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Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - November 4, 2020
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Quick Navigation:
Heroes
Tank
Anub’arak
Talents
Developer Comment: We’re making some changes to Anub’arak’s Level 20 talents to make them feel more heroic to take. Currently Rewind is dominating this tier due to being both very powerful on its own and fitting Anub’arak’s kit in a great way. We like this and don’t want to take away from it, so we’re looking to make his other choices also feel great when picked.
Mal'Ganis
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Mal’ganis is underperforming compared to other Warriors. His talents are in a great place since his rework, so we’re giving back some of his Health so that he can more effectively tank for his team.
Bruiser
Chen
Talents
Developer Comment: These are some fairly minor buffs to underperforming talents. We don’t expect huge shifts with these changes, but saw room to make Chen players’ lives a little more fun, so we’re doing it!
Dehaka
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Over the years we’ve nerfed heroes like Dehaka quite a bit due to how effective players became at utilizing the power of their global presence on large maps. Dehaka has had a lower win-rate for quite some time due to this, so we’re looking to give him back some of the power he previously had.
D.va
Talents
Developer Comment: We’re generally very happy with where D.Va has landed since her rework, but Rush Down is still a little too strong and is a large part of D.Va’s power pie, so we’re continuing to tone it down.
Gazlowe
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Gazlowe is a little bit too powerful after our last round of changes to him, so we’re pulling back a bit on some of our buffs and on some of his overperforming talents. Overall, he’s in a much healthier place, and we both desire and expect that he’ll be a relevant part of the meta, even after these nerfs.
Leoric
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Leoric is slightly out of the meta and is currently sitting at around a 48% win rate. We’re giving him some small buffs with a focus on his Level 20 talents to make them more interesting and powerful to use.
Malthael
Talents
Developer Comment: Malthael’s talents and overall performance are in a good place but Throwing Shade and Memento Mori have been lesser picked talents for some time. We’re adding some new functionality to Throwing Shade to make it more attractive, and buffing Memento Mori’s damage bonus to help it compete against his other Level 16 options.
Varian
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Despite some other recent buffs, Varian is still a bit behind other heroes in regards to his general power level. Since this is true for all 3 ways to build him, we’re giving him a pretty decent Health buff as well as buffing up a few of his talents to help him out.
Healer
Alexstrasza
Base
Developer Comment: We read some feedback that since our global Movement Speed increase many patches ago, Alexstrasza has a bit of awkwardness where she can outrun her Abundance proc, even when it is cast at max range. We agree and feel she can use a small buff in general, so we’re giving Abundance a range increase.
Melee Assassin
Alarak
Talents
Developer Comment: Mocking Strikes is slightly underperforming compared to other options, so we’re taking its benefit and making half of it more universally available, which should make the talent less risky to take and get value from.
Ranged Assassin
Azmodan
Talents
Developer Comment: We saw some feedback that Azmodan’s All Shall Burn felt awkward due to not getting various procs if the target dies while he is channeling on them. This was initially intended by us due to concerns of it being too powerful and resulting in some strange moments when playing against it, but we’ve since come around and agree the lack of usability is hurting these talents and Azmodan as a whole more than it’s helping, so we’re going to try allowing these procs to occur, even if the target dies.
Falstad
Talents
Developer Comment: It’s been a long time since we updated Falstad, so we took a look at him and saw a few talents that could be improved. In general many of his talent tiers have two choices that players seem to heavily prefer over the third option, so we’re trying to create a larger incentive for players to think about choosing those talents that they currently aren’t picking.
Lunara
Talents
Developer Comment: We’re making some functionality changes to some of Lunara’s talents, particularly when it comes to her Q build, with the aim of making their benefits more easily accessible. We’re also giving a small range increase to Lunara’s Basic Attacks to Starwood Spear as a baseline buff for picking the talent. While we know the range increase is small, we are nervous about giving too much of a range increase to a Hero who has a Movement Speed bonus as a baseline feature of the character, so we’ll be keeping an eye on this buff and will increase the bonus more if we feel it is appropriate.
Orphea
Talents
Developer Comment: We’re taking a look at Orphea’s Level 20 talents and adding some power to them to make them more fun to choose between. While doing this pass, we saw a couple places to improve her overall talent picks, so we adjusted Allegrissimo and Insatiable as well.
Sgt. Hammer
Talents
Developer Comment: Sgt. Hammer hasn’t seen large changes for some time, particularly to talents like Maelstrom Rounds and Mechanical Know-how. As you’ve probably seen as a theme of this patch, these talents aren’t too popular so we’re helping them out by giving them bonuses that should be more consistently achievable.
Sylvanas
Talents
Developer Comment: We’re doing a small additional buff to Mind Control, as well as trying to give Withering Barrage some functionality that is worthy of a Level 20 talent.
Tychus
Talents
Developer Comment: We anticipated that Tychus’s early game talents would have a shake-up with how much power we added to them, but we had a bit of an oversight with Quarterback. While moving a talent from Level 7 to Level 1 would seem competitive in and of itself, the power we added to its alternatives caused the talent to be overshadowed, so we’re adding some more beef to it and to the W build in general to make it more of a compelling way to build Tychus.
Battlegrounds
Warhead Junction
Developer Comment: Since the release of the Battleground, we have been hearing two resounding pieces of feedback: the map is very large and teams find it difficult to engage with each other due to the amount of ground needed to cover while picking up Warheads, and very often the game either ends up being a base-race as each team takes a Junk Swarm Host and tries to push opposite lanes to end fastest. To address this we have added a couple of Sewage Tunnels (think teleporters) to the map, one of which replaces the bottom Junk Swarm Host, and added an additional Sight Tower to allow teams to keep an eye on the bottom tunnel. We feel like these changes have been a breath of fresh air for Warhead Junction and are excited to hear your feedback!
Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.
Quick Navigation:
Heroes
Tank
Anub’arak
Talents
- Level 20
- Hive Master [R1]
- Damage increased from 153 to 165.
- Healing increased from 50 to 80.
- Damage increased from 153 to 165.
- Cryptweave [R2]
- Additional functionality: Upon exiting the Cocoon, enemies take 50 damage over 4 seconds. This damage is increased by 100% for each second that they were inside.
- Additional functionality: Upon exiting the Cocoon, enemies take 50 damage over 4 seconds. This damage is increased by 100% for each second that they were inside.
- Hardened Shield [Active]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- New Talent: The Traitor King [Active]
- Gain 10% bonus maximum Health and 20 Spell Armor. Activate to gain 75 Armor for 4 seconds. 60-second CD.
- Gain 10% bonus maximum Health and 20 Spell Armor. Activate to gain 75 Armor for 4 seconds. 60-second CD.
- Hive Master [R1]
Developer Comment: We’re making some changes to Anub’arak’s Level 20 talents to make them feel more heroic to take. Currently Rewind is dominating this tier due to being both very powerful on its own and fitting Anub’arak’s kit in a great way. We like this and don’t want to take away from it, so we’re looking to make his other choices also feel great when picked.
Mal'Ganis
Base
- Health increased from 2450 to 2550.
- Health Regeneration increased from 5.11 to 5.31.
Talents
- Level 4
- Echo of Doom [W]
- Damage increased from 60 to 66.
- Damage increased from 60 to 66.
- Echo of Doom [W]
Developer Comment: Mal’ganis is underperforming compared to other Warriors. His talents are in a great place since his rework, so we’re giving back some of his Health so that he can more effectively tank for his team.
Bruiser
Chen
Talents
- Level 1
- Freshest Ingredients [Trait]
- Cooldown reduction upon quest completion increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction upon quest completion increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
- Freshest Ingredients [Trait]
- Level 4
- Deadly Strike [Q]
- Damage bonus increased from 100% to 125%.
- Damage bonus increased from 100% to 125%.
- Deadly Strike [Q]
- Level 7
- Gift of the Ox [E]
- Damage taken over time reduced from 60% to 50% of damage taken.
- Damage taken over time reduced from 60% to 50% of damage taken.
- Gift of the Ox [E]
Developer Comment: These are some fairly minor buffs to underperforming talents. We don’t expect huge shifts with these changes, but saw room to make Chen players’ lives a little more fun, so we’re doing it!
Dehaka
Base
- Dark Swarm [W]
- Damage increased from 49 to 52.
- Damage increased from 49 to 52.
Talents
- Level 13 and 20 talents have been reordered to follow our normal conventions (Q, W, E, etc.)
- Level 4
- Lurker Strain [E]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 6 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 6 seconds.
- Lurker Strain [E]
- Level 7
- Paralyzing Enzymes [Q]
- Slow amount increased from 30% to 35%.
- Slow amount increased from 30% to 35%.
- Paralyzing Enzymes [Q]
- Level 13
- Primal Rage [Trait]
- Damage bonus increased from 1% to 1.25% per Essence stored.
- Damage bonus increased from 1% to 1.25% per Essence stored.
- Primal Rage [Trait]
- Level 20
- Change is Survival [R2]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds.
- Apex Predator [Z]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 35 to 50 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 35 to 50 seconds.
- Change is Survival [R2]
Developer Comment: Over the years we’ve nerfed heroes like Dehaka quite a bit due to how effective players became at utilizing the power of their global presence on large maps. Dehaka has had a lower win-rate for quite some time due to this, so we’re looking to give him back some of the power he previously had.
D.va
Talents
- Level 4
- Rush Down [Q]
- Damage and healing against enemy Heroes reduced from 3% to 2% maximum Health.
- Damage bonus to non-Heroic enemies reduced from 75% to 70%.
- Damage and healing against enemy Heroes reduced from 3% to 2% maximum Health.
- Rush Down [Q]
Developer Comment: We’re generally very happy with where D.Va has landed since her rework, but Rush Down is still a little too strong and is a large part of D.Va’s power pie, so we’re continuing to tone it down.
Gazlowe
Base
- Rock-It! Turret [Q]
- Damage reduced from 40 to 38.
- Damage reduced from 40 to 38.
- Deth Lazor [W]
- Damage reduced from 184 to 180.
- Damage reduced from 184 to 180.
Talents
- Level 1
- Big Game Hunter [Trait]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
- Big Game Hunter [Trait]
- Level 4
- Rock It Sock It [Q]
- Shield amount reduced from 215 to 200.
- Shield amount reduced from 215 to 200.
- Rock It Sock It [Q]
- Level 13
- Superior Schematics [Q]
- Splash damage reduced from 75% to 60%.
- Splash damage reduced from 75% to 60%.
- Superior Schematics [Q]
- Level 16
- Ark Reaktor [E]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Ark Reaktor [E]
Developer Comment: Gazlowe is a little bit too powerful after our last round of changes to him, so we’re pulling back a bit on some of our buffs and on some of his overperforming talents. Overall, he’s in a much healthier place, and we both desire and expect that he’ll be a relevant part of the meta, even after these nerfs.
Leoric
Base
- Basic Attack damage increased from 109 to 115.
Talents
- Level 13
- Unyielding Despair [W]
- Cooldown reduction while Drain Hope is active increased from .5 to .75 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction if Drain Hope lasts its full duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction while Drain Hope is active increased from .5 to .75 seconds.
- Unyielding Despair [W]
- Level 20
- Hardened Bones [W]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Burning Despair [W]
- Added Crit kickers when Burning Despair deals bonus damage during Drain Hope.
- Additional functionality: While Drain Hope is active, gain 40 Armor.
- Added Crit kickers when Burning Despair deals bonus damage during Drain Hope.
- Shroud of the Dead King [Active]
- Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
- Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
- Hardened Bones [W]
Developer Comment: Leoric is slightly out of the meta and is currently sitting at around a 48% win rate. We’re giving him some small buffs with a focus on his Level 20 talents to make them more interesting and powerful to use.
Malthael
Talents
- Level 4
- Throwing Shade [E]
- Additional functionality: Death Shroud’s initial impact deals 2% maximum Health as damage.
- Additional functionality: Death Shroud’s initial impact deals 2% maximum Health as damage.
- Throwing Shade [E]
- Level 16
- Memento Mori [Trait]
- Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
- Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
- Memento Mori [Trait]
Developer Comment: Malthael’s talents and overall performance are in a good place but Throwing Shade and Memento Mori have been lesser picked talents for some time. We’re adding some new functionality to Throwing Shade to make it more attractive, and buffing Memento Mori’s damage bonus to help it compete against his other Level 16 options.
Varian
Base
- Health increased from 2116 to 2220.
- Health Regeneration increased from 4.41 to 4.63.
Talents
- Level 1
- Lion’s Maw [Q]
- Damage bonus increased from 5 to 6 per stack.
- Damage bonus increased from 5 to 6 per stack.
- High King’s Quest [Passive]
- Regeneration Globe collection requirement for quest completion reduced from 20 to 15.
- Regeneration Globe collection requirement for quest completion reduced from 20 to 15.
- Lion’s Maw [Q]
- Level 20
- Demoralizing Shout [Active]
- Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
- Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
- Demoralizing Shout [Active]
Developer Comment: Despite some other recent buffs, Varian is still a bit behind other heroes in regards to his general power level. Since this is true for all 3 ways to build him, we’re giving him a pretty decent Health buff as well as buffing up a few of his talents to help him out.
Healer
Alexstrasza
Base
- Abundance [W]
- Range increased from 10 to 11.5.
- Range increased from 10 to 11.5.
- Preservation [W]
- Range increased from 10.5 to 11.5.
- Range increased from 10.5 to 11.5.
Developer Comment: We read some feedback that since our global Movement Speed increase many patches ago, Alexstrasza has a bit of awkwardness where she can outrun her Abundance proc, even when it is cast at max range. We agree and feel she can use a small buff in general, so we’re giving Abundance a range increase.
Melee Assassin
Alarak
Talents
- Level 16
- Mocking Strikes [Passive]
- Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Alarak’s Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds. This bonus is doubled against enemy Heroes who are Stunned, Silenced, Slowed, or Rooted.
- Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Alarak’s Basic Abilities by 1.5 seconds. This bonus is doubled against enemy Heroes who are Stunned, Silenced, Slowed, or Rooted.
- Mocking Strikes [Passive]
Developer Comment: Mocking Strikes is slightly underperforming compared to other options, so we’re taking its benefit and making half of it more universally available, which should make the talent less risky to take and get value from.
Ranged Assassin
Azmodan
Talents
- Talent bonuses related to All Shall Burn will now proc their effects if the target dies while All Shall Burn is channeling on an enemy.
- This includes effects for Master of Destruction, Cydaea’s Kiss, Hell Rift, and Sin’s Grasp.
Developer Comment: We saw some feedback that Azmodan’s All Shall Burn felt awkward due to not getting various procs if the target dies while he is channeling on them. This was initially intended by us due to concerns of it being too powerful and resulting in some strange moments when playing against it, but we’ve since come around and agree the lack of usability is hurting these talents and Azmodan as a whole more than it’s helping, so we’re going to try allowing these procs to occur, even if the target dies.
Falstad
Talents
- Level 1
- Gathering Storm [Q]
- Damage bonus increased from 1.5 to 2.
- Damage bonus increased from 1.5 to 2.
- Gathering Storm [Q]
- Level 4
- Updraft [E]
- Shield bonus increased from 60% to 70%.
- Shield bonus increased from 60% to 70%.
- Updraft [E]
- Level 7
- Secret Weapon [Q]
- Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
- Damage bonus increased from 80% to 90%.
- Secret Weapon [Q]
- Level 10
- Hinterland Blast [R1]
- Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80.
- Cooldown reduction when hitting enemy Heroes increased from 25 to 30 seconds.
- Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80.
- Hinterland Blast [R1]
- Level 20
- Epic Mount [Z]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 40 to 50 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 40 to 50 seconds.
- Epic Mount [Z]
Developer Comment: It’s been a long time since we updated Falstad, so we took a look at him and saw a few talents that could be improved. In general many of his talent tiers have two choices that players seem to heavily prefer over the third option, so we’re trying to create a larger incentive for players to think about choosing those talents that they currently aren’t picking.
Lunara
Talents
- Level 4
- Blossom Swell [Q]
- Adjusted functionality: Increase Noxious Blossom’s range by 25% and its radius by 20%. Blossom Swell applies 2 stacks of Nature’s Toxin to enemies hit.
- Adjusted functionality: Increase Noxious Blossom’s range by 25% and its radius by 20%. Blossom Swell applies 2 stacks of Nature’s Toxin to enemies hit.
- Blossom Swell [Q]
- Level 16
- Accelerated Contamination [Q]
- Adjusted functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Noxious Blossom from 60 to 40. While at least 1 enemy Hero is afflicted by Nature’s Toxin, Noxious Blossom’s cooldown recharges 75% faster.
- Adjusted functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Noxious Blossom from 60 to 40. While at least 1 enemy Hero is afflicted by Nature’s Toxin, Noxious Blossom’s cooldown recharges 75% faster.
- Starwood Spear [W]
- Adjusted functionality: Increase Lunara’s Basic Attack range by .5. Using Crippling Spores increases Lunara’s Basic Attack range by an additional 2.25 for 6 seconds.
- Adjusted functionality: Increase Lunara’s Basic Attack range by .5. Using Crippling Spores increases Lunara’s Basic Attack range by an additional 2.25 for 6 seconds.
- Accelerated Contamination [Q]
Developer Comment: We’re making some functionality changes to some of Lunara’s talents, particularly when it comes to her Q build, with the aim of making their benefits more easily accessible. We’re also giving a small range increase to Lunara’s Basic Attacks to Starwood Spear as a baseline buff for picking the talent. While we know the range increase is small, we are nervous about giving too much of a range increase to a Hero who has a Movement Speed bonus as a baseline feature of the character, so we’ll be keeping an eye on this buff and will increase the bonus more if we feel it is appropriate.
Orphea
Talents
- Level 4
- Allegrissimo [Q]
- Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Shadow Waltz by 1 second.
- Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Shadow Waltz by 1 second.
- Allegrissimo [Q]
- Level 7
- Insatiable [W]
- Cooldown on successful Chomp hit changed from 1.5 to 2 seconds.
- Cooldown on successful Chomp hit changed from 1.5 to 2 seconds.
- Insatiable [W]
- Level 20
- Monster Within [R1]
- New functionality: Eternal Feast grants 1 Chaos each time it hits a Hero. While Eternal Feast is active, the cooldowns of Orphea’s Basic Abilities recharge 150% faster.
- New functionality: Eternal Feast grants 1 Chaos each time it hits a Hero. While Eternal Feast is active, the cooldowns of Orphea’s Basic Abilities recharge 150% faster.
- Engulfing Oblivion [R2]
- Armor reduction duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
- Armor reduction duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
- Final Toccata [Active]
- Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
- Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds.
- Monster Within [R1]
Developer Comment: We’re taking a look at Orphea’s Level 20 talents and adding some power to them to make them more fun to choose between. While doing this pass, we saw a couple places to improve her overall talent picks, so we adjusted Allegrissimo and Insatiable as well.
Sgt. Hammer
Talents
- Level 1
- Maelstrom Rounds [Active]
- Bonus damage reduced from 35% to 30%.
- Cooldown increased from 90 to 100 seconds.
- Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes while in Siege Mode reduce the cooldown of Maelstrom Rounds by 5 seconds.
- Bonus damage reduced from 35% to 30%.
- Maelstrom Rounds [Active]
- Level 4
- Barricade [W]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Barricade [W]
- Level 7
- Pulse Detonation Core [Q]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds, and from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds while in Siege Mode.
- Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds, and from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds while in Siege Mode.
- Graduating Range [Trait]
- Duration between Basic Attack range increases reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Duration between Basic Attack range increases reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
- Pulse Detonation Core [Q]
- Level 16
- Mechanical Know-how [E]
- Shield amount increased from 5% to 20% maximum Health.
- Basic Attack damage reduced from 50% to 30%.
- No longer requires the Shield to be destroyed to gain bonus damage.
- Shield amount increased from 5% to 20% maximum Health.
- Mechanical Know-how [E]
Developer Comment: Sgt. Hammer hasn’t seen large changes for some time, particularly to talents like Maelstrom Rounds and Mechanical Know-how. As you’ve probably seen as a theme of this patch, these talents aren’t too popular so we’re helping them out by giving them bonuses that should be more consistently achievable.
Sylvanas
Talents
- Level 10
- Mind Control [R2]
- Cooldown reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
- Mana cost reduced from 75 to 50.
- Cooldown reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
- Mind Control [R2]
- Level 20
- Dark Lady’s Call [R2]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
- Withering Barrage [Q]
- Additional functionality: Withering Fire applies Banshee’s Curse.
- Additional functionality: Withering Fire applies Banshee’s Curse.
- Dark Lady’s Call [R2]
Developer Comment: We’re doing a small additional buff to Mind Control, as well as trying to give Withering Barrage some functionality that is worthy of a Level 20 talent.
Tychus
Talents
- Level 1
- Quarterback [W]
- Additional functionality: Increase the damage of Frag Grenade by 20%.
- Additional functionality: Increase the damage of Frag Grenade by 20%.
- Quarterback [W]
Developer Comment: We anticipated that Tychus’s early game talents would have a shake-up with how much power we added to them, but we had a bit of an oversight with Quarterback. While moving a talent from Level 7 to Level 1 would seem competitive in and of itself, the power we added to its alternatives caused the talent to be overshadowed, so we’re adding some more beef to it and to the W build in general to make it more of a compelling way to build Tychus.
Battlegrounds
Warhead Junction
- Layout Changes
- Sewage Tunnels have been added to the top and bottom of the Battleground.
- The bottom one has replaced the Junk Swarm Host.
- An additional Sight Tower has been added below mid lane.
- Sewage Tunnels have been added to the top and bottom of the Battleground.
Developer Comment: Since the release of the Battleground, we have been hearing two resounding pieces of feedback: the map is very large and teams find it difficult to engage with each other due to the amount of ground needed to cover while picking up Warheads, and very often the game either ends up being a base-race as each team takes a Junk Swarm Host and tries to push opposite lanes to end fastest. To address this we have added a couple of Sewage Tunnels (think teleporters) to the map, one of which replaces the bottom Junk Swarm Host, and added an additional Sight Tower to allow teams to keep an eye on the bottom tunnel. We feel like these changes have been a breath of fresh air for Warhead Junction and are excited to hear your feedback!
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Published on 2020-09-08 05:49 PM
Fall Event: Craft Wars
Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - September 8, 2020
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live and brings a new Nexus Anomaly, ARAM mode, new skins and mounts, along with D.Va and Gazlowe reworks and more! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
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Nexus Anomaly
Developer Comment: Our goal for the Gladiator's Medallion is to give players more opportunities to commit to aggressive plays and relieve some of the helplessness felt when players get stuck in long CC chains.
General
Collection
Many seasonal items will be returning to the collection, and will be available for crafting and in Loot Chests for a limited time!
Storm League
Seasonal Quest Line win requirements have been reduced in Season 4.
Developer Comment: Upon reviewing the time commitment required on average for players to obtain seasonal quest rewards, we’ve made the decision to lower the requirements from 50 games to 35 games. We believe the lowering of this requirement should help Storm League to be more approachable to a larger portion of players, as they will not have to devote as much time each season to obtain their rewards.
Heroes Rework: D.Va
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: At long last, our favorite Pro Gamer is back and ready to pwn teh n00bs! With D.Va's rework we've given her tons of new tools and redistributed her power to help her fill more of a traditional bruiser role while still retaining a lot of her "supporty" essence. This new talent tree should allow her to flex to fill gaps in your team comp or to be her old aggro self. Her old Heroic option, Big Shot, is now baseline and has been replaced with Micro Missiles, giving her Mech some reach and soft CC that she didn't have before.
Heroes Rework: Gazlowe
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Our resident one man wrecking crew is receiving a fairly large revamp, designed to fully embrace him as a formidable Bruiser, acting as a front-line member of his team who specializes in disruption and zone control. He now sports a new resource system with Scrap, as well as some design changes to both Deth Lazor and Xplodium Charge, which should make them more consistently useful throughout the course of the game. We had a blast tinkering with our favorite Goblin, and hope you also enjoy what we’ve done with him!
Heroes
Alarak
Base
Talents
Developer Comment: Alarak has fallen off a bit due to a few rounds of nerfs that have happened to him over time. We’re giving him back some power via his general survivability as well the initial damage bonus that Negatively Charged gives when taking the talent.
Cassia
Talents
Developer Comment: Surge of Light continues to dominate Cassia’s Level 7 talents, and has become a prime reason to take the hero. In addition to reducing its damage slightly further, we’re also reducing its frequency by increasing how much damage she is required to take before she is able to use the ability.
Chromie
Talents
Developer Comment: Our goal with Chromie’s recent changes was to present a viable alternative to Once Again the First Time, which we succeeded at a little too well. Chromie’s W build is overall too powerful, so we’re toning down its related talents to be more appropriate.
Deckard
Talents
Developer Comment: After a slew of buffs over the years we finally crossed the threshold of making Ruby not only competitive, but too powerful of a pick. We’re reverting our last buff to the talent that pushed it over the edge so that the tier is overall in a healthier place.
E.T.C.
Talents
Developer Comment: Overall E.T.C.’s talents are in a much healthier place after our last round of changes to them, but Encore stood out as being a little bit too powerful, so we’re reducing its cooldown reduction to be more in line.
Imperius
Talents
Developer Comment: While Imperius is a great addition to any team and is within our bounds of overall performance, Flash of Anger is dominating its tier and has become too much of his power pie.
Orphea
Talents
Developer Comment: Our last round of buffs have done a lot to bring Orphea into the meta. A few of her talents are simply too powerful compared to their alternatives, so we’re toning them down as well as trying to incentivize players to try building around her Dread ability by making its key quest easier to complete.
Stitches
Base
Developer Comment: Our previous buff to Slam did well for Stitches, but we don’t believe it was enough to give him the distinction of being a uniquely powerful wave clearing Warrior. We’re buffing it a bit further so that he is more able to fill this role.
Tassadar
Talents
Developer Comment: While not dominating in regards to his win rate, Tassadar is performing a little too well for how popular he is. Both Static Charge and Archon are dominating their talent tiers, so rather than nerfing Tassadar’s base kit, we’re reducing the power of these two talents in hopes of creating more competitive talent tiers while also slightly reducing his overall impact.
Yrel
Talents
Developer Comment: Dauntless is still overperforming compared to its other options, so we’re slightly nerfing its power.
Bug Fixes
Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - September 8, 2020
Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live and brings a new Nexus Anomaly, ARAM mode, new skins and mounts, along with D.Va and Gazlowe reworks and more! Read on for more information.
NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
Quick Navigation:
Nexus Anomaly
- New Nexus Anomaly - Gladiator's Medallion
- Heroes now start the game with a new item on their action bar in slot 6, the Gladiator's Medallion.
- The Gladiator's Medallion can be activated to become Unstoppable for 1 second.
- The cooldown is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
- Deathwing and Gall do not start with a Gladiator's Medallion.
- All 3 of The Lost Vikings gain the effect of the Medallion when activated.
- Heroes now start the game with a new item on their action bar in slot 6, the Gladiator's Medallion.
Developer Comment: Our goal for the Gladiator's Medallion is to give players more opportunities to commit to aggressive plays and relieve some of the helplessness felt when players get stuck in long CC chains.
General
- Introducing ARAM Mode
- With the Patch H.52, we're replacing Heroes Brawl mode with the new ARAM - All Random All Mid mode.
- ARAM mode key features:
- The map pool for ARAM mode consists of four one-lane maps.
- There are no additional objectives on the ARAM maps: destroy the enemy's Core to win.
- As match starts, every player must pick one out of three randomly selected heroes. Think fast: you have only 30 seconds!
- Hearthstones are disabled, and starting area does not regenerate health.
- Unlike Heroes Brawl, there's no dedicated Weekly Quest exclusive to this mode. Instead, ARAM games contribute to Daily Quests and Special Event Quests progress.
- The map pool for ARAM mode consists of four one-lane maps.
- With the Patch H.52, we're replacing Heroes Brawl mode with the new ARAM - All Random All Mid mode.
Collection
Many seasonal items will be returning to the collection, and will be available for crafting and in Loot Chests for a limited time!
- New Bundles (Limited Time Only!)
- Worlds Collide Bundle
- Interdimensional Fusion Bundle
- Terran Alliance Bundle
- Draenei Executor Artanis Skin Pack
- King of Blades Arthas Skin Pack
- Mineral Harvester Gazlowe Skin Pack
- Necrotoplogist Mei Skin Pack
- Invincilisk Bundle
- Worlds Collide Bundle
- Returning Bundles (Limited Time Only!)
- Baby-Face Orphea Bundle
- Big Shot Sgt. Hammer Bundle
- Getaway Sidecar Bundle
- Raccoon Bundle
- Showstopper Whitemane Bundle
- Wiseguy Junkrat Bundle
- Baby-Face Orphea Bundle
- New Skins
- King of Blades Arthas
- Venomous King of Blades Arthas
- Lavawrought King of Blades Arthas
- Venomous King of Blades Arthas
- Draenei Executor Artanis
- Royal Draenei Executor Artanis
- Darksteel Draenei Executor Artanis
- Royal Draenei Executor Artanis
- Emperor of the Dominion Anduin
- Glorious Emperor of the Dominion Anduin
- Studious Emperor of the Dominion Anduin
- Glorious Emperor of the Dominion Anduin
- Necrotopologist Mei
- Frostbitten Necrotopologist Mei
- Devilish Necrotopologist Mei
- Frostbitten Necrotopologist Mei
- Mineral Harvester Gazlowe
- Firebat Mineral Harvester Gazlowe
- Rich Mineral Harvester Gazlowe
- Firebat Mineral Harvester Gazlowe
- Galvanic Fel Reaver Blaze
- Angelic Medic Uther
- Angelic Raider Rexxar
- Acid Apothecary Morales
- Earthy Grunty Murky
- Scorch Spectre Illidan
- Shining D.Va
- King of Blades Arthas
- New Mounts
- Invincilisk
- Slimeheart Invincilisk
- Sulphurous Invincilisk
- Slimeheart Invincilisk
- Iron Kite
- Stormgarde Iron Kite
- Kul Tiras Iron Kite
- Stormgarde Iron Kite
- Invincilisk
- New Content
- Several new Portraits, Sprays and other items have been added to the Collection!
- Several new Portraits, Sprays and other items have been added to the Collection!
Storm League
Seasonal Quest Line win requirements have been reduced in Season 4.
- Steps and Rewards in Season 4 of 2020
- 5 Wins: Craft Wars Chest
- 10 Wins: Rare Craft Wars Chest
- 20 Wins: Epic Craft Wars Chest
- 35 Wins: Tamed Ravasaur Mount
- 35 Wins: Eligibility for End of Season 4 Rewards and Grand Master Leaderboards
- 5 Wins: Craft Wars Chest
- Storm League Reward Mounts
- The final reward of the 2020 Season 4 Questline will be the Tamed Ravasaur Mount, which will be awarded after winning 35 games in Ranked Play.
- The final reward of the 2020 Season 4 Questline will be the Tamed Ravasaur Mount, which will be awarded after winning 35 games in Ranked Play.
Developer Comment: Upon reviewing the time commitment required on average for players to obtain seasonal quest rewards, we’ve made the decision to lower the requirements from 50 games to 35 games. We believe the lowering of this requirement should help Storm League to be more approachable to a larger portion of players, as they will not have to devote as much time each season to obtain their rewards.
Heroes Rework: D.Va
Base
- Boosters [Q]
- Cooldown increased from 9 to 10 seconds.
- Duration decreased from 2 to 1.75 seconds.
- Speed bonus decreased from 125% to 115%.
- Area reduced from 1.5 to 1.375.
- Cooldown increased from 9 to 10 seconds.
- Defense Matrix [W]
- Damage reduction reduced from 75% to 50%.
- Added Functionality: Can now be retargeted while active.
- Damage reduction reduced from 75% to 50%.
- Self-Destruct/Call Mech [E]
- Charge earned per 100% maximum life damage taken reduced from 33% to 25%.
- Maximum damage reduced from 1,200 to 1,100.
- Charge earned per 100% maximum life damage taken reduced from 33% to 25%.
- Mechanized Walker [Z]
- New Functionality: D.Va’s Mech can move while attacking. While attacking or channeling an ability, the Mech’s speed is quickly reduced by 25%.
- New Functionality: D.Va’s Mech can move while attacking. While attacking or channeling an ability, the Mech’s speed is quickly reduced by 25%.
- Mech Mode [Trait]
- Health increased from 2150 to 2250.
- Health Regeneration increased from 4.48 to 4.69.
- Base damage reduced from 26 to 23.
- Added functionality: Enemies close to D.Va’s Mech take 50% bonus damage.
- Health increased from 2150 to 2250.
- Pilot Mode - Big Shot [Trait]
- Ability now available baseline in Pilot form.
- Cooldown increased from 4 to 6 seconds.
- Call Mech cooldown reduction reduced from 8 to 5 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 200 to 150.
- Added Functionality: Enemy Heroes hit are slowed by 25% for 1.5 seconds.
- Ability now available baseline in Pilot form.
Talents
- Level 1
- Crash Course [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Pro Moves [Trait]
- New Functionality: Each time D.Va’s Mech takes damage, its movement speed is increased by 2% and gains 2 Armor, stacking up to 10 times. A stack of this effect decays every .5 seconds. Basic Attacks in Pilot Mode against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Call Mech by 1 additional second.
- New Functionality: Each time D.Va’s Mech takes damage, its movement speed is increased by 2% and gains 2 Armor, stacking up to 10 times. A stack of this effect decays every .5 seconds. Basic Attacks in Pilot Mode against enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Call Mech by 1 additional second.
- Expensive Plating [Passive]
- Moved from level 13.
- Renamed to “Full Metal”.
- No longer increases the cooldown for Call Mech.
- Bonus Mech Health reduced from 20% to 10%.
- Added Functionality: Fusion Cannon bonus damage heals for 20% of the damage dealt.
- Moved from level 13.
- (New) Liquid Cooling [Active]
- When used in Mech Mode, the cooldown of Healing Fountain is decreased to 50 seconds and it lasts 25% longer. Activate to gain Healing Fountains effects and incur the reduced cooldown. 50 second cooldown.
- When used in Mech Mode, the cooldown of Healing Fountain is decreased to 50 seconds and it lasts 25% longer. Activate to gain Healing Fountains effects and incur the reduced cooldown. 50 second cooldown.
- Crash Course [Q]
- Level 4
- Bring It On [E]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Rush-Down [Q]
- Moved from level 1.
- New Functionality: Boosters steals 4% of maximum health from enemy Heroes and deals 100% increased damage to non-heroic enemies.
- Moved from level 1.
- Aggression Matrix [W]
- Moved from level 7.
- New Functionality: Basic Attacks against Heroes reduces the cooldown of Defense Matrix by .125 seconds. Enemy Heroes in your Defense Matrix receive 30% less healing.
- Moved from level 7.
- Nuclear Option [E]
- Moved from level 7.
- New Functionality:
- [Passive] Each time Fusion Cannons deals bonus damage to a Hero, gain .25 Self-Destruct Charge.
- Hitting your self-destructing Mech with Big Shot causes it to self-destruct 40% faster.
- [Passive] Each time Fusion Cannons deals bonus damage to a Hero, gain .25 Self-Destruct Charge.
- Moved from level 7.
- Bring It On [E]
- Level 7
- Coming Through [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Dazer Zone [W]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Hit the Nitrous [Q]
- Moved from level 1.
- New Functionality: The initial speed bonus of Boosters is increased to 300%, decaying to normal speed over .5 seconds. During this time, Boosters stuns for .5 seconds.
- Moved from level 1.
- (New) Get On The Point! [Q]
- Casting Boosters grants nearby allies 20% movement speed for 2 seconds. After being out of combat for 3 seconds, Boosters’ cooldown refreshes 100% faster.
- Casting Boosters grants nearby allies 20% movement speed for 2 seconds. After being out of combat for 3 seconds, Boosters’ cooldown refreshes 100% faster.
- Fusion Generator [W]
- Moved from level 4.
- Maximum Self-Destruct charge gained per cast increased from 15 to 20.
- Added Functionality: While at full Self-Destruct charge, Fusion Cannons’ bonus damage is increased to 75%.
- Moved from level 4.
- Coming Through [Q]
- Level 10
- Bunny Hop [R1]
- Cooldown reduced from 100 to 80 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 60 to 52.
- Radius reduced from 5 to 4.5.
- New Functionality: Every 4th consecutive hit deals 100% increased damage and stuns for .5 seconds.
- Cooldown reduced from 100 to 80 seconds.
- (New) Micro Missiles [R2]
- After .375 seconds fire a stream of 12 missiles in a target direction. Upon impact, each missile deals a small amount of damage and slows in an area.
- Missiles deal 35 Damage and apply a 35% slow for 2 seconds.
- 12 range.
- Holds 2 Charges. 20 second charge cooldown with a 5 second cooldown between charge uses.
- After .375 seconds fire a stream of 12 missiles in a target direction. Upon impact, each missile deals a small amount of damage and slows in an area.
- Bunny Hop [R1]
- Level 13
- (New) Target Locked [W]
- Enemy heroes that remain in Defense Matrix for 1.5 seconds have their armor reduced by 15 and are slowed by 25% for 3 seconds.
- Enemy heroes that remain in Defense Matrix for 1.5 seconds have their armor reduced by 15 and are slowed by 25% for 3 seconds.
- Pew! Pew! Pew! [Trait]
- Moved from level 20.
- Damage per shot increased from 50% to 75%.
- Moved from level 20.
- (New) Good To Go [Trait]
- Unlock the Torpedo Dash and Concussive Pulse abilities while in Pilot Mode.
- Torpedo Dash [Q]
- Travel distance decreased from 6.75 to 4.5.
- Travel speed reduced from 17.5 to 14.
- Now has a .75 second coolup when exiting Mech Mode.
- Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
- Travel distance decreased from 6.75 to 4.5.
- Concussive Pulse [Active]
- Cooldown increased from 7 to 10 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 141 to 120.
- Knockback distance reduced by 40%.
- Cooldown increased from 7 to 10 seconds.
- Unlock the Torpedo Dash and Concussive Pulse abilities while in Pilot Mode.
- (New) Target Locked [W]
- Level 16
- GG, WP [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Nanoweave Suit [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Suppressing Fire [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- (New) In For The Kill [Q]
- Casting Boosters grants a shield equal to 10% maximum health for 2.5 seconds. Each enemy Hero hit by Boosters increases your Basic Attack damage by 10% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
- Casting Boosters grants a shield equal to 10% maximum health for 2.5 seconds. Each enemy Hero hit by Boosters increases your Basic Attack damage by 10% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.
- Diverting Power [W]
- Moved from level 4.
- New Functionality: Drastically increases Defense Matrix’s area and each time it reduces damage D.Va’s mech is healed for 35.
- Moved from level 4.
- Emergency Shielding [Trait]
- Moved from level 13.
- Cooldown increased from 15 to 30 seconds.
- Shield increased from 210 to 280.
- Duration reduced from 6 to 4 seconds.
- Moved from level 13.
- GG, WP [Trait]
- Level 20
- MEKA Fall [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Stop And Pop [R1]
- New functionality: While D.Va is stationary, Bunny Hop’s duration is paused.
- New functionality: While D.Va is stationary, Bunny Hop’s duration is paused.
- (New) Timing Attack [R2]
- Micro Missiles gains an additional charge. Each time Micro Missiles deals damage to a Hero, reduce its cooldown by .5 seconds and its charge cooldown by .25 seconds.
- Micro Missiles gains an additional charge. Each time Micro Missiles deals damage to a Hero, reduce its cooldown by .5 seconds and its charge cooldown by .25 seconds.
- (New) Headshot! [Trait]
- Big Shot’s damage is increased by 75% and its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
- Big Shot’s damage is increased by 75% and its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
- Ablative Armor [Passive]
- Moved from level 13.
- New Functionality: 45% of Ability damage taken by D.Va’s Mech is returned as Health over 4 seconds.
- Moved from level 13.
- MEKA Fall [Trait]
Developer Comment: At long last, our favorite Pro Gamer is back and ready to pwn teh n00bs! With D.Va's rework we've given her tons of new tools and redistributed her power to help her fill more of a traditional bruiser role while still retaining a lot of her "supporty" essence. This new talent tree should allow her to flex to fill gaps in your team comp or to be her old aggro self. Her old Heroic option, Big Shot, is now baseline and has been replaced with Micro Missiles, giving her Mech some reach and soft CC that she didn't have before.
Heroes Rework: Gazlowe
Base
- Vitals
- Uses Scrap instead of Mana, max of 10 Scrap.
- Scrap pick up range increased from 1.25 to 1.5.
- Spawn pick up delay reduced from 0.45 to 0.0 seconds.
- Scrap pick up range increased from 1.25 to 1.5.
- Base Health increased from 1826 to 2275.
- Health regen increased from 3.8046 to 4.74.
- Uses Scrap instead of Mana, max of 10 Scrap.
- Basic Attack
- Damage from 95 to 100.
- Damage from 95 to 100.
- Rock-It! Turrets [Q]
- Costs 4 Scrap.
- Base damage decreased from 62 to 36.
- Base Health reduced from 593 to 510.
- Health scaling increased from 4% to 5%.
- Duration decreased from 30 to 15 seconds.
- GCD decreased from 2 to 0.5 seconds.
- Placement range increased from 2 to 3.
- Adjusted weapon range icons to be less noisy.
- Prioritizes nearest enemy Hero when first created.
- Costs 4 Scrap.
- Deth Lazor [W]
- No longer has a cost.
- Cooldown decreased from 12 to 8 seconds.
- Damage increased from 137 to 174.
- Range increase from 6 to 10.
- Width increased from 2 to 2.5.
- Adjusted Functionality: After 0.65 seconds, deal 208 damage to enemies in a line. Heal 25% of damage dealt, this effect is increased to 75% against Heroes.
- No longer has a cost.
- Xplodium Charge [E]
- No longer has a cost.
- Cooldown decreased from 20 to 12 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 233 to 155.
- Missile travel speed increased substantially.
- Search area reduced from 3 to 2.85.
- Range decreased from 9.5 to 7.
- Explosion delay decreased from 2.5 to 1.25 seconds.
- Stun duration decreased from 1.75 to 1 second.
- No longer has a cost.
- (New) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [Trait]
- Regenerate 1 Scrap every 4 seconds. Destroyed Rock-It! Turrets drop 1 Scrap, pick up dropped Scrap to regain it. Activate to destroy a target Rock-It! Turret.
- Regenerate 1 Scrap every 4 seconds. Destroyed Rock-It! Turrets drop 1 Scrap, pick up dropped Scrap to regain it. Activate to destroy a target Rock-It! Turret.
Talents
- Level 1
- Extra TNT [E]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Scrap-o-matic Smelter [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Break it down [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Goblin Repairs [Passive]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- (New) Rocket Boots [E]
- Increase the cast range of Xplodium Charge by 30% and its damage by 20%. Hitting a Hero increases movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
- Increase the cast range of Xplodium Charge by 30% and its damage by 20%. Hitting a Hero increases movement speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
- (New) One Man Wrecking Crew [Passive]
- Casting Basic Abilities cause Gazlowe’s next Basic Attack within 6 seconds to deal 45% more damage. Stores up to 2 charges.
- Casting Basic Abilities cause Gazlowe’s next Basic Attack within 6 seconds to deal 45% more damage. Stores up to 2 charges.
- (New) Big Game Hunter [Passive]
- Dealing damage with Basic Attacks to Heroes, Mercs or Monsters reduces the cooldown of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by 2 seconds. Increase maximum Scrap by 2.
- Dealing damage with Basic Attacks to Heroes, Mercs or Monsters reduces the cooldown of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by 2 seconds. Increase maximum Scrap by 2.
- Extra TNT [E]
- Level 4
- Clockwerk Steam Fists [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [Trait]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Hired Goons [Passive]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- (New) Rock It Sock It [Q]
- Placing a Rock-It! Turret grants Gazlowe a 215 point Shield for 2.5 seconds.
- Placing a Rock-It! Turret grants Gazlowe a 215 point Shield for 2.5 seconds.
- Hyperfocus Coils [W/E]
- Moved from level 7.
- Adjusted Functionality: Heroes hit by Deth Lazor and Xplodium Charge take an additional 2% of their maximum Health in damage. Gazlowe is healed for 150% the amount.
- Crit kicker added.
- Moved from level 7.
- EZ-PZ Dimensional Ripper [Active]
- Moved from level 13.
- New Functionality:
- Cooldown: 40 seconds.
- Activate to gain 35 Armor for 3 seconds, reducing damage taken by 35%, and reduce damage dealt of all nearby Heroes and Summons by 50% for 3 seconds.
- Cooldown: 40 seconds.
- Moved from level 13.
- Clockwerk Steam Fists [Q]
- Level 7
- Rock-It! Turret XL [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Engine Gunk [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Goblin Fusion [Q/E]
- Moved from level 13.
- Adjusted Functionality: Generate 3 Scrap for each Hero hit by Deth Lazor.
- Moved from level 13.
- (New) Overload [W]
- Deth Lazor can now store up to 2 charges. Each enemy Hero hit by Deth Lazor reduces the cooldown of Deth Lazor by 0.5 seconds.
- Deth Lazor can now store up to 2 charges. Each enemy Hero hit by Deth Lazor reduces the cooldown of Deth Lazor by 0.5 seconds.
- (New) Master Blaster [E]
- Deth Lazor and Xplodium Charge Slow by 35% for 2.5 seconds. Rock-It! Turret Basic Attacks extend the duration by 0.25 seconds.
- Deth Lazor and Xplodium Charge Slow by 35% for 2.5 seconds. Rock-It! Turret Basic Attacks extend the duration by 0.25 seconds.
- Rock-It! Turret XL [Q]
- Level 10
- Robo-Goblin [R1]
- New Functionality: Activate to become Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds. Passive: Basic Attacks deal 80 bonus damage over 5 seconds, stacks up to 3 times.
- New Functionality: Activate to become Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds. Passive: Basic Attacks deal 80 bonus damage over 5 seconds, stacks up to 3 times.
- Grav-O-Bomb 3000 [R2]
- Cooldown decreased from 90 to 60 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 251 to 220.
- Added Functionality: Basic Abilities deal 30% more damage for 5 seconds after casting Grav-O-Bomb 3000.
- Cooldown decreased from 90 to 60 seconds.
- Robo-Goblin [R1]
- Level 13
- X-Tra Large Bombs [E]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- (New) Positive Reinforcement [Q]
- Primary Turret attacks against Heroes increase Gazlowe’s Attack Speed by 40% for 3 seconds.
- Primary Turret attacks against Heroes increase Gazlowe’s Attack Speed by 40% for 3 seconds.
- (New) Superior Schematics [Q]
- Moved from level 16.
- Adjusted Functionality: Rock-It! Turrets attack up to 2 additional target for 75% damage and have 50% increased range.
- Moved from level 16.
- (New) Overcharged Capacitors [Q]
- Gazlowe gains 5% Spell Power for each active turret, up to a maximum of 15%. Dealing Basic Attack damage extends the duration of Rock-It! Turrets by 1.5 seconds.
- Gazlowe gains 5% Spell Power for each active turret, up to a maximum of 15%. Dealing Basic Attack damage extends the duration of Rock-It! Turrets by 1.5 seconds.
- X-Tra Large Bombs [E]
- Level 16
- Turret Storage [Q]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Kwik Release Charge [E]
- Removed.
- Removed.
- Firin’ Mah Lazorz [W]
- Moved from level 20.
- Damage increased from 102 to 125.
- Moved from level 20.
- Ark Reaktor [E]
- Moved from level 4.
- Adjusted Functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Xplodium Charge by 3 seconds. Using Xplodium Charge creates 3 Rock-It! Turrets that last for 3 seconds. These Turrets do not drop Scrap or benefit from other Talents.
- Moved from level 4.
- (New) Overklock [Passive]
- Hitting enemy Heroes grants 15% bonus Movement Speed for 2 seconds. Hitting enemy Heroes with Basic Attacks causes them to take an additional 2.5% of their maximum Health in damage.
- Hitting enemy Heroes grants 15% bonus Movement Speed for 2 seconds. Hitting enemy Heroes with Basic Attacks causes them to take an additional 2.5% of their maximum Health in damage.
- Turret Storage [Q]
- Level 20
- Mecha-Lord [R1]
- Adjusted Functionality: Basic Attacks increase Gazlowe’s Armor by 10 for 10 seconds, up to a maximum of 30. Basic Attacks deal 50% more damage to Stunned or Slowed targets.
- Adjusted Functionality: Basic Attacks increase Gazlowe’s Armor by 10 for 10 seconds, up to a maximum of 30. Basic Attacks deal 50% more damage to Stunned or Slowed targets.
- Miniature Black Hole [R2]
- Added Functionality: Each enemy Hero hit reduces the cooldown of Grav-O-Bomb by 12 seconds.
- Added Functionality: Each enemy Hero hit reduces the cooldown of Grav-O-Bomb by 12 seconds.
- It’s Raining Scrap [Q]
- Adjusted Functionality: Reduce the Scrap cost of Rock-It! Turrets by 1. Regain 2 Scrap for each Scrap pickup.
- Adjusted Functionality: Reduce the Scrap cost of Rock-It! Turrets by 1. Regain 2 Scrap for each Scrap pickup.
- (New) Bomb Toss [E]
- Xplodium Charge launches 2 more bombs when it detonates.
- Xplodium Charge launches 2 more bombs when it detonates.
- Mecha-Lord [R1]
Developer Comment: Our resident one man wrecking crew is receiving a fairly large revamp, designed to fully embrace him as a formidable Bruiser, acting as a front-line member of his team who specializes in disruption and zone control. He now sports a new resource system with Scrap, as well as some design changes to both Deth Lazor and Xplodium Charge, which should make them more consistently useful throughout the course of the game. We had a blast tinkering with our favorite Goblin, and hope you also enjoy what we’ve done with him!
Heroes
Alarak
Base
- Health increased from 1900 to 1950.
- Health Regeneration increased from 3.96 to 4.06.
Talents
- Level 4
- Negatively Charged [E]
- Initial damage bonus increased from 150% to 175%.
- Initial damage bonus increased from 150% to 175%.
- Negatively Charged [E]
Developer Comment: Alarak has fallen off a bit due to a few rounds of nerfs that have happened to him over time. We’re giving him back some power via his general survivability as well the initial damage bonus that Negatively Charged gives when taking the talent.
Cassia
Talents
- Level 7
- Surge of Light [Active]
- Damage reduced from 250 to 240.
- Damage taken amount required to activate increased from 500 to 650.
- Damage reduced from 250 to 240.
- Surge of Light [Active]
Developer Comment: Surge of Light continues to dominate Cassia’s Level 7 talents, and has become a prime reason to take the hero. In addition to reducing its damage slightly further, we’re also reducing its frequency by increasing how much damage she is required to take before she is able to use the ability.
Chromie
Talents
- Level 1
- Deep Breathing [W]
- Damage bonus reduced from 1.5% to 1% per stack.
- Cooldown reduction upon quest completion reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
- Mana cost upon quest completion changed from 30 to 40.
- Damage bonus reduced from 1.5% to 1% per stack.
- Deep Breathing [W]
- Level 5
- Mobius Loop [W]
- Damage bonus reduced from 50% to 30%.
- Slow duration reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds.
- Damage bonus reduced from 50% to 30%.
- Mobius Loop [W]
Developer Comment: Our goal with Chromie’s recent changes was to present a viable alternative to Once Again the First Time, which we succeeded at a little too well. Chromie’s W build is overall too powerful, so we’re toning down its related talents to be more appropriate.
Deckard
Talents
- Level 4
- Ruby [Active]
- Cooldown increased from 10 to 20 seconds.
- Cooldown increased from 10 to 20 seconds.
- Ruby [Active]
Developer Comment: After a slew of buffs over the years we finally crossed the threshold of making Ruby not only competitive, but too powerful of a pick. We’re reverting our last buff to the talent that pushed it over the edge so that the tier is overall in a healthier place.
E.T.C.
Talents
- Level 13
- Encore [W]
- Heroic cooldown reduction reduced from 8% to 6%.
- Heroic cooldown reduction reduced from 8% to 6%.
- Encore [W]
Developer Comment: Overall E.T.C.’s talents are in a much healthier place after our last round of changes to them, but Encore stood out as being a little bit too powerful, so we’re reducing its cooldown reduction to be more in line.
Imperius
Talents
- Level 7
- Flash of Anger [Q]
- Damage reduced from 180 to 165.
- Shield amount reduced from 300 to 275.
- Damage reduced from 180 to 165.
- Flash of Anger [Q]
Developer Comment: While Imperius is a great addition to any team and is within our bounds of overall performance, Flash of Anger is dominating its tier and has become too much of his power pie.
Orphea
Talents
- Level 1
- Ancestral Strength [Trait]
- Bonus damage reduced from 20% to 15%.
- Bonus damage reduced from 20% to 15%.
- Ancestral Strength [Trait]
- Level 7
- Mind Devourer [E]
- Damage per enemy Hero hit increased from 4 to 5.
- Maximum bonus damage reduced from 160 to 150.
- Heroes hit required for quest completion reduced from 40 to 30.
- Damage per enemy Hero hit increased from 4 to 5.
- Mind Devourer [E]
- Level 13
- Abyssal Symbiosis [W]
- Shield amount reduced from 180 to 170.
- Shield amount reduced from 180 to 170.
- Abyssal Symbiosis [W]
- Level 16
- Dead Magic [Trait]
- Damage reduced from 95 to 90.
- Damage reduced from 95 to 90.
- Dead Magic [Trait]
Developer Comment: Our last round of buffs have done a lot to bring Orphea into the meta. A few of her talents are simply too powerful compared to their alternatives, so we’re toning them down as well as trying to incentivize players to try building around her Dread ability by making its key quest easier to complete.
Stitches
Base
- Slam [W]
- Bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries increased from 50% to 60%.
- Bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries increased from 50% to 60%.
Developer Comment: Our previous buff to Slam did well for Stitches, but we don’t believe it was enough to give him the distinction of being a uniquely powerful wave clearing Warrior. We’re buffing it a bit further so that he is more able to fill this role.
Tassadar
Talents
- Level 1
- Static Charge [Q]
- Maximum damage bonus reduced from 250 to 200.
- Maximum damage bonus reduced from 250 to 200.
- Static Charge [Q]
- Level 10
- Archon [R1]
- Shield amount reduced from 30% to 25% maximum Health.
- Basic Attack damage reduced from 150 to 140.
- Basic Attack splash damage reduced from 75 to 70.
- Shield amount reduced from 30% to 25% maximum Health.
- Archon [R1]
Developer Comment: While not dominating in regards to his win rate, Tassadar is performing a little too well for how popular he is. Both Static Charge and Archon are dominating their talent tiers, so rather than nerfing Tassadar’s base kit, we’re reducing the power of these two talents in hopes of creating more competitive talent tiers while also slightly reducing his overall impact.
Yrel
Talents
- Level 1
- Dauntless [Passive]
- Physical Armor amount reduced from 40 to 35.
- Physical Armor amount reduced from 40 to 35.
- Dauntless [Passive]
Developer Comment: Dauntless is still overperforming compared to its other options, so we’re slightly nerfing its power.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Mercenaries would not be Stunned by Haunting Wave when the Mercenary Queen and Festering Wounds talents were taken.
- Fixed an issue where Executor's Will did not have a buff bar.
- Fixed an issue where Trauma Trigger did not have a button.
- Toy Train Mount - Metamorphosis Illidan, Dragonqueen Alexstrasza, Odin Tychus, and Archon Tassadar can no longer mount as a caboose on the Toy Train.
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