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31 minutes ago, xeonio said:

 

homonymous? Did you mean harmonious?

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Homonymous
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1. of the nature of homonyms; having the same name.

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Can you explain to me why Fortified Bunker is a terrible talent? You mentioned that Bunker Drop is great for keeping squishy targets safe, e.g. Blaze goes out and damages enemies while squishies hide from the burst portion of the fights. If Blaze still finds his backline annihilated, then won't it be wise to acquire this talent rather than Burn Notice? It's easy to imagine the protection 50 armor for 3 seconds brings to the backline.

 

Let's say the opposing enemy has a dive comp, e.g. Greymane, Genji, whatever. You as Blaze can't stop the gap closer; all you can do is drop a bunker while you dive and harass their backline. Kael'thas, Malfurion, whatever hides in the bunker after nearing low health. Assume that Greymane and Genji both dives in this scenario and tries to break the bunker (relatively low health). These are precious seconds where Kael'thas and Malfurion are safe where they can retaliate with moderate damage and slow enemies by setting oil spills, allowing a swift retreat if needed. Bam! The bunker explodes but Kael'thas and Malfurion have amazingly high armor for 3 seconds and can escape through the oil spills they left behind. Heck, both Malfurion and Kael'thas can trade during that instance - Malf Twilights and Roots and Kael'thas combos or Pyroblasts, due to the huge armor bonus they receive. My only concern for this talent, which is also a boon, is the "ult me" scenario where the Bunker is seen as a place to be ulted. When you get Fortified Bunker, that ult could become useless since not only would the recipients receive minimal damage but the oil spills created by Fortified Bunker would make follow ups harder.

I have not played Blaze, but I'm sure there are scenarios where this is situationally useful.

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2 hours ago, Trensicourt said:

Can you explain to me why Fortified Bunker is a terrible talent? You mentioned that Bunker Drop is great for keeping squishy targets safe, e.g. Blaze goes out and damages enemies while squishies hide from the burst portion of the fights. If Blaze still finds his backline annihilated, then won't it be wise to acquire this talent rather than Burn Notice? It's easy to imagine the protection 50 armor for 3 seconds brings to the backline.

If anything, I feel like its main protection aspect lies in deterring heroes from continuing their attacks (besides dispelling stuff); however, if for some reason, they are in fact able to burn the Bunker down quickly, they're probably positioned to take out whatever's inside, regardless of the armor it provides. The more I play, and the more I realize how "meh-gimmicky" Bunker actually is as a heroic ability. I'll stand by my initial assessment about Fortified, but I won't hide the fact that we'll need more experience and data to make the right call. Fortunately, tournaments are coming shortly!

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48 minutes ago, Oxygen said:

If anything, I feel like its main protection aspect lies in deterring heroes from continuing their attacks (besides dispelling stuff); however, if for some reason, they are in fact able to burn the Bunker down quickly, they're probably positioned to take out whatever's inside, regardless of the armor it provides. The more I play, and the more I realize how "meh-gimmicky" Bunker actually is as a heroic ability. I'll stand by my initial assessment about Fortified, but I won't hide the fact that we'll need more experience and data to make the right call. Fortunately, tournaments are coming shortly!

Bunker is mainly used for:

1) Avoiding delayed damage (like Pulse Bomb, Pyroblast)

2) Dodging targeted abilities (like Judgement, The Hunt, etc)

3) Giving 25 armor (or 50) when your teammates need it

4) Cleansing CC and DoT damage

You shouldn't hide in the Bunker like forever. Instead, enter it for the aformentioned purposes, and get out from a safe direction immediately. Don't expect much from a 40s cd heroic.

Also, your Ignite build ...... is CLEARLY a bruiser build, because it highly emphasised on dealing AOE damage. If you want to play him as a main tank, you should use Oil Spill for peeling, disruption and zoning instead. Which means, you shouldn't ignite it until it's about to expire, or when you need self heal. The 40% slow is much, MUCH better than the damage when it comes to the aformentioned purposes. That's why a main tank build should be focused on the utility from his abilities. It should be like this (I can't remember the names of the talents though):

Lv 1: The globe talent seems really strong. It provides you a reliable self-cleanse on top of 'reducing' (I don't know if collecting a globe permanently reduce the cooldown or just refund 5s of the cooldown) the cooldown of it. 

Lv 4: The increased area and slow of the oil seems really good for this build. The cooldown reduction of oil when hitting a hero with Q can be good too.

Lv 7: Since you rarely ignite the oil with people inside, the quest talent doesn't really fit here. May be increasing his siege damage can be good. 

Lv 10: Bunker should be the default choice here because it provides more utility to teammates.

Lv 13: The charge talent is really good at spreading oil, unless you need the other talents to counter someone.

Lv 16: The self heal for your D (gachiGasm) can make you really tanky. 

Lv 20: Bunker upgrade is quite good actually. It can spread more oil and give more armor, which is really nice to have. The other talent seems really, REALLY underwhelming.

You really feels like a typical assassin main who want to deal all the damage by yourself, even if you're not playing an assassin.

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Hey @Oxygen, do you know if MeltdownMeltdown stacks with Suppressive FireSuppressive Fire? I have been testing but I couldn't tell the difference yet. Technically they should, right? Against melee-oriented spell damage-based opponents (Greymane, Alarak, Thrall, Kerrigan, etc.) it should be really powerful.

On a side note, I kinda agree with @ShadowerDerek points on the Igniter build being more of a Bruiser build. Maybe adding another build option that focuses on laying carpets of Oil Spill without igniting them immediately would be nice. For instance, this is the build I tend to use when I'm solo tanking.

I honestly like CombustionCombustion more than Bunker DropBunker Drop since it can be used for peeling due its massive radius, plus the Flash FireFlash Fire upgrade turns Combustion into something similar to Gall's Twisting NetherTwisting Nether.

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35 minutes ago, Valhalen said:

On a side note, I kinda agree with @ShadowerDerek points on the Igniter build being more of a Bruiser build. Maybe adding another build option that focuses on laying carpets of Oil Spill without igniting them immediately would be nice. For instance, this is the build I tend to use when I'm solo tanking.

Oxygen is very NArrow-minded (get it?) when it comes to talent choices. In most of his guide, if he finds a talent 'amazing', he'll just completely ignore any talents in the same tier and marked them as 'not recommended' with the reason being 'it must compete with powerful alternatives' without elaboration.

I sometimes criticise Kendric for recommending too many talents, but Oxygen is like the complete opposite.

40 minutes ago, Valhalen said:

I honestly like CombustionCombustion more than Bunker DropBunker Drop since it can be used for peeling due its massive radius, plus the Flash FireFlash Fire upgrade turns Combustion into something similar to Gall's Twisting NetherTwisting Nether.

I don't know man. Using Combustion for peeling is kinda awkward. The fact that you need to channel it longer to have a longer slow, means that you either have to channel it pre-emptively and risk being interrupted, or the slow would be too short or too late to save your allies. As a main tank, you're gonna get CC'ed a lot. And tying it with your only defensive ability is really awful, especially when you pick the self heal on D at Lv 16.

Bunker is much more immediate, and much more impactful if you use it right. I often view Bunker as an Ice Block for your whole team.

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Lv 7: Since you rarely ignite the oil with people inside, the quest talent doesn't really fit here. May be increasing his siege damage can be good. 

You do realize that talent makes you ignite oil spills with basic attacks, right? Seems counterproductive since you said that the slow is better.

Considering this, your build doesn't seem that different from Oxygen's build, outside of your Heroic preference.

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1 hour ago, ShadowerDerek said:

In most of his guide, if he finds a talent 'amazing', he'll just completely ignore any talents in the same tier and marked them as 'not recommended' with the reason being 'it must compete with powerful alternatives' without elaboration.

Not really. If you read his recent reworked guides, you'll see he often put situational talents and explain in what situations they'd be useful. The thing is, he has a point on deeming certain talents as "amazing", which you pointed yourself ("it must compete with powerful alternatives"). There are some talents that simply outclass every single other talent in the respective tier, and picking any other talent would, in most situations, mean give up on a massive powerspike.

A prime example of this is Sonya. Although she has many interesting talents through her entire tree, she simply cannot flee from some key-talents that completely define her late-game (which are Nerves of SteelNerves of Steel and Ignore PainIgnore Pain, pretty much). In very VERY few occasions you can pick something else (like picking Arreat CraterArreat Crater instead of Ignore Pain) but even so if you'll be giving up a powerful advantage.

Another example, which I'd say is even less versatile than Sonya when it comes to talents, is Diablo, with 4 out of 7 talents that simply will weak his game if they're not picked. Devil's DueDevil's DueFrom the ShadowsFrom the ShadowsDiabolical MomentumDiabolical Momentum and DominationDomination are all MUST GET talents that turn Diablo into a one of the best hard-engage Heroes in the game (plus with the changes to health orbs Devil's Due is easily the best self-sustain talent in the entire game).

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2 hours ago, Valhalen said:

On a side note, I kinda agree with @ShadowerDerek points on the Igniter build being more of a Bruiser build.

As more things come to light, I don't think Blaze is geared to act as a main tank. He can do it better than a few other "bruisers" such as Artanis and Sonya, but he's not quite  like ETC or Muradin here. I suppose that explains why I naturally gravitated towards a bruiser-esque build. I'm certainly keeping a close eye on how Blaze is doing and on how he's being used. His day-1 win rates are surprisingly really low, but it makes sense for players to, perhaps, be confused by his role. Pretty high skill cap, too.

Treat and draft him like Sonya for the time being.

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3 hours ago, Oxygen said:

As more things come to light, I don't think Blaze is geared to act as a main tank. He can do it better than a few other "bruisers" such as Artanis and Sonya, but he's not quite  like ETC or Muradin here. I suppose that explains why I naturally gravitated towards a bruiser-esque build. I'm certainly keeping a close eye on how Blaze is doing and on how he's being used. His day-1 win rates are surprisingly really low, but it makes sense for players to, perhaps, be confused by his role. Pretty high skill cap, too.

Treat and draft him like Sonya for the time being.

Yeah, after playing with him I felt that he was pretty much something between Sonya and Muradin; a semi-bruiser, semi-tank. 

Do you think he'll be subject to any kind of buffs in the near future, based on those low day-1 win rates?

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Oxygen, can you compare to ChaosOS' stance on Blaze's talents? He made a math of the storm on Blaze and one of the key points he mentions is how powerful Fortified Bunker. I would like to see your differing opinions and why.

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12 hours ago, Guest ZeroTheSecond said:

You do realize that talent makes you ignite oil spills with basic attacks, right? Seems counterproductive since you said that the slow is better.

Considering this, your build doesn't seem that different from Oxygen's build, outside of your Heroic preference.

Yes, slow is better, but not when it's expired.

The key element of the build is to control the timing of igniting the oil. Given that each oil spill lasts for 5s without igniting, the 4s cd of your Q is actually quite long to be able to control your ignition. So, having another way to ignite the oil is really nice to have. Just make sure to control your basic attacks.

I agree that the later talents is quite similar to Oxygen's build since they provide utility and survivability.

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11 hours ago, Oxygen said:

As more things come to light, I don't think Blaze is geared to act as a main tank. He can do it better than a few other "bruisers" such as Artanis and Sonya, but he's not quite  like ETC or Muradin here. I suppose that explains why I naturally gravitated towards a bruiser-esque build. I'm certainly keeping a close eye on how Blaze is doing and on how he's being used. His day-1 win rates are surprisingly really low, but it makes sense for players to, perhaps, be confused by his role. Pretty high skill cap, too.

Treat and draft him like Sonya for the time being.

I don't really think he's geared as a bruiser tbh. He simply lacks the single-target burst damage or strong CC to be as threatening as the likes of Sonya and Dehaka. And his sustain is not as strong as the likes of Malthael and Leoric either.

New heroes' win rates (including recently reworked heroes) will always be low simply because people haven't figure out his best playstyles and builds yet while competing with heroes that are well-analysed. As times goes, their win rates will show their true potentials; so don't judge them based on their day-1 performance. Li Li, Johanna and Alexstraza are the perfect examples.

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While I do agree with most of the talent recommendations, I would say Meltdown deserves perhaps another look.  Probably only when you're also running New Habit (for the cooldown reduction on his trait) but Meltdown very quickly takes the enemy's damage for a nose dive.  It's not as flexible as the oil talents, sure, but the amount of survivability it gives you (and your team for that matter) is pretty strong.  If your team is trying to use Blaze as a main tank (especially against a mostly melee team), perhaps give it a consideration.

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Bunker

Primary use of Bunker is used when Blaze is naturally the focus of aggro from all the slows and flashy fires and area stun charges. Ya lay it out to avoid burst and lockdown while gaining armour to then pop out the other side and run while laying down more oil slows or charging away.

Secondary use is body blocking. You can use it to block someone from following you or from escaping your team. Since you can throw slows ahead of them and then charge, its pretty easy to plant this ahead of them. You can exit the other side faster than they can run around it. You can also use it around core.

Thirdly comes finishing towers without using your oil spills and standing out in the opetn to do it. This lets you avoid the slow and gives you a warning against what might be hidden on the other side of the wall. You can also drop it to escape towers if you end up pulled into them by providing them another target. Also works to buy time on finishing core.

Lastly is the lure. Planting a bunker down simply draws fire ans bodies to it. People want to destroy it and feel the need to attack it or the people inside when they come out. I've planted this many times for the purpose of dying, knowing how many opponents will crowd around it. You can use this with teammates like Stukov, Jaina and Kael to punish them for pulling and killing you by extending the time they spend on doing so.

For fun 1 on 1, jump in and out one side to another while dropping oil. It's loads of fun. You can also jet leak around it before reentering. Good stuff! :)

P.S. Use Pyromania after exiting Bunker to stack armour and become unstoppable to increase your odds of survival further. Or use it offensively to bait for a Pyromania initiated offense. That's 50-75 armour depending on what you grabbed.

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Blaze is very odd. He feels like some kind of "AOE bruiser". I figured his initiation combo pretty quickly (Jet + Pyromania on hit, then start spilling Oil and igniting it as expected) and it worked for me.

I have yet to try Combustion but the bunker protects fragile allies decently. It doesn't go very well with spellspammers like Li-Ming tho.

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I've been playing with Blaze non-stop, and he easily became one of my favorite Warriors, or rather, one of my favorite characters. Once you get the hang of the vector targeting of Oil SpillOil Spill, using it becomes second nature; it is an incredible versatile tool, great for checking bushes, and placing it in narrow corridors.

I tried a couple of different builds, but I ended up enjoying the Ignite build @Oxygen posted the most, but I pick New HabitsNew Habits most of the time; the extra CD reduction from health globes plus the unstoppable effect is too good to ignore. Also, on maps that require heavy waveclear (such as Tomb of the Spider Queen and Sky Temple), I find myself picking Incinerator GauntletsIncinerator Gauntlets + Burn NoticeBurn Notice.

CombustionCombustion is definitely the best Heroic, as Bunker DropBunker Drop simply doesn't offer enough aside from dodging some lethal targeted skills. It's kind of a pain in the ass because people rarely enter the Bunker and instead try to outrun PyroblastPyroblast... I really love Flash FireFlash Fire, as I mentioned earlier, as it essentially turns Combustion into Twisting NetherTwisting Nether.

If the enemy team features way too many "mages", then Juggernaut PlatingJuggernaut Plating + PyromaniaPyromania (with New Habits completed) is the way to go. I lost count of how many times I escaped certain death from nasty Kel'Thuzad combos by using this combination. I even dare to say that Juggernaut Plating is an improved Nerves of SteelNerves of Steel. Depending on the situation I also tend to pick Endurance StimpackEndurance Stimpack and use it in conjunction with Juggernaut Plating and Pyromania if the enemy team doesn't feature many CCs; this makes Blaze ridiculously resilient, specially if you have Supports like Uther and/or Tassadar.

I think his body blocking could be a bit better, since he is not as large as some other Warriors (like Diablo, Stitches and ETC). However, with enough practice plus Fuel LeakFuel Leak, he can do some nasty body block akin to Stitches with Putrid BilePutrid Bile on a much lower cooldown. Pretty insane.

My final verdict is that he works the best on a team with a Bruiser (Sonya or Ragnaros are fantastic) instead of another pure tank and a strong dedicated healer. His team fight presence is very strong if he has proper setups and follow ups (Jaina is absolutely fantastic with him). I have even found myself topping the Hero damage charts in a few matches because of the absurd sustain combined with constant damage he can provide. Really fun to use.

Since Blaze is one of the most balanced characters to come to this game, I don't really think he'll get any nerfs in the upcoming patches; maybe I'd say he'll even get a buff to Bunker Drop and maybe a bit of damage increase. I currently noticed there is a bug with Blaze and Ana, that Nano BoostNano Boost does not haste the cooldown reduction of Oil SpillOil Spill.

My only real complaint (more of a nitpick) is that his recolors are pretty lame and don't even change the patterns in his armor (ike some Tychus skins). His Fel Reaver skin also doesn't look as good as I expected. They should add a white recolor to his base skin so he looks like Baymax from Disney's Big Hero 6, haha.

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He's an area denial hero, as expected. If you think deeper about it, he's quite the oddball among warriors, just like Tassadar among supports, or Medivh among specs. This will prove a big problem if HotS' dev team seriously thinks about expanding the roles, as he's not much of a conventional tank (his only "hard cc" being the stun on a successful Jet Propulsion hit, I see slows like Oil Spill more as a soft cc) nor a bruiser (even though he deals lots of damage). Nonetheless I hold him in good regard, and I like his style. As one could guess, he's very strong in Volskaya, and a bunch of other maps where the objective is an area that must be held (Braxis, Sky Temple).

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On 1/9/2018 at 3:42 PM, Oxygen said:

No!

Homonymous
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1. of the nature of homonyms; having the same name.

What are the homonyms in this case?

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7 hours ago, Guest pugilist said:

What are the homonyms in this case?

Ignite. It's the name of the build and the eponymous mechanic of Oil Spill. You can find it in the description of said build.

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On 2/15/2018 at 9:14 AM, positiv2 said:

Ignite. It's the name of the build and the eponymous mechanic of Oil Spill. You can find it in the description of said build.

It's confusing because homonymous is used incorrectly. As you point out, they are eponyms, not homonyms.

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On 2/17/2018 at 11:47 PM, Guest Pugilist said:

It's confusing because homonymous is used incorrectly. As you point out, they are eponyms, not homonyms.

As far as I know, the word homonymous can also, albeit not that commonly, refer to two objects having the same name with the same meaning (unlike the more common usage of two words having the same name, yet being different in meaning). However, I can see that "homonymous" is not the best choice here simply because it is ambiguous, especially since it uses its less common meaning. I'll go ahead and change it to eponymous.

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Why do you recommend in your Ignite Build [Bunker Drop] and [Flash Fire] at the same time? As far as I'm aware that's not possible. If the go-to pick is Bunker, which other Level 20 would you generally recommend?

Personally I'ld go with the Armor Upgrade and only take [Burn Notice] if you need additional soft CC.

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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.
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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 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
      Level 16 Trample ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero. Genji
      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
      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
      Artanis Base Shield Overload [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge. Brightwing 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. 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. Lt. Morales 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. Mephisto Base Shade of Mephisto [E] Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto. 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. 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. 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. 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. Valeera Level 16 Assassinate Damage bonus is now additive. Fixed an issue with duration extension. Return to Top
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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!
      (Source)
      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.
      NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
      Quick Navigation:
      General 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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    • By Staff
      Game Pass members can now unlock 30 Heroes in Heroes of the Storm for free. Here’s how to claim your in-game perks.
      Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members are getting a fresh batch of in-game perks this week, and Heroes of the Storm is officially part of the lineup!
      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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