Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - January 27, 2025
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)

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.




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General
  • Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.
  • Updated Shop Bundles and Items.
  • New: Brawl Mode added! Brawls will rotate on the 1st and 15th of every month.




Balance Update

Heroes

Auriel
Base
  • Bestow Hope [Trait]
    • Increased the amount of energy stored from 60% to 80% of damage to Heroes.
    • Increased the amount of energy stored from 20% to 50% of damage to non-Heroes.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Searing Light
      • Now only deals damage to enemy Heroes.
  • Level 7
    • Energized Cord
      • Now increases Basic Attack range by 1.1.
  • Level 10
    • Resurrect
      • Delay before resurrection reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Reservoir of Hope
      • Quest bonus reduced from 75 to 55.
    • Wrath of Heaven
      • Armor reduction increased from 10 to 20.
      • Spell Power increased from 10% to 15%.

Chromie
Talents
  • Level 1
    • Timewalker's Pursuit
      • Spell Power increased from 10% to 15%.
  • Level 5
    • Mobius Loop
      • Slow reduced from 60% to 40%.
  • Level 18
    • Unravelling
      • Lingering Slowing Sands no longer consume Energy.
      • Now also increases Slowing Sands cast range by 50%.

Johanna
Base
  • Shield Glare [E]
    • Mana cost increased from 45 to 55.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Divine Fortress
      • Health bonus starting value increased from 20% to 25%.
    • Zealous Glare
      • Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 70%.
  • Level 7
    • Steed Charge
      • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • Blessed Hammer
      • Damage reduced from 74 to 65.
  • Level 16
    • Holy Renewal
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
    • Shrinking Vacuum
      • Damage reduction increased from 25% to 30%.
      • Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
      • Slow increased from 25% to 30%.

Tracer
Talents
  • Level 4
    • Is That a Health Pack?!
      • Healing from Regen Globes increased from 10% to 15% of maximum Health.
    • Pulse Generator
      • Healing reduced from 18% to 12%.
  • Level 13
    • Jumper
      • Cooldown refresh reduced from 150% to 100%.
      • Shield reduced from 6.5% to 6%.

Zul'jin
Base
  • You Want Axe? [Trait]
    • Basic Attack damage increased from 94 to 96.
    • Now has a limit of 50 stacks.
    • Bonus from quest completion reduced from 1 to .25.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Recklessness
      • Basic Attack damage bonus reduced from 15% to 10%.
  • Level 10
    • Guillotine
      • Cooldown reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
      • Mana cost reduced from 70 to 60.
    • Taz'dingo!
      • Cooldown increased from 90 seconds to 100 seconds.
      • Mana cost increased from 75 to 80.
  • Level 16
    • Let the Killing Begin
      • Kill window reduced from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Buzzsaw
      • Kill window reduced from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds.




Bug Fixes

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.
      • Wandering Keg
        • Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to occasionally not be cast.
        • Wandering Keg now acts like other instant Abilities and will cast as soon as possible.
  • 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.
    • Level 7
      • Pinball Wizard
        • Bonus damage updated to be additive.
    • Level 13
      • Face Smelt
        • Fixed an issue that caused Face Smelt's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
  • 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.
  • Imperius
    • Level 20
      • Unrelenting Descent
        • Fixed an issue that caused Unrelenting Descent's Heal to be delayed.
  • Johanna
    • Base
      • Punish [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Punish to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
  • Kel'Thuzad
    • Level 4
      • Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad
        • Announcements for Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad will now use team colors.
  • Kerrigan
    • Level 7
      • Boundless Fury
        • Fixed an issue that caused Boundless Fury to refund charges against a target already marked.
  • Kharazim
    • Level 4
      • Spirit Ally
        • Fixed an issue that caused Spirit 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.
  • Lt. Morales
    • Level 10
      • Medivac Dropship
        • Announcements for Medivac Dropship will now use team colors.
  • 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.
  • Malthael
    • Level 20
      • No One Can Stop Death
        • Announcements for No One Can Stop Death will now use team colors.
  • 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.
  • Zuljin
    • General
      • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attack damage in Zul'jin's Target Info Panel to not increase while Berserker is active.
    • Base
      • You Want Axe? [Trait]
        • Fixed an issue that caused You Want Axe to gain progress while at maximum Basic Attack bonus.
    • Level 16
      • Wrong Place Wrong Time
        • Fixed an issue that caused Wrong Place Wrong Time to not respect the stack cap of You Want Axe?.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - January 27, 2025 started by Nerraw View original post
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  1. EverDash's Avatar
    this game needs to come back so much. it was the perfect blizzard-meta game.

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