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Junkrat Live Patch Notes: Oct 17

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Maintenance has concluded for all games and Junkrat is now live together with the Hallow's End event.

Note: * Orange Text and an Asterisk indicate a change or addition between PTR and live patch notes.

Blizzard has done some last-minute tweaking to Junkrat's abilities. Below are full patch notes. 

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General

New Special Event: Hallow's End 2017

  • Play 25 games during Hallow’s End in any mode except Custom Games, Training, or Heroes Brawl to earn spooky new items!
  • Here are some of the treats you’ll be able to unwrap by completing the three-part quest chain:
    • Part 1: Play 2 Games during Hallow’s End
      • Reward: Cartoon Headless Horseman Spray
    • Part 2: Play 8 Games during Hallow’s End
      • Reward: Hallow’s End Warcrest Banner
    • Part 3: Play 15 Games during Hallow’s End
      • Reward: Headless Horseman Portrait
  • Hallow's End Loot Chests
    • Once Hallow’s End begins after October 17, all Loot Chests you earn through progression (except Hero-Specific Chests), or purchase using Gems will be replaced with Hallow’s End Loot Chests. Weekly Brawl Rewards after October 20 will also award one Hallow’s End Chest.
    • Also starting with Hallow’s End, special event Loot Chests will now guarantee at least one of the limited-time items from that event—including portraits, sprays, skins, and mounts!
    • Until Hallow’s End concludes during the week of November 13, you’ll pick up one of these limited-time Loot Chests every time you level-up or earn a weekly Heroes Brawl reward. You can also head to the Loot tab in-game to purchase Rare Hallow’s End Chests directly using Gems. Additionally, please note that any Loot Chests you already own prior to the start of the event will not convert to Hallow’s End Chests.

Hotkeys

  • The hotkeys to switch between the Stats, Talents, and Death Recap tabs of the leader panel (currently F1, F2, and F3) can now be rebound in the Hotkeys menu.
  • These hotkeys now provide quick access to the respective tab of the leader panel when the hotkey is held down.

Windows XP/Vista Deprecation

  • In July, we announced our intention to end support for Windows XP and Windows Vista in Heroes of the Storm.  With this patch, Heroes of the Storm will no longer run on these two operating systems. Players who are affected by this change are encouraged to upgrade to a newer OS version.

New Hero: Junkrat

The destruction of the Australian omnium left the area an irradiated waste and survivors like Jamison Fawkes were greatly affected by radiation. Now as the explosive-obsessed criminal Junkrat, he is renowned for leaving havoc and bedlam in his wake.

Trait

  • Total Mayhem
    • Upon dying, drop 5 grenades that explode after 0.75 seconds, each dealing 250 damage to nearby enemies.

Basic Abilities

  • Frag Launcher (Q)
    • Launch a grenade that explodes at the end of its path or upon hitting an enemy, dealing 117 damage to nearby enemies. Grenades can ricochet off of terrain. Deals 50% less damage to Structures. Stores up to 4 charges. Frag Launcher's cooldown replenishes all charges at the same time.
  • Concussion Mine (W)
    • Place a mine on the ground. Junkrat's Trait can be activated to detonate the mine, dealing 180 damage to nearby enemies and knocking them back. Junkrat can also be affected by Concussion Mine, but takes no damage. Limit 1 active mine.
  • Steel Trap (E)
    • Place a trap on the ground that arms after 2 seconds. Deals 130 damage to the first enemy that walks over it and Roots them for 2 seconds.Limit 1 active trap.

Heroic Abilities

  • RIP-Tire (R)
    • Create a motorized bomb with 500 Health that lasts 15 seconds. While active, Junkrat is immobile but gains control of RIP-Tire's movement. RIP-Tire can be reactivated to detonate immediately, knocking nearby enemies back, and dealing 750 damage to enemies in the center of the blast, and 450 damage to enemies outside of the center.
  • Rocket Ride (R)
    • After 1.25 seconds, Junkrat launches into the air. While in the air, he can steer the landing location by moving. After 3.5 seconds, Junkrat lands, dealing 780 damage to nearby enemies and activating Total Mayhem. 5 seconds after landing, Junkrat reappears at the Altar and gains 150% additional Movement Speed until dismounted.

Battlegrounds

Ranked Battleground Rotation Update

  • Added to Rotation
    • Sky Temple
    • Garden of Terror
    • Braxis Holdout
  • Removed from Rotation
    • Infernal Shrines
    • Battlefield of Eternity
    • Warhead Junction
  • The full Ranked Battleground Rotation is now as follows:
    • Cursed Hollow
    • Dragon Shire
    • Haunted Mines
    • Tomb of the Spider Queen
    • Towers of Doom
    • Volskaya Foundry
    • Sky Temple
    • Garden of Terror
    • Braxis Holdout

User Interface

  • Seasonal Item indicators have been added to items in Loot Chests and the Collection
  • Volskaya Foundry now has a unique “Point Guard” award for time spend standing on the Control Point
  • The Event Log is now enabled in the Observer UI

Heroes

Assassin

Junkrat

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Abilities

  • Total Mayhem (Trait)
    • Deals 75% reduced damage to Structures
  • Rocket Ride (R)
    • Damage reduced from 780 to 750
  • RIP-Tire (R)
    • Outer damage increased from 450 to 475
    • Middle damage increased from 600 to 625
    • Inner damage increased from 750 to 775
    • Health increased from 500 to 530

Zul'jin

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Stats

  • Basic Attack Damage reduced from 106 to 90

Abilities

  •  “You Want Axe?” Baseline Quest added
    • !Quest: Every 5 Basic Attacks against Heroes increases your Basic Attack damage by 1
    • !Reward: After landing 75 Basic Attacks on enemy Heroes, increase your Basic Attack range by 1.1
    • !Reward: After landing 150 Basic Attacks on enemy Heroes, your Twin Cleave will revolve twice
  • Grievous Throw (Q)
    • Duration decreased from 8 to 6 seconds
  • Twin Cleave (W)
    • Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds
    • Mana cost increased from 50 to 60
  • Regeneration (E)
    • Health restoration increased from 25 to 30% of maximum Health

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Boneslicer (Q)
      • New functionality:
        • Grievous Throw pierces all enemies and refunds 10 Mana per Hero hit. The effect is no longer is removed after 3 Basic Attacks.
    • You Want Axe? (Passive)
      • Removed
    • Headhunter (Active)
      • Moved from Level 4
      • New functionality:
        • !Quest: Kill all unique enemy Heroes. Each one increases your damage by 2%.
        • !Reward: Increase your Basic Attack range by 1.1.
    • Recklessness (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 7
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Gain 10% bonus attack damage while below 75% life.
        • Gain 20% Spell Power while below 50% life.
  • Level 4
    • Troll’s Blood (E)
      • New functionality:
        • Increases Regeneration healing by 25%. If the effect fully finishes, also gain 10% of your maximum Mana.
    • (New Talent) Amani Rage (Active)
      • Activate to instantly lose 50% of your current Health and regain it over 6 seconds. Gain 10 Armor while this heal is active.
    • Voodoo Shuffle (Active)
      • Moved from Level 13
        • New functionality:
          • Passively lower the cooldown and mana cost of Regeneration by 33%. Activate to remove to all slow and root effects.
  • Level 7
    • Vicious Assault (Q)
      • New functionality:
        • Grievous Throw’s bonus damage is increased by 30%.
    • Arcanite Axes (W)
      • Moved from Level 1
      • New functionality:
        • Passively reduce the cooldown of Twin Cleave by 2 seconds.
        • !Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Twin Cleave.
        • !Reward: Every enemy Hero hit increases the damage of Twin Cleave by .75. This talent has no cap.
    • Ferocity (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 16
  • Level 13
    • Eye of Zul’jin (Q)
      • New functionality:
        • Basic Attacks against enemies Heroes increase Zul’jin’s movement speed by 3% for 2 seconds, stacking up to 30%
    • Lacerate (Trait)
      • Moved from Level 16
    • Ensnare (Active)
      • Moved from Level 20
      • Now only hits enemy Heroes
      • Duration reduced from 3 to 1.5 seconds
      • Cooldown increased from 45 to 60 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Swirling Death (W)
      • Removed
    • Let the Killing Begin (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 4
    • Wrong Place Wrong Time (W)
      • Moved from Level 7
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Heroes hit at the apex of your Twin Blades suffer an additional 150 damage and grant 5 stacks of You Want Axe.
    • (New talent) No Mercy (Q)
      • Basic Attacks against Heroes marked with Grievous Throw ignore Armor.
  • Level 20
    • Amani Resilience (R)
      • Added functionality:
        • Also increases the duration of Taz’Dingo by 1 second in addition to the current effects.
    • Buzzsaw (R)
      • Added functionality:
        • If Guillotine kills a Hero, instantly heal to full Health.
    • Forest Medicine (E)
      • Moved from Level 13
      • New functionality:
        • Regeneration no longer requires a channel and the heal cannot be interrupted.
Developer Comment:There are very few moments in the Nexus more intoxicating than beheading four enemy Heroes at once with Guillotine. Unfortunately, it was always a difficult choice to make when the time to pick Heroics came about. Taz'Dingo's synergy with his heavy attack-damage nature was very difficult to pass up. While we did not want to mess with a winning combination, we did want to augment his standard build and give the old troll some shiny new tools in which to help quickly dispatch his foes. His baseline quest is focused directly at what he does best and should help him feel progressively more potent as the match unravels. As with all of our reworks, we are extremely excited to hear what you think and greatly appreciate any feedback you have!
LEVEL (TIER) ZUL'JIN TALENTS
1 (1) Boneslicer (Q) Recklessness (Passive) (!) Headhunter (Passive)
4 (2) Troll's Blood (E) Voodoo Shuffle (Active) Amani Rage (active)
7 (3) Vicious Assault (Q) (!) Arcanite Axes (W) Ferocity (D)
10 (4) Taz'Dingo! Guillotine
13 (5) Lacerate (W) Eye of Zul'jin (Passive) Ensnare (Active)
16 (6) Wrong Place Wrong Time (W) No Mercy! (Passive) Let the Killing Begin (Passive)
20 (7) Amani Resilience (R) Buzzsaw (R) Forest Medicine (E)
  • (!) indicates a Questing Talent.
  • Italic text indicates a NEW Talent.
  • Underlined text indicates a MOVED Talent.

 

Warrior

Muradin

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Stats

  • Basic Attack damage reduced from 97 to 88

Abilities

  • “It’s Hammer Time!” Baseline Quest added
    • !Quest: Hit 25 enemy Heroes with Storm Bolt. Enemy Heroes who die within 2.5 seconds of being hit by Storm Bolt grant 3 stacks.
    • !Reward: Once you gained 25 stacks, Basic Attacks will reduce the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 1 second, and Storm Bolt will pierce the first target hit, hitting an additional target
  • Stormbolt (Q)
    • Mana cost decreased from 60 to 50
  • Avatar (R)
    • Mana cost decreased from 100 to 80
  • Haymaker (R)
    • Mana cost decreased from 80 to 60

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Perfect Storm (Q)
      • No longer reduces the Mana cost of Storm Bolt
  • Level 4
    • Crowd Control (W)
      • Removed
    • Sledgehammer (Q)
      • Damage bonus reduced from 400 to 300%
    • Reverberation (W)
      • Attack and Movement Speed slow duration increased from .5 to 1 seconds
    • Thunder Burn (W)
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Now requires hitting an enemy Hero to create a second Thunder Clap
        • Second Thunder Clap now also applies a 25% Attack Speed slow for 2.5 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Piercing Bolt (Q)
      • Removed
    • Iron-Forged Momentum (Passive)
      • Removed
    • Landing Momentum (E)
      • Removed
    • Heavy Impact (E)
      • Moved from Level 16
    • Give ‘em the Axe! (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 16
      • Bonus damage reduced from 60 to 50%
    • Skullcracker (Passive)
      • No longer grants bonus Attack Speed
      • Added functionality:
        • Every 3rd Basic Attack against an enemy now deals 60% bonus damage in addition to the stun
  • Level 13
    • Burning Rage (Passive)
      • Removed
    • Spell Shield (Passive)
      • Removed
    • (New Talent) Bronzebeard Rage (Passive)
      • Passively deal damage to nearby enemies. Auto-attacking an enemy Hero who is stunned, rooted, or slowed increases the damage by 100% for 3 seconds
  • Level 16
    • Dwarf Launch (E)
      • Bonus range decreased from 50 to 40%
      • Bonus impact radius removed
      • Added functionality:
        • Hitting an enemy Hero now reduces the cooldown of Dwarf Toss by 3 seconds
    • Stoneform (D)
      • Healing reduced from 40 to 30% of Muradin’s Maximum Health
  • Level 20
    • Unstoppable Force (R)
      • New functionality:
        • While Avatar is active you gain 20 Armor and Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Thunder Clap and Dwarf Toss by .5 seconds
    • Grand Slam (R)
      • No longer reduces the Mana cost of Haymaker
      • Added functionality:
        • If an enemy Hero dies within 3 seconds of being hit by Haymaker, gain an additional charge of Haymaker
Developer Comment: One of our goals with our changes to Muradin, and with many of our changes to Warriors going forward is to better normalize the amount of damage that they are able to put out. While we think it can be fun to play a Warrior who also does a ton of damage, we also want to make sure that Assassins have the primary role of doing high amounts of burst or sustained damage to the enemy team. In Muradin’s case, we’re hoping to focus him more towards being a highly durable Warrior who has a high amount of crowd control to both peel for allies and enable kills for his team. We liked the gameplay that Perfect Storm gave Muradin in rewarding him for hitting enemy Heroes with Storm Bolt, and his new baseline quest should also hopefully reward him for intelligently using Storm Bolt to secure kills due to the bonus stacks that he will gain. Muradin’s talent tree had a lot of talents that were not being utilized well, both from a pick and win rate perspective, so we’ve consolidated a lot of the power of those talents in order to make his them more competitive with one another.
LEVEL (TIER) MURADIN TALENTS
1 (1) Block (Passive) (!) Perfect Storm (Q) Third Wind (Trait)  
4 (2) Sledgehammer (Q) Reverberation (W) Thunder Burn (W)  
7 (3) Heavy Impact (E) Give 'em the Axe! (Passive) Skullcracker (Passive)  
10 (4) Avatar Haymaker
13 (5) Healing Static (W) Thunder Strike (W) Bronzebeard Rage (Passive)  
16 (6) Dwarf Launch (E) Imposing Presence (Active) Stoneform (D)  
20 (7) Unstoppable Force (R) Grand Slam (R) Hardened Shield (Active) Rewind (Active)
  • (!) indicates a Questing Talent.
  • Italic text indicates a NEW Talent.
  • Underlined text indicates a MOVED Talent.

 

Collection

Note: Seasonal Items from previous Hallow’s End events have also been temporarily re-added to the game. You can find more information in our Hallow’s End blog.

New Bundles

  • Junkrat Heroic Bundle
  • Fallen Junkrat Skin Pack
  • Hallow's End 2017 Bundle
  • Hallow's End Classic Bundle

New Skins

  • Junkrat
    • Drowned Junkrat
    • Rusted Junkrat
    • Convict Junkrat
    • Clowning Junkrat
    • Fallen Junkrat
      • Devilish Fallen Junkrat
      • Hellish Fallen Junkrat
      • Orcish Fallen Junkrat
      • Warped Fallen Junkrat
  • Cassia
    • Whirlpool Pirate Queen Cassia
    • Velvet Pirate Queen Cassia
  • Genji
    • Iron Dragon Genji
    • First Dragon Genji
  • Greymane
    • Dr. Wolf and Stein Greymane
    • Hazardous Dr. Wolf and Stein Greymane
    • Mysterious Dr. Wolf and Stein Greymane
    • StormPunk Dr. Wolf and Stein Greymane
    • Inferno Dr. Wolf and Stein Greymane
  • Zarya
    • Crimson High Gravity Zarya
  • Valeera
    • Vampire Slayer V
    • Rogue Vampire Slayer V
    • Phantom Vampire Slayer V
    • Midnight Vampire Slayer V
    • Coldheart Vampire Slayer V
  • Brightwing
    • Bewitching Brightwing
    • Spirited Bewitching Brightwing
    • Wild Bewitching Brightwing
    • Crimson Bewitching Brightwing
    • Dusk Bewitching Brightwing
  • Gazlowe
    • Paper Bag Gazlowe
    • Waste Bag Gazlowe
    • Bag of Bolts Gazlowe
    • Deep Bag Gazlowe
    • Awkward Paper Bag Gazlower
  • Murky
    • Garden Shambler Murky
    • Lilac Shambler Murky
    • Tulip Shambler Murky
    • Orchid Shambler Murky
    • Hibiscus Shambler Murky
  • Chromie
    • Creepie Chromie
    • Dottie Creepie Chromie
    • Haunted Creepie Chromie
    • Innocent Creepie Chromie
    • Monster Creepie Chromie
  • Cho’gall
    • Pump’kin Cho’gall
    • Fel Pump’kin Cho’gall
    • Twilight Pump’kin Cho’gall
    • Burning Pump’kin Cho’gall
    • Magic Pump’kin Cho’gall

Mounts

  • Phantom Stallion
    • Picnic Phantom Stallion
    • Grim Phantom Stallion
    • Jack-o’-Phantom Stallion
    • Secret Phantom Stallion
    • Spectral Stallion

Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed a number of typo and tooltip errors across several aspects of the game.

AI

  • AI Heroes controlling the Garden Terror will no longer become unresponsive.

Art

  • D.Va: The keychain attached to D.Va’s Light Gun will now correctly appear during Hero Select.
  • Leoric: Fixed an issue preventing Leoric’s Basic Attack cleave animation from playing when using certain skins.
  • Tyrande: The area of effect indicator for Eagle Eye Tyrande’s Lunar Flare should now be more visually apparent when cast on Sky Temple while using Low graphic settings.
  • Zeratul: Zeratul’s face mask will no longer appear to stretch in the Collection while using Low graphic settings.

Heroes, Abilities, and Talents

  • Brightwing: The channel for Phase Shift will now properly cancel if the allied target dies.
  • Brightwing: The channel for Phase Shift will now properly cancel if Brightwing is Rooted.
  • Garrosh: Casting Body Check with the Brute Force Talent on a Boss will no longer cause a Healing debuff icon to appear next to its Health bar.
  • Garrosh: Fixed an issue causing Body Check to receive less bonus damage than intended after casting Double Up to reach 50 Armor.
  • Jaina: Fixed an issue that prevented Summon Water Elemental from being cast on the opposite side of unpathable terrain in areas that are within range and visible to the player.
  • Johanna: Fixed an issue causing the Shield Glare to lower the cooldown of the Blinded by the Light talent by an incorrect amount.
  • Kel’Thuzad: Shadow Fissure can now be cast on the minimap.
  • Kel’Thuzad: Shadow Fissure can now be cast between map levels on the Haunted Mines battleground. 
  • Leoric: Fixed an issue causing enemy Heroes affected by Leoric’s Entomb ability to lose allied vision after Leoric had chosen the Buried Alive talent.
  • Lunara: Fixed an issue preventing Lunara from Leaping over several different friendly units after choosing the Boundless Stride talent. 
  • Rehgar: Fixed an issue that drastically reduced the attack range of Feral Lunge.
  • Stukov: Abilities that move Heroes, like Alarak’s Telekinesis and Stiches’ Hook, no longer remove Weighted Pustule from the affected Hero.
  • Valla: Caltrops will no longer display Health bars or selection rings when clicked.

User Interface

  • Right clicking a player in your friends list and choosing the Whisper option will once again open the chat input field. 
  • Score Screen: Counters for Chromie’s Sand Blast and The Butcher’s Fresh Meat quests will now continue to increment on the in-game score screen after reaching their soft caps.
  • Score Screen: The counter for Lt. Morales’ Clear! Talent will no longer disappear from the in-game score screen while she is inside a Medivac.

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Blizzard, I am disappoint. You first release most of the update ahead of time and then still release the rest of the update with Junkrat. Maybe I expected too much from the update, but I thought you could at least add something to this patch in one week.

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Looking forward to seeing how the Muradin changes work, particularly 20 armour on Avatar's upgrade on the final tier. Will hopefully have my thoughts on a him and perhaps Zuljin later, not sure I will be buying Junkrat just yet however; Assassins aren't really my forte! 

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Patches with a new Hero are usually large. That was a bit of a disappointment.

Nice to see some dev comments other than "Buffs. Acceptable" (Abathur)- it's funny alright, but some insight wouldn't hurt. Not that they gave very much imho.

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58 minutes ago, SteveFrost said:

Patches with a new Hero are usually large. That was a bit of a disappointment.

Nice to see some dev comments other than "Buffs. Acceptable" (Abathur)- it's funny alright, but some insight wouldn't hurt. Not that they gave very much imho.

That is because they released the Balance Patch one week earlier, with this one only having the changes regarding Muradin and Zul'Jin.

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9 hours ago, Fliits said:

Blizzard, I am disappoint. You first release most of the update ahead of time and then still release the rest of the update with Junkrat. Maybe I expected too much from the update, but I thought you could at least add something to this patch in one week.

 

6 hours ago, SteveFrost said:

Patches with a new Hero are usually large. That was a bit of a disappointment.

What's with all this complaining? We got a balance patch one week earlier (though the reasons for that will never be known) and now we get 2 reworks and a new hero. Overall this is about the same size as the other hero introducing patches that got released earlier. 
Maybe you guys get a little greedy?

Also a pretty great hero design on Junkrat, he is just so much fun with his playstyle, especially his Concussion Mine and the Rocket Ride are awesome! And don't even get me started on the Joker skin. Junkrat just wants to see the world burning :D


Just a little sad that they didn't fix Ana's sleepdart sound that you can literally hear on the whole map for no apparent reason. 

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16 hours ago, Valhalen said:

That is because they released the Balance Patch one week earlier, with this one only having the changes regarding Muradin and Zul'Jin.

Yeah, yeah, I saw. Smaller patches isn't something necessarily bad, just breaking the mold can have that feeling. Of course, you can see patches literally out of the blue here so you never know.

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On 10/18/2017 at 9:38 PM, ecO1 said:

Also a pretty great hero design on Junkrat, he is just so much fun with his playstyle, especially his Concussion Mine and the Rocket Ride are awesome! And don't even get me started on the Joker skin. Junkrat just wants to see the world burning

Rocket Ride is amazing. First time I used it, I couldn't understand why I was so fast after I spawned. Now I make sure to ride around a bit before engaging a fight again just because it's so fun :p

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Just now, Blainie said:

Rocket Ride is amazing. First time I used it, I couldn't understand why I was so fast after I spawned. Now I make sure to ride around a bit before engaging a fight again just because it's so fun :p

You should try to go over the conveyor belts on Volskaya Foundry contrary to their movement, but be warned, it can be a quite addicting ;)
The level 20 upgrade is pretty op though! A get-out-of-jail-free card every 30 seconds while also being able to deal huge amounts of damage to everything (you could literally just siege down a keep without any danger of dying) just seems way to strong. Especially since with the 250% movement speed you can be back anywhere on the map in no time. 

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6 hours ago, ecO1 said:

You should try to go over the conveyor belts on Volskaya Foundry contrary to their movement, but be warned, it can be a quite addicting ;)
The level 20 upgrade is pretty op though! A get-out-of-jail-free card every 30 seconds while also being able to deal huge amounts of damage to everything (you could literally just siege down a keep without any danger of dying) just seems way to strong. Especially since with the 250% movement speed you can be back anywhere on the map in no time. 

At 20, I just find myself being invincible. I enter a fight, use all my abilities and then ult, securing a kill. I'm back faster than the fight can end and grab another with my ult before being able to help siege after the fight. It's absolutely crazy.

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Junkrat: LET'S GO FOR AN IMBALANCED RIIIIIDE! Very squishy; literally feel safer on Pilot DVA, and until level 20 he's more annoying than dangerous, not to mention the plethora of doubled edged swords he has to deal with. Nonetheless, with other Heroes that exist such as Garrosh, the knockbacks and air time in this game is seriously crazy sometimes, and the only thing that counters it are Invulnerable or Unstoppable buffs, which are few and far between. Give some way to be unmovable if they insist on adding more sources of displacement and knockbacks! 

Zuljin: I didn't really play him much at all before the rework, but who doesn't love throwing axes? I've actively avoided going for Taz'Dingo and opted for practising with Guillotine which still seems like one of the hardest abilities to land let alone secure kills on, but I've already noted a couple of players with him using the net at 13 for some superb plays and the level 20 upgrade for it is one of the biggest reasons I take it. I think this is a good thing to have such high skill caps in the game, it means that at any time something like this can come out of nowhere and blow something away. As with some other reworks, emphasis on a weaker early game, stronger and almost exponentially dangerous as the game progresses. He now reminds me of Cassia where things take a bit of skill, patience and practise to make the hero work, but is an absolute powerhouse as the game trundles on. 

Muradin: Initially was on the fence and was guarding my judgement due to the dwarf being my first Warrior before I picked up others and Supports, but overall, don't think it's bad as far as reworks go; certainly nothing close to how Johanna was recently gutted. Main thing is that his wave clear is noticeably poorer in early game, and remains below average if you don't opt for Rage at 13, but the design change is arguably consistent with other tanky Warriors. The mana changes are substantial and satisfying, and I feel able to branch into different talents a lot more now. Baseline quest is pretty standard stuff, and while it doesn't give any incremental power increases (eg Arthas), it makes sense due to the nature of the ability being a stun and the spike it provides. I've seen people who are enjoying the E talents a lot, especially while coupled with Haymaker, although I prefer to steer away from those unless I know I can garner a lot of value from them, but these are the kind of decisions that make the game interesting and provide depth. 

However, Stoneform may need a change. What was previously one of the no brainer talents in any standard tank build, it is now precariously close to being a trap talent. 30%  of max hp over 10 seconds is 3% hp every second. That's not an awful lot in combat, and if you have Third Wind, I wonder if it's actually less healing than what you would expect to be a burst / combat heal out of combat. It MIGHT have value with Avatar, but I feel it shoehorns the ult and talent too much. On the plus side, Imposing Presence has gained a lot more value, and is quickly becoming one of my favourite picks on the tier with a very generous 20 second active cd, it means you can save the mana thirsty Thunder Clap for when you truly need it, particularly if you have Thunder Burn and Healing Static. You'll note that Thunder Burn now requires a hit on an enemy Hero with the initial cast to get the second one, one of the big things that has crimped Mura's wave clear, but also means it is no longer always the go to talent on the tier. 

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20 hours ago, Plergoth said:

Junkrat: LET'S GO FOR AN IMBALANCED RIIIIIDE! Very squishy; literally feel safer on Pilot DVA, and until level 20 he's more annoying than dangerous, not to mention the plethora of doubled edged swords he has to deal with.

Yep. Regardless of the build you take, he just seems to be a poke and muscle machine. He's great at zoning people, but against anyone with more than 500 HP, you can just soak the damage.

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    • By Stan
      A new Heroes of the Storm patch is now available for playtesting on the PTR and here are the official patch notes!
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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 Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Knockback effects have been updated to be more consistent. Please check below for the Heroes that were affected. On death reveal duration on nearby units removed. Reduced the impact Roots have on knockback effects. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      General
      The quest collection requirement for The Regeneration Master Talent has been reduced from 30 to 25. Heroes
      Alarak
      Base
      Basic Attack damage increased from 150 to 160. Lightning Surge [E] Healing increased from 70 to 75. Telekinesis [W] Knockback speed now slows down over the duration of the knockback. Push-to-point distance increased from 6.25 from where Telekinesis was targeted to 12.5. Talents
      Level 1 Overwhelming Power REWORK: Healing reduced from 50% to 15% of damage dealt. REWORK: Percent of damage converted to Healing is now increased by 50% of Sadism's bonus when attacking Heroes (For example: At 100% Sadism, this will be 65% of damage dealt). Level 7 Applied Force Now pushes targets 15% further. Level 20 Counter-Strike Talent Removed. Deadly Charge Talent Removed. Might of the Highlord NEW: Alarak gains access to his other Heroic which occupies the Trait slot. This also grants an ability to swap which slot each Heroic occupies. Wrath of the Highlord NEW: If Counter-Strike is Alarak's Heroic, Basic Abilities reduce its cooldown by 3 seconds for each enemy Hero they hit. NEW: If Deadly Charge is Alarak's Heroic, it reduces the Armor of enemy Heroes by 50 for 4 seconds. Auriel
      Talents
      Level 4 Repeated Offense Knockback strength increased from 28% to 30%. Brightwing
      Talents
      Level 10 Emerald Wind Targets will now be knocked back over the entire duration of the expanding nova. Deckard
      Talents
      Level 10 Lorenado Being hit by Lorenado while already knocked back will now refresh the duration of the knockback. Damage can only occur once every 0.1875 seconds per Lorenado per target. Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from Lorenado is unchanged. Level 20 Morenados! Each Lorenado now has its own cooldown reduction. Dehaka
      Talents
      Level 7 Paralyzing Enzymes Basic Attacks now also sets the remaining duration to 2 seconds. Healing reduction increased from 40% to 50%. Falstad
      Talents
      Level 10 Mighty Gust Knockback duration is now dynamic, with targets closer to Falstad being knocked back for longer. Knockback will now expire when targets are outside of Might Gust's search path. Imperius
      Base
      Molten Armor [E] Now restores 1 Mana for each target hit by Molten Armor on expiration. Talents
      Level 7 Blaze of Glory Damage increased from 205 to 212. Holy Fervor Now resets Imperius' attack cooldown. Level 20 Molten Wrath Now also increases Molten Armor radius by 25%. Li Li
      Base
      Healing Brew [Q] Healing amount increased from 175 to 230. Lucio
      Base
      Soundwave [Q] Knockback point is now centered on a point 2 radius behind where Soundwave was cast. Talents
      Level 16 Up to Eleven Duration increase granted by Push Off increased from .5 to 1 second. Duration increase granted by Soundwave increased from 0.25 to .5 seconds. Muradin
      Talents
      Level 10 Haymaker Secondary knockback duration reduced, but the speed of the knockback has been increased. Murky
      Base
      Spawn Egg [Trait D] Health is reduced by 80% of its current value. Now has a Shield equal to the amount of Health removed. Shield starts regenerating after 5 seconds. Shield takes 8 seconds to re-fill from empty to full. Orphea
      Talents
      Level 4 Backbiter Duration reduced, but speed increased. Knockback is now instant. Sgt. Hammer
      Base
      Concussive Blast [W] Base duration reduced by 20%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Stukov
      Talents
      Level 10 Flailing Swipe Each iteration of Flailing Swipe now has its own knockback point. The first swipe knocks targets away from a point 3 radius behind Stukov, the second swipe will be a point 2 radius behind, and the third swipe will be a point 1 radius behind. Thrall
      Talents
      Level 10 Sundering Secondary knockback duration and speed reduced. Tracer
      Base
      Recall [E] Teleport delay increased from .0625 seconds to .1875 seconds. Tychus
      Base
      Frag Grenade [W] Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced. Tyrael
      Base
      Basic Attack damage increased from 78 to 82. Smite [E] Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed. El'Druin's Might [Q] Slow increased from 25% to 30%. Righteousness [W] Shield increased from 336 to 350. Talents
      Level 1 Salvation Healing increased from 140 to 150. Shield bonus reduced from 40% to 35%. Level 4 Bound By Law Is now a Level 16 Talent. REWORK: El'Druin's Might now Slows targets by 80% for the first second, and then reduces to 30% over the remaining 1.5 seconds. Level 7 Reciprocate Explosion damage now only hits enemy Heroes and Summons. Is now a Level 4 Talent. Tyrael is now healed for 3% of his maximum Health for each Hero hit by Reciprocate or El'Druin's Might. Level 10 Judgement Cast range is no longer increased by Tyrael's radius. Level 16 Burning Halo Damage bonus for teleporting with El'Druin's Might reduced from 150% to 125%. Damage reduced from 18 to 15. Is now a Level 7 Talent. Level 20 Aspect of Justice NEW: After channeling for 1.5 seconds, enter Archangel's Wrath. Cooldown is reduced by 10% for each enemy Hero it hits. 90 second cooldown. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Catapults no longer give 1 experience. Fixed an issue that caused Vehicle Attacks to not consume Evasion charges. Map
      Dragon Shire Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Dragon Knight to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Volskaya Foundry Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied. Fixed an issued that caused the on-death knockback from Triglav Protector to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Heroes
      Alarak Base Telekinesis [W] Fixed an issue that caused Telekinesis to not interrupt targets hit. Alexstrasza Base Wing Buffet [W] Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Wing Buffet was cast, instead of Alexstrasza's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Wing Buffet was cast. Level 20 Blessing of the Red Fixed an issue that caused Blessing of the Red's transfer effect to not maintain Alexstrasza as the caster. Anduin Base Flash Heal [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Flash Heal's channel effects to persist when interrupted. Auriel Base Detainment Strike [E] Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Auriel's position, instead of from Auriel's position. Targets will now be move in the direction the Detainment Strike was cast. Terrain detection is now based off of the target's radius. Sacred Sweep [Q] Critical hits will now display for Auriel's Sacred Sweep center hits. Level 13 Converging Force Will now more consistently interrupt channeled abilities. Will now more consistently move the target towards the center point relative to the target's distance from Auriel. Cassia Level 10 Valkyrie Targets hit by Valkyrie after it has already impaled a target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of direction the Valkyrie is traveling. The impaled target is now moved towards the Valkyrie's position. Chen Level 10 Wandering Keg Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Hitting an enemy while already affected by its self-applied Slow will no longer cause the Slow to be removed faster than intended. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind Chen at the point of impact. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow from hitting enemies will now reduce Chen's movement Speed to 100%, instead of 90%. Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow will now be also increased in strength to match the increased movement speed gained from Untapped Potential. Cho'gall Level 10 Hammer of Twilight Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Hammer of Twilight was cast. Targets closer to Cho will move in the direction the Hammer of Twilight was cast. Deathwing Level 1 Molten Blood Fixed an issue that caused Molton Blood to cause duration displays to appear incorrectly. Dehaka Level 4 Lurker Strain Knockback is now centered on where Dehaka unburrowed. Diablo Base Shadow Charge [Q] Diablo will now move alongside the target relative to their position. Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to deal damage to structures twice. Terrain detection for Shadow Charge is now based off of the target's radius. D.Va Base Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind D.Va at the point of impact. Concussive Pulse [W] Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Concussive Pulse was cast, instead of D.Va's position. Targets closer to D.Va will move in the direction the Concussive Pulse was cast. Falstad Level 10 Mighty Gust Fixed an issue that caused Might Gust to send targets in an unintended direction. Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Level 20 Wind Tunnel Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar. Garrosh Level 1 Warbreaker Fixed an issue that caused damage over time to not be treated as such. Gazlowe Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 Now Stuns when the target is pulled into the center. Genji Base Deflect [W] Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Reflect impact visuals to not display after Genji selects Deflect. Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Reflect to not deal damage instantly on impact. Hanzo Level 4 Ignore All Distractions Fixed an issue that caused Hanzo's Basic Attacks to not feature impact visuals when Ignore All Distractions kill the target. Hogger Base Staggering Blow [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Staggering Blow to not Stun from created pathing blockers (Example: Tassadar's Force Wall). Fixed an issue that caused the knockback of Staggering Blow to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Knockback point is now 2 radius behind where Staggering Blow was cast. Loot Hoard [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Loot Hoard's knockback to not interrupt stationary channels. Imperius Level 4 Sovereign Armor Tooltip text updated. Johanna Base Condemn [W] Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to move the target in the direction they are moving when first applied. Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Level 13 Blessed Hammer Fixed tooltip not listing the correct cooldown reduction amount. Kel'Thuzad Base Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E] Fixed an issue that caused Barbed Chain's Armor reduction to apply to the Chains Link cast that granted the final stack of Blight. Knockback will now happen as soon as the chains make a connection between two targets. Li Li Level 4 Surging Winds Tooltip text updated. Level 7 Mass Vortex Tooltip text updated. Lt. Morales Base Displacement Grenade [E] Fixed an issue that caused Displacement Grenade to not knock back some targets the full distance. Mei Base Icing [E] Fixed an issue that caused Icing to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Muradin Level 10 Haymaker Targets hit by the Haymaker target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of the direction the initial target is traveling. Murky Level 10 Octo-Grab Fixed an issue that caused Octo Grab's cooldown to reset when not interrupted. Raynor Base Penetrating Rounds [Q] Knockback distances have been updated. Maximum distance increased by 10%, medium distance increased by 5%, short distance reduced by 5%. Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Raynor's position, instead of from Raynor's position. Targets will now move in the direction of the casted Penetrating Round. Rehgar Level 10 Ancestral Healing Can now be cast on Heroes with full Health. Samuro Base Mirror images [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images to have the incorrect health after activating Image Transmission while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 13 Kawarimi Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images created by Kawarimi to not have the correct starting health while affected by Blessing of the Red. Level 16 Harsh Winds Fixed an issue that caused Harsh Winds to not apply to Burning Blade damage dealt by Samuro. Sgt. Hammer Base Concussive Blast [W] Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Concussive Blast was fired, instead of Sgt. Hammer's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Concussive Blast was fired. Stitches Base Hook [Q] Now shows progress to Extended Hook as Stitches levels up. Stukov Level 10 Flailing Swipe Fixed an issue that caused Flailing Swipe to not knock all targets back an equal distance. The Butcher Base Ruthless Onslaught [E] Fixed an issue that caused Ruthless Onslaught to not interrupt in certain situations. Thrall Level 10 Sundering Targets hit by Sundering will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of Sundering. Tracer Level 20 Get Stuffed! Knockback point is now 5 radius behind where Tracer is located at the point of impact. Tyrael Fixed an issue that caused some cast range indicators to not match their affected areas. Base Archangel's Wrath [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused the Archangel's Wrath damage reduction to be applied twice for a brief period when Archangel's Wrath damages an enemy. Level 16 Burning Halo Fixed an issue that caused Burning Halo's bonus damage to be granted to the El'Druins left behind by Sword of Justic. Fixed an issue that caused the Burning Halo on El'Druins to no longer cancel when Tyrael is Mounted or in Stasis. Varian Level 7 Second Wind Fixed an issue that caused Second Wind to not heal for a portion of the damage dealt if brought about 50% Health by the 1% Heal. Yrel Base Righteous Hammer [W] Fixed an issue that caused fully charged Righteous Hammer casts to apply the incorrect amount of knockback. Fixed an issue that caused Righteous Hammer to not knock all targets back an equal distance. Zagara Level 20 Broodmother Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks empowered by Envenomed Spines to not trigger Broodmother. Now displays as Broodmother in the Death Recap. Return to Top
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    • By Staff
      Blizzard is celebrating ten years of Heroes of the Storm by making all Heroes free-to-play until June 15 and releasing a special Gear Head Thrall skin!
      On top of that, players who log in between now and June 15 will receive two brand-new portraits, as shown below.
      (Source)
      Ten years ago, the Nexus opened a realm between realms…where anything is possible. Over the years, you have braved this tumultuous universe, commanding some of the most legendary Heroes from across Azeroth, Sanctuary, the Koprulu sector, and future Earth. 

      It’s this community that has made Heroes of the Storm so special, and we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone alongside you. From now until the next patch on June 15, all Heroes will be free! Plus, everyone who logs in during this time will receive two brand-new portraits to showcase their time battling across the Nexus. Check out the patch notes for full details!

      We’re also excited to release a never-before-seen skin into the shop! In honor of Heroes of the Storm’s 10th anniversary, as well as Warcraft’s 30th, what better Hero skin to release from the vault than the one and only Thrall? Gear Head Thrall is now available through the in-game shop for 1500 Gems. And keep your eyes peeled—the Classic Games team is combing through the archives, searching for unreleased skins that would need some finishing touches for release, possibly bringing us more in the future.

      We know Heroes of the Storm means a lot to so many of you, and we cannot thank you enough for the passion you continue to show this game after an entire decade. From the Classic Games team and all of Blizzard, thank you!
      We’ll see you in the Nexus.
    • By Staff
      Blizzard is currently testing a new Heroes of the Storm patch on the PTR. Here's what's new!
      Reddit user Spazzo965 has datamined some additional changes deployed by Blizzard on April 26.
       
      Here are the official PTR patch notes posted by Blizzard on April 21.
      (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 Storm League Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Anduin has replaced Malfurion as the Ally hero in Try Me Mode. Numerous game strings have been updated to reflect current gameplay. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Storm League
      Rank Decay will now only apply to players in Master and Grand Master Leagues. Reduced maximum party size for Master and Grand Master players to 2. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Ana
      Base
      Biotic Grenade [W] ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade does not hit any enemies, its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade only hits Ana, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Vampiric Rounds Shrike now gives a 15% passive healing bonus. Level 20 Deadeye ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus can now be toggled On and Off. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus cooldown is now 0.5 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus rounds are regained once every 10 seconds. Bonuses acquired from Deadeye now lasts 7 seconds. Azmodan
      Talents
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      Talents
      Level 1 Pathfinder ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Heroic Ability now heals Genji for up to 30% of the damage dealt to enemy Heroes. Healing amount is increased based on how low Genji's Health is. Level 10 X-Strike Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds. Detonation damage increased from 275 to 290. Slash damage increased from 135 to 145. Level 13 Shingan Now does 40% less damage to Structures. Level 20 Living Weapon Cooldown reduction increased from 10 seconds to 12.5 seconds. Imperius
      Base
      Molten Armor [E] Now hits an extra target if no Heroes are in range. Talents
      Level 1 Impaling Light REWORK: Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. REWORK: Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit. REWORK: Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30. REWORK: When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target. Level 7 Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. Holy Fervor Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor. Level 20 Heavenly Host ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized. Molten Wrath NEW TALENT: Molten Armor will now hit an extra target even if enemy Heroes are in range. Lunara
      Talents
      Level 7 Splintered Spear ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack. Level 13 Endless Spores Now also refunds 50 Mana. Level 20 For The Wildlands! NEW TALENT: Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc. Forest's Wrath Can now be selected with either Heroic. Malthael
      Base
      Wraith Strike [W] Range is increased from 6 to 7. Talents
      Level 4 Black Harvest Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds. Level 10 Tormented Souls No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends. Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active. Level 20 Reaper of Souls While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Corrosive Saliva Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
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      Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects. Map
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    • By Staff
      After extensive PTR testing, the latest Heroes of the Storm patch is now live and here are the official patch notes!
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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 Storm League Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Anduin has replaced Malfurion as the Ally hero in Try Me Mode. Numerous game strings have been updated to reflect current gameplay. Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Return to Top
      Storm League
      Rank Decay will now only apply to players in Master and Grand Master Leagues. Reduced maximum party size for Master and Grand Master players to 2. Master and Grand Masters can only party with players 5,000 Rank Points away from them. Return to Top
      Balance Update
      Heroes
      Ana
      Base
      Biotic Grenade [W] ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade does not hit any enemies, its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade only hits Ana, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. Talents
      Level 1 Vampiric Rounds Shrike now gives a 15% passive healing bonus. Level 20 Deadeye ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus can now be toggled On and Off. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus rounds are regained once every 10 seconds. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus cooldown is now 6 seconds. Bonuses acquired from Deadeye now lasts 4 seconds. Auriel
      Base
      Bestow Hope [Trait D] Reduced amount of energy stored from 40% to 35% of damage to non-Heroes. Reduced amount of energy stored from 80% to 70% of damage to Heroes. Azmodan
      Talents
      Level 16 Trample ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero. E.T.C.
      Base
      Face Melt [W] Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds. Rockstar [Trait D] Armor from Basic Abilities increased from 20 to 25. Armor from Heroic Abilities reduced from 60 to 50. Talents
      Level 4 Crowd Surfer Cooldown reduction reduced from 7 to 6 seconds. Level 7 Hammer-on ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Basic Attacks deal 12% more damage, increased to 36% while Guitar Solo is active. Level 13 Encore Cooldown reduction reduced from 5% to 4%. Level 20 Power of the Horde NEW TALENT: Activate to grant nearby allied Heroes a Shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of their maximum Health for 5 seconds, increased by 2% for each other allied Hero in the area. This new Talent replaces Storm Shield. Ride the Lightning NEW TALENT: Activate to teleport to a nearby location and deal 48 damage to nearby enemy Heroes. The cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds for every enemy Hero hit, up to 50 seconds. Genji
      Talents
      Level 1 Pathfinder ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Heroic Ability now heals Genji for 10% of the damage dealt to enemy Heroes, increased by up to 30% based on how low Genji's Health is. Level 10 X-Strike Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds. Detonation damage increased from 275 to 290. Slash damage increased from 135 to 145. Level 13 Shingan Now does 40% less damage to Structures. Level 20 Living Weapon Cooldown reduction increased from 10 seconds to 12.5 seconds. Imperius
      Base
      Molten Armor [E] Now hits two extra targets if no Heroes are in range. Talents
      Level 1 Impaling Light REWORK: Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. REWORK: Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit. REWORK: Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30. REWORK: When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target. Level 7 Blaze of Glory Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. Holy Fervor Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor. Level 20 Heavenly Host ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire. ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized. Molten Wrath NEW TALENT: Molten Armor will now hit two extra targets even if enemy Heroes are in range. Lunara
      Talents
      Level 7 Splintered Spear ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack. Level 13 Endless Spores Now also refunds 50 Mana. Level 20 For The Wildlands! NEW TALENT: Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc. Forest's Wrath Can now be selected with either Heroic. Malthael
      Base
      Wraith Strike [W] Range is increased from 6 to 7. Talents
      Level 4 Black Harvest Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds. Level 10 Tormented Souls No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends. Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active. Level 20 Reaper of Souls While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay. Zagara
      Talents
      Level 16 Corrosive Saliva Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects. Map
      Battlefield of Eternity Fixed an issue where areas of the map were not covered under Fog of War. Blackheart's Bay Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains. Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the map. Warhead Junction Fixed an issue where healing fountains were not symmetrical on the map. Heroes
      Alarak Level 16 Lethal Onslaught Fixed an issue that caused Lethal Onslaught to not increase Alarak's Basic Attack damage correctly. Artanis Base Shield Overload [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge. Arthas Level 10 Summon Sindragosa Can now be cast over the Minimap. Azmodan Level 20 Sin's Grasp Tooltip Updated. Brightwing Base Arcane Flare [Q] Now has a minimum cast range of .05. Level 10 Blink Heal Fixed an issue that caused Blink Heal's trailing images to be visible while Brightwing has no remaining Blink Heal charges. Chen Base Fortifying Brew [Trait D] Fixed an issue that caused Fortifying Brew being instantly destroyed not granting Attack Speed. Fortifying Brew has been added to the Buff Bar. Dehaka Base Burrow [E] Fixed an issue that caused Burrow's visuals to be displaced if Dehaka is launched shortly after Burrow ends. Level 7 Paralyzing Enzymes Fixed an issue that caused Paralyzing Enzymes' duration to not be reduced if Drag ends early. Gazlowe Base Xplodium Charge [E] Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Level 10 Grav-O-Bomb 3000 Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Hanzo Base Sonic Arrow [E] Now has a minimum cast range of .2. Jaina Base Frostbite [Trait] Ice Block's before first use attention indicator is now also removed when Jaina is killed. Johanna Level 4 Eternal Retaliation Updated Eternal Retaliation's visual effect to only be visible to Johanna. Level 10 Blessed Shield Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Blessed Shield. Kel'Thuzad Level 13 Chains of Ice Chains of Ice no longer Slows if the Stun is removed. Li-Ming Level 10 Disintegrate Fixed an issue that allowed Disintegrate to be cast while moving. Lt. Morales Base Healing Beam [Q] Fixed an issue that allowed Healing Beam to be cast on multiple targets at once. Level 10 Medivac Dropships Fixed an issue that caused Medivac Reinforcement's indicator beam to point to Lt. Morales' active position instead of where Reinforcements was cast. Malfurion Level 1 Emerald Dreams Emerald Dreams no longer puts Heroes to Sleep if the Root gets removed. Medivh Level 20 Glyph Of Poly Bomb Fixed an issue that allowed Medivh to cast abilities during Raven Form. Mephisto Base Shade of Mephisto [E] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto. Level 20 Unspeakable Horror Fixed an issue that caused Unspeakable Horror to Silence twice. Muradin Base Thunder Clap [W] Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Clap's splat to not match the area Thunder Clap hits. Level 4 Thunder Burn Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Burn's damaging area to be smaller than Thunder Clap's area. Fixed an issue that caused Thunder Burn's warning indicator to be inconsistently sized for the area affected. Murky Base Pufferfish [W] Now has a minimum cast range of .05. Orphea Base Shadow Waltz [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Orphea to not dash when moving after hitting an enemy Hero with Shadow Waltz. Ragnaros Level 13 Cauterize Wounds Cauterize Wounds healing is now a singular combined effect each time it heals, instead of a heal effect for each Hero hit. Fixed an issue that caused Cauterize Wounds healing amount to be determined by the damage dealt to the target furthest from the primary Empower Sulfuras target. If Cauterize Wounds is reapplied while already active, any remaining healing will apply over the refreshed duration. Rexxar Base Misha, Charge! [W] Can now be self-cast. Samuro Base Critical Strike [W] Fixed an issue that caused Samuro's Critical Strike stacks to be visible to an enemy Samuro. Sonya Level 10 Wrath of the Berserker Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Wrath of the Berserker. Remaining duration indicator is now standalone from Whirlwind's duration indicator. Stukov Base Healing Pathogen [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Healing Pathogen to persist for a brief period after activating Bio-Kill Switch. Sylvanas Base Black Arrows [Trait D] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Black Arrows. Remaining duration indicator is now standalone from Haunting Wave's duration indicator. Level 10 Mind Control Fixed an issue with the display duration for the duration bar of Mind Control. Level 20 Deafening Blast Fixed an issue that caused Deafening Blast to activate off of the center of units instead of their edge. The Lost Vikings Fixed an issue that prevented Olaf from charging while Silenced. Tracer Level 16 Ricochet Now appears as its own entry in the Death Recap. Tychus Base Frag Grenade [W] Fixed an issue that caused Frag Grenade to not apply physics to physics objects when no targets are hit. Valeera Level 16 Assassinate Damage bonus is now additive. Fixed an issue with duration extension. Whitemane Base Searing Lash [E] Can now be self-cast. Return to Top
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      Game Pass members can now unlock 30 Heroes in Heroes of the Storm for free. Here’s how to claim your in-game perks.
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      Starting now, subscribers can unlock 30 playable Heroes in Blizzard's free-to-play MOBA just by linking their Battle.net account.
       
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