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by Published on 2024-11-15 04:32 AM

Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - November 14, 2024
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:




Map Update

Volskaya
  • The Pilot and Gunner Abilities will both recharge 25% faster while both slots are occupied.
  • The Protector will now gain 25% increased energy regeneration.




Hero Updates

Chen
Talents
  • Level 10
    • Wandering Keg
      • Wandering Keg updated to feature quick-cast targeting.

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
  • 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.

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: Frostmourne Hungers now Silences the enemy for .25 seconds.
  • Level 16
    • Frostmourne Feeds
      • Now also reduces the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers by 2 seconds.

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 210.
      • 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 is now reduced by 2.5% whenever an enemy Hero affected by Demoralizing Shout deals damage to a Hero.




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.
  • 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 hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows.
  • Leoric
    • Level 1
      • Fealty Unto Death
        • Fixed an issue that Fealty Unto Death's heal.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 not 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.
by Published on 2024-10-15 03:18 PM

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - October 14, 2024
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.




Balance Updates

ARAM
  • Same Hero Mode
    • Same Hero mode now enables Health & Mana regeneration at base, reduced from 8% per second to 3.2% per second.
    • Same Hero mode now enables the Hearthstone ability without the burst heal after completion.
    • Reduced the chance of encountering Same Hero Mode from 2% to .5%.
    • Sgt. Hammer has been added to Same Hero mode.
    • The following Heroes have been removed from Same Hero Mode: Alarak, Artanis, Butcher, Cassia, Falstad, Genji, Greymane, Gul'dan, Hogger, Illidan, Imperius, Junkrat, Kael'thas, Kel'Thuzad, Kerrigan, Li-Ming, Lunara, Maiev, Mephisto, Orphea, Raynor, Thrall, Tracer, Tychus, Whitemane, Zarya, Zeratul, Zul'jin.

Heroes

Blaze
Base
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 55 to 60.
  • Flame Stream [Q]
    • No longer able to deal additional damage to Structures.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Adrenaline Stimpack
      • Passive attack speed bonus reduced from 25% to 20%.
  • Level 4
    • Incinerator Gauntlets
      • Bonus damage reduced from 50% to 40%.
  • Level 7
    • Nanomachine Coating
      • Attack Speed reduction reduced from 50% to 35%.
      • Duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
    • Suppressive Fire
      • Reduced Spell Power reduction from 25% to 20% and from 50% to 40%.
  • Level 10
    • Bunker Drop
      • Cooldown increased from 70 to 80.
      • Flamethrower damage reduced from 170 to 150.
      • Mana cost increased from 70 to 80.
  • Level 13
    • Collision Course
      • Damage reduced from 275 to 260.

Cassia
Base
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 122 to 125.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Impale
      • Bonus Damage increased from 50% to 70%.
    • Thunderstroke
      • Bonus Damage increased from 15 to 20.
  • Level 20
    • Infinite Lightning
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.

Chen
Talents
  • Level 1
    • Eye of the Tiger
      • Bonus Damage increased from 40% to 50%.
      • Leech amount increased from 40% to 60%.
  • Level 4
    • Accumulating Flame
      • Bonus Damage increased from 20% to 30%.
  • Level 7
    • Gift of the Ox
      • Bonus duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • A Touch of Honey
      • Slow bonus increased from 20% to 30%.
    • Ring of Fire
      • Damage increased from 55 to 60.
      • Duration increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Untapped Potential
      • Bonus Armor duration increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.

Hanzo
Talents
  • Level 16
    • Giant Slayer
      • Damage reduced from 2% of maximum Health to 1.6% of maximum Health.

Mephisto
Talents
  • Level 4
    • Spite
      • Bonus duration reduced from 150% to 100%.
  • Level 16
    • Lightning Reaction
      • Damage reduced from 138 to 120.

Thrall
Base
  • Health increased from 1896 to 1946.
  • Health Regeneration increased from 3.9492 to 4.0546.
  • Frostwolf Resilience [Trait]
    • Healing increased from 223 to 240.
  • Chain Lightning [Q]
    • Bounce damage increased from 81 to 85.
    • Damage increased from 162 to 170.
  • Feral Spirit [W]
    • Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.

Talents
  • Level 13
    • Spirit Shield
      • Increased Spell Armor from 50 to 70.

Valla
Base
  • Hatred [Trait]
    • Duration reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.

Talents
  • Level 10
    • Strafe
      • Damage per bolt increased from 60 to 70.
      • Mana cost reduced from 80 to 60.
  • Level 16
    • Manticore
      • Reduced bonus damage from 5% of maximum Health to 4% of maximum Health.
    • Punishment
      • Reduced the Mana cost of Multishot by 20.




Bug Fixes

Heroes

  • Abathur
    • Level 20
      • Hivemind
        • Fixed an issue that caused Hivemind to grant more Shielding than intended when combined with Networked Carapace.
  • Alarak
    • Base
      • Sadism [Trait]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Sadism's bonus to not apply to Lightning Surge's healing when the primary target is not a Hero.
  • Butcher
    • Level 1
      • Invigoration
        • Fixed an issue that caused Invigoration to not activate if Hamstring killed its only Hero target.
  • Cassia
    • Level 13
      • War Matron
        • Added floating text for the amount of damage prevented by War Matron.
  • Cho'Gall
    • Level 1
      • Keep Moving!
        • Now also modifies Cho's run animation while Shove's movement speed bonus is active.
    • Level 20
      • The Will of Gall
        • Fixed an issue that caused The Will of Gall to not increase Gall's damage.
  • Chromie
    • Level 10
      • Temporal Loop
        • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.
  • Diablo
    • Base
      • Fixed an issue that prevented Diablo's attacks from consuming charges of Dodge and Upstage.
      • Shadow Charge [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to attach the target to Diablo if another Diablo is affecting them with Overpower.
      • Overpower [E]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Overpower to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice.
  • E.T.C.
    • Level 1
      • Prog Rock
        • Fixed an issue that could prevent allies from being affected by Prog Rock's area heal.
  • Garrosh
    • Base
      • Into the Fray [1]
        • No longer displays the duration of its Unstoppable.
      • Bloodthirst [W]
        • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.
    • Level 1
      • Body Check
        • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.
  • Guldan
    • Base
      • Drain Life [W]
        • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.
  • Imperius
    • Base
      • Celestial Charge [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Celestial Charge to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice.
  • Junkrat
    • Level 10
      • RIP-Tire
        • Fixed an issue that caused RIP-Tire to not display correctly when cast.
  • Kel'Thuzad
    • Base
      • Death and Decay [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Death and Decay's cast effect to be visible in Fog of War and animate while Kel'Thuzad is Stopped.
    • Level 10
      • Frost Blast
        • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.
  • Kharazim
    • Level 4
      • Earth Ally
        • Updated Earth Ally to have the remaining Physical Armor duration match the remaining duration of Earth Ally.
    • Level 20
      • Peaceful Repose
        • Fixed an issue that caused Peaceful Repose to activate even when Divine Palm heals the target.
  • Li Li
    • Level 1
      • Free Drinks
        • Floating text updated to show as a crit.
  • Medivh
    • Base
      • Portal [E]
        • Fixed an issue that allowed Medivh to instantly mount after using a Portal to leave the Hall of Storms.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Portal to not feature a channel bar or apply visual effects while being channeled.
        • Portal teleportation now happens instantly after completing the channel instead of briefly after completing the channel.
        • Using Medivh's Portal no longer clears the command queue.
    • Level 4
      • Raven Familiar
        • Damage is now dealt by the Portal user instead of Medivh.
  • Nazeebo
    • Level 10
      • Ravenous Spirit
        • Fixed an issue that caused Ravenous Spirit to be cancelled if another Nazeebo cancelled their Ravenous Spirit.
  • Probius
    • Level 16
      • Quantum Entanglement
        • Fixed an issue that caused Quantum Entanglement to not apply if the Warp Rift is detonated as soon as it activates.
  • Raynor
    • Base
      • Inspire [W]
        • Added a duration indicator to the Abilities button.
    • Level 10
      • Raynor's Raider
        • Fixed an issue that caused Raynor's Raider Banshee to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Raynor's Banshee to not be launched by Stitches Hook.
    • Level 20
      • Execute Orders
        • Fixed an issue that caused Execute Orders Yamato Cannon to fire at targets outside its radius.
  • Rehgar
    • Base
      • Lightning Shield [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Rehgar to not be healed by the damage dealt by Lightning Shield when he gains spell leech.
      • Ghost Wolf [Z]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Rehgar's Ghost Wolf Lunge visuals to be visible in Fog of War.
    • Level 4
      • Electric Charge
        • Fixed an issue that caused Electric Charge to increase the bearer's Self Healing score.
        • Updated to heal the bearer for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Rexxar
    • Fixed an issue that caused Misha to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction.
    • Fixed an issue that prevented Rexxar's melee attacks from consuming charges of Dodge and Upstage.
  • Stukov
    • Level 16
      • Superstrain
        • Fixed an issue that caused Superstrain to not display FX when activating.
  • Tassadar
    • Level 7
      • Arc Discharge
        • Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge cooldown to not progress while resonance beam is fully charged.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to trigger during cooldown.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to not activate correctly.
  • Tracer
    • Level 4
      • Is That a Health Pack?!
        • Fixed an issue that caused Is That a Health Pack?! to increase Tracer's Healing Score when activating.
  • Tyrael
    • Level 13
      • Law and Order
        • Fixed an issue that caused Law and Order's damage bonus to not be applied.
by Published on 2024-09-27 05:23 PM

Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - September 26, 2024
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.




Hero Updates

Chromie

Talents
  • Level 10
    • Temporal Loop
      • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.

Garrosh

Base
  • Bloodthirst [W]
    • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Body Check
      • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.

Guldan

Base
  • Drain Life [W]
    • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.

Kel'Thuzad

Talents
  • Level 10
    • Frost Blast
      • No longer ignores vision limitations when queued.




Balance Updates

ARAM
  • Same Hero mode now enables Health & Mana regeneration at base, reduced from 8% per second to 3.2% per second.
  • Same Hero mode now enables the Hearthstone ability without the burst heal after completion.

Heroes

Blaze

Base
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 55 to 60.
  • Flame Stream [Q]
    • No longer able to deal additional damage to Structures.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Adrenaline Stimpack
      • Passive attack speed bonus reduced from 25% to 20%.
  • Level 4
    • Incinerator Gauntlets
      • Bonus damage reduced from 50% to 40%.
  • Level 7
    • Nanomachine Coating
      • Attack Speed reduction reduced from 50% to 35%.
      • Duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
    • Suppressive Fire
      • Reduced Spell Power reduction from 25% to 20% and from 50% to 40%.
  • Level 10
    • Bunker Drop
      • Cooldown increased from 70 to 80.
      • Flamethrower damage reduced from 170 to 150.
      • Mana cost increased from 70 to 80.
  • Level 13
    • Collision Course
      • Damage reduced from 275 to 260.

Cassia

Base
  • Basic Attack damage increased from 122 to 125.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Impale
      • Bonus Damage increased from 50% to 70%.
    • Thunderstroke
      • Bonus Damage increased from 15 to 20.
  • Level 20
    • Infinite Lightning
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.

Chen

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Eye of the Tiger
      • Bonus Damage increased from 40% to 50%.
      • Leech amount increased from 40% to 60%.
  • Level 4
    • Accumulating Flame
      • Bonus Damage increased from 20% to 30%.
  • Level 7
    • Gift of the Ox
      • Bonus duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • A Touch of Honey
      • Slow bonus increased from 20% to 30%.
    • Ring of Fire
      • Damage increased from 55 to 60.
      • Duration increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Level 20
    • Untapped Potential
      • Bonus Armor duration increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.

Hanzo

Talents
  • Level 16
    • Giant Slayer
      • Damage reduced from 2% of maximum Health to 1.6% of maximum Health.

Mephisto

Talents
  • Level 4
    • Spite
      • Bonus duration reduced from 150% to 100%.
  • Level 16
    • Lightning Reaction
      • Damage reduced from 138 to 120.

Thrall

Base
  • Health increased from 1896 to 1946.
  • Health Regeneration increased from 3.9492 to 4.0546.
  • Frostwolf Resilience [Trait]
    • Healing increased from 223 to 240.
  • Chain Lightning [Q]
    • Bounce damage increased from 81 to 85.
    • Damage increased from 162 to 170.
  • Feral Spirit [W]
    • Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.

Talents
  • Level 13
    • Spirit Shield
      • Increased Spell Armor from 50 to 70.

Valla

Base
  • Hatred [Trait]
    • Duration reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.

Talents
  • Level 10
    • Strafe
      • Damage per bolt increased from 60 to 70.
      • Mana cost reduced from 80 to 60.
  • Level 16
    • Manticore
      • Reduced bonus damage from 5% of maximum Health to 4% of maximum Health.
    • Punishment
      • Reduced the Mana cost of Multishot by 20.




Bug Fixes

Heroes
  • Alarak
    • Base
      • Sadism [Trait]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Sadism's bonus to not apply to Lightning Surge's healing when the primary target is not a Hero.
  • Cassia
    • Level 13
      • War Matron
        • Added floating text for the amount of damage prevented by War Matron.
  • Cho'Gall
    • Level 1
      • Keep Moving!
        • Now also modifies Cho's run animation while Shove's movement speed bonus is active.
  • Diablo
    • Base
      • Overpower [E]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Overpower to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice.
  • E.T.C.
    • Level 1
      • Prog Rock
        • Fixed an issue that could prevent allies from being affected by Prog Rock's area heal.
  • Garrosh
    • Base
      • Into the Fray [1]
        • No longer displays the duration of its Unstoppable.
  • Imperius
    • Base
      • Celestial Charge [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Celestial Charge to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice.
  • Junkrat
    • Level 10
      • RIP-Tire
        • Fixed an issue that caused RIP-Tire to not display correctly when cast.
  • Kharazim
    • Level 4
      • Earth Ally
        • Updated Earth Ally to have the remaining Physical Armor duration match the remaining duration of Earth Ally.
  • Li Li
    • Level 1
      • Free Drinks
        • Floating text updated to show as a crit.
  • Medivh
    • Base
      • Portal [E]
        • Fixed an issue that allowed Medivh to instantly mount after using a Portal to leave the Hall of Storms.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Portal to not feature a channel bar or apply visual effects while being channeled.
        • Portal teleportation now happens instantly after completing the channel instead of briefly after completing the channel.
        • Using Medivh's Portal no longer clears the command queue.
    • Level 4
      • Raven Familiar
        • Damage is now dealt by the Portal user instead of Medivh.
  • Nazeebo
    • Level 10
      • Ravenous Spirit
        • Fixed an issue that caused Ravenous Spirit to be cancelled if another Nazeebo cancelled their Ravenous Spirit.
  • Probius
    • Level 16
      • Quantum Entanglement
        • Fixed an issue that caused Quantum Entanglement to not apply if the Warp Rift is detonated as soon as it activates.
  • Raynor
    • Level 10
      • Raynor's Raider
        • Fixed an issue that caused Raynor's Raider Banshee to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction.
    • Level 20
      • Execute Orders
        • Fixed an issue that caused Execute Orders Yamato Cannon to fire at targets outside its radius.
  • Rehgar
    • Base
      • Lightning Shield [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Rehgar to not be healed by the damage dealt by Lightning Shield when he gains spell leech.
    • Level 4
      • Electric Charge
        • Fixed an issue that caused Electric Charge to increase the bearer's Self Healing score.
        • Updated to heal the bearer for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Rexxar
    • Fixed an issue that caused Misha to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction.
  • Stukov
    • Level 16
      • Superstrain
        • Fixed an issue that caused Superstrain to not display FX when activating.
  • Tracer
    • Level 4
      • Is That a Health Pack?!
        • Fixed an issue that caused Is That a Health Pack?! to increase Tracer's Healing Score when activating.
by Published on 2024-08-13 09:02 AM

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - August 12, 2024
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.




Balance Updates

Heroes

Brightwing

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Hyper Shift
      • Cooldown reduction reduced from 1 to .5 seconds.
      • Healing reduced from 6% to 4% of maximum Health.

Genji

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Agile Dismount
      • Slow reduced from 30% to 25%.
    • Pathfinder
      • Movement Speed bonus increased from 25% to 30%.
  • Level 7
    • Cyber Shield
      • Armor bonus reduced from 50 to 40.
  • Level 10
    • X-Strike
      • Final damage reduced from 290 to 275.
      • Initial damage reduced from 145 to 135.
  • Level 13
    • Shingan
      • Damage reduced from 115 to 100.

Mephisto

Talents
  • Level 4
    • Spite
      • Spite has been disabled in ARAM.

Qhira

Base
  • Grappling Hook [Trait]
    • Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
  • Carnage [Q]
    • Can now hit targets immune to skill shots (Example: Zagara's Creep Tumors).
  • Blood Rage [W]
    • Cooldown reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
    • Healing increased from 85 to 90.
  • Revolving Sweep [E]
    • Revolving Sweep's Chain Link can now hit targets immune to skill shots (Example: Zagara's Creep Tumors).

Talents
  • Level 7
    • Healmonger
      • Healing increased from 190 to 210.
  • Level 10
    • Final Strike
      • Damage increased from 395 to 410.
  • Level 16
    • Lingering Ailment
      • Armor reduction increased from 25 to 40 35.
      • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.

Raynor

Talents
  • Level 20
    • Execute Orders
      • Updated to only target Heroes, prioritizing ones with the lowest Health.
      • Damage of Yamato Cannon reduced from 794 to 395 as it now targets only Heroes.
      • Will no longer target enemy Heroes not visible or greater than 20 range away.
      • Will now target enemy Heroes who are Invulnerable.

Samuro

Base
  • Wind Walk [E]
    • Periodic heal reduced from 3% per second to 2% per second.

Talents
  • Level 1
    • Way of the Wind
      • Reduced Healing for casting Wind Walk from 4% to 3% of maximum Health.
  • Level 4
    • One with the Wind
      • Armor reduction decreased from 30% to 25%.
  • Level 10
    • Bladestorm
      • Cooldown increased from 25 seconds to 30 seconds.

Zarya

Base
  • Particle Grenade [Q]
    • Damage increased from 75 to 80.
  • Shield Ally [E]
    • Search radius increased from 8 to 10.

Talents
  • Level 7
    • Deep Burn
      • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 13
    • Pain is Temporary
      • Shielding increased from 0.48% of Max Health per Energy to 0.8% of Max Health per Energy.




Hero Updates

Cassia

Talents
  • Level 7
    • Pain is Temporary
      • Improved the visibility of Surge of Light being available.

Gazlowe

General
  • Added indicator arrows to Gazlowe's Xplodium Bomb warning indicator.

Samuro

General
  • Added an arrow indicator below Samuro facing the direction of any active Mirror Images.

Uther

Talents
  • Level 20
    • Bulwark of Light
      • Added a radius indicator while targeting with Divine Shield.




Bug Fixes

General
  • Catapults will now display properly in the Death Recap.
  • Effects that reduce your vision radius now prevents soft reveals (Things that make your character visible).
  • Fixed an issue that caused dance animations to persist after moving, using an ability, or attacking.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Forts and Keeps to not activate their Call for Help mechanics when multiple enemy Heroes attack an enemy Hero at the same time.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Heroes to not spawn at the start of the game.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Heroes with non-standard Deaths to display their final hit incorrectly in the Death Recap.
  • Fixed an issue that caused overhead shrub indicator to persist after leaving the shrub.
  • Fixed an issue that caused shield-like effects to not be treated as Shields.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some abilities to allow the caster to gather experience globes while inside a shrub.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some passive move speed benefits to not behave consistently.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Summons to not have their attack speed reduced when attacking Heroes with Imposing Presence or similar talents.
  • Fixed an issue that caused targets inside shrubs to be revealed by proximity when the other unit has vision reduction.
  • Fixed an issue that caused vignette borders on some cutscenes to render incorrectly at higher than 1080x1920 resolutions.
  • Fixed an issue that caused text to overlap in the Death Recap.

Maps
  • Garden of Terror
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Toy Train to not be dismounted by Garden of Terror's Polymorph ability.
  • Try Me Mode
    • Added a regen globe generator.

Heroes
  • Abathur
    • Level 7
      • Calldown: MULE
        • Updated to use level-based scaling.
    • Level 10
      • Ultimate Evolution
        • Fixed an issue that caused Pylons created by Ultimate Evolution clones of Probius to not be destroyed when the Ultimate Evolution expires.
        • Fixed an issue that caused traps created by Ultimate Evolution clones of Junkrat to only be removed when Abathur dies.
    • Level 13
      • Soma Transference
        • Updated to heal the target for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Alarak
    • Base
      • Lightning Surge [E]
        • Updated to heal Alarak for its amount as a singular combined effect.
        • Now soft reveals all primary target types instead of just Heroes.
    • Level 7
      • Applied Force
        • Now applies the increased push distance to Alarak.
    • Level 20
      • Counter-Strike
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
      • Last Laugh
        • Fixed an issue that caused Last Laugh to show up twice on the Death Recap.
  • Alexstrasza
    • Level 10
      • Cleansing Flame
        • Fixed an issue that caused Cleansing Flame to display incorrectly when used by an AI controlled Alexstrasza.
  • Ana
    • Fixed an issue where Ana's abilities caused players to highlight enemies.
  • Anduin
    • Base
      • Pursued by Grace [Trait]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Pursued by Grace to activate while Blinded or against an Evading Hero.
    • Level 4
      • Surge of Light
        • Fixed an issue that caused Surge of Light to lower the cooldown of Chastise while Blinded or against Evading enemies.
    • Level 16
      • Inner Focus
        • Fixed an issue that caused Blinds to not prevent Anduin's Physical damage to lower the cooldown of Inner Focus.
  • Arthas
    • Base
      • Frostmourne Hungers [Trait]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Frostmourne Hungers to not display correctly against Blinded or Evading enemies.
  • Auriel
    • Level 20
      • Light Speed
        • Fixed an issue that caused Light Speed's benefits to not be granted to Leoric.
  • Azmodan
    • Fixed an issue that caused All Shall Burn talents to not apply their on-kill effects unless Azmodan has taken Master of Destruction.
    • Level 10
      • Demonic Invasion
        • Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion Grunts on-death damage to not be modified by damage modification.
  • Blaze
    • Base
      • Jet Propulsion [E]
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
  • Brightwing
    • Base
      • Polymorph [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Polymorph's Slow to not classify the target as being Slowed.
    • Level 4
      • Magic Spit
        • Fixed an issue that caused Magic Spit to activate its cooldown reduction against Evading Heroes.
  • Cassia
    • Fixed an issue with Blinds not preventing all Physical damage.
    • Level 7
      • Surge of Light
        • Fixed an issue that caused cooldown resets to not make Surge of Light available.
        • Updated Surge of Light to include damage taken by Cassia's Shields.
  • Chen
    • Level 1
      • Stormstout Secret Recipe
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Cho'Gall
    • Fixed an issue where Cho'Gall's abilities caused players to highlight enemies.
    • Level 4
      • Rollback
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Chromie
    • Fixed an issue that caused Abathur's Ultimate Evolution Spell Power to not be granted to Ultimate Evolution Sand Echo Sand Blasts.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of Sand Echo Sand Blasts.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sand Blast Echoes to reveal Chromie.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sand Echo Sand Blast damage to not gain the benefits of Spell Leech.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sand Echo Sand Blasts to still be fired if Chromie's Sand Blast is interrupted.
    • Base
      • Dragon's Breath [W]
        • No longer soft reveals Chromie when casting Dragon's Breath on enemies that have their vision reduced.
    • Level 20
      • Piercing Sands
        • Fixed an issue that caused Piercing Sands to not cause Sand Blast to hit all targets.
  • Dehaka
    • Base
      • Drag [Q]
        • Target's movement speed now matches Dehaka's movement speed.
      • Dark Swam [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Dark Swam to not deal damage for the last .5 seconds.
    • Level 10
      • Adaptation
        • Fixed an issue that caused Adaptation to show up twice on the Death Recap.
  • Diablo
    • Level 10
      • Apocalypse
        • Will now activate even if Diablo is interrupted during the cast time.
  • D.Va
    • Level 10
      • Bunny Hop
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
      • Micro Missiles
        • Now soft reveals all targets hit, instead of only the triggering target.
  • E.T.C.
    • Base
      • Powerslide [Q]
        • Fixed issues with Powerslide when targeted into unpathable terrain with Crowdsurfer.
    • Level 1
      • Prog Rock
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 10
      • The Hunt
        • Fixed issues that caused Illidan to Hunt towards the enemy Hall of Storms.
  • Fenix
    • Base
      • Weapon Mode: Phase Bomb [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Phase Bomb's splash to not behave correctly while Blinded or against Evading enemies.
  • Genji
    • Fixed an issue that caused Dodge to not prevent all on-hit effects.
    • Base
      • Swift Strike [E]
        • No longer soft reveals Genji to targets hit by Swift Strike that are affected by vision reduction.
    • Level 4
      • Dragon Claw
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
    • Level 10
      • X-Strike
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
  • Greymane
    • Worgen form's Basic Attack damage increase is now additive.
    • Base
      • Inner Beast [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Inner Beasts' on-hit bonuses to apply on-fire instead of on-hit.
  • Gul'dan
    • Level 20
      • Demonic Circle
        • Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Circle's outgoing FX to only be visible if you see Gul'dan's teleported to location.
  • Hanzo
    • Level 4
      • Explosive Arrows
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
    • Level 7
      • The Dragon Hungers
        • Fixed an issue that caused The Dragon Hungers to apply the Spell Power bonus to the triggering damage effect.
    • Level 10
      • Dragon's Arrow
        • Now soft reveals targets hit.
  • Hogger
    • Level 7
      • Garbage Fire
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 13
      • Bloodthirst
        • Now causes Headbanger to heal Hogger for the damage dealt.
  • Illidan
    • Level 4
      • Hunter's Onslaught
        • Now causes Immolation to heal Illidan for the damage dealt.
    • Level 10
      • The Hunt
        • Fixed issues that caused Illidan to Hunt towards the enemy Hall of Storms.
  • Kel'Thuzad
    • Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not reduce the damage of the Shade's Death and Decay.
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Shade's damage to not gain the benefits of Spell Leech.
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Shade's Death and Decay to still be fired if Kel'Thuzad's Death and Decay cast is interrupted.
    • Level 20
      • Deathchill
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Kerrigan
    • Level 1
      • Fury of the Swarm
        • Fixed an issue that caused Fury of the Swarm's splash to not behave correctly while Blinded or against Evading enemies.
  • Kharazim
    • Level 16
      • Echo of Heaven
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Leoric
    • Level 20
      • Buried Alive
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
      • Shroud of the Dead King
        • Shroud of the Dead King now shows floating text for the amount of damage prevented.
  • Li-Ming
    • Level 1
      • Aether Walker
        • Fixed an issue that caused Aether Walker to apply the damage bonus to Magic Missiles incorrectly.
  • Lt. Morales
    • Base
      • Healing Beam [Q]
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 16
      • Extended Care
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 20
      • Hospice Care
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Lucio
    • Level 7
      • Reverse Amp
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Maiev
    • Base
      • Umbral Bind [W]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Umbral Bind's cleave to grant Vengeful Knives progress while Blinded or against Evading Heroes.
    • Level 1
      • Naisha's Memento
        • Fixed an issue that caused Naisha's Memento to grant Vengeful Knives progress while Blinded or against Evading Heroes.
  • Malfurion
    • Base
      • Moonfire [W]
        • Updated to heal Regrowth targets for its amount as a singular combined effect per target.
  • Mal'Ganis
    • Level 7
      • Black Claws
        • Fixed an issue that caused Black Claw's Armor reduction to not be removed by Invulnerable.
    • Level 16
      • Blind as a Bat
        • Blind as a Bat now instantly removes any area reveals.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Blind as a Bat to not lose vision of enemies that are revealed by damaging Mal'Ganis.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Blind as a Bat to see enemies when first cast.
  • Malthael
    • Base
      • Soul Rip [Q]
        • Updated to heal Malthael for its amount spread over up to 3 effects.
  • Medivh
    • Level 7
      • Arcane Explosion
        • Fixed an issue that caused Arcane Explosion to destroy Raynor's Banshee's Basic Attack missiles.
    • Level 20
      • Dust of Disappearance
        • Updated for apply visuals to appear as soon as granted.
  • Mei
    • Fixed an issue where Mei's abilities caused players to highlight enemies.
    • Level 10
      • Ice Wall
        • Fixed an issue that caused abilities to be usable when Ice Wall transitions from timed to untimed.
    • Level 20
      • Flash Freeze
        • Fixed an issue that caused Flash Freeze to not properly cancel effects that launch Mei.
      • Shatter
        • Fixed an issue that caused Shatter's Armor reduction to not be removed by Invulnerable.
  • Muradin
    • Level 13
      • Bronzebeard Rage
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
      • Healing Static
        • Updated to heal Muradin for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Murky
    • Level 10
      • Octo-Grab
        • Fixed an issue that caused Octo-Grab to be placed on full cooldown if the target moves out of reach.
    • Level 13
      • Rejuvenating Bubble
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Nazeebo
    • Level 7
      • Dead Rush
        • Fixed an issue that caused Zombie Wall's Zombies to lose health after uprooting with Dead Rush.
  • Nova
    • Level 16
      • Explosive Round
        • Explosive Snipe's damage modifier is now additive.
  • Orphea
    • Level 13
      • Invasive Miasma
        • Updated to heal Orphea for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Qhira
    • Base
      • Blood Rage [W]
        • Blood Rage's heal no longer fills the Death Recap with empty entries.
    • Level 4
      • Upstage
        • Fixed an issue that caused Upstage to also prevent damage from Summoned attacks.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Upstage to not prevent all on-hit effects.
    • Level 7
      • Healmonger
        • Updated to heal Qhira for its amount as a singular combined effect.
  • Ragnaros
    • Level 1
      • Shifting Meteor
        • Fixed an issue that caused Shifting Meteor to not travel the full remaining distance of the Living Meteor.
  • Rehgar
    • Base
      • Chain Heal [Q]
        • Fixed an issue that caused Chain Heal to be visible to others while inside a shrub.
    • Level 13
      • Wellspring
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 20
      • Farseer's Blessing
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Rexxar
    • Level 13
      • Dire Beast
        • Damage increase is now additive.
    • Level 20
      • Spirit Bond
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Stitches
    • Level 7
      • Putrefaction
        • Fixed an issue with Putrefaction's healing reduction.
  • Stukov
    • Level 10
      • Massive Shove
        • Fixed an issue that caused Massive Shove to launch from Stukov's origin point.
  • Sylvanas
    • Level 13
      • Remorseless
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Tassadar
    • Level 4
      • Electric Fence
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 10
      • Black Hole
        • Fixed an issue that caused Black Hole to hit targets a second time at its apex.
  • The Butcher
    • Base
      • Ruthless Onslaught [E]
        • Now soft reveals the target on impact.
  • The Lost Vikings
    • Olaf
      • Fixed an issue that caused Olaf's Attack not showing up as a Basic Attack.
    • Level 20
      • Checkpoint Reached
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Tracer
    • Fixed an issue that caused the last bullet from Tracer's previous magazine to be fired when Tracer's Reload completes.
    • Level 4
      • Pulse Generator
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 13
      • Telefrag
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Tyrael
    • Level 1
      • Salvation
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
    • Level 4
      • Bound by Law
        • Updated to heal Tyrael for its amount as a singular combined effect.
    • Level 13
      • Law and Order
        • Fixed an issue that caused Law and Order to apply to Smites that are currently being cast.
    • Level 16
      • Burning Halo
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Tyrande
    • Level 7
      • Huntress' Fury
        • Fixed an issue that caused Huntress' Fury to activate against Evading enemies.
  • Uther
    • Level 1
      • Wave of Light
        • Fixed an issue that caused Wave of Light quest reward to revert Divine Protection's duration increase if completed after selecting Divine Protection.
        • Fixed an issue that caused Wave of Light to not grant its full quest reward benefit to Armor granted to Uther if Divine Protection is selected.
    • Level 16
      • Tyr's Deliverance
        • Fixed an issue that caused Tyr's Deliverance to apply its bonus to the active Holy Radiance, instead of the next Holy Radiance.
    • Level 20
      • Divine Protection
        • Fixed an issue that caused Divine Protection to be inconsistent in how it is applied to an already active Devotion Armor.
  • Valeera
    • Level 16
      • Seal Fate
        • Fixed an issue that caused Sinister Strike to deal additional damage to non-Heroes.
  • Xul
    • Level 7
      • Trag'Oul's Essence
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.
  • Yrel
    • Fixed an issue where Yrel's abilities caused players to highlight enemies.
  • Zagara
    • Level 10
      • Nydus Network
        • Now displays the correct icon in the Death Recap.
  • Zarya
    • Level 7
      • Explosive Barrier
        • Now displays in the Death Recap.

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