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Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes: November 4th

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Blizzard today released a balance patch for Heroes of the Storm. Check out the official patch notes for more details!

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

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Heroes

TANK BRUISER HEALER MELEE RANGED
Anub'arak Chen Alexstrasza Alarak Azmodan
Mal'Ganis Dehaka     Falstad
  D.Va     Lunara
  Gazlowe     Orphea
  Leoric     Sgt. Hammer
  Malthael     Sylvanas
  Varian     Tychus

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Tank

Anub’arak

Talents

  • Level 20
    • Hive MasterHive Master [R1]
      • Damage increased from 153 to 165.
      • Healing increased from 50 to 80.
    • CryptweaveCryptweave [R2]
      • Additional functionality: Upon exiting the Cocoon, enemies take 50 damage over 4 seconds. This damage is increased by 100% for each second that they were inside.
    • Hardened ShieldHardened Shield [Active]
      • Removed.
    • New Talent: The Traitor King [Active]
      • Gain 10% bonus maximum Health and 20 Spell Armor. Activate to gain 75 Armor for 4 seconds. 60-second CD.
Developer Comment: We’re making some changes to Anub’arak’s Level 20 talents to make them feel more heroic to take. Currently Rewind is dominating this tier due to being both very powerful on its own and fitting Anub’arak’s kit in a great way. We like this and don’t want to take away from it, so we’re looking to make his other choices also feel great when picked.

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Mal'Ganis

Base

  • Health increased from 2450 to 2550.
  • Health Regeneration increased from 5.11 to 5.31.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Echo of DoomEcho of Doom [W]
      • Damage increased from 60 to 66.
Developer Comment: Mal’ganis is underperforming compared to other Warriors. His talents are in a great place since his rework, so we’re giving back some of his Health so that he can more effectively tank for his team.

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Bruiser

Chen

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Freshest IngredientsFreshest Ingredients [Trait]
      • Cooldown reduction upon quest completion increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • Deadly StrikeDeadly Strike [Q]
      • Damage bonus increased from 100% to 125%.
  • Level 7
    • Gift of the OxGift of the Ox [E]
      • Damage taken over time reduced from 60% to 50% of damage taken.
Developer Comment: These are some fairly minor buffs to underperforming talents. We don’t expect huge shifts with these changes, but saw room to make Chen players’ lives a little more fun, so we’re doing it!

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Dehaka

Base

  • Dark SwarmDark Swarm [W]
    • Damage increased from 49 to 52.

Talents

  • Level 13 and 20 talents have been reordered to follow our normal conventions (Q, W, E, etc.)
  • Level 4
    • Lurker StrainLurker Strain [E]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 6 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Paralyzing EnzymesParalyzing Enzymes [Q]
      • Slow amount increased from 30% to 35%.
  • Level 13
    • Primal RagePrimal Rage [Trait]
      • Damage bonus increased from 1% to 1.25% per Essence stored.
  • Level 20
    • Change Is SurvivalChange Is Survival [R2]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds.
    • Apex PredatorApex Predator [Z]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 35 to 50 seconds.
Developer Comment: Over the years we’ve nerfed heroes like Dehaka quite a bit due to how effective players became at utilizing the power of their global presence on large maps. Dehaka has had a lower win-rate for quite some time due to this, so we’re looking to give him back some of the power he previously had.

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D.va

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Rush-downRush-down [Q]
      • Damage and healing against enemy Heroes reduced from 3% to 2% maximum Health.
      • Damage bonus to non-Heroic enemies reduced from 75% to 70%.
Developer Comment: We’re generally very happy with where D.Va has landed since her rework, but Rush Down is still a little too strong and is a large part of D.Va’s power pie, so we’re continuing to tone it down.

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Gazlowe

Base

  • Rock-It! TurretRock-It! Turret [Q]
    • Damage reduced from 40 to 38.
  • Deth LazorDeth Lazor [W]
    • Damage reduced from 184 to 180.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Big Game HunterBig Game Hunter [Trait]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • Rock It Sock ItRock It Sock It [Q]
      • Shield amount reduced from 215 to 200.
  • Level 13
    • Superior SchematicsSuperior Schematics [Q]
      • Splash damage reduced from 75% to 60%.
  • Level 16
    • Ark ReaktorArk Reaktor [E]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
Developer Comment: Gazlowe is a little bit too powerful after our last round of changes to him, so we’re pulling back a bit on some of our buffs and on some of his overperforming talents. Overall, he’s in a much healthier place, and we both desire and expect that he’ll be a relevant part of the meta, even after these nerfs.

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Leoric

Base

  • Basic Attack damage increased from 109 to 115.

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Unyielding DespairUnyielding Despair [W]
      • Cooldown reduction while Drain Hope is active increased from .5 to .75 seconds.
      • Cooldown reduction if Drain Hope lasts its full duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Hardened BonesHardened Bones [W]
      • Removed.
    • Burning DespairBurning Despair [W]
      • Added Crit kickers when Burning Despair deals bonus damage during Drain Hope.
      • Additional functionality: While Drain Hope is active, gain 40 Armor.
    • Shroud of the Dead KingShroud of the Dead King [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
Developer Comment: Leoric is slightly out of the meta and is currently sitting at around a 48% win rate. We’re giving him some small buffs with a focus on his Level 20 talents to make them more interesting and powerful to use.

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Malthael

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Throwing ShadeThrowing Shade [E]
      • Additional functionality: Death Shroud’s initial impact deals 2% maximum Health as damage.
  • Level 16
    • Memento MoriMemento Mori [Trait]
      • Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
Developer Comment: Malthael’s talents and overall performance are in a good place but Throwing Shade and Memento Mori have been lesser picked talents for some time. We’re adding some new functionality to Throwing Shade to make it more attractive, and buffing Memento Mori’s damage bonus to help it compete against his other Level 16 options.

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Varian

Base

  • Health increased from 2116 to 2220.
  • Health Regeneration increased from 4.41 to 4.63.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Lion's MawLion's Maw [Q]
      • Damage bonus increased from 5 to 6 per stack.
    • High King's QuestHigh King's Quest [Passive]
      • Regeneration Globe collection requirement for quest completion reduced from 20 to 15.
  • Level 20
    • Demoralizing ShoutDemoralizing Shout [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
Developer Comment: Despite some other recent buffs, Varian is still a bit behind other heroes in regards to his general power level. Since this is true for all 3 ways to build him, we’re giving him a pretty decent Health buff as well as buffing up a few of his talents to help him out.

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Healer

Alexstrasza

Base

  • AbundanceAbundance [W]
    • Range increased from 10 to 11.5.
  • PreservationPreservation [W]
    • Range increased from 10.5 to 11.5.
Developer Comment: We read some feedback that since our global Movement Speed increase many patches ago, Alexstrasza has a bit of awkwardness where she can outrun her Abundance proc, even when it is cast at max range. We agree and feel she can use a small buff in general, so we’re giving Abundance a range increase.

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Melee Assassin

Alarak

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Mocking StrikesMocking Strikes [Passive]
      • Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Alarak’s Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds. This bonus is doubled against enemy Heroes who are Stunned, Silenced, Slowed, or Rooted.
Developer Comment: Mocking Strikes is slightly underperforming compared to other options, so we’re taking its benefit and making half of it more universally available, which should make the talent less risky to take and get value from.

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Ranged Assassin

Azmodan

Talents

  • Talent bonuses related to All Shall Burn will now proc their effects if the target dies while All Shall Burn is channeling on an enemy.
  • This includes effects for Master of Destruction, Cydaea’s Kiss, Hell Rift, and Sin’s Grasp.
Developer Comment: We saw some feedback that Azmodan’s All Shall Burn felt awkward due to not getting various procs if the target dies while he is channeling on them. This was initially intended by us due to concerns of it being too powerful and resulting in some strange moments when playing against it, but we’ve since come around and agree the lack of usability is hurting these talents and Azmodan as a whole more than it’s helping, so we’re going to try allowing these procs to occur, even if the target dies.

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Falstad

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Gathering StormGathering Storm [Q]
      • Damage bonus increased from 1.5 to 2.
  • Level 4
    • UpdraftUpdraft [E]
      • Shield bonus increased from 60% to 70%.
  • Level 7
    • Secret WeaponSecret Weapon [Q]
      • Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
  • Level 10
    • Hinterland BlastHinterland Blast [R1]
      • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80.
      • Cooldown reduction when hitting enemy Heroes increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Epic MountEpic Mount [Z]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 40 to 50 seconds.
Developer Comment: It’s been a long time since we updated Falstad, so we took a look at him and saw a few talents that could be improved. In general many of his talent tiers have two choices that players seem to heavily prefer over the third option, so we’re trying to create a larger incentive for players to think about choosing those talents that they currently aren’t picking.

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Lunara

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Blossom SwellBlossom Swell [Q]
      • Adjusted functionality: Increase Noxious Blossom’s range by 25% and its radius by 20%. Blossom Swell applies 2 stacks of Nature’s Toxin to enemies hit.
  • Level 16
    • Accelerated ContaminationAccelerated Contamination [Q]
      • Adjusted functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Noxious Blossom from 60 to 40. While at least 1 enemy Hero is afflicted by Nature’s Toxin, Noxious Blossom’s cooldown recharges 75% faster.
    • Starwood Spear [W]
      • Adjusted functionality: Increase Lunara’s Basic Attack range by .5. Using Crippling Spores increases Lunara’s Basic Attack range by an additional 2.25 for 6 seconds.
Developer Comment: We’re making some functionality changes to some of Lunara’s talents, particularly when it comes to her Q build, with the aim of making their benefits more easily accessible. We’re also giving a small range increase to Lunara’s Basic Attacks to Starwood Spear as a baseline buff for picking the talent. While we know the range increase is small, we are nervous about giving too much of a range increase to a Hero who has a Movement Speed bonus as a baseline feature of the character, so we’ll be keeping an eye on this buff and will increase the bonus more if we feel it is appropriate.

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Orphea

Talents

  • Level 4
    • AllegrissimoAllegrissimo [Q]
      • Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Shadow Waltz by 1 second.
  • Level 7
    • InsatiableInsatiable [W]
      • Cooldown on successful Chomp hit changed from 1.5 to 2 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Monster WithinMonster Within [R1]
      • New functionality: Eternal Feast grants 1 Chaos each time it hits a Hero. While Eternal Feast is active, the cooldowns of Orphea’s Basic Abilities recharge 150% faster.
    • Engulfing OblivionEngulfing Oblivion [R2]
      • Armor reduction duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
    • Final ToccataFinal Toccata [Active]
      • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
Developer Comment: We’re taking a look at Orphea’s Level 20 talents and adding some power to them to make them more fun to choose between. While doing this pass, we saw a couple places to improve her overall talent picks, so we adjusted Allegrissimo and Insatiable as well.

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Sgt. Hammer

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Maelstrom RoundsMaelstrom Rounds [Active]
      • Bonus damage reduced from 35% to 30%.
      • Cooldown increased from 90 to 100 seconds.
      • Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes while in Siege Mode reduce the cooldown of Maelstrom Rounds by 5 seconds.
  • Level 4
    • BarricadeBarricade [W]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Pulse Detonation CorePulse Detonation Core [Q]
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds, and from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds while in Siege Mode.
    • Graduating RangeGraduating Range [Trait]
      • Duration between Basic Attack range increases reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Mechanical Know-howMechanical Know-how [E]
      • Shield amount increased from 5% to 20% maximum Health.
      • Basic Attack damage reduced from 50% to 30%.
      • No longer requires the Shield to be destroyed to gain bonus damage.
Developer Comment: Sgt. Hammer hasn’t seen large changes for some time, particularly to talents like Maelstrom Rounds and Mechanical Know-how. As you’ve probably seen as a theme of this patch, these talents aren’t too popular so we’re helping them out by giving them bonuses that should be more consistently achievable.

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Sylvanas

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Mind ControlMind Control [R2]
      • Cooldown reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 75 to 50.
  • Level 20
    • Dark Lady's CallDark Lady's Call [R2]
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
    • Withering BarrageWithering Barrage [Q]
      • Additional functionality: Withering Fire applies Banshee’s Curse.
Developer Comment: We’re doing a small additional buff to Mind Control, as well as trying to give Withering Barrage some functionality that is worthy of a Level 20 talent.

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Tychus

Talents

  • Level 1
    • QuarterbackQuarterback [W]
      • Additional functionality: Increase the damage of Frag Grenade by 20%.
Developer Comment: We anticipated that Tychus’s early game talents would have a shake-up with how much power we added to them, but we had a bit of an oversight with Quarterback. While moving a talent from Level 7 to Level 1 would seem competitive in and of itself, the power we added to its alternatives caused the talent to be overshadowed, so we’re adding some more beef to it and to the W build in general to make it more of a compelling way to build Tychus.

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Battlegrounds

Warhead Junction

  • Layout Changes
    • Sewage Tunnels have been added to the top and bottom of the Battleground.
    • The bottom one has replaced the Junk Swarm Host.
    • An additional Sight Tower has been added below mid lane.
Developer Comment: Since the release of the Battleground, we have been hearing two resounding pieces of feedback: the map is very large and teams find it difficult to engage with each other due to the amount of ground needed to cover while picking up Warheads, and very often the game either ends up being a base-race as each team takes a Junk Swarm Host and tries to push opposite lanes to end fastest. To address this we have added a couple of Sewage Tunnels (think teleporters) to the map, one of which replaces the bottom Junk Swarm Host, and added an additional Sight Tower to allow teams to keep an eye on the bottom tunnel. We feel like these changes have been a breath of fresh air for Warhead Junction and are excited to hear your feedback!

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Nothing mind boggling, but I loved that they finally fixed Azmo's E and Leoric's W build. And I will give another try to Lunara's and Hammer's Q builds.

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      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Now benefits double the amount from Vampiric Touch. No longer provides 25 Armor for 3 seconds. Now provides 15 Spell Armor for 3 seconds. Damage increased from 110 to 121. Talents
      Level 1 Will of Tichondrius Moved from Level 7 to Level 1. REWORK: Hit Heroes with Fel Claws to gain 0.5 damage. Hit 4 Heroes in the first two swipes to cause the last wipe to provide 2 additional damage. Upon reaching 40 stacks, Fel Claws now steals 4% health from opponents and Stuns for an additional 0.5 seconds. Level 4 Vampiric Aura Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Self healing increased from 30% to 40% and healing of nearby Allies increased from 15% to 20%. Might of Sargeras Now provides 35 Armor for 3 seconds when using Necrotic Embrace. Level 7 Fueled by Torment Moved from Level 4 to Level 7. Now causes Necrotic Embrace to Slow by 25% for 3 seconds. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement Speed bonus increased from 50% to 75% 100%. Raven's Intellect Bonus increased from 75% to 125% 200%. Level 4 Raven Familiar Slow reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 7 Force of Magic Spell Power increased from 30% to 35%. Level 13 Circle of Protection No longer increases the cooldown of Force of Will. Level 20 Guardian of Tirisfal Now also increases the range of Arcane Rift by 50%. Muradin
      Base
      It's Hammer Time! [Q] Muradin gains 5 stacks if a target dies within 3 seconds of being hit by Storm Bolt. Stack requirement for pierce increased from 40 to 45. Talents
      Level 16 Dwarf Launch Cooldown reduction decreased from 2 seconds to 1 second. Level 20 Mountain King Dwarf Toss cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thunder Clap cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Sgt. Hammer
      Talents
      Level 1 Maelstrom Rounds Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Level 13 Hyper-Cooling Engines Cooldown reduction no longer triggers off of Splash damage, but now triggers off of Structures. Level 20 Advanced Lava Strike Damage bonus increased from 50% to 65%. Ultra-Capacitors Cooldown reduction no longer triggers off of Splash damage, but now triggers off of Structures. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning Amount stacks lost on death reduced from 6 to 4. Echo of the Elements Damage done by the chain lightning bounces rewarded from obtaining the Mythic Reward reduced from 85 to 70. Kill window increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Stack requirements increased from 20/40/100 to 20/50/125. Second reward no longer provides an extra bounce. Level 7 Rolling Thunder Now also provides an extra bounce of Chain Lightning. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Tyrande gains 1 stack if the target dies within 3 seconds of being hit. Mythic Reward now also increases Attack Range by 1. Lunar flare damage from hitting a Hero reduced from 4% to 3.5% 3%. Talents
      Level 16 Quickening Blessing Movement bonus increased from 20% to 25%. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels Cooldown of Sentinel increased by 3 seconds. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue that caused Unstoppable targets to not be immune to Blinds. Maps
      General Fixed an issue that caused Bosses to attack Summoned units. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue that caused the AI to have issues turning in coins. Infernal Shrines Fixed an issue that prevented Minions from pathing near the Arcane Punisher's beams. Heroes
      D.Va Base Defense Matrix [W] D.Va's Mech will now retarget Defense Matrix when controlled by an AI. Deathwing Base Dragonflight [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Dragonflight's cooldown to increase upon taking damage to only occur when the cooldown is below 4 seconds. Garrosh Level 4 In For the Kill Fixed an issue that caused In For the Kill to not completely reset the cooldown of Bloodthirst. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Fixed an issue that caused Drain Life to not always be interrupted if the target leaves its range. Jaina Base Improved Ice Block [1] Fixed an issue that caused Improved Ice Block and Ice Cold to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Jaina. Kael'thas Level 20 Rebirth Fixed an issue that caused Rebirth to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Kael'thas. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused Cloud Serpent to not be made visible when damaging a target while in the Fog of War. Medivh Level 10 Poly Bomb Fixed an issue that caused Poly Bomb to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Medivh. Nazeebo Level 13 Superstition Fixed an issue that caused Superstition to display a blank ability for the damage dealt by its Corpse Spider. Samuro Base Mirror Image [Q] Mirror Images will no longer move towards Samuro's attack move target point on creation. Mirror Images will now properly have their AI enabled when Samuro has their AI enabled. Stukov Base Weighted Pustule [W] Fixed an issue that caused Weighted Pustule to be removed when an effect that removes Slows is applied. Thrall Base Feral Spirit [W] Fixed an issue that caused Feral Spirit to not be extended correctly if it is about to expire. Return to Top
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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Update: April 9
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the unofficial Patch Notes with all the datamined changes.
      Map Updates
      Blackheart's Bay
      Objective
      Bombardment Damage increased from 2875 to 3000. Balance Updates
      Arthas
      Base
      Frostmourne Hungers [D] Maximum damage bonus increased from 5000 to 10000. Gazlowe
      Base
      Rock-It! Turret [Q] Duration increased from 17 to 20 seconds. Mal'Ganis
      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Damage increased from 110 to 121. Additional functionality: Gain 15 Spell Armor for 3 seconds. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement Speed bonus increased from 75% to 100% of Raven Form's Movement Speed bonus. Raven's Intellect Mana and Health Regeneration bonus increased from 125% to 200%. Muradin
      Talents
      Level 16 Dwarf Launch Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1 second. Level 20 Mountain King Cooldown increase removed. Sgt. Hammer
      Talents
      Level 1 Maelstrom Rounds Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Level 13 Hyper-Cooling Engines Now triggers against Structures too. No longer grants bonuses from splash damage. Level 20 Advanced Lava Strike Damage bonus increased from 50% to 65%. Ultra Capacitors Now triggers against Structures too. No longer grants bonuses from splash damage. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1  Echo of the Elements Time window to gain stacks increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds. Extra bounces no longer deal reduced damage. Quest requirements increased from 20/40/100 to 20/50/125. Removed functionality: Chain Lightning no longer bounces an additional time after unlocking the second Reward. Level 7  Rolling Thunder Additional functionality: Chain Lightning bounces an additional time. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Damage bonus per stack reduced from 3.5% to 3%. Talents
      Level 13  Quickening Blessing Movement Speed bonus on Light of Elune's target increased from 20% to 25%. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels Cooldown increase removed. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing respawn timers from Level 10 to 23 to be lower than intended. Fixed an issue causing increased Movement Speed visual effects to be created when joining a Toy Train. Fixed an issue causing Heroes to collect more Skulls than allowed during the Objective phase on Haunted Mines. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Frost Presence to fire the Quest Completed notification twice. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Frost Presence to give double Quest progress when hitting an enemy Hero with both the path and the circle. Fixed an issue causing Arthas's Rime to heal Arthas even when not Stunned, Rooted, or Slowed. Fixed an issue causing Ghouls summoned by Arthas's Army of the Dead to have a duration instead of losing Health over time. The tooltip for Arthas's Frost Presence has been updated from "Root enemy Heroes" to "Hit enemy Heroes". Fixed an issue causing Garrosh's Wrecking Ball to show the mark on targets barely not in range. Fixed an issue causing effects related to the duration of Mal'Ganis's Necrotic Embrace to not work correctly. Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Guardian of Tirisfal to not increase Arcane Rift's search duration. Fixed an issue causing Ragnaros's Living Meteor to not deal the landing damage.
    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes: March 30
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
      (Source)
      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
      Quick Navigation:
      General Map Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Unranked Mode has been removed. Respawn timers have been reduced in the mid-to-late game. By level 22, respawn timers are back at 65 Seconds. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Map Updates
      Garden of Terror Classic The original Garden of Terror has returned to Custom Games! The name has been changed to Garden of Terror Classic to differentiate from the current Garden of Terror. Haunted Mines Haunted mines has returned to Quick Match! Map objective is now complete when one team collects 55 Skulls, rather than when all 100 Skulls have been collected. Hero vision is reduced while in the mines. Warhead Junction Cast time for Nuke increased from 2.5 seconds to 3 seconds. Cast time for Nuke now breaks upon taking damage. DoT damage from Nuke increased by 100%. Damage to Forts and Keeps from Nuke increased from 100% to 125%. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Arthas has been fully reworked! All abilities and talents will be listed below.
      Base
      Death Coil [Q] Mana: 40. Cooldown: 9 seconds. Deals 164 damage to target enemy. Can be self-cast to heal for 262 health. Howling Blast [W] Mana: 50. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Root enemies within the target area for 1.25 seconds and deals 68 damage. Frozen Tempest [E] Mana: 13 per second. Cooldown: 1 second. Deals 36 damage per second to nearby enemies and Slow their Movement Speed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Heroes hit also have their Attack Speed Slowed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. Frozen Tempest's effects last for 1.5 seconds. Army of the Dead [R] Charge Cooldown: 18 seconds. Consume all charges to summon an equal number of Ghouls that last 15 seconds and attack for 20 damage. Ghouls can be sacrificed to heal Arthas for 240 Health. Stores up to 6 charges. Every time an enemy minion dies nearby, reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 1 second. Takedowns reduce the charge cooldown of this ability by 6 seconds. Summon Sindragosa [R] Mana: 100. Cooldown: 100 seconds. Deals 230 damage and Slows enemies by 60% for 4 seconds. Also disables Minions, Mercenaries, Monsters, and Structures for 20 seconds. Frostmourne Hungers [D] Cooldown: 12 seconds. Activate to make Arthas' next Basic Attack strike immediately and deal 71 bonus damage. Dealing damage restores 40 Mana. QUEST: Killing a Minion or hitting a Hero with Frostmourne Hungers permanently increases its bonus damage and Arthas' Basic Attack damage by 1. Talents
      Level 1 Frost Presence Increase the area of Howling Blast by 20%. QUEST: Root enemy Heroes with Howling Blast. REWARD: After Rooting 15 Heroes, Howling Blast's range is increased by 20% and it hits enemies in its path. REWARD: After Rooting 30 Heroes, Death Coil Slows Heroes hit by 50% for 0.75 seconds. Borean Winds After Frozen Tempest has been active for 2 seconds, Arthas gains 10% Movement Speed. PASSIVE: Frozen Tempest's Slowing effects last an additional 0.5 seconds and its Mana cost is reduced by 4 per second. Rime Every 5 seconds, gain 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack, reducing the damage taken by 75%. Stores up to 3 charges. PASSIVE: While Arthas is Slowed, Rooted, or Stunned he heals 24 Health a second. Level 4 Shattered Armor Enemy Heroes hit by Howling Blast have their Armor reduced by 15 for 4 seconds. Icy Talons Gain 3% Attack Speed for 2 seconds every time a Hero is damaged by Frozen Tempest, to a maximum of 60%. Frost Strike Frostmourne Hungers deals an additional 115 Ability damage in an area and slows Heroes hit by 20% for 2 seconds. Level 7 Immortal Coil Gain the healing effect of Death Coil even when used on enemies. If Death Coil is used on Arthas, it heals for an additional 75% bonus healing and its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. Rune Tap Every 3rd Basic Attack heals Arthas for 5% of his max Health. PASSIVE: Each stack of Frostmourne Hungers increases Arthas' Maximum Health by 10. Icebound Fortitude Cooldown: 35 seconds. Activate to gain 25 Armor and reduce the duration of Stuns, Slows, and Roots against Arthas by 75% for 3 seconds. Each Hero Rooted by Howling Blast reduces the cooldown of this ability by 2 seconds. Level 13 Deathlord If Death Coil is used on an enemy Hero, launch an additional Death Coil at a nearby enemy Hero. PASSIVE: Death Coil deals more damage the lower Arthas' current Health is, to a maximum of 50% bonus damage. Deathchill Howling Blast's damage is increased by 2 for each stack of Frostmourne Hungers. Howling Blast deals 100% additional damage and Roots for an additional 0.25 seconds against Heroes under 50% health. Biting Cold Each second an enemy is damaged by Frozen Tempest, it deals 15% bonus damage, up to 75% bonus damage. Level 16 Remorseless Winter Enemy Heroes that remain within Frozen Tempest for 2.5 seconds are Rooted for 1.25 seconds and heal Arthas for 3% of his maximum Health. This effect has an 8 second cooldown per target. Frostmourne Feeds Reduce the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers by 6 seconds. Arthas heals for 75% of the Basic Attack damage dealt by Frostmourne Hungers. Anti-Magic Shell Cooldown 60 seconds. Activate to make Arthas immune to Spell Damage for 4 seconds and heal Arthas for 25% of the damage prevented. Level 20 Legion of Northrend Reduce Army of the Dead's charge cooldown by 5 seconds. Each charge consumed spawns an additional Ghoul to attack nearby enemies. These Ghouls cannot be sacrificed. Absolute Zero Sindragosa flies twice as far. Enemy Heroes are Rooted for 2.5 seconds, and then Slowed by 60% for 4 seconds. Death Pact Instantly double your stacks of Frostmourne Hungers, but it no longer gains stacks from hitting Heroes or killing Minions. PASSIVE: Takedowns grant 2 stacks of Frostmourne Hungers. Path of Frost Activate to instantly mount with 10% additional Movement Speed. Taking damage does not dismount Arthas from this mount. Lasts up to 5 seconds. When Arthas dismounts, Slow all nearby enemies by 30% for 2 seconds and deal 66 damage. Chen
      Base
      Keg Smash [W] Breath of Fire initial damage lowered from 85 to 40. Breath of Fire duration increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. Breath of Fire no longer costs Energy. Keg Smash energy cost increased to 35 from 30. Fortifying Brew [D] Drinking now stops additional commands for a fraction of a second. Talents
      Level 1 Accumulating Flames Moved from Level 4 to Level 1. REWORK: Quest: Gain stacks from hitting Heroes with DoT damage from Breath of Fire. Each stack provides 0.25 damage. At 20 damage, Keg Smash becomes ranged. Mythic Reward: At 75 damage, Breath of Fire lowers enemy armor by 20 and is refreshed from Chen's Basic Attacks. Level 4 Eye of the Tiger Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Level 7 Elusive Brawler Movement Speed reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 10 Wandering Keg Cooldown increased from 50 seconds to 60 seconds. Level 13 Pressure Point Slow duration increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. Deathwing
      Base
      Onslaught [E] Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds. Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown increased from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Talents
      Level 16 Gaze onto Destruction Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3.5 seconds. Falstad
      Talents
      Level 1 Frequent Flyer Range to receive kill credit reduced from 14 to 8.5. Garrosh
      Base
      Wrecking Ball [E] Range reduced from 6.5 to 6. Search range reduced from 2.5 to 2.25. Talents
      Level 1 Unrivaled Strength Ranged bonus reduced from 20% to 15%. Gazlowe
      Base
      Rock-It! Turret [Q] Turret Health increased from 510 to 600. Mal'Ganis
      Base
      Necrotic Embrace [W] Now benefits double the amount from Vampiric Touch. No longer provides Armor for 3 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Will of Tichondrius Moved from Level 7 to Level 1. REWORK: Hit Heroes with Fel Claws to gain 0.5 damage. Hit 4 Heroes in the first two swipes to cause the last wipe to provide 2 additional damage. Upon reaching 40 stacks, Fel Claws now steals 4% health from opponents and stuns for an additional 0.5 Seconds. Level 4 Vampiric Aura Moved from Level 1 to Level 4. Self healing increased from 30% to 40% and healing of nearby Allies increased from 15% to 20%. Might of Sargeras Now provides 25 Armor for 3 seconds when using Necrotic Embrace. Level 7 Fueled by Torment Moved from Level 4 to Level 7. Now causes Necrotic Embrace to Slow by 25% for 3 seconds. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 1 Winds of Celerity Movement speed bonus increased from 50% to 75%. Raven's Intellect Bonus increased from 75% to 125%. Level 4 Raven Familiar Slow reduced from 30% to 20%. Level 7 Force of Magic Spell Power increased from 30% to 35%. Level 13 Circle of Protection No longer increases the cooldown of Force of Will. Level 20 Guardian of Tirisfal Now also increases the range of Arcane Rift by 50%. Muradin
      Base
      It's Hammer Time! [Q] Muradin gains 5 stacks if a target dies within 3 seconds of being hit by Storm Bolt. Stack requirement for pierce increased from 40 to 45. Talents
      Level 20 Mountain King Dwarf Toss cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thunder Clap cooldown increased by 2 seconds. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 1 Crash Lightning Amount stacks lost on death reduced from 6 to 4. Echo of the Elements Damage done by the chain lightning bounces rewarded from obtaining the Mythic Reward reduced from 85 to 70. Tyrande
      Base
      Lunar Flare [E] Tyrande gains 1 stack if the target dies within 3 seconds of being hit. Mythic Reward now also increases attack range by 1. Lunar flare damage from hitting a hero reduced from 4% to 3.5%. Talents
      Level 20 Commander of Sentinels Cooldown of Sentinel increased by 3 seconds. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue that caused Unstoppable targets to not be immune to Blinds. Maps
      General Fixed an issue that caused Bosses to attack Summoned units. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue that caused the AI to have issues turning in coins. Heroes
      D.Va Base Defense Matrix [W] D.Va's Mech will now retarget Defense Matrix when controlled by an AI. Deathwing Base Dragonflight [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Dragonflight's cooldown to increase upon taking damage to only occur when the cooldown is below 4 seconds. Garrosh Level 4 In For the Kill Fixed an issue that caused In For the Kill to not completely reset the cooldown of Bloodthirst. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Fixed an issue that caused Drain Life to not always be interrupted if the target leaves its range. Jaina Base Improved Ice Block [1] Fixed an issue that caused Improved Ice Block and Ice Cold to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Jaina. Kael'thas Level 20 Rebirth Fixed an issue that caused Rebirth to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Kael'thas. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused Cloud Serpent to not be made visible when damaging a target while in the Fog of War. Medivh Level 10 Poly Bomb Fixed an issue that caused Poly Bomb to not be used correctly by AI-controlled Medivh. Nazeebo Level 13 Superstition Fixed an issue that caused Superstition to display a blank ability for the damage dealt by its Corpse Spider. Samuro Base Mirror Image [Q] Mirror Images will no longer move towards Samuro's attack move target point on creation. Mirror Images will now properly have their AI enabled when Samuro has their AI enabled. Thrall Base Feral Spirit [W] Fixed an issue that caused Feral Spirit to not be extended correctly if it is about to expire. Return to Top
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    • Elitesparkle
      Heroes of the Storm PTR Update: January 16
      By Elitesparkle
      Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the unofficial Patch Notes with all the datamined changes.
      Map Updates
      Volskaya Foundry
      Objective
      Triglav Protector Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 45% to 35%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Triglav Gunner Damage bonus when both slots are occupied reduced from 45% to 35%. Cooldown reduction when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Energy Regeneration when both slots are occupied reduced from 40% to 35%. Balance Updates
      Azmodan
      Base
      Globe of Annihilation [Q] Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, also removes the damage reduction against Monsters. Deathwing
      Stats
      Attack Damage increased from 110 to 117. Talents
      Level 1 Molten Blood Additional functionality: Now grants Form Switch, which can be activated to swap Form. Level 7 Firestorm Cooldown reduction for Deathwing's landing Abilities increased from 2 to 3 seconds. Jaina
      Base
      Frostbite [Trait] Additional functionality: Ice Cold now also gives Unstoppable and immunity to damage over time effects for the duration. Kerrigan
      Base
      Ravage [Q] Minions no longer have to die within 1.5 seconds of being hit by Ravage to grant stacks. Kerrigan now gains stacks when Minions die within 3 range. Time window for cooldown refund reduced from 1.5 to 0.75 seconds. Baseline Quest requirements increased from 85/150 to 100/250. After reaching 100 stacks, enemy Heroes killed grant 14 stacks. Muradin
      Base
      Storm Bolt [Q] Baseline Quest requirements increased from 35/150 to 50/200. Talents
      Level 7 Perfect Storm Additional functionality: The cooldown cannot be reset more than once every 10 seconds. Level 20 Mountain King New: Thunder Clap and Dwarf Toss have an extra charge. Rewind Removed. Tyrande
      Stats
      Mana increased from 450 to 500. Mana Regeneration increased from 2.7 to 3 per second. Base
      Sentinel [W] Mana cost increased from 50 to 55. Lunar Flare [E] Mana cost increased from 60 to 65. Shadowstalk [R1] Mana cost increased from 75 to 85. Starfall [R2] Mana cost increased from 75 to 85. Yrel
      Base
      Divine Purpose [D] Cooldown reduced from 16 to 8 seconds. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Mutalisk Mutalisk's Health decay reduced from 42 to 10 per second. Mutalisk duration effectively increased from 10 to 42 seconds. Bug Fixes
      Fixed an issue causing Doubloon Camps on Blackheart's Bay to be impossible to capture under certain conditions. Fixed an issue causing Anub'arak's Beetles to still have a duration, in addition to losing their Health over time. Fixed an issue causing the Health decay for Azmodan's Demon Warriors to not scale with levels.  Fixed an issue causing Deathwing's Baseline Quest to reset when using Dragonflight. Fixed an issue causing Deathwing's Lava Burst to deal damage after an additional 0.25 seconds. Fixed an issue causing Gazlowe's Rock-It! Turrets to not lose their Health over time. Fixed an issue causing the tooltip for Jaina's Ice Cold to not show correctly. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Storm Bolt to deal 1 more damage for each stack. Fixed an issue causing the range splat for Muradin's Dwarf Toss to not be visible. Fixed an issue causing Muradin's Skullcraker to Stun before Muradin's post-damage effects happened. Fixed an issue causing the Health Regeneration of Murky's Egg to not scale with levels. Fixed an issue causing Tyrande's Sentinel to not be correctly affected by cooldown reduction effects.
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