Heroes of the Storm Changelog as of August 28, 2019

Battlefields

• Volskoy plant
  • Robot-defender "Triglav"
    • Health increased from 10450 to 11500.
    • Health gain from 1st to 5th minutes increased from 550 to 575.
    • Further health gain over time increased proportionately.
    • Basic attack base damage increased from 140 to 155
    • Dash (Q)
      • Initial damage increased from 140 to 160.
      • Damage bonus against non-hero targets increased from 400% to 500%.

Developer comment: Recent changes have resulted in the length of matches at Zavod Volskaya being slightly longer than we originally intended. We're increasing the effectiveness of the Triglav Defender Bot so it can deal more damage.

Heroes

Tanks

Blaze

Basic Features

• Jet Thrust (E)
  • Decreased charge delay from 0,5s to 0,375s
  • Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
  • Mana cost increased from 40 to 45.

Developer comment: To improve Blaze's performance on the front lines, we're reducing Jet Propulsion's delay slightly, making it a more reliable tool, and in return increasing its cooldown.

Diablo

Talents

• 7 level
  • Eternal Flame (W)
    • Additional functionality: Stunning enemy Heroes with Shadow Charge or Overpower also restores 35 HP. mana.
  • Devil's Excitement (Passive)
    • The ability's cooldown is now reduced by 1,25 seconds, up from 1 second.
• 13 level
  • Now the talents of this level are arranged in accordance with the usual order for other heroes (corresponding to the abilities on the Q, W, E keys, etc.)
  • Dread Onslaught (Q)
    • Damage bonus reduced from 80% to 50%.
    • The principle of operation has been updated.
      • Objective: Push 5 enemy Heroes into the Shadow Rush obstacle.
      • Reward: Enemy Heroes hit by an obstacle with Shadow Charge have their Armor reduced by 15. for 4 sec.
  • Hellfire (W)
    • Additional functionality: At max stacks, Diablo deals 15 damage. damage to nearby enemies.

Developer comment: We've been talking a lot lately about Diablo's place in the meta and why he's picked so often despite his low win rate. We love this hero and find him a pleasure to play, but we know that players complain about the power of his burst damage and we agree that getting killed by a Shadow Charge double combo after level 16 is not a good prospect. To encourage other choices at level 13 and 16 and address the damage issue, we're changing Dread Onslaught to shift its focus from dealing damage to debuffing, allowing the team to take advantage of the benefit it provides. We're also improving Diablo's other builds to make them more viable compared to the wall stun that currently dominates the endgame. We hope that these changes will not spoil the fun of playing as Diablo and building perfect combos, but will only add variety.

Joanna

Talents

• 1 level
  • Fortify (Passive)
    • Kinetic armor durability reduced from 75 to 50.
    • Updated functionality so that when Joanna uses a basic ability, she gains 60 damage. kinetic armor for 2,5 sec.

Developer comment: Fortify has always felt a little underdeveloped compared to other talents of the same tier. Instead of Block Charges, we are temporarily increasing Joanna's Kinetic Armor. So she can stretch her abilities over time so that the bonus lasts as long as possible.

Grunts

Chen

Talents

• 1 level
  • Eye of the Tiger (W)
    • Bonus damage and healing reduced from 50% to 40%.
  • The Secret of the Stormstouts (Passive)
    • Healing received increased from 2,5% to 3% of Chen's maximum health.
• 4 level
  • Heat Accumulation (W)
    • Increased damage against burning enemies reduced from 25% to 20%.
  • Wither Flame (W)
    • Now reduces ability power by 40% instead of 50%.
• 7 level
  • Gift of the Ox [E]
    • Stagger damage time increased from 0,5 to 1 second.
• 10 level
  • Storm, Earth, Fire (R)
    • Cooldown increased from 100 to 120 seconds.
• 13 level
  • Ring of Fire (W)
    • Damage reduced from 60 to 55
• 16 level
  • Mobility (E)
    • Armor bonus increased from 20 to 30.
  • Combo (Trait)
    • Attack speed bonus reduced from 50% to 35%.

Developer comment: Since everyone has gotten a little used to Chen's changes, we are starting to work more seriously on talents, some of which are significantly superior to others. In particular, Eye of the Tiger and Combat are too strong compared to their alternatives, while Stagger talents fall short of the sweet spot. The additional talent tweak should resolve this issue while keeping Chen competitive.

empires

Basic Features

• Brand of Valor (Trait)
  • Healing amount increased from 70 to 75

Talents

• 1 level
  • Piercing Light (Q)
    • Damage increased from 50% to 100%.
    • The ability's cooldown is now reduced by 1,25 seconds, up from 1 second.
  • Devouring Flame (W)
    • Damage bonus at the center of the area of ​​effect increased from 100% to 125%.
• 4 level
  • Battle Lust (Trait)
    • Healing increased from 50% to 60% of damage dealt by basic attacks.
• 13 level
  • Wretched Mortals (Q)
    • Damage dealt by affected enemies is reduced by 35% instead of 40%.
• 16 level
  • Celestial Swiftness (Q)
    • Movement speed bonus increased from 20% to 25%.

Developer comment: after processing the talents of the Empires, he somewhat lost his grip. These changes are designed to restore it to its former glory.

Leoric

Basic Features

• Health increased from 2468 to 2550.
• Health regen increased from 5,141 to 5,313 in sec.

Talents

• 20 level
  • Hardened Bones (W)
    • Armor increased from 40 to 50.
  • Shroud of the Dead King (Active)
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds.

Developer comment: Too many traitors have been slipping out of Leoric's hands lately. It's payback time.

Support

Medivh

Talents

• 20 level
  • Vanishing Powder (Active)
    • Allied Heroes with the Stealth effect cannot be detected for 0,5 seconds.

Developer comment: Some of you feel that Medivh's Vanishing Powder should be as good as Brightwing's Invisible Friends when it comes to stealth. We support!

Tassadar

Basic Features

• Health increased from 1287 to 1350.
• Health regen increased from 2,68 to 2,81 in sec.
• Basic attack damage increased from 14 to 15.
• Distortion Beam slow increased from 20% to 25%.

Talents

• 1 level
  • Khaydarin Resonance (Passive)
    • The number of Regeneration Globes required to complete missions has been reduced from 15/30 to 10/20.
    • Plasma Shield bonuses for completing a mission have been reduced from 20%/40% to 15%/30%.
• 7 level
  • Resonance (W)
    • Slow effect increased from 50% to 60%.
• 13 level
  • Wisdom of Adun (Trait)
    • Ability cooldown is now increased by 75%, up from 50%.
• 16 level
  • Phase Destabilization (W)
    • Kinetic Armor is now reduced by 25 instead of 35.
  • Focused Beam (Trait)
    • The amount of bonus damage increased from 1% to 1,5% of the target's maximum health.
• 20 level
  • Prismatic Link (Passive)
    • Damage increased from 40% to 50%.

Developer comment: It was important for us to keep Tassadar competitive before we started digging into its abilities, and we decided it would be a good idea to buff Tassadar a bit before a full rework.

Physician

Auriel

Basic Features

• Gift of Hope (Trait)
  • Energy generation from damage dealt by Auriel to Heroes increased from 40% to 60%.
  • Energy generation from damage dealt by Auriel to non-hero targets increased from 10% to 20%.
  • Energy generation from damage dealt to enemy heroes by an allied hero has been reduced from 40% to 30%.

Talents

• 4 level
  • Heavy Burden (E)
    • Slow effect increased from 40% to 50%.

Developer comment: we're trying to make Auriel less dependent on the target with the Gift of Hope. Bonding with her chosen ally will remain her strong point, but the changes will allow her to prove herself in more diverse lineups, and those who are intimately familiar with her specifics will be rewarded with increased efficiency.

Deckard

Basic Features

• Health increased from 1598 to 1700.
• Health regen increased from 3,328 to 3,542 in sec.

Talents

• 7 level
  • Horadric Mastery (W)
    • Now reduces the mana cost of Scroll of Sealing by 30 (was 25).
    • Scroll of Sealing's cooldown is now reduced by 4 seconds instead of 3 seconds.
• 16 level
  • Salvation in Unity (Passive)
    • Additional functionality: When 3 allied Heroes are nearby, Deckard's Mana regeneration is increased by 50%.

Developer comment: Yes, Deckard. Need to talk. We've been upgrading you since December and you still don't fit into the meta. Enough. It's not about us, it's about you. We love Deckard, honestly. We hope you enjoy these improvements!

Karazim

Talents

• 7 level
  • Divine Zeal (W)
    • Breath of Heaven's increased healing duration increased from 3 to 3,5 seconds.

Developer comment: We're looking to improve the synergy between Divine Zeal and Celestial Echo, and are slightly increasing the duration of the bonus healing so that these two talents complement each other more effectively.

Regar

Basic Features

• Basic Attack damage reduced from 113 to 106
• Health reduced from 2049 to 2000.
• Health regeneration reduced from 4,27 to up to 4,167 units in sec.

Talents

• 1 level
  • Electric Charge (W)
    • Additional functionality: Damage dealt to Heroes by Lightning Shield heals Rehgar for 30% of the damage dealt.
  • Powerful Totem (E)
    • Additional functionality: Earthbind Totem can be re-activated once to transfer an existing totem to a new location.
  • Wolf Chase (Z)
    • Additional functionality: Hitting an enemy Hero while in Wolf Form reduces the cooldown on Ghost Wolf by 1 second.
• 4 level
  • Project Totems (E)
    • Talent removed.
• 7 level
  • Far Vision (Active)
    • Talent removed.
  • New Talent: Grounded Totem (E)
    • Increases Earthbind Totem's health by 100%. Reduces the attack speed of enemy heroes slowed by the totem by 40%.
• 10 level
  • Bloodlust (R)
    • Range increased from 8 to 12 meters.
    • Movement speed bonus increased from 25% to 35%.

Developer comment: at the moment, few can match Rehgar in the art of healing, and his win rate is the highest in the game. Although he is not yet the most popular hero, we wanted to make his talents more interesting and at the same time somehow correct his obvious, frank, incredible and amazing superiority.

Stukov

Talents

• 10 level
  • Whip (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 80 to 60.
  • Controlled Chaos (R)
    • Whip Strike cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
    • Whip Strike mana cost reduced from 30 to 25.

Developer comment: We're upgrading Whipping Kick to bring it up to the level of Monstrous Push. Thanks to the reduced cooldown, Stukov will be able to protect allies between team fights, without fear that Whipping Strike will not have time to cool down by the time of the next skirmish.

Tyrande

Talents

• 1 level
  • Eternal Light (Q)
    • Healing amount increased from 40% to 45%.
  • Healing Mark (Trait)
    • Healing received increased from 2% to 2,5% of maximum health.
  • Elune's Chosen (Active)
    • The ability now heals for 175% of the damage dealt, up from 200% as before.
• 4 level
  • Now the talents of this level are arranged in accordance with the usual order for other heroes (corresponding to the abilities on the Q, W, E keys, etc.)
  • Pathfinder (Active)
    • Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds.
  • Trueshot Aura (Active)
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 45 seconds.
• 7 level
  • Fury of the Hunter (Trait)
    • Talent moved from level 16.
• 13 level
  • Ranger's Mark (Trait)
    • Basic attacks against marked targets no longer extend the duration of Hunter's Mark.
    • New functionality: Basic Attacks against Marked Targets reduce the cooldown of Lunar Flare by 1,5 seconds.
• 16 level
  • Celestial Harmony (Q)
    • Talent moved from level 7.

Developer comment: In addition to the usual talent tweaks, we wanted to take Celestial Harmony to a higher level. While this talent doesn't break the balance in terms of win rate, we feel that if it enters the game too early, it can make other heroes less effective and spoil the overall experience. Of course, this talent is a special reason to pick Tyrande, but as with Kharazim's Cleansing Touch, we feel that such effects should be added to the game later.

Melee Assassin

Alarak

Talents

• 1 level
  • Moment of Violence (W)
    • Bonus cooldown reduced from 100% to 75%.
  • Demonstration of Strength (Trait)
    • Damage reduced from 68 to 65
  • Invisible Fetters (W)
    • Slow effect duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.

Developer comment: sorry, we went a little overboard with the changes to Flash of Violence and Show of Power. We're now nerfing these talents a bit, while also buffing Invisible Fetters a bit at the same time.

Murky

Talents

• 4 level
  • Slimy Hugs (Q)
    • The number of enemy Heroes that must be hit by Slime to complete missions has been reduced from 15/30 to 10/20.
  • Seize the Moment (Passive)
    • Maximum Spell Power bonus increased from 20% to 25%.

Developer comment: Mrrgl mrrgl mrrrgl. Mrrrgle! Mrgl?

Kahira

Basic Features

• Health reduced from 2075 to 1950.
• Health regeneration reduced from 4,32 to up to 4,06 units in sec.
• Chain Hook (Trait)
  • Range reduced from 12m to 11m.

Talents

• 1 level
  • Maximum head (Q key)
    • The slow has been increased from 20% to 25% and now lasts from 2 to 2,5 seconds.
  • Mortal Wounds (W)
    • This quest now requires you to deal 200 bleeding damage, up from 125 times.
    • Blood Rage bleed damage bonus reduced from 50% to 40%.
  • Takedown (Passive)
    • Damage bonus increased from 25% to 30%.
    • Duration increased from 2,5 to 3 seconds.
• 4 level
  • Entangling Spin (E)
    • Main target slow effect increased from 25% to 30%.
    • Secondary target slow increased from 35% to 40%.
• 7 level
  • Furious Healing (W)
    • Healing amount reduced from 205 to 190
• 10 level
  • Merciless Strikes (R)
    • Stun duration increased from 0,75 to 1 second.
    • Damage at the end of the ability increased from 83 to 160.
  • Final Strike (R)
    • Damage reduced from 415 to 395

Developer comment: Kahira performed well at launch, although due to a bug with Mortal Wounds that we recently fixed, she turned out to be much stronger than we planned. These changes will allow Kahira to fit into the game more harmoniously while we wait for new data.

Zeratul

Talents

• 13 level
  • Shroud of Adun (Trait)
    • Shield durability increased from 15% to 20%.
    • The shield now applies after 3 seconds. out of combat instead of after 5 seconds.

Developer comment: Shroud of Adun is slightly inferior to alternative talents. With the latest changes, it can now be used effectively with Creeping Shadows, and we hope that Shroud of Adun will become more popular with players with this improvement.

Ranged Assassin

Chromie

Talents

• 1 level
  • Chasing Time (Active)
    • Ability Power bonus increased from 10% to 15%.
• 7 level
  • Bronze Talons (Q)
    • Basic attack damage bonus increased from 30% to 40%.
  • Mobius Loop (W)
    • The ability's cooldown is now reduced by 1,75 seconds, up from 1,5 second.
• 13 level
  • Here and There (Active)
    • Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
• 16 level
  • Fast Forward (Q)
    • Additional functionality: If a Sand Blast projectile travels 50% of its base maximum range before hitting an enemy Hero, you also gain 10 HP. mana.
• 20 level
  • Gift of the Bronze Dragons (Active)
    • Additional functionality: If Chromie or copies of her hit an enemy Hero with a Sandstorm projectile, the cooldown on Gift of the Bronze Dragonflight is reduced by 8 seconds.

Developer comment: Chromie has taken a backseat in recent months and we want to bring her back into the limelight.

Gul'dan

Talents

• 10 level
  • Rain of Fire (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 100 to 70 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 90 to 80.
• 16 level
  • Black Soul (Trait)
    • The principle of operation has been changed: after inflicting 600 damage to enemy heroes. damage, the next cast of Life Tap costs no health and grants Gul'dan 5% Ability Power for 25 seconds.

Developer comment: Black Soul has always lagged slightly behind Gul'dan's other level 16 talents. This time we're trying something new where players will be able to maintain their ability power bonus while still dealing damage, while also providing mana to cast them if they can. We hope that Black Soul will now become a powerful and distinctive tool on par with other level talents.

Hanzo

Talents

• 4 level
  • Explosive Arrows (Q)
    • Damage bonus reduced from 75% to 60%.
• 10 level
  • Dragon Strike (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 100 to 60 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 60.
    • Damage increased from 70 to 78
• 13 level
  • Mounted Archery (Passive)
    • Movement speed bonus increased from 20% to 25%.
• 20 level
  • Dragon Awakens (R)
    • The cooldown is now reduced by 4 seconds, up from 5 seconds.

Developer comment: We're nerfing Explosive Arrows and buffing Dragonstrike. It is high time.

Kel'Thuzad

Talents

• 7 level
  • Accelerated Decomposition (Q)
    • Damage bonus increased from 20% to 25%.
    • Max charges reduced from 6 to 4.
  • Chilling Frost (Passive)
    • The ability's cooldown is now reduced by 0,8 seconds, up from 0,5 second.
    • Damage bonus increased from 300% to 400%.
• 10 level
  • Ice Blast (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 50 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45.
    • Root effect duration increased from 1,75 to 2 seconds.
  • Dark Breakthrough (R)
    • Mana cost reduced from 45 to 40.
    • Damage reduced from 360 to 320
    • Changed how it works: Hitting a Hero with Shadow Blast instantly restores the ability.
• 13 level
  • Ice Snap (W)
    • Hitting Heroes slowed by Ice Nova no longer increases the duration of the slow.
    • Changed how it works: Hitting Heroes slowed by Ice Nova reduces the cooldown of Ice Nova by 0,5 seconds.
• 20 level
  • Might of the Scourge (R)
    • Changed functionality: Hitting an enemy Hero with Dark Tear will cause the rift to explode a second time after 1 second.

Developer comment: We're changing Kel'Thuzad for two purposes: to reduce burst damage in combos with Dark Rush and to make his talents more equal.

Li-Ming

Basic Features

• Magic Missiles (Q)
  • Damage over time increased from 3% to 3,5%.

Talents

• Level 1 and 13 talents are now in the usual order for other heroes (corresponding to abilities on the Q, W, E keys, etc.)
• 1 level
  • Astral Presence (Passive)
    • Mana threshold for mana regen increased from 25% to 35%.
• 7 level
  • Homing Arrows (Q)
    • Damage increased from 125 to 140
  • Zey's Vengeance (W)
    • Bonus damage per distance traveled increased from 25% to 30%.
• 10 level
  • Split (R)
    • Damage increased from 11 to 12
• 13 level
  • Fragile Destroyer (Passive)
    • Ability Power bonus increased from 15% to 20%.

Developer comment: although we haven't seen a major change in Li-Ming's power since we changed the movement speed of the heroes, now we decided to improve it a bit; this mainly concerns insufficiently effective talents. We do not see the need to increase the speed of application of her abilities, despite the popularity of this proposal. We will continue to monitor Li-Ming in the game and collect analytical data.

Tychus

Talents

• 1 level
  • Pushed! (E key)
    • Duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.
  • Charge (E)
    • No longer has a task.
    • Updated functionality to increase the range of Fire on the Run by 50%. Casting Fire on the Run increases Tychus' movement speed by 20% for 2,5 seconds.
  • Tactical Training (E)
    • Changed how it works: Casting Fire on the Run reduces the cooldown of Machine Gun by 8 seconds.

Developer comment: Tychus' level 1 talents have never been particularly effective and rarely affect the flow of the match. With these changes, they will become a little stronger, and the differences between them will become more obvious.

Valla

Talents

• 1 level
  • Thorns (E)
    • Additional functionality: Completing a quest now reduces the mana cost of Somersault from 50 to 25.

Developer comment: Since Valla's mana requirement is quite high and her other talents significantly reduce cooldowns on her abilities, we're reducing the mana cost of Somersault with Thorns so that the ability doesn't cost as much mana after the quest.

Corrections made

• Kahira
  • Kahira's Chain Hook should no longer pull her in while Kahira is Rooted.
  • Qhira's Chain Hook VFX should fade in time if she dies while being hooked.
  • Kahira's Killing Spin kinetics have been fixed and should now properly interact with other effects outside of the main game loop.
  • Kahira's Unleashed Potential talent no longer resets abilities when killing illusions.