First Round pick timer has been reduced from 40 seconds to 25 seconds.
Hero Ban timer has been reduced from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
Hero Pick timer has been reduced from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
Balance Update
Heroes
Auriel Base
Bestow Hope [Trait]
Decreased the amount of energy stored from 50% to 40% of damage to non-Heroes.
Dehaka Base
Dark Swarm [W]
Damage reduced from 52 to 48.
Talents
Level 4
Hero Stalker
Essence gain is not increased when hitting more than 2 Heroes.
Essence gain now requires Dark Swarm to hit 2 Heroes.
Hitting more than 3 Heroes at once no longer grants additional Essence.
Lurker Strain
Cooldown reduction bonus reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
Level 7
Feeding Frenzy
Rework: Cooldown reduction is now a Gambit bonus, starting from 1.5 second cooldown reduction. Each death lowers this by 0.25, up to 3 times.
Paralyzing Enzymes
Rework: Gambit removed. Now reduces Drag's target's healing received by 40% while Drag is active and for 2 seconds after.
Level 13
Ferocious Stalker
Damage bonus reduced from 60% to 50%.
Level 16
Tunnelling Claws
Movement speed reduced from 125% to 120%.
Level 20
Contagion
Now also reduces the damage of Isolation by 60%.
Greymane Talents
Level 1
Wolfheart
Rework: Now also increases Armor granted by Worgen Form from 10 to 15.
Kharazim Base
Health increased from 2027 to 2080.
Breath of Heaven [W]
Healing increased from 285 to 295.
Talents
Level 4
Air Ally
Health increased from 200 to 300.
Spell Power increased from 15% to 20%.
Level 10
Divine Palm
Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
Level 13
Sixth Sense
Sixth Sense now starts expiring after the Stun expires, instead of as soon as the Stun is applied.
Level 20
Epiphany
Cooldown increased from 60 to 70.
Mana restored increased from 33% to 70%.
Lúcio Base
Soundwave [Q]
Cooldown increased from 7 seconds to 8 seconds.
Mana cost increased from 30 to 45.
Talents
Level 1
Accelerando
Time to maximum increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
Level 4
Off the Wall
REWORK: Now also refunds 15 Mana when hitting an enemy with Soundwave while Wall Ride is active.
Level 7
Good Vibrations
Duration of Shield increased from 7 seconds to 8.5 seconds.
Level 10
High Five
Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds.
Level 13
Heavy Casters
Now also prevents Push Off from hitting multiple targets.
Push Off no longer Slows the first Hero hit and instead Stuns them for 0.5 seconds.
Level 16
Up the Frequency
Cooldown reduction reduced from 0.4 seconds to 0.3 seconds.
Up To Eleven
Duration bonus from Push Off increased from 0.3 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
Duration bonus from Soundwave reduced from 0.3 seconds to 0.25 seconds.
REWORK: Hitting Heroes while Amp It Up is not active increases the duration of the next Amp It Up by up to 1.5 seconds. This does not limit the amount able to be gained while Amp It Up is active.
Whitemane Talents
Level 1
Inquisitor's Prayer
After Basic Attacking an enemy Hero 3 times, Whitemane also gains a stack of Inquisitor's Prayer.
Level 13
Scarlet Wrath
Rework: Now also restores .5% Mana to all Zeal targets.
Bug Fixes
General
Fixed an issue that caused some effects to not display correctly on the Target Dummy in the Sandbox and Try Mode.
Fixed an issue that caused some Movement Speed bonuses to display the incorrect value in the target info panel.
Brawl
Deathwing's Cataclysm no longer starts on Cooldown in Arena Mode.
Deadman's Stand
Fixed an issue that caused AI to not act.
Fixed an issue that caused the Map Mechanic button to not be visible.
Garden Arena
Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
Punisher Arena
Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
Trial Grounds
Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
Map
Braxis Holdout
Fixed an issue that caused Archangel's visual effects to register as a pingable object.
Volskaya
Fixed an issue that caused the Triglav Protector's Shield Emitter Shields granted to allies to increase the Pilot's Self Healing score when absorbing damage.
Heroes
Abathur
Level 10
Ultimate Evolution
Clones of Kharazim that have selected Insight now treat the quest as completed.
Alarak
Level 10
Counter-Strike
Now increases Alarak's Self Healing score for damage it absorbs.
Ana
Base
Aim Down Sights [Trait]
Fixed an issue that caused Aim Down Sight's Healing Dart bonus to last after Aim Down Sights has ended.
Activating Aim Down Sights will now also Dismount Ana from the Toy Train.
Azmodan
Base
Summon Demon Warrior [W]
Fixed an issue that caused Azmodan's Demon Warrior's aura damage to not behave similar to other aura damage effects.
Brightwing
Base
Soothing Mist [Trait]
Fixed an issue that caused Smoothing Mist to activate around Brightwing when in Stasis.
Dehaka
Fixed an issue where Basic Attack's would potentially not consume evade stacks if attacking within .25 seconds of Drag ending.
Jaina
Level 16
Snowstorm
Fixed an issue that caused Snowstorm's bonus to not apply correctly.
Kael'thas
Level 7
Sunfire Enchantment
Fixed an issue that caused an active Sunfire Enchantment Spell Power buff to be removed when Kael'thas is killed.
Kharazim
Level 10
Divine Palm
Fixed an issue that caused Divine Palm's Stasis to remove Damage Over Time effects from Kharazim.
Fixed an issue that caused Divine Palm to not remove negative effects that were applied alongside the triggering effect.
Greymane
Level 4
Insatiable
Fixed an issue that caused Human Form Basic Attacks to trigger Insatiable twice.
Leoric
Base
Drain Hope [W]
Fixed an issue that caused Stasis on Leoric or Drain Hope's target to not break Drain Hope.
Li Li
Fixed an issue that caused Water Serpent to move at a reduced speed.
Level 4
Surging Winds
Fixed an issue that caused an active Surging Winds buff to be removed when Li Li is killed.
Li-Ming
Level 1
Power Hungry
Fixed an issue that caused an active Power Hungry buff to be removed when Li-Ming is killed.
Lúcio
Level 7
Good Vibrations
Fixed an issue that caused Good Vibrations to not gain Shields from Soundwave hitting Neutral Mercenaries.
Lunara
Level 10
Leaping Strike
Fixed an issue that caused Leaping Strike to stall game logic.
Malthael
Level 1
Fear The Reaper
Fixed an issue that caused Fear the Reaper's duration indicator to not be tied to the ability button.
Stitches
Base
Hook [Q]
Fixed an issue that caused Hook to not reveal their caster if the Hook is visible.
Tassadar
Base
Shock Ray [Q]
Fixed an issue that caused Shock Ray to not reveal their caster if Shock Ray is visible.
The Butcher
Fixed an issue that allowed The Butcher to disjoint while collecting Fresh Meat.
The Lost Vikings
Fixed an issue that caused Longboat to move at a reduced speed.
Tychus
Level 20
Focusing Diodes
Now grants an additive damage bonus.
Tyrael
Level 13
Law and Order
Fixed an issue where maximum bonus was capped at 4 allied Heroes. The cap has been increased to 15.
Whitemane
Level 10
Divine Reckoning
Updated Divine Reckoning's mana restoration based off of damage dealt to display only one instance of floating text.
Zul'jin
Level 20
Forest Medicine
Selecting Forest Medicine will no longer interrupt an ongoing Regeneration channel.
Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - February 21, 2025
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
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.
Decreased the amount of energy stored from 50% to 40% of damage to non-Heroes.
Dehaka Base
Dark Swarm [W]
Damage reduced from 52 to 48.
Talents
Level 4
Hero Stalker
Essence gain is not increased when hitting more than 2 Heroes.
Essence gain now requires Dark Swarm to hit 2 Heroes.
Lurker Strain
Cooldown reduction bonus reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
Level 7
Feeding Frenzy
Rework: Cooldown reduction is now a Gambit bonus, starting from 1.5 second cooldown reduction. Each death lowers this by 0.25, up to 3 times.
Paralyzing Enzymes
Rework: Gambit removed. Now reduces Drag's target's healing received by 40% while Drag is active and for 2 seconds after.
Level 13
Ferocious Stalker
Damage bonus reduced from 60% to 50%.
Level 16
Tunnelling Claws
Movement speed reduced from 125% to 120%.
Level 20
Contagion
Now also reduces the damage of Isolation by 60%.
Kharazim Base
Health increased from 2027 to 2080.
Breath of Heaven [W]
Healing increased from 285 to 295.
Talents
Level 4
Air Ally
Health increased from 200 to 300.
Spell Power increased from 15% to 20%.
Level 10
Divine Palm
Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
Level 13
Sixth Sense
Sixth Sense now starts expiring after the Stun expires, instead of as soon as the Stun is applied.
Level 20
Epiphany
Cooldown increased from 60 to 70.
Mana restored increased from 33% to 70%.
Lúcio Base
Soundwave [Q]
Cooldown increased from 7 seconds to 8 seconds.
Mana cost increased from 30 to 45.
Talents
Level 1
Accelerando
Time to maximum increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
Level 10
High Five
Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds.
Level 13
Heavy Casters
Now also prevents Push Off from hitting multiple targets.
Level 16
Up the Frequency
Cooldown reduction reduced from 0.4 seconds to 0.3 seconds.
Tyrael Talents
Level 13
Law and Order
Fixed an issue where maximum bonus was capped at 4 allied Heroes. The cap has been increased to 15.
Whitemane Talents
Level 1
Inquisitor's Prayer
After Basic Attacking an enemy Hero 3 times, Whitemane also gains a stack of Inquisitor's Prayer.
Level 13
Scarlet Wrath
Rework: Now also restores .5% Mana to all Zeal targets.
Bug Fixes
General
Fixed an issue that caused some effects to not display correctly on the Target Dummy in the Sandbox and Try Mode.
Fixed an issue that caused some Movement Speed bonuses to display the incorrect value in the target info panel.
Brawl
Deathwing's Cataclysm no longer starts on Cooldown in Arena Mode.
Map
Braxis Holdout
Fixed an issue that caused Archangel's visual effects to register as a pingable object.
Volskaya
Fixed an issue that caused the Triglav Protector's Shield Emitter Shields granted to allies to increase the Pilot's Self Healing score when absorbing damage.
Heroes
Abathur
Level 10
Ultimate Evolution
Clones of Kharazim that have selected Insight now treat the quest as completed.
Alarak
Level 10
Counter-Strike
Now increases Alarak's Self Healing score for damage it absorbs.
Ana
Base
Aim Down Sights [Trait]
Fixed an issue that caused Aim Down Sight's Healing Dart bonus to last after Aim Down Sights has ended.
Activating Aim Down Sights will now also Dismount Ana from the Toy Train.
Azmodan
Base
Summon Demon Warrior [W]
Fixed an issue that caused Azmodan's Demon Warrior's aura damage to not behave similar to other aura damage effects.
Brightwing
Base
Soothing Mist [Trait]
Fixed an issue that caused Smoothing Mist to activate around Brightwing when in Stasis.
Dehaka
Fixed an issue where Basic Attack's would potentially not consume evade stacks if attacking within .25 seconds of Drag ending.
Jaina
Level 16
Snowstorm
Fixed an issue that caused Snowstorm's bonus to not apply correctly.
Kael'thas
Level 7
Sunfire Enchantment
Fixed an issue that caused an active Sunfire Enchantment Spell Power buff to be removed when Kael'thas is killed.
Kharazim
Level 10
Divine Palm
Fixed an issue that caused Divine Palm's Stasis to remove Damage Over Time effects from Kharazim.
Fixed an issue that caused Divine Palm to not remove negative effects that were applied alongside the triggering effect.
Leoric
Base
Drain Hope [W]
Fixed an issue that caused Stasis on Leoric or Drain Hope's target to not break Drain Hope.
Li Li
Fixed an issue that caused Water Serpent to move at a reduced speed.
Level 4
Surging Winds
Fixed an issue that caused an active Surging Winds buff to be removed when Li Li is killed.
Li-Ming
Level 1
Power Hungry
Fixed an issue that caused an active Power Hungry buff to be removed when Li-Ming is killed.
Lunara
Level 10
Leaping Strike
Fixed an issue that caused Leaping Strike to stall game logic.
Malthael
Level 1
Fear The Reaper
Fixed an issue that caused Fear the Reaper's duration indicator to not be tied to the ability button.
The Butcher
Fixed an issue that allowed The Butcher to disjoint while collecting Fresh Meat.
The Lost Vikings
Fixed an issue that caused Longboat to move at a reduced speed.
Tychus
Level 20
Focusing Diodes
Now grants an additive damage bonus.
Whitemane
Level 10
Divine Reckoning
Updated Divine Reckoning's mana restoration based off of damage dealt to display only one instance of floating text.
Zul'jin
Level 20
Forest Medicine
Selecting Forest Medicine will no longer interrupt an ongoing Regeneration channel.
Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - January 6, 2025
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
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.