Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - January 27, 2025

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Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - January 27, 2025

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.

NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.

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Quick Navigation:

• General
• Balance Update
• Bug Fixes

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General

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

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Balance Update

Heroes

Auriel
Base

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

Talents

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

Chromie
Talents

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

Johanna
Base

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

Talents

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

Tracer
Talents

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

Zul'jin
Base

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

Talents

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

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Bug Fixes

General

• Experience Globes can now path through gates.
• Fixed issues related to root visual effects.
• Updated decaying and ramping Slows to scale their speed with CC reduction effects.

Heroes

• Alexstrasza
  
  • Base
    
    • Flame Buffet [E]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Flame Buffet's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Azmodan
  
  • Level 13
    
    • Chain of Command
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Chain of Command to not apply to Demonic Invasion's on-death explosion.
• Brightwing
  
  • Base
    
    • Phase Shift [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Phase Shift's Store Icon.
• Chen
  
  • Level 10
    
    • Storm, Earth, Fire
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Storm, Earth, Fire Spirits to not contest Capture Points.
    • Wandering Keg
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to occasionally not be cast.
      • Wandering Keg now acts like other instant Abilities and will cast as soon as possible.
• Cho'Gall
  
  • General
    
    • Fixed an issue that caused Cho'Gall to contest points while Cho is in Stasis.
• Dehaka
  
  • Base
    
    • Brushstalker [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Brushstalker's Store Icon.
      • Will now clamp the minimum cast range to Dehaka's radius.
• E.T.C.
  
  • Level 7
    
    • Pinball Wizard
      
      • Bonus damage updated to be additive.
  • Level 13
    
    • Face Smelt
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Face Smelt's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Falstad
  
  • Base
    
    • Flight [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Flight's Store Icon.
  • Level 10
    
    • Mighty Gust
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Mighty Gust's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Fenix
  
  • Level 1
    
    • Arsenal Synergy
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Arsenal Synergy to not grant cooldown reduction for the primary target hit by Phase Bomb.
  • Level 4
    
    • Inhibiting Energy
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Inhibiting Energy to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Imperius
  
  • Level 20
    
    • Unrelenting Descent
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Unrelenting Descent's Heal to be delayed.
• Johanna
  
  • Base
    
    • Punish [Q]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Punish to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Kel'Thuzad
  
  • Level 4
    
    • Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad
      
      • Announcements for Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad will now use team colors.
• Kerrigan
  
  • Level 7
    
    • Boundless Fury
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Boundless Fury to refund charges against a target already marked.
• Kharazim
  
  • Level 4
    
    • Spirit Ally
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Spirit Ally's heal FX to be visible in Fog of War.
• Lúcio
  
  • Base
    
    • Wall Ride [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Wall Ride's Store Icon.
• Lt. Morales
  
  • Level 10
    
    • Medivac Dropship
      
      • Announcements for Medivac Dropship will now use team colors.
• Lunara
  
  • Base
    
    • Crippling Spores [W]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Crippling Spores to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Maiev
  
  • Level 16
    
    • Armored Assault
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Armored Assault to not grant the full bonus to Umbral Bind's Cleave.
• Malthael
  
  • Level 20
    
    • No One Can Stop Death
      
      • Announcements for No One Can Stop Death will now use team colors.
• Mei
  
  • Base
    
    • Icing [E]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Icing's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
  • Level 10
    
    • Ice Wall
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Ice Wall to not apply Stopped to D.Va's Self Destruct.
• Muradin
  
  • Level 4
    
    • Thunder Burn
      
      • Tooltip has been updated to show Thunder Burn is a multiplicative reduction.
  • Level 13
    
    • Thunder Strike
      
      • Damage increase is now additive.
• Probius
  
  • Base
    
    • Worker Rush [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Work Rush's Store Icon.
• Rehgar
  
  • Base
    
    • Purge [Trait]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Purge to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Samuro
  
  • Base
    
    • Critical Strike [W]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Critical Strike FX to persist if Samuro is killed while he has maximum Critical Strike stacks.
  • Level 13
    
    • Kawarimi
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Kawarimi to create a Mirror Image with the incorrect starting Health.
• Sgt. Hammer
  
  • Base
    
    • Thrusters [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Thrusters' Store Icon.
• Stukov
  
  • Base
    
    • Weighted Pustule [W]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Weighted Pustule's increasing Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• Sylvanas
  
  • Level 1
    
    • Unfurling Shadows
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Unfurling Shadows to not grant quest progress for the impact damage of Shadow Dagger created by spread.
• The Butcher
  
  • Base
    
    • Hamstring [Q]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Hamstring to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.
• The Lost Vikings
  
  • Base
    
    • Go Go Go! [Z]
      
      • Fixed an issue with Go Go Go's Store Icon.
• Zagara
  
  • Level 20
    
    • Pack Instinct
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Devouring Maw to gain more bonuses than intended from Pack Instinct.
• Zuljin
  
  • General
    
    • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attack damage in Zul'jin's Target Info Panel to not increase while Berserker is active.
  • Base
    
    • You Want Axe? [Trait]
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused You Want Axe to gain progress while at maximum Basic Attack bonus.
  • Level 16
    
    • Wrong Place Wrong Time
      
      • Fixed an issue that caused Wrong Place Wrong Time to not respect the stack cap of You Want Axe?.

[EverDash]

this game needs to come back so much. it was the perfect blizzard-meta game.