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This week's balance update has arrived. Check out the official patch notes for details!

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Heroes

Assassin

Alarak

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Talents

  • Level 13
    • Blade of the HighlordBlade of the Highlord (Trait)
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant 2% Sadism, up to 30%.  Sadism gained from Blade of the Highlord is lost on death

Developer Comment: Since its inception, Blade of the HighlordBlade of the Highlord has not performed well compared to the other talents on its tier. With this change, we’re hoping to bring it to a more competitive space by making its bonuses more permanent instead of only lasting for a small window of time.

Gall

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Keep Moving!Keep Moving! (Z)
      • Movement Speed bonus duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds.  Basic Attacks against Heroes no longer increase the movement speed duration of an active Shove.
    • We See You!We See You! (Passive)
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 15 to 25 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Double BackDouble Back (W)
      • Additional functionality:
        • The third bounce of Dread Orb now deals 50% bonus damage to Heroes
  • Level 7
    • Edge of MadnessEdge of Madness (Q)
      • Window before damage bonuses are lost increased from 4 to 7 seconds
    • Ogre RampageOgre Rampage (Trait)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Increase the damage bonus of Ogre Rage by 5%
  • Level 16
    • ShadowsnareShadowsnare (Q)
      • Slow amount increased from 10% to 15%, stacking up to 2 times instead of 3
    • Leaden OrbLeaden Orb (W)
      • Stun duration increased from .5 seconds to .75 seconds

Developer Comment: While looking at Cho, we saw an opportunity to make some of Gall’s lesser picked talents more powerful or interesting so that they are more competitive against other options.

Li-Ming

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Aether WalkerAether Walker (E)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Casting Teleport causes Li-Ming's next cast of Magic Missiles to deal 10% increased damage
  • Level 4
    • TriumvirateTriumvirate (W)
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 50% to 5 seconds
  • Level 7
    • Zei's VengeanceZei's Vengeance (W)
      • Arcane Orb cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1 second
        • This should increase the total cooldown reduction of an Arcane Orb hitting with the Triumvirate proc from 5 seconds to 6 seconds when Trimvirate and Zei's Vengeance are both taken

Developer Comment: We’re going to get you to want to pick Aether WalkerAether Walker. Just you wait…

Lunara

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Talents

  • Level 4
    • Blossom SwellBlossom Swell (Q)
      • Additional functionality: 
        • Hitting an enemy Hero with Noxious Blossom increases Lunara's Movement Speed by 15% for 3 seconds

Developer Comment: Blossom SwellBlossom Swell has been underperforming compared to other talents on its tier since Lunara’s last rework. While her talent diversity is fairly good compared to other heroes in the game, we want to give her Q build some love, and saw this as an opportunity to do so.

Orphea

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Mind DevourerMind Devourer (E)
      • Damage bonus reduced from 5 to 4 per stack

Developer Comment: Orphea has been performing very well as of late, with Mind DevourerMind Devourer in particular overshadowing other talents on its tier. We’re slightly reducing its power to reduce her overall effectiveness while hopefully motivating players to try out her other Level 7 talents more often.

Raynor

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Abilities

  • Raynor's RaiderRaynor's Raider (R)
    • Leash range increased from 12.5 to 14

Developer Comment: There are many cases where due to the leash range of Raynor's RaiderRaynor's Raider, it doesn’t quite do what Raynor wants it to. To make it more consistently do what the player wants and expects, we’re slightly increasing its leash range.

Samuro

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Way of the BladeWay of the Blade (W)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Now also reduces the Physical Armor of enemy Heroes hit by Critical Strike by 10 for 2 seconds
    • Way of the WindWay of the Wind (E)
      • Additional functionality:
        • Samuro’s Critical Strikes reduce the cooldown of Windwalk by 1.5 seconds

Developer Comment: It’s not too surprising that Way of IllusionWay of Illusion has dominated Samuro’s Level 1 tier since it adds the most direct teamfight power due to buffing his Basic Attack damage. Rather than nerf it further, we’re looking to instead buff up its competing options, which should also add some synergies to his later talent tiers, and hopefully create more diversity on other tiers.

Tychus

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Talents

  • Level 20
    • Bob and WeaveBob and Weave (E)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Now also grants Tychus 1.5 Basic Attack range

Developer Comment: To make Bob and WeaveBob and Weave feel more fun and powerful, we’re adding to the kiting theme of the talent by also providing Tychus with a Basic Attack range increase.

Specialist

Azmodan

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Abilities

  • Globe of AnnihilationGlobe of Annihilation (Q)
    • Damage scaling reduced from 3% to 2.5%

Talents

  • Level 1
    • GreedGreed (Q)
      • New functionality:
        • Globe of Annihilation deals 20% bonus damage to non-Heroic targets.  Quest: After gaining 200 Annihilation, increase the range of All Shall BurnAll Shall Burn by 25%, and Demon Warriors gain 20% Movement Speed and Attack Speed
  • Level 16
    • Sin's GraspSin's Grasp (E)
      • New functionality:
        • All Shall BurnAll Shall Burn Slows enemies by 15% during its channel.  If the channel finishes, increase this slow to 45% for 2 seconds, and reduce the cooldown of All Shall BurnAll Shall Burn by 50%
  • Level 20
    • TrampleTrample (Active)
      • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 20 seconds

Developer Comment: Azmodan is raining a bit too much destruction on the Nexus, so we’re bringing his late-game power down a notch by reducing Globe of AnnihilationGlobe of Annihilation’s scaling damage. In addition, we saw an opportunity to help his talent pick rates by adjusting a couple existing talents, which will hopefully motivate more players to pursue builds that don’t involve powering up Globe of AnnihilationGlobe of Annihilation.

Medivh

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Talents

  • Level 16
    • Temporal FluxTemporal Flux (Q)
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Cooldown reduction changed from 1 second per Basic Attack and 3 seconds for Arcane Rift hits to 3% per Basic Attack and 9% per Arcane Rift hit

Developer Comment: We like talents that lower Heroic cooldowns, but unfortunately many of the heroes who have these talents also have Heroics with wildly different cooldowns, which makes these talents hard to tune and pick in many cases. Because of this, we’re standardizing these talents to reduce a percentage of each Heroic’s cooldown so that players feel free to pick the talent regardless of which Heroic they chose earlier in the game.

Probius

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Abilities

  • Null GateNull Gate (R)
    • Range increased from 8.5 to 9.5

Developer Comment: While Null GateNull Gate is performing well in regards to win-rate compared to Pylon OverchargePylon Overcharge, the Heroic is still not picked as much as we would like, and is much harder to use properly. Because of this, we’re buffing its range to make it a little more usable, so that Probius players can more consistently get value out of it.

Zagara

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Talents

  • Level 7
    • Baneling MassacreBaneling Massacre (Q)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Increase the damage of Banelings by 20%
    • Viscous AcidViscous Acid (Q)
      • Slow duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds
      • Slow amount increased from 20% to 25%
    • Bile DropBile Drop (E)
      • Quest completion requirement reduced from 15 to 12

Developer Comment: Zagara’s Level 7 talents have traditionally been very weak, and these changes are meant to make the tier feel more fun overall. If they blow her win-rate out of the water, we’ll look at base kit nerfs to compensate.

Support

Ana

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Abilities

  • Eye of HorusEye of Horus (R)
    • Cooldown increased from 45 seconds to 60 seconds

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Slumber ShellsSlumber Shells (E)
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Hitting an enemy Hero with Sleep dart grants Ana 25% Movement Speed for 3 seconds
  • Level 4
    • Debilitating DartDebilitating Dart (Active)
      • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
  • Level 7
    • Night TerrorsNight Terrors (E)
      • Cooldown of Sleep Dart when a Hero is not woken up early changed from 6 seconds to 5 seconds

Developer Comment: We’re buffing up some of Ana’s underperforming talents to make them more competitive with their counterparts. In addition, since we greatly increased its reliability, we’re slightly increasing the cooldown of Eye of HorusEye of Horus to get ahead of potential frustration issues with a globally damaging Heroic being on such a low cooldown.

Li Li

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Stats

  • Health reduced from 1534 to 1500
  • Health Regeneration reduced from to 3.2 to 3.1

Abilities

  • Healing BrewHealing Brew (Q)
    • Healing reduced from 181 to 175

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Eager AdventurerEager Adventurer (Trait)
      • Mana regeneration increased from 100% to 125%
  • Level 16
    • Blessings Of Yu'lonBlessings Of Yu'lon (W)
      • Healing reduced from 1.25% max Health to 1% max Health

Developer Comment: For how easy Lili is to play, she is simply too powerful and popular, particularly at the lower and mid-levels of play. These changes are meant to reduce her dominance at those levels, which should free up more options for players wanting to pick other healers that they would like to master.

Whitemane

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Stats

  • Basic Attack period reduced from .75 to .85
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 45 to 60

Abilities

  • Searing LashSearing Lash (W)
    • Damage increased from 78 to 82

Talents

  • Level 13
    • Self-RighteousSelf-Righteous (Q)
      • Healing increased from 125 to 135

Developer Comment: We’ve begun to take a look at some of Whitemane’s underlying issues with Mana management, particularly in regards to how her talents interact with her base mechanics. We don’t know how long this will take, and wanted to push out some small buffs to her to help her play and win rate in the meantime. When looking at her kit, we noticed that she had an abnormally high Basic Attack speed, combined with very low damage. We’re reducing her Attack Speed, as she is not the kind of character that can turret on enemy Heroes like Tychus can, and we’re buffing her damage to be much greater so that those attacks more meaningfully interact with ZealZeal. We’re hoping that these small buffs better reward aggressive Whitemane players with both increased damage and healing output.

Warrior

Cho

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Stats

  • Health increased from 2750 to 2850
  • Health Regeneration increased from 5.7 to 5.9

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Power SurgePower Surge (Q)
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 5 seconds
  • Level 13
    • Surging DashSurging Dash (Q)
      • Moved from Level 16
    • Twilight VeilTwilight Veil (Active)
      • Moved from Level 16
      • Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds
    • Molten BlockMolten Block (Active)
      • Moved from Level 16
  • Level 16
    • Frenzied FistsFrenzied Fists (Q)
      • Moved from Level 13
    • Runic FeedbackRunic Feedback (E)
      • Moved from Level 13
    • Runed GauntletRuned Gauntlet (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 13
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Cooldown reduction changed from .75 seconds to 5% of Cho and Gall’s Heroic abilities

Developer Comment: Since our last round of nerfs, Cho’gall has fallen off a little more than we would like. In Cho’s particular case, we feel that his survivability takes a particularly hard hit once the enemy team has access to Heroic abilities which are reliably able to shut him down. To help with this, we’re moving his defensive talent tier from Level 16 to 13 in order to shorten the window of time that the enemy team has to take advantage of this particular weakness.

Diablo

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Abilities

  • Shadow ChargeShadow Charge (Q)
    • Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds
  • OverpowerOverpower (E)
    • Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds

Developer Comment: Diablo, while not winning outside of our normally acceptable bounds, is banned a disproportionate amount compared to other heroes in the game. We’re slightly reducing how available his combo is so that enemy players have a larger window of time to take advantage of his threatening abilities being on cooldown.

Leoric

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Talents

  • Level 13
    • Spectral LeechSpectral Leech (Passive)
      • Moved from Level 20
  • Level 20
    • Hardened BonesHardened Bones (W)
      • Moved from Level 13

Developer Comment: Since his rework, Ominous WraithOminous Wraith at Level 13 has largely defined Leoric’s place on a team at more competitive levels of play. Rather than nerf something that we consider to be a fairly cool and unique playstyle, we’re instead looking to buff up the other ways that players can build Leoric. Now all of his key build-around talents will be at Level 13, which should make his Basic Attack playstyle come online much sooner, and give him more options if he wants to build into Drain HopeDrain Hope, as he can now combine Unyielding DespairUnyielding Despair with Hardened BonesHardened Bones.

Mal'Ganis

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Stats

  • Health reduced from 2700 to 2600
  • Health Regeneration reduced from 5.625 to 5.414

Abilities

  • Necrotic EmbraceNecrotic Embrace (W)
    • Mana cost increased from 30 to 35

Developer Comment: Like Diablo, Mal’ganis has a huge ban rate, and players have had a tough time dealing with his high survivability. We’re bringing it down a bit, which should force Mal’ganis players to be a bit more mindful of how much they can get away with when diving into the enemy team.

Rexxar

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Stats

  • Health increased from 1725 to 1810
  • Health Regen increased from 3.6 to 3.8
  • Rexxar Basic Attack damage increased from 99 to 125
  • Misha Basic Attack damage reduced from 62 to 50

Abilities

  • Misha, Charge!Misha, Charge! (W)
    • Damage increased from 59 to 150
  • Bestial WrathBestial Wrath (R)
    • Bonus damage increased from 150% to 200%

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Aspect of the BeastAspect of the Beast (W)
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.25 to 1 second
  • Level 13
    • Dire BeastDire Beast (W)
      • Damage reduced from 40% per stack to 15%

Developer Comment: Since his inception, Rexxar has been one of the highest win-rate heroes in our game, never going below 50% at high levels of play. Despite this, we’ve heard consistent feedback that he doesn’t feel as impactful as players would like. While we love that Rexxar depends heavily on his relationship with Misha to be effective, it also limits what we can do with him to make him feel powerful and fun to play. To help in this regard, we’re moving a lot of his power out of the more automatic things that Misha does (mostly Basic attacking enemies), and into things that Rexxar himself is actively doing, such as using his Basic Attacks and commanding Misha to Stun enemies. Since we’re buffing Misha, Charge so much, we’re nerfing some of its associated talents as they are already highly picked by Rexxar players, and this change would otherwise be a dramatic buff to them.

Sonya

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Talents

  • Level 16
    • Giant SlammerGiant Slammer (W)
      • Additional Functionality:
        • Now also Heals Sonya for the damage dealt

Developer Comment: It’s hard to create a competing talent to Nerves of SteelNerves of Steel due to the incredible on-demand survivability that it gives her in a team fight. To help its viability, we’re adding survivability to Giant SlammerGiant Slammer in hopes that it competes more directly with Nerves of SteelNerves of Steel while being unique in that it also gives Sonya more damage in a teamfight.

Tyrael

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Talents

  • Level 1
    • Ardent RestorationArdent Restoration (Passive)
      • Healing amount increased from 15 to 17.5
  • Level 4
    • Divine VigorDivine Vigor (E)
      • Healing increased from 50% to 60%
  • Level 7
    • Purge EvilPurge Evil (E)
      • Bonus Damage increased from 45% to 55%

Developer Comment: We’re just making some simple buffs to Tyrael’s underperforming talents. Nothing to see here, move along.

Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed an issue allowing Boss mercenaries to be slowed.

Heroes

  • Ana: Eye of HorusEye of Horus can no longer hit and heal allied vehicles.
  • Ana: Fixed an issue with the Anti-HealerAnti-Healer talent increasing the duration of the healing reduction by an incorrect amount.
  • Kerrigan: Sharpened BladesSharpened Blades now grants the correct amount of stacks on Minion kills.

User Interface

  • Added an icon that indicates Limited-Time Offers in the collection menu.

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Kuarinofu    78

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Wow, this new balance team doesn't really know the game so well. I mean, Lunara DOT builds never work and never will work (since huge HDMG numbers in the chart don't mean anything, only kills do), so buffing her DOT talents will not change my mind and I will continue to build her as an autoattack hero cause this is where she excels. Same goes for Diablo, he's banned so much not because his cooldowns are too low but cause he's too forgiving, just a faceroll character with 9k HP, lots of CC and ability damage on closed maps. In Diamond Mal'Ganis is not that big of a deal any more, Varian is much more a pain in the *filtered* now anyway.

Thanks god Ana is still top healer/antihealer slot together with Stukov even after her kit was dumbed down completely. For how much healer balance is *filtered* up in this game, they still manage to be completely oblivious to why Li Li is picked 

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These changes are meant to reduce her dominance at those levels, which should free up more options for players wanting to pick other healers that they would like to master.

In Diamond Li Li is picked only to counter hard basic attack monsters like Zul'jin (who is by the way completely broken, super forgiving character you can rightclick for 15 minues, feed and still deal *filtered* tons of damage late game by standing still). I don't know if Diamond is considered a low level of play by the devs, but even if they talk about the lower levels, I don't see people picking harder to play and less effective healers over Li Li just because they nerf her. I mean, why would a player who just wants to have fun tear his *filtered* off playing as Uther (just because how his armor mechanics work), or constantly die as Morales who doesn't even heal solo target that much any more, Kharazim? Yeah, right. Tassadar is still a support and not a specialist, remember?

 

And by the way, if the only thing Rexxar is good for in the game is holding that top Radar Dish on Braxis and here comes Varian who can lifesteal to heal himself (sustain) over being attacked by both Misha and Rexxar at the same time while killing Misha - you know your hero sucks.

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lChronosl    182

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Interested on trying Rexxar, Sonya, Tyrael and Leoric changes.

Poor Li Li. At least me and the 3 other people that pick Eager AdventurerEager Adventurer keep getting buffs.

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Morcalivan    86

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Huh. Both my Zagara and Azmo preferred builds got huge buffs. I didn't realize they needed them.

Will try out Rexxar, but when his bear isn't easy to kill, his slow but still is. So, yeah.

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5 hours ago, lChronosl said:

Poor Li Li. At least me and the 3 other people that pick Eager AdventurerEager Adventurer keep getting buffs.

I'm one of those 3, and I'm very happy that they keep buffing this talent.

I'm probably one of the few that pick Deckard's Potion of RevivalPotion of Revival, which also keeps getting buffs.

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1 hour ago, Valhalen said:

I'm probably one of the few that pick Deckard's Potion of RevivalPotion of Revival, which also keeps getting buffs.

Yeah, I don't get that one too. If you have a cramped map, like Volskaya or Infernal Shrines or a few melee heroes, it can work wonders. Also I guess that in the lower levels of play it can have more value. I also found that doing alt + skill to heal yourself and people around at the same time can be very nice and also easy to use. I do the same with Ray of HeavenRay of Heaven

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Xaethron    36

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On 2/28/2019 at 6:12 AM, Kuarinofu said:

(who is by the way completely broken, super forgiving character you can rightclick for 15 minues, feed and still deal *filtered* tons of damage late game by standing still)

 

Delete this. My boi Zul Jin been shredding heroes since his inception with his beast range and slows and fire rate. But it takes skill to do so. To this day hes the only hero i can carry with.

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SleepySheepy    41

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While Blade of the HighlordBlade of the Highlord isn't best, it at least isn't as bad as before.
It was such a poor talent before, you don't open up with AAs on hero that while it has significant damage on them, doesn't have any spare gap-closer, it's something you do after you pull them in. (Coincidently when you have no use of that extra Sadism).

I too share the sentiment they don't really know how to balance heroes. Like I said multiple times before, Dibbs will be broken as long as it has combination of both good CC with good reach, huge HP, really good burst (good CC + burst shouldn't even come within same tank) and sustain just to top it off.

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5 hours ago, SleepySheepy said:

While Blade of the HighlordBlade of the Highlord isn't best, it at least isn't as bad as before.
It was such a poor talent before, you don't open up with AAs on hero that while it has significant damage on them, doesn't have any spare gap-closer, it's something you do after you pull them in. (Coincidently when you have no use of that extra Sadism).

I think that it is huge and will see a significant spike in talent distribution. If you have games with low number of kills on both sides and you are not able to dominate enough for Rakshir to see a good payoff, this will be a really good choice. Delivering a couple AAs should be the easiest one to get value from. Unless your team dies all the time. Also, consider low levels of play where this one will be significantly better than Rakshir

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      General
      Experience Globes can now path through gates. Fixed issues related to root visual effects. Updated decaying and ramping Slows to scale their speed with CC reduction effects. Heroes
      Alexstrasza Base Flame Buffet [E] Fixed an issue that caused Flame Buffet's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Azmodan Level 13 Chain of Command Fixed an issue that caused Chain of Command to not apply to Demonic Invasion's on-death explosion. Brightwing Base Phase Shift [Z] Fixed an issue with Phase Shift's Store Icon. Chen Level 10 Storm, Earth, Fire Fixed an issue that caused Storm, Earth, Fire Spirits to not contest Capture Points. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho'Gall to contest points while Cho is in Stasis. Dehaka Base Brushstalker [Z] Fixed an issue with Brushstalker's Store Icon. Will now clamp the minimum cast range to Dehaka's radius. E.T.C. Base Face Smelt [W] Fixed an issue that caused Face Smelt's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Level 7 Pinball Wizard Bonus damage updated to be additive. Falstad Base Flight [Z] Fixed an issue with Flight's Store Icon. Level 10 Mighty Gust Fixed an issue that caused Mighty Gust's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Fenix Level 1 Arsenal Synergy Fixed an issue that caused Arsenal Synergy to not grant cooldown reduction for the primary target hit by Phase Bomb. Level 4 Inhibiting Energy Fixed an issue that caused Inhibiting Energy to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Johanna Base Punish [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Punish to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Kharazim Level 4 Air Ally Fixed an issue that caused Air Ally's heal FX to be visible in Fog of War. Lúcio Base Wall Ride [Z] Fixed an issue with Wall Ride's Store Icon. Lunara Base Crippling Spores [W] Fixed an issue that caused Crippling Spores to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Maiev Level 16 Armored Assault Fixed an issue that caused Armored Assault to not grant the full bonus to Umbral Bind's Cleave. Mei Base Icing [E] Fixed an issue that caused Icing's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Level 10 Ice Wall Fixed an issue that caused Ice Wall to not apply Stopped to D.Va's Self Destruct. Muradin Level 4 Thunder Burn Tooltip has been updated to show Thunder Burn is a multiplicative reduction. Level 13 Thunder Strike Damage increase is now additive. Probius Base Worker Rush [Z] Fixed an issue with Work Rush's Store Icon. Rehgar Base Purge [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Purge to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Samuro Base Critical Strike [W] Fixed an issue that caused Critical Strike FX to persist if Samuro is killed while he has maximum Critical Strike stacks. Level 13 Kawarimi Fixed an issue that caused Kawarimi to create a Mirror Image with the incorrect starting Health. Sgt. Hammer Base Thrusters [Z] Fixed an issue with Thrusters' Store Icon. Stukov Base Weighted Pustule [W] Fixed an issue that caused Weighted Pustule's increasing Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. Sylvanas Level 1 Unfurling Shadows Fixed an issue that caused Unfurling Shadows to not grant quest progress for the impact damage of Shadow Dagger created by spread. The Butcher Base Hamstring [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Hamstring to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed. The Lost Vikings Base Go Go Go! [Z] Fixed an issue with Go Go Go's Store Icon. Zagara Level 20 Pack Instinct Fixed an issue that caused Devouring Maw to gain more bonuses than intended from Pack Instinct. Return to Top
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      Dominate Every Map in Heroes of the Storm: Complete Guide
      By Staff
      Master every Heroes of the Storm battleground with our detailed map guides, featuring strategies for objectives and drafting!

      Heroes of the Storm features a wide range of maps, each offering unique objectives and strategies. To help players excel in every battleground, we’ve created comprehensive guides that cover drafting, objectives, and gameplay for all maps.


      Alterac Pass: Free Cavalries from Prison Camps to fight alongside your team. Battlefield of Eternity: Secure Immortals to destroy enemy structures. Blackheart’s Bay: Collect Doubloons to fire Captain Blackheart’s cannons. Braxis Holdout: Control Beacons to summon powerful Zerg waves. Cursed Hollow: Gather Tributes to curse the enemy team and gain an advantage. Dragon Shire: Control Shrines to summon the mighty Dragon Knight. Garden of Terror: Collect Seeds to unleash Garden Terrors on your enemies. Hanamura Temple: Escort Payloads to deal damage to enemy structures. Infernal Shrines: Summon Punishers by defeating Guardians at Shrines. Sky Temple: Capture Temples to rain laser blasts on enemy structures. Tomb of the Spider Queen: Turn in Gems to summon Webweavers to assist your team. Towers of Doom: Capture Altars to damage the enemy Core indirectly. Volskaya Foundry: Control Capture Points to pilot the Triglav Protector. Warhead Junction: Collect Warheads to bombard enemy structures.
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      Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes: December 9th
      By Staff
      Blizzard today released a new Heroes of the Storm patch 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 Map Update Hero Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Updated Shop Bundles and Items. Return to Top
      Map Update
      Snow Brawl has been added to Custom Games. Volskaya
      The Triglav Protector will now gain 25% increased energy regeneration and the Pilot and Gunner Abilities will both recharge 25% faster while both slots are occupied. Return to Top
      Hero Updates
      Chen
      Talents
      Level 10 Wandering Keg Wandering Keg updated to be a targeted forced Quick cast instead of a Self cast. Samuro
      General
      Order of buffs in the Buff bar has been updated to match the order in which talents are gained. Samuro can no longer target a Mirror Image that is affected by launch effects (Example: Phase Prism). Samuro will no longer mirror Hearthstone and Mount commands on his Mirror Images if the command is sent while selecting a Mirror Image and not Samuro. Tooltips have been updated to reduce confusion. Base
      Image Transmission [Trait] Advancing Strikes will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Wind Walk [E] Wind Walk will no longer cancel move and attack commands in the command queue when activated. Critical Strike [W] Activating Critical Strike while Samuro's Basic Attack is being swung will now apply to that attack, rather than the next attack, and will carry the attack reset over to the next Basic Attack. Samuro can now see his Critical Strike progress below his Healthplate. Samuro can now see the remaining duration of Critical Strike's activation around the ability button. Critical Strike will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Talents
      Level 1 Way of Illusion Way of Illusion quest progress is now correctly mirrored between different Mirror Images and Samuro. Level 7 Burning Blade Burning Blade is now an additive modifier for both Samuro and his Mirror Images instead of just his Mirror Images. Level 13 Kawarimi Kawarimi Mirror Images will now clear their command queue of Hearthstone commands when created. Level 16 Harsh Winds Harsh Winds is now an additive modifier. Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Talents
      Level 13 Frost Strike Rework: If Death Coil hits a target Slowed by Frost Strike, they will be Silenced for 1 second. Rework: No Longer reduces the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers. Level 16 Frostmourne Feeds Rework: The cooldown for Frostmourne Hungers now starts as soon as the first empowerment is used. Rework: The second Frostmourne Hungers empowerment now only applies after hitting a Hero and lasts for 4 seconds. D.Va
      Base
      Max Health increased from 2100 to 2150. Defense Matrix [W] Damage reduction increased from -50% to -60%. Talents
      Level 1 Liquid Cooling Bonus duration increased from 35% to 50%. Level 7 Get On The Point! Movement Speed increase duration increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Timer reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 10 Bunny Hop Damage increased from 70 to 78. Proc bonus damage reduced from 100% to 80%. Micro Missiles Cooldown between charges reduced from 5 to 3 seconds. Cooldown per charge reduced from 20 to 19 seconds. Level 13 Target Locked Armor reduction and Slow are now refreshed in duration if the enemy Hero already has the debuffs. Reduced the amount of time that enemy Heroes need to be in the Defense Matrix from 1 second to 0.75 seconds. Level 16 Diverting Power Healing reduced from 35 to 31. Emergency Shielding Duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds. Shield increased from 280 to 290. Greymane
      Talents
      Level 16 Lord Of His Pack New: Replaces Executioner. Basic Attacks against Slowed, Rooted or Stunned enemy Heroes deal 25% additional damage for 3 seconds, increased to 50% while in Worgen Form. Imperius
      Talents
      Level 10 Wrath of the Angiris Rework: Damage reduced from 375 to 250. Rework: Now deals 20% additional damage for each Valorous Brand marker on the target when landing. Rework: Valorous Brand markers placed by Imperius will no longer be removed when launching the target into the air. These can still expire while in the air. Li Li
      Talents
      Level 1 Free Drinks Can now reduce the cooldown multiple times per cast (Example: Combined with Two For One). Level 20 Shake It Off Armor now persists for 2 seconds after Stun, Silence, or Root expires. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 20 Glyph of Poly Bomb Rework: Target an area to apply Poly Bomb to all enemy Heroes in the area. Poly Bomb activates a second time 1 second after. Murky
      Talents
      Level 13 Egg Shell The Shield now regains an amount equal to 35% of Murky's current Health when Murky places a new Egg. Varian
      Talents
      Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown of Demoralizing Shout and Parry are reduced by 2.5% whenever an enemy Hero affected by Demoralizing Shout deals damage to a Hero. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that Ignore Armor. Map
      Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue that caused Cursed Hollow's Call for Help's Armor reduction to not be cleared by Stasis or Invulnerable. Heroes
      Anubarak Level 20 Cryptweave Fixed an issue that caused Cryptweave's duration increase to be granted while Anub'arak is dead. Artanis Level 10 Purifier Beam Fixed an issue that caused Purifier Beam to last up to an additional 0.5 seconds. Azmodan Level 10 Demonic Invasion Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion grunts to attack Stealthed enemies. Cassia Level 20 Titan's Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge empowered Basic Attacks to consume Block charges. Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge to not apply to Charged Strikes bounce attacks. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho and Gall to become separated if Cho enters a Vehicle the moment the Vehicle expires. Deathwing Level 10 Bellowing Roar Fixed an issue to allow Deathwing to cast Bellowing Roar while Dragonflight is active. Diablo Base Black Soulstone [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Diablo's health gained from Black Soulstone to not be accurate. D.Va Base Self Destruct [E] Exploding Mech visibility has been updated from the detonation area to the expanding warning indicator area. Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not be affected by cooldown reduction granted by Allied Heroes. Will now behave similarly to Defense Matrix and have a fresh cooldown when a new Mech is called. Level 16 Emergency Shielding Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fenix Level 20 Unconquered Spirit Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Added a range indicator for Drain Life. Hanzo Level 16 Piercing Arrows Fixed an issue that caused Storm Bow to not hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows. Johanna Level 20 Indestructible Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Junkrat Level 7 Dirty Trickster Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Leoric Level 1 Fealty Unto Death Healing increased from 31.85 to 32. Updated the tooltip to display number instead of percentage. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused crit floating modifiers to not apply to Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not apply to any Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power to not apply to Cloud Serpent healing. Healing Brew [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Healing Brew to be disjointed if the target Teleports. Level 7 The Good Stuff Fixed an issue that caused The Good Stuff's Fast Feet healing increase to be multiplicative. Level 10 Jug of 1,000 Cups Fixed an issue that caused Jug of 1,000 Cups to instantly heal the target if the target Teleports while the jug is on its way to them. Level 13 Lightning Serpent Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power and other damage mods to not apply to Lightning Serpent damage. Level 16 Pick Me Up Fixed an issue that caused Pick Me Up's healing increase to be multiplicative. Lt. Morales Level 4 Trauma Trigger Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused the cooldown displayed on the ability to show incorrectly. Maiev Level 4 Sudden Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Sudden Vengeance to not activate Ruthless Spirit. Mal'Ganis Level 1 Winged Guard Fixed an issue that caused Winged Guard to lose Block charges to all effects that ignore Armor. Mephisto Level 16 Lightning Reaction Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Reaction to activate around Shades of Mephisto when Mephisto has not selected Mimic. Nazeebo Base Voodoo Ritual [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Voodoo Ritual and Vile Infection to display the incorrect total damage value in their tooltips. Fixed an issue that caused Voodoo Ritual to not grant stack progress if the target is killed by the last tick of Voodoo Ritual after completing Vile Infection. Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Gargantuan Stomp damage to not display the correct values in the tooltip. Orphea Level 16 Dead Magic Fixed an issue that caused Chaos-empowered Basic Attacks from Dead Magic to consume Block charges. Rehgar Level 7 Purification When selecting Purification, Purge will now be able to target Unstoppable enemy Heroes. Rexxar Level 10 Unleash the Boars Unleash the Boars damage updated to have Rexxar deal the damage instead of each Boar dealing its own damage. Samuro Base Image Transmission [Trait] Fixed an issue that allowed Samuro to cast Image Transmission on a destroyed Mirror Image if it was queued to happen directly after Mirror Image was cast. If Samuro activates Image Transmission or if a new Mirror Image is created, any Mirror Images that are updated will copy Blessing of the Red if it is present on Samuro instead of increasing their maximum Health as if Blessing of the Red were cast on them. Level 7 Crushing Blows Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Blows to apply to the triggering Critical Strike. Level 20 Three Blade Style Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to increase Mirror Image maximum health if Samuro gained Blessing of the Red between the Images being created and the talent being selected. Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to reset the duration on an active Mirror Image when selected. Sgt. Hammer General Sgt. Hammer's level 1 talent icon changes have been reverted. Stitches Level 13 Meat Hook Fixed an issue that caused the refresh duration to not match the full duration of Meat Hook. Tassadar Level 7 Arc Discharge Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to become disjointed when Tassadar stops attacking. The Butcher General Talent sorting for The Butcher has been updated to be the same as other Heroes. Base Fresh Meat [Trait] Fresh Meat is now referred to as stacks instead of charges. Thrall Level 13 Spirit Shield Fixed an issue with Spirit Shield's cooldown reduction from Frostwolf Resilience. Tyrande Level 1 Ranger Fixed an issue that caused Ranger to allow Sentinel to hit up to 3 targets. Level 4 Everlasting Light Added an indicator on targets that will receive additional healing from Light of Elune. Whitemane Base Inquisition [W] Added a range indicator for Inquisition. Fixed an issue that caused Inquisition to not be cancelled if the target leaves the radius while Stealthed. Zul'jin Level 16 No Mercy! Fixed an issue that caused empowered Grievous Throw Basic Attacks from No Mercy! To not activate Medivh's Raven Familiar. Return to Top
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      Heroes of the Storm Updated PTR Patch Notes: November 26th
      By Staff
      Blizzard has updated the PTR patch notes from November 14 with additional Hero changes.  
      (Source)
      NOTE: New changes are highlighted in Orange text.
      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:
      Map Update Hero Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes Map Update
      Volskaya
      The Triglav Protector will now gain 25% increased energy regeneration and the Pilot and Gunner Abilities will both recharge 25% faster while both slots are occupied. Return to Top
      Hero Updates
      Chen
      Talents
      Level 10 Wandering Keg Wandering Keg updated to be a targeted forced Quick cast instead of a Self cast. Samuro
      General
      Order of buffs in the Buff bar has been updated to match the order in which talents are gained. Samuro can no longer target a Mirror Image that is affected by launch effects (Example: Phase Prism). Samuro will no longer mirror Hearthstone and Mount commands on his Mirror Images if the command is sent while selecting a Mirror Image and not Samuro. Tooltips have been updated to reduce confusion. Base
      Image Transmission [Trait] Advancing Strikes will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Wind Walk [E] Wind Walk will no longer cancel move and attack commands in the command queue when activated. Critical Strike [W] Activating Critical Strike while Samuro's Basic Attack is being swung will now apply to that attack, rather than the next attack, and will carry the attack reset over to the next Basic Attack. Samuro can now see his Critical Strike progress below his Healthplate. Samuro can now see the remaining duration of Critical Strike's activation around the ability button. Critical Strike will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Talents
      Level 1 Way of Illusion Way of Illusion quest progress is now correctly mirrored between different Mirror Images and Samuro. Level 7 Burning Blade Burning Blade is now an additive modifier for both Samuro and his Mirror Images instead of just his Mirror Images. Level 13 Kawarimi Kawarimi Mirror Images will now clear their command queue of Hearthstone commands when created. Level 16 Harsh Winds Harsh Winds is now an additive modifier. Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Talents
      Level 13 Frost Strike Rework: If Death Coil hits a target Slowed by Frost Strike, they will be Silenced for 1 second. Rework: No Longer reduces the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers. Level 16 Frostmourne Feeds Rework: The cooldown for Frostmourne Hungers now starts as soon as the first empowerment is used. Rework: The second Frostmourne Hungers empowerment now only applies after hitting a Hero and lasts for 4 seconds. D.Va
      Base
      Max Health increased from 2100 to 2150. Defense Matrix [W] Damage reduction increased from -50% to -60%. Talents
      Level 1 Liquid Cooling Bonus duration increased from 35% to 50%. Level 7 Get On The Point! Movement Speed increase duration increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Timer reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 10 Bunny Hop Damage increased from 70 to 78. Proc bonus damage reduced from 100% to 80%. Micro Missiles Cooldown between charges reduced from 5 to 3 seconds. Cooldown per charge reduced from 20 to 19 seconds. Level 13 Target Locked Armor reduction and Slow are now refreshed in duration if the enemy Hero already has the debuffs. Reduced the amount of time that enemy Heroes need to be in the Defense Matrix from 1 second to 0.75 seconds. Level 16 Diverting Power Healing reduced from 35 to 31. Emergency Shielding Duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds. Shield increased from 280 to 290. Greymane
      Talents
      Level 16 Lord Of His Pack New: Replaces Executioner. Basic Attacks against Slowed, Rooted or Stunned enemy Heroes deal 25% additional damage for 3 seconds, increased to 50% while in Worgen Form. Imperius
      Talents
      Level 10 Wrath of the Angiris Rework: Damage reduced from 375 to 250. Rework: Now deals 20% additional damage for each Valorous Brand marker on the target when landing. Rework: Valorous Brand markers placed by Imperius will no longer be removed when launching the target into the air. These can still expire while in the air. Li Li
      Talents
      Level 1 Free Drinks Can now reduce the cooldown multiple times per cast (Example: Combined with Two For One). Level 20 Shake It Off Armor now persists for 2 seconds after Stun, Silence, or Root expires. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 20 Glyph of Poly Bomb Rework: Target an area to apply Poly Bomb to all enemy Heroes in the area. Poly Bomb activates a second time 1 second after. Murky
      Talents
      Level 13 Egg Shell The Shield now regains an amount equal to 35% of Murky's current Health when Murky places a new Egg. Varian
      Talents
      Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown of Demoralizing Shout and Parry are reduced by 2.5% whenever an enemy Hero affected by Demoralizing Shout deals damage to a Hero. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that Ignore Armor. Map
      Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue that caused Cursed Hollow's Call for Help's Armor reduction to not be cleared by Stasis or Invulnerable. Heroes
      Anubarak Level 20 Cryptweave Fixed an issue that caused Cryptweave's duration increase to be granted while Anub'arak is dead. Artanis Level 10 Purifier Beam Fixed an issue that caused Purifier Beam to last up to an additional 0.5 seconds. Azmodan Level 10 Demonic Invasion Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion grunts to attack Stealthed enemies. Cassia Level 20 Titan's Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge empowered Basic Attacks to consume Block charges. Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge to not apply to Charged Strikes bounce attacks. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho and Gall to become separated if Cho enters a Vehicle the moment the Vehicle expires. Deathwing Level 10 Bellowing Roar Fixed an issue to allow Deathwing to cast Bellowing Roar while Dragonflight is active. Diablo Base Black Soulstone [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Diablo's health gained from Black Soulstone to not be accurate. D.Va Base Self Destruct [E] Exploding Mech visibility has been updated from the detonation area to the expanding warning indicator area. Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not be affected by cooldown reduction granted by Allied Heroes. Will now behave similarly to Defense Matrix and have a fresh cooldown when a new Mech is called. Fenix Level 20 Unconquered Spirit Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Added a range indicator for Drain Life. Hanzo Level 16 Piercing Arrows Fixed an issue that caused Storm Bow to not hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows. Johanna Level 20 Indestructible Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Junkrat Level 7 Dirty Trickster Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Leoric Level 1 Fealty Unto Death Healing increased from 31.85 to 32. Updated the tooltip to display number instead of percentage. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused crit floating modifiers to not apply to Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not apply to any Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power to not apply to Cloud Serpent healing. Level 7 The Good Stuff Fixed an issue that caused The Good Stuff's Fast Feet healing increase to be multiplicative. Level 13 Lightning Serpent Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power and other damage mods to not apply to Lightning Serpent damage. Level 16 Pick Me Up Fixed an issue that caused Pick Me Up's healing increase to be multiplicative. Lt. Morales Level 4 Trauma Trigger Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused the cooldown displayed on the ability to show incorrectly. Maiev Level 4 Sudden Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Sudden Vengeance to not activate Ruthless Spirit. Mal'Ganis Level 1 Winged Guard Fixed an issue that caused Winged Guard to lose Block charges to all effects that ignore Armor. Mephisto Level 16 Lightning Reaction Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Reaction to activate around Shades of Mephisto when Mephisto has not selected Mimic. Nazeebo Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Gargantuan Stomp damage to not display the correct values in the tooltip. Orphea Level 16 Dead Magic Fixed an issue that caused Chaos-empowered Basic Attacks from Dead Magic to consume Block charges. Rehgar Level 7 Purification When selecting Purification, Purge will now be able to target Unstoppable enemy Heroes. Rexxar Level 10 Unleash the Boars Unleash the Boars damage updated to have Rexxar deal the damage instead of each Boar dealing its own damage. Samuro Base Image Transmission [Trait] Fixed an issue that allowed Samuro to cast Image Transmission on a destroyed Mirror Image if it was queued to happen directly after Mirror Image was cast. If Samuro activates Image Transmission or if a new Mirror Image is created, any Mirror Images that are updated will copy Blessing of the Red if it is present on Samuro instead of increasing their maximum Health as if Blessing of the Red were cast on them. Level 7 Crushing Blows Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Blows to apply to the triggering Critical Strike. Level 20 Three Blade Style Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to increase Mirror Image maximum health if Samuro gained Blessing of the Red between the Images being created and the talent being selected. Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to reset the duration on an active Mirror Image when selected. Sgt. Hammer General Sgt. Hammer's level 1 talent icon changes have been reverted. Stitches Level 13 Meat Hook Fixed an issue that caused the refresh duration to not match the full duration of Meat Hook. The Butcher General Talent sorting for The Butcher has been updated to be the same as other Heroes. Base Fresh Meat [Trait] Fresh Meat is now referred to as stacks instead of charges. Tyrande Level 1 Ranger Fixed an issue that caused Ranger to allow Sentinel to hit up to 3 targets. Whitemane Base Inquisition [W] Added a range indicator for Inquisition. Fixed an issue that caused Inquisition to not be cancelled if the target leaves the radius while Stealthed. Zul'jin Level 16 No Mercy! Fixed an issue that caused empowered Grievous Throw Basic Attacks from No Mercy! To not activate Medivh's Raven Familiar. Return to Top
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      Celebrating 30 Years of Warcraft in Heroes of the Storm
      By Staff
      Find out what's new in Heroes of the Storm during Warcraft's 30th anniversary!
      Anniversary Background
      A new background is available in the game when you log in.

      All 43 Warcraft Heroes Available for Play
      All Warcraft Heroes are available for play completely free this week. If you'd like to earn some gold, this is a really good opportunity to bring them all to Level 5!

      Faction-Themed Bundles
      You can purchase faction-themed bundles in Heroes of the Storm.
      For the Alliance bundle includes Muradin and Varian, 6 skins and 3 mounts.

      For the Horde bundle contains Rehgar, Garrosh, 6 skins, and 3 mounts.

      Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest
      When you buy the recently-announced battle chest, you will receive Jaina, Thrall, Anub'arak, and Tyrande in Heroes of the Storm!
       
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