do This All Day [Q]
      • Reduce Overkill’s cooldown by 4 seconds. While Channeling Overkill, Tychus gains 40 Armor.
Developer Comment: Many of Tychus’s late-game talents aren’t as exciting as we would like, and we believe we can do better in regards to giving him a meaningful power spike. We’re giving him loads of compelling options, which we think will give players something better to look forward to as they progress through their games.

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Bug Fixes

Heroes

  • Ana
    • Fixed an issue where Ana could get quest progress with Vampiric RoundsVampiric Rounds through Blinds and Evasion.
  • Artanis
    • Fixed an issue where Phase PrismPhase Prism had an incorrect Mana cost when cast during Blade DashBlade Dash.
  • E.T.C.
    • Fixed an issue where Guitar HeroGuitar Hero's cooldown effect was active without the talent needing to be taken.
  • Tassadar
    • Fixed an issue where OracleOracle did not reveal Creep Tumors.
  • Whitemane
    • Fixed an issue where Saintly GreatstaffSaintly Greatstaff worked on non-Heroic targets.

A new balance patch has just hit the Nexus, check out the official patch notes for more details!

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Not registered in the patch notes, but the new patch also adds the Maiev and Cho'gall skins that were found in the Mei patch datamining.

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Well, I appreciate that they recognise that Tychus needs something. But I don't think trying to buff Overkill is the way to go. What he needs is more range, and some shields on his Odin instead of the 25 armour buff which never realistically feels like it exists. Sure he's actually got a surprising amount of HP on paper, but it never feels that way because he has a ridiculously short range and has to be right up in front of someone to use Minigun, which is his primary source of damage. His range is so poor it's worse than Valla, and how often has Valla's range been a problem?

If he had Jimmy's range so many of the problems with that character would be fixed. Just trying to buff Overkill lategame (and even then not really because the Armour Piercing Rounds talent change is actually a nerf) wont cut it.

He needs a full fat rework.

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He should sweep his minigun back and forth quickly for explosive rounds then take time to cool the gun. Another time he would fire at a single target and hit targets directly behind for a short piercing burst, again taking time to cool the gun after. Combined with his dash and grenade, I think that would make him much more fun. He has a split personality right now. Is he hit and run or spray and pray? He needs to be better configured for one or the other.

The new skins are awesome. Finally something for Maeiv and Cho'Gall's 12 nipples are mesmerizing. :p

I might have to turn on the old laptop to get a Gall teammate to play with.

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2 hours ago, Apologised said:

Well, I appreciate that they recognise that Tychus needs something. But I don't think trying to buff Overkill is the way to go. What he needs is more range, and some shields on his Odin instead of the 25 armour buff which never realistically feels like it exists. Sure he's actually got a surprising amount of HP on paper, but it never feels that way because he has a ridiculously short range and has to be right up in front of someone to use Minigun, which is his primary source of damage. His range is so poor it's worse than Valla, and how often has Valla's range been a problem?

If he had Jimmy's range so many of the problems with that character would be fixed. Just trying to buff Overkill lategame (and even then not really because the Armour Piercing Rounds talent change is actually a nerf) wont cut it.

He needs a full fat rework.

Well, they did add Bob and WeaveBob and Weave as Storm Talent to help with that. And now you can even combo it with Sizzlin' AttacksSizzlin' Attacks for some late game meltin'.

That said, I tried the Overkill build and it's surprisingly good against teams that might punish you for being still or stack blinds on the late game. And it doesn't stop you from picking The Bigger They Are...The Bigger They Are..., actually has synergy with it, because you can use Minigun to get their health low and finish it with Overkill.

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4 hours ago, Apologised said:

Well, I appreciate that they recognise that Tychus needs something. But I don't think trying to buff Overkill is the way to go. What he needs is more range, and some shields on his Odin instead of the 25 armour buff which never realistically feels like it exists. Sure he's actually got a surprising amount of HP on paper, but it never feels that way because he has a ridiculously short range and has to be right up in front of someone to use Minigun, which is his primary source of damage. His range is so poor it's worse than Valla, and how often has Valla's range been a problem?

If he had Jimmy's range so many of the problems with that character would be fixed. Just trying to buff Overkill lategame (and even then not really because the Armour Piercing Rounds talent change is actually a nerf) wont cut it.

He needs a full fat rework.

Tychus is a character that is really hard to balance due to his ability to melt anything with MinigunMinigun, specially in the late game (Master AssassinMaster Assassin + Sizzlin' AttacksSizzlin' Attacks is absurd). Back in the old beta days he was 200% meta because he didn't pose a threat just for tanks, but for everything. 

But yeah, nowadays he feels very underwhelming, and I agree that he needs a buff to his basic attack range, because unless there is a lot of CC and a solid frontline to protect him, he is just a worse Raynor / Valla. Maybe shift a bit his power into more basic attack range would solve the problems.

And I agree that buffing Overkill won't do anything because no one ever builds for it, since he has much better talents. Overkill always felt like a weird ability to use and I honestly don't see it being useful for anything aside waveclear.

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I feel that with the addition of Mei and this - albeit slight - nerf to ETC, he'll drop out of the meta spot when also comparing him with the other tanks that now received changes.

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5 hours ago, Morcalivan said:

The new skins are awesome. Finally something for Maeiv and Cho'Gall's 12 nipples are mesmerizing. ?

I like how disgusting it is. Also nice idea to make Gall's head actually a separate character, a small goblin sitting on his shoulder.

As for Tychus, I do feel he needs his old range back. He used to be very strong with lots of sustain, but they nerfed some of his talents since then, like his "That's the Stuff!"(it used to heal him for the duration of minigun, now only heals him after it's over). Same goes for Master Assassin, so now he could use some more range, as it's harder for him to survive and some of his talents aren't as strong as they used to be.

 

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      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.
    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Update: January 21
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the unofficial Patch Notes with all the datamined changes.
      Map Updates
      Volskaya Foundry
      Objective
      Triglav Protector Attack Damage reduced from 155 to 130. Attack Damage bonus against Structures increased from 50% to 100%. Attack Damage bonus when both slots are occupied increased from 35% to 50%. Spell Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%  Triglav Gunner Spell Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Energy Regeneration when both slots are occupied reduced from 35% to 25%. Balance Updates
      Arthas
      Base
      Army of the Dead [R1] Ghouls' Health increased from 1060 to 1200. Ghouls no longer have a duration. Ghouls now lose 60 Health every second. Ghouls duration effectively increased from 15 to 20 seconds. Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Damage bonus upon reaching 450 Annihilation increased from 125 to 150. Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage reduced from 83 to 53. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Demon Lieutenant [D] Demon Lieutenant damage reduced from 103 to 52. Additional functionality: Deals 100% bonus damage against Minions and Mercenaries. Deathwing
      Talents
      Level 1 Molten Blood Removed functionality: No longer grants Form Switch, which could be activated to swap Form. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] Rework: Ice Cold no longer gives Protected, Unstoppable, and immunity to damage over time effects for the duration. Instead, it now gives Invulnerable for the duration. Murky
      Base
      Pufferfish [W] Baseline Quest requirements increased from 100/200 to 200/400. Rework: Kill Slimed enemies or hit them with Pufferfish. Heroes and Structures award 4 bonus stacks. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Summon Demon Warrior to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing the Health decay of Azmodan's Demon Warriors to scale twice per level. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Wrath to still require the target to be under 75% Health in order to grant Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing the damage from Azmodan's Wrath to cap at 400 Annihilation rather than 450 Annihilation. Fixed an issue causing Azmodan's Battleborn to reduce the cooldown between charges instead of the charge cooldown. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation when hitting non-Heroes. Fixed an issue causing Basic Attacks empowered by Azmodan's Bombardment to give Annihilation while Blinded or if the target is Evading. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Dishonorable Discharge in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Falstad's Frequent Flyer in the Buff Bar to not show the Quest progress correctly. The tooltip for Gazlowe's Overcharged Capacitors has been updated from duration to Health gain  Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Blizzard to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Summon Water Elemental to have 0 range. Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Baseline Quest to show its progress on the UI while dead even after completing it. Fixed an issue causing Kerrigan's Baseline Quest to not gain stacks correctly after reaching 150 stacks. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Thunder Clap to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not show the amount of charges available. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not be affected by cooldown reduction effects. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Dwarf Launch to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing the cooldown reduction from Muradin's Unstoppable Force to not work correctly. Fixed an issue causing Murky's Spawn Egg to not go on cooldown when destroyed or placed. Notification message for Murky having no Egg changed from "Murky's Egg" to "last Murky's Egg". Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Nazeebo's Dead Rush to not show the Zombies duration correctly. Fixed an issue causing Nazeebo's Gargantuan Stomp to not be usable 20 seconds after Gargantuan was summoned. The tooltip for Zagara's Mutalisk has been updated from duration to Health decay.
    • 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.
      Quick Navigation:
      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.
      (Source)
      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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