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by Published on 2025-03-13 05:52 PM

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - March 12, 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.




Quick Navigation:




General
  • Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.
  • Updated Shop Bundles and Items.
  • Draft
    • 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.
by Published on 2025-03-11 12:25 AM

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.




Quick Navigation:




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.
    • 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.
by Published on 2025-01-27 09:02 PM

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.




Quick Navigation:




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?.
by Published on 2025-01-07 03:32 PM

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.




Quick Navigation:




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




Balance Update

Heroes

Auriel
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 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 7
    • Mobius Loop
      • Slow reduced from 60% to 40%.
  • Level 20
    • 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 118.
    • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
      • 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.
  • 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.

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