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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] No longer deals reduced damage to Summons. 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. 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. -
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. -
By Elitesparkle
Blizzard released a new PTR patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
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General Map Updates Balance Update Known Issues & Bug Fixes General
All Quests that can lose stacks will never cause the player to fall below milestone thresholds. Pinnacle Rewards are now named Mythic Rewards to give a more Blizzard feel. So Mythic-y! The following Summoned Units now lose health each second: Demon Lieutenants, Demon Warriors, Gargantuan, Hydralisks, Roaches, Rock-It Turrets, Rush Zombies, Scarabs, Treants, Tumors, and Water Elementals. Total Health and Duration of these Summoned Units have been adjusted to compensate for this. Structures now prioritize Summoned Units when there are no remaining minions. Summoned Units no longer take half damage from Structures. XP Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a minion that instantly yields XP. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Map Updates
General Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied. Volskaya Foundry Triglav Protector bonus Damage and cooldown speed increased from 25% to 40% when 2 players are inside. Warhead Junction The burn duration is now displayed on structures affected by a Warhead. Return to Top
Balance Update
Heroes
Azmodan
Base
Globe of Annihilation [Q] Now deals 50% damage to non-Heroes. Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, Globe of Annihilation no longer deals reduced damage to non-Heroes. Window to kill minions for Annihilation increased to 3s (from 1.5s). Summon Demon Warrior [W] Demon Warriors damage increased from 32 to 83. Now deals half damage to Heroes. Demon Warriors no longer have a duration, but lose 26 Health every second. Demon Warriors no longer have Immolation. Now has 2 charges. Talents
Level 1 Wrath REWORK: Now provides 1 stack for every 2 Basic Attacks hit against a Structure or Hero. Level 7 Art of Chaos Extra Annihilation amount reduced from 4 to 2. Bombardment Amount of time Bombardment lasts reduced from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Master of Destruction Amount of Annihilation granted reduced from 2 to 1. Level 13 Brutish Vanguard Now slows the attacked target by 30%. Level 16 Hell Rift Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 35%. Level 20 Inescapable Annihilation NEW: Globe of Annihilation has unlimited range. Pride Moved to baseline. Now requires 450 stacks. Deathwing
Base
Attack Damage decreased from 155 to 110. Form Switch [1] Active ability removed. Deathwing now switches forms solely from landing. Cataclysm [R] NEW QUEST: Damage Heroes with Molten Flame to gain 1 stack. Gain 50 stacks for killing a Hero. Mythic Reward: Upon reaching 2,000 stacks, Cataclysm now deals 2,500% damage to Structures and Minions. "I AM THE CATACLYSM". Onslaught [E] Bonus damage increased from 72 to 120. Damage increased from 38 to 60. Earth Shatter [E] Projectile speed increased by 30% Molten Flame [Q] Base Damage per Second reduced from 21 to 19. Incinerate [W] Cooldown increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Energy cost increased from 20 to 30. Damage increased to 100 (from 65). Lava Burst [W] Cast time reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds. Energy cost increased from 15 to 25. Explosion Damage increased from 30 to 35. Explosion Damage over Time increased from 6 to 7. Slow increased from 35% to 45%. Dragonflight [Z] Cooldown delay after dealing or taking damage increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds. Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 15 seconds. Talents
Level 1 Dragon Soul Healing increased from 75%, 150% to 100%, 200%. Level 4 Heat Wave Damage over Time increased from 6 to 9. Damage over Time stacks reduced from 4 to 3. Initial damage bonus increased from 125% to 150%. Level 7 Firestorm Damage increased from 70 to 77. No longer reduces cooldown of Dragonflight. Level 13 Fire and Fury Damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%. Falstad
Base
Lightning Rod [W] Range reduced by .5. Time between strikes increased from .8 seconds to .9 seconds. Jaina
Base
Frostbite [Trait] NEW QUEST: Deal Ability Damage to Frostbitten Heroes. Upon reaching 12,000 Damage, unlock Improved Ice Block, which allows Jaina to become temporarily Invulnerable. Mythic Reward: Upon dealing 30,000 Damage, Ice Block upgrades to Ice Cold, granting Jaina Protected instead of Stasis. Talents
Level 7 Ice Lance Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 16 Numbing Blast Root duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds. Level 20 Wintermute Water Elemental cast range and damage bonus decreased from 50% to 40%. Kael'thas
Talents
Level 1 Convection Increased reward damage and health from 150/50 to 200/100. Muradin
Base
Storm Bolt [Q] Perfect Storm Quest removed. NEW QUEST: Basic Attack Heroes affected by Slows or Stuns. Slows provide 1 stack and Stuns provide 2 stacks. At 35 stacks, Storm Bolt pierces to hit an additional target, and Muradin's Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 0.5 seconds. Mythic Reward: At 150 stacks, Storm Bolt's range is increased by 50% and width is increased by 100%, and now pierces all targets. Talents
Level 1 Dwarf Block Block charges reduced from 4 to 3. Give 'em the Axe! Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Level 4 Sledgehammer No longer increases Storm Bolt's cooldown reduction. Now increases Storm Bolt damage to non-Heroes by 500%. Level 7 Perfect Storm NEW: If an enemy hit with Storm Bolt dies within 3 seconds, reset its cooldown. Level 16 Dwarf Launch Range bonus reduced from 40% to 30%. Murky
Base
Murky now gains a 35% Shield for 10 seconds upon reviving. Spawn Egg [D] Egg now regenerates quickly instead of having a Shield. Slime [Q] Now applies its debuff to enemy Structures. Now deals 50% damage to Structures. Pufferfish [W] Damage reduced by 20%. Detonation time reduced from 3 seconds to 2.75 seconds. NEW QUEST: Hit enemies affected by Slime with Pufferfish. Provides 1 stack per minion, 5 stacks per Hero or Structure hit. At 100 stacks, Basic Abilities now deal full damage to Structures. Mythic Reward: At 200 stacks, Murky gains 50% Health and increases in size. Talents
Level 1 Egg Hunt Talent removed. Shell Game NEW: Murky can now place 2 eggs, but randomly revives from one of them. Increases the cooldown of placing an egg to 30 seconds and goes on cooldown if either egg dies. Level 10 March of the Murlocs Damage increased by 4%. Level 13 Egg Shell REWORK: Murky gains a Shield equal to 35% of his Health upon placing an egg or when one of his eggs dies. Fish Tank Healing reduced from 25% to 20%. Level 16 Wrath of Cod Damage over Time is dealt over 4 seconds (from 5s). Level 20 Big Tuna Kahuna Talent removed. Faster Fish NEW: Pufferfish detonates 80% faster. Making Inky Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds. Never-Ending Murlocs No longer deals reduced damage to Structures. Sylvanas
Talents
Level 4 Mercenary Queen Now also causes Sylvanas' Basic Attacks to instantly apply 3 stacks of Black Arrows to Mercs. Thrall
Base
Basic Attack damage decreased from 173 to 167. Talents
Level 1 Crash Lightning Mythic Reward Damage bonus increased from 270 to 325. Echo of the Elements Mythic Reward now also allows Chain Lightning to bounce back to the same target. Tyrande
Base
Mana reduced from 500 to 450. Lunar Flare [E] NEW QUEST: Hitting a Hero with Lunar Flare increased its damage by 5%, up to 250%. After hitting 10 Heroes, increase Lunar Flare's range by 30%. After hitting 20 Heroes, Sentinel now pierces the first Hero hit. Mythic Reward: After hitting 50 Heroes, Tyrande's Basic Attacks occasionally trigger a Lunar Flare. Now restores 25 mana per enemy hit. Talents
Level 1 Ranger No longer provides pierce. Moonlit Arrows Cooldown reduction reduced from .75 seconds to .5 seconds. Moved Talent from Level 7 to Level 1. Trueshot Aura No longer passively increases Tyrande's Attack Damage. Now also applies to Tyrande upon activation. Level 7 Elune's Gift NEW: Grants 20% Spell Power for 10 seconds after hitting an enemy with Lunar Flare. Level 20 Commander of Sentinels NEW: Sentinel now has an additional charge. Return to Top
Known Issues & Bug Fixes
Known Issues
Jaina Ice Cold's tooltip is incorrect. Resetting Jaina's talents after finishing her quest causes issues. Zul'jin Resetting Zul'jin's talents does not reset cap. Bug Fixes
Heroes
Alarak Level 10 Deadly Charge Fixed an issue that caused Alarak's Deadly Charge to not be activated by clicking the left mouse button if it occupies the Trait slot. Ana Base Aim Down Sights [D] Can now be toggled while affected by a Silencing effect. Jaina Base Frostbolt [Q] Fixed an issue causing Jaina's Frostbolt to not have its model updated by Dreadlord Jaina or Lunar Jaina. Orphea Level 4 Allegrissimo Fixed an issue that could cause Allegrissimo's cooldown reduction to not be granted when hitting a Hero at Shadow Waltz' end. Sylvanas Base Possession [1] Fixed Possession not showing in the Quick Cast menu settings. Fixed Possession not being correctly affected by cooldown reduction affects granted by allies. Return to Top
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By Elitesparkle
Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm and here are the official Patch Notes with all the changes.
16 December 2025: This patch went live again, with some undocumented bug fixes.
12 December 2025: This patch was reverted due to a game-breaking bug on Sylvanas.
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Balance Updates
Kerrigan
Base
Ravage [Q] Baseline quest now provides 7 stacks per kill, up from 5. Baseline quest requirements increased to 85/150, up from 75/125. Talents
Level 7 Bladed Momentum Cooldown reduction increased to .75 seconds, up from .6 seconds. Thrall
Talents
Level 1 Maelstrom Weapon Completion requirements increased to 25/55/100, up from 20/40/100. Falstad
Base
Lightning Rod [W] Now strikes every .8 seconds, down from 1 second. Total number of strikes stay the same. Range increased by 1. Talents
Level 1 Frequent Flyer Cooldown increased to 60 seconds, up from 45 seconds. Quest requirements increased to 60/150/300, up from 50/125/300. Sylvanas
Talents
Level 4 Possession Now has a 1 second cooldown between uses, down from 2 seconds. Level 4 Unstable Poison Damage increased to 150, up from 130. Level 4 Haunting Arrows No longer affects Mercs. Gul'dan
Talents
Level 1 Echoed Corruption Pinnacle Reward healing increased to 100%, up from 50%. Pinnacle Reward requirement reduced to 85, down from 100. Level 16 Ruinous Affliction Damage reduced by 10%. Map Updates
Alterac Pass Objective capture time is now capped at 55 seconds. Blackheart's Bay Cannon damage increased to 2,875, up from 2,815. Volskaya Foundry Late game health scaling of Protector increased. Warhead Junction Attacking a burning building now stops the duration of burn for 3 seconds. Click here to discuss this post with other players
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By Staff
After weeks of PTR testing, the latest Heroes of the Storm patch is now live and here are the official patch notes with all the changes!
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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 Shop Balance Update Bug Fixes General
Basic, Cleave, and Splash Attacks will now function more consistently across all Heroes through various situations. Changes that may impact the balance of the Hero will be listed in the Balance section. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
Map Updates
General Blackheart's Bay, Hanamura Temple, and Warhead Junction will enter Ranked map rotation in the coming weeks! Forts, Keeps, and the Core will now grant Allied Heroes that take damage in their radius 35 50 Armor for 4 seconds. This effect has a 4 second cooldown and can only be granted to 1 Hero per Structure. While this Armor is in effect, Enemy Heroes that attack the target will be slowed by 20%. Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer prioritize an Enemy Hero when an Allied Hero is attacked. Mercenary camps now spawn 30 seconds after the match begins (Down from 60 seconds). Small XP globes have been removed. will now vanish if no allied Hero is within 15 radius of the globe. Structure Health increased by 12.5%. When a Hero attacks an enemy structure with a Basic Attack, allied minions near the building become inspired and gain 35% attack speed and 35% move speed for 3 seconds. This does not affect illusions or summons. Minions will now spawn exactly at MM:00 and MM:30. Blackheart's Bay Bombardment now deals 20% reduced damage to Keeps and Cores. Cast time to turn in coins decreased from 7 seconds to 5 seconds. There are now 3 treasure chest locations. The first chest spawns in the top lane during the first phase, two chests spawn in the next three phases, and all three chests spawn every phase after that. There are now watch sight towers near Blackheart. You will now only drop half your coins upon death (rounded down). Only 8 coins are required for the first turn-in, down from 10. Hanamura Payload damage increase by 12.5%. Payload now moves 25% faster. Samurai lane pusher health reduced by 12.5%. Payload deals 20% less damage to the core. Infernal Shrines Punishers will no longer leap over gates. Skeleton minions damage reduced by 25%. Skeleton minions health decreased from 400 to 300. Skeleton minions move speed increased from 3 to 3.5. Skeleton minions now have 20 spell magic Armor. Sky Temple Guardian Mighty Swing knockback duration reduced from 0.5 seconds to 0.375 seconds. Guardian Mighty Swing knockback is now interrupted by other knockback effects. Guardian Mighty Swing knockback speed increased to match previous knockback distance. Guardian Mighty Swing will now interrupt any ongoing knockback effects. Warhead Junction Nukes damage updated to 1000 + 12.5% of target's Max Health (was 2300 damage before). Nukes now ignite structures, dealing 1.2% 0.8% of their Health per second for 10 12 seconds. Attacking the building will refresh the duration up to 5 8 seconds. Nukes now take 2.5 seconds to launch (Up from 1.5 seconds). There will now be fewer nukes that spawn. Garden Of Terror Terror has 12.5% more baseline life. Terror scales significantly harder into late game. Return to Top
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Balance Update
Heroes
Abathur
Base
Locust damage increased by 25%. Dehaka
Base
Brushstalker [Z D] Cooldown increased from 75 seconds to 240 seconds. Cooldown is reduced by 40 50 seconds when a Regen Globe is picked up. Talents
Level 20 Apex Predator Cooldown reduction increased from 50 to 120 190 seconds. Illidan
Talents
Level 16 Fiery Brand Attacking a different Hero from the last Hero attacked now resets progress on the previously attacked Hero. Blinds and Evasion now prevent any progress from being granted. If the target gains Stasis or Invulnerable, progress will be lost. Stacks now last 300 seconds. Kael'thas
Talents
Level 20 Rebirth Now has 3 charges. Maiev
Base
Umbral Bind [W] Pull force reduced from 35 to 21.05. The Butcher
Talents
Level 13 Brutal Strike Now loses stacks when attacking while Blinded or against Evading enemies. The Lost Vikings
Talents
Level 10 Longboat Raid Decreased Move speed no longer decreases the Longboat Raid's starting speed and now reduces Longboat Raid Move speed by 25%. Thrall
Talents
Level 7 Elemental Assault NEW: After using a Basic or Heroic Ability, Thrall's next Basic Attack within 4 seconds deals 45% more damage. Follow Through Talent Removed. Uther
Base
Holy Light [Q] Range increased from 7.75 to 8. Range is no longer increased to 8.75 after selecting Holy Shock. Talents
Level 4 Holy Shock No longer grants reduced cooldown or Mana cost and instead costs less Mana and has a lower cooldown. Now features its own active button. Valeera
Talents
Level 7 Slice and Dice REWORK: Grants 400% Attack Speed which is lost after attacking 3 times or after 3 seconds. Cooldown for the next attack after the third will not be reduced. Varian
Talents
Level 10 Warbringer Warbringer mana cost reduction reduced from 22.5 to 20. Mana cost reduction reduced from 22.5 to 20. Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown reduction increased from 2.5% to 5%. Zagara
Talents
Level 1 Infest Damage bonus reduced from 125% to 100%. Return to Top
Bug Fixes
Map
Blackhearts Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Deathwing to lose Unstoppable after using the waygates. Sky Temple Fixed an issue that caused Roots to prevent Guardian Mighty Swing knockback. Heroes
Alarak Level 16 Mocking Strikes Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks to display incorrectly when attacking a Silenced Hero after selecting Mocking Strikes. Artanis Level 4 Shield Surge Buff Bar tooltip updated. Level 7 Final Cut Buff Bar updated to show remaining duration. Now consumed if attacking while Blinded. Level 16 Titan Killer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other associated effects will still occur if this kills the target. Arthas Base Frostmourne Hungers [D] Fixed an issue that caused impact visuals and sound effects to be created on Arthas. Azmodan Level 1 Greed Fixed an issue that caused Globes of Annihilation empowered by Tide of Sin to deal more damage than intended to non-Heroes. Level 4 Battleborn Fixed an issue that caused impact visuals and sound effects to be created on Azmodan. Level 16 Total Annihilation Now displays as Total Annihilation in the Death Recap. Level 20 Pride Now displays as a quest. Brightwing Base Phase Shift [Z] Cast indicator is no longer hidden if the target is Polymorphed. Level 13 Pixie Boost Movement Speed now gradually decays over is duration instead of in chunks. Cassia Level 1 Charged Strikes Fixed an issue that caused Charged Strikes to trigger multiple times in a row when gaining attack speed. Now applies to the next Basic Attack that is fired instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Now displayed in the Buff Bar while in progress. Now increases in progress when Cassia fires her Basic Attack instead of after the missile impact. Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar. Level 16 Martial Law Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All associated effects will still occur if this kills the target. Chen Level 10 Storm, Earth, Fire Earth's attack Slow is now prevent by Blinds and Evasion. Earth's Splash attacks are now prevented if the primary target is Evading. Storm and Fire's attacks will now display as crits if granted an applicable Physical damage buff instead of a Spell damage buff. Cho'gall Base Shove [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Shove to not push Cho if he is Rooted. Level 1 Calloused Hide Fixed an issue that caused Shove and other knockback effects to temporarily disable this talent's benefits. Level 20 Fuel for the Flame Will no longer hit inactive Mercenaries if targets near these Mercenaries are hit. Will no longer hit inactive Mercenaries unless the primary target is also an inactive Mercenary. Chromie Base Sand Blast [Q] Sand Echo will now be revealed to the target when hit by Sand Echo's Basic Attack. Sand Echo will now be revealed when their Basic Attacks or Sand Blast deals damage while they are not visible. Level 20 Unravelling Sand Echo will now be revealed when their Basic Attacks or Sand Blast deals damage while they are not visible. Deathwing Base Dragonflight [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Dragonflight's cast animation to be interrupted when Deathwing hits another Deathwing with his Basic Attack. Level 7 Death Drop Armor reduction is now refreshed in duration when re-applied. Level 13 Fire and Fury Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attack impact visuals to be displayed on Deathwing if attacking a Slowed Hero. D.Va Base Self-Destruct [E] Charge gained from Basic Attacks now occurs after all targets have been hit. Fixed an issue that caused Self-Destruct knockback to not apply correctly. Level 4 Nuclear Option Self-Destruct charge gained from hitting targets in the Basic Attack bonus area now occurs after all targets have been hit. E.T.C. Level 1 Guitar Hero Healing visuals will no longer occur if E.T.C. is Blinded, the target is Evading, or if E.T.C.'s Health is at max. Falstad Level 13 Sustained Winds Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Mobile Offense Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Level 4 Inhibiting Energy Cooldown is now applied when Phase Bomb is fired. Now applies to the next Basic Attack fired, instead of the next Basic Attack that connects. Gazlowe Base Rock-It! Turret [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not reduce Turret damage. Fixed an issue that caused Rock-It! Turrets created by an Ultimate Evolution clone of Gazlowe to not gain the increased damage. Level 13 Positive Reinforcement Fixed an issue that caused the bonuses to be applied when a Rock-It Turret attacked a target, instead of when it hits a target. Level 16 Ark Reaktor Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not modify their damage. Fixed an issue that caused the miniature Rock-It! Turret to not fire at the correct location. Firin' Mah Lazors Fixed an issue that caused the warning indicator to be visible in the Fog of War. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix applied to Gazlowe to not modify their damage. Overklock Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Greymane Level 10 Go for the Throat Fixed an issue that caused Go for the Throat to play its cast animation on the target when Greymane targets another Greymane. Level 16 Alpha Killer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Level 20 Hunter's Blunderbuss Now occurs while Blinded. Now searches after all effects on the primary target have completed, with the exception of Wizened Duelist. Tooth and Claw Now searches after all effects on the primary target have completed, with the exception of Wizened Duelist. Illidan Base Dive [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Dive to play sound and visual effects twice if Illidan is targeting another Illidan. Level 16 Fiery Brand Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Imperius Base Valorous Brand [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brand's benefits for being consumed to be granted when the target gains Invulnerable, Stasis, or is killed. Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to heal Imperius when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Valorous Brands are no longer consumed if Imperius is Blinded or the target is Evading. Level 1 Burn the Impure Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Now displays as Burn the Impure in the Death Recap. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Level 7 Flash of Anger Additional target search now occurs after all effects on the primary target. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Holy Fervor No longer prevented by Blinds or Evasion. Level 13 Divine Rage Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to grant cooldown reduction when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Level 20 Unrelenting Descent Fixed an issue that caused Valorous Brands to grant cooldown reduction when a Branded target enters Stasis, gains Invulnerable, or is killed. Since Blinds no longer consume Valorous Brands, this is now prevented by those effects. Jaina Level 10 Water Elemental Fixed an issue that caused Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash to hit Evading targets. Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash no longer reveals the targets it hits. Water Elemental's Basic Attack splash now reveals the area. Johanna Base Condemn [W] Fixed an issue that caused Condemn to pull Unstoppable targets. Junkrat Base Basic Attack Splash damage now occurs while Blinded, but is still prevented by Evading targets. Kael'thas Level 10 Phoenix Attack damage is now affected by Defense Matrix when Kael'thas is under its effects. Attack Splash no longer reveals targets hit. Attack Splash now reveals the area it hits. Kel'Thuzad Base Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E] Now reveal both targets on chain link connection. Level 20 The Damned Return Fixed an issue that caused the Shade to not be revealed when it deals damage. Kerrigan Base Ravage [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Ravage to play its cast animation on the target when Kerrigan targets another Kerrigan at close range. Kharazim Base Radiant Dash [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Radiant Dash to appear incorrectly when cast on another Kharazim. Level 1 Iron Fists Fixed an issue that caused the triggering attack to not play the correct impact sound. Li-Ming Level 4 Charged Blast Tal Rasha's Elements bonus is now additive instead of multiplicative. Now deals damage before the Basic Attack deals damage. Level 7 Seeker Now shows in the Death Recap as its own entry. Now displays as Seeker in the Death Recap. Now happens after the third Magic Missile deals damage. Level 20 Tal Rasha's Elements Tal Rasha's Elements bonus is now additive instead of multiplicative. Lucio Base Crossfade [W] Crossfades from different Lúcios can now stack together. Fixed an issue that caused the display of affected allies to not display correctly if more than 7 Heroes are in Crossfade's radius. The display of affected allies of Crossfade now include targets in the Boombox Crossfade radius. Soundwave [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Soundwave to push Unstoppable targets. Level 1 Party Mix Fixed an issue that caused toggling between Healing Boost and Speed Boost to cause the duration counter to be inaccurate. Level 13 All Together Fixed an issue that caused allies in the Boombox's Crossfade radius to not grant Movement Speed. Fixed an issue that caused the Movement Speed bonus to not behave consistently if multiple Lúcios are in the game. Level 20 House Party Fixed an issue that caused allies in the Boombox's Crossfade radius to not grant bonus Healing. Fixed an issue that caused the Healing bonus to not behave consistently if multiple Lúcios are in the game. Summer Anthem Now grants its effects to allies in Boombox's Crossfade radius. Lunara Level 7 Wild Vigor Fixed an issue that caused the 4th Basic Attack to not display impact effects. Now applies to the next 4 Basic Attacks fired, instead of the next 4 Basic Attacks that connect. Now applies to the next attack fired instead of the next attack that hits. Nazeebo Base Corpse Spiders [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of Corpse Spiders. Fixed an issue that caused Ultimate Evolution clones of Nazeebo to not grant Spell Power bonuses to Corpse Spiders. Zombie Wall [W] Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of Zombie Wall. Fixed an issue that caused Ultimate Evolution clones of Nazeebo to not grant Spell Power bonuses to Zombie Wall. Level 7 Dead Rush Now increases the damage of already existing Zombie Wall Zombies when the talent is selected. Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of the Gargantuan. Orphea Level 4 Backbiter Fixed an issue that caused Backbiter to not move Orphea if she is Rooted. Chaotic Assault Fixed an issue where the damage bonus of 3 charges could be still granted, when Orphea had lost all 3 charges after dying. Level 10 Crushing Jaws Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Jaws pull to not apply correctly. Raynor Level 7 Unstable Compound Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Mana restoration now restores all Mana at once, instead of 10 Mana for each individual Hero hit. Rehgar Base Ghost Wolf [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Ghost Wolf Lunge attacks targeted at Rehgar to cause the target Rehgar to play an attack animation. Level 16 Hunger of the Wolf Fixed an issue that caused Blinds and Evasion to not prevent this from activating. Rexxar Level 13 Dire Beast Now causes Misha, Charge! to display as a critical when at 5 or more stacks. Bonus damage is now applied to the next Misha, Charge! Samuro Base Advancing Strikes [Trait D] Blind and Evasion now prevent activation. Sgt. Hammer Level 1 Ambush Now displays the remaining duration until the Cloak becomes active around the Trait button. Level 7 Pulse Detonation Core First instance of damage is now displayed as Spider Mines in the Death Recap. Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Mana restored is now combined for Siege Mode attacks. Level 20 Shrapnel Mines Duration of all Armor reduction stacks are now refreshed when re-applied. Sonya Level 16 Giant Slammer Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Now displays as Giant Slammer in the Death Recap. Stitches Level 4 Playtime! Mana restored is now bundled together when multiple Heroes are hit. Tooltip updated to include Mana restored when hitting Heroes with Slam's inner area. Tassadar Base Resonance Beam [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Resonance Beam to gain charge prior to dealing damage past the first instance of damage. Level 7 Arc Discharge Now happens prior to all other effects when a Basic Attack would grant progress. Level 10 Archon Splash attacks now happen after all other effects on the primary target have completed. The Butcher Base Butcher's Brand [W] Fixed an issue that caused Butcher's Basic Attack impact visuals to not be correctly altered against Branded targets. Level 13 Brutal Strike Now consumed while Blinded or against Evading enemies. Now displays in the Buff Bar. Savage Charge Now displays as Savage Charge in the Death Recap. The Lost Vikings Baleog's Basic Attack damage will now be properly affected by other damage modifiers when empowered by Explosive Attacks. Fixed an issue that caused Olaf's charging attack to not gain the benefits of Nordic Attack Squad or Impatience is a Virtue. Olaf Fixed an issue that caused Charge to not grant the bonuses from Nordic Attack Squad. Fixed an issue that caused Charge to go on cooldown when targeting enemies near Olaf's position. Fixed an issue that caused Charge to not grant the bonuses from Impatience is a Virtue. Erik Increase Move speed no longer increases Erik's starting speed and now grants Erik 15% Move speed, stacking with other effects. Baleog Fixed an issue that caused Splash damage to not grant bonuses from Impatience is a Virtue. Level 1 Explosive Attacks Bonus damage is now a multiplicative bonus. Level 13 Nordic Attack Squad Bonus damage is now dealt before the primary Basic Attack damage. All other effects will still occur if this kills the target. Thrall Level 16 Tempest Fury The initial third Windfury attack now features impact visuals. Tracer Level 7 Focus Fire No longer progresses while Blinded or against Evading targets. Now displays in the Buff Bar how many hits have occurred on the current attack target, as well as the window before tracking resets. Now progresses prior to dealing damage instead of after dealing damage. Tyrael Level 13 Law and Order Now displays in the Buff Bar. Tyrande Level 4 Mark of Mending Now displays as Mark of Mending in the Death Recap. Uther Level 4 Guardian of Ancient Kings Duration is now increased by talents that grant additional Devotion Armor duration. Level 16 Benediction Fixed an issue that could cause abilities cast while Benediction is active to grant Uther Mana. Valla Base Vault [E] Damage bonus now applies to the next Basic Attack fired. Level 10 Rain of Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused cast visuals to not display correctly. Varian Level 4 Twin Blades of Fury Fixed an issue that caused Twin Blades of Fury to display the wrong cooldown reduction value. Level 20 Glory to the Alliance Fixed an issue that caused Glory to the Alliance to display incorrect cooldown reduction value after selection. Whitemane Level 7 Saintly Greatstaff Marker is no longer removed if Whitemane is Blinded or target is Evading. Zagara Summons are now affected by Defense Matrix and Ultimate Evolution damage modifications. Zarya Targets that enter the splash area between instances of Zarya's Basic Attack hitting the primary target will no longer be hit instantly. Level 7 Deep Burn Energy gained is now bundled together when multiple marked Heroes are hit. Energy is now gained after the primary target and all Splash attack targets have been hit, causing all target to take equal damage when Deep Burn grants Zarya Energy. Zul'jin Level 20 A Surprise For Ya! Now gains the benefits of Berserker being active if the fired Attack had Berserker active. Return to Top
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