Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - October 31, 2018
We're about to release a new Heroes of the Storm patch to apply a number of balance changes and bug fixes. Read on for details.
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Heroes
Assassin | Specialist | Support | Warrior |
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Falstad | Zagara | Li Li | Artanis |
Kel'thuzad | Lucio | Blaze | |
Lunara | Tyrande | Dehaka | |
Uther | Mal'Ganis |
Assassin
Falstad
Abilities
- Flight (Z)
- Cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds
Talents
- Level 20
- Epic Mount (Z)
- Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds
- Epic Mount (Z)
Kel'thuzad
Abilities
- Frost Blast (R)
- Cooldown reduced from 70 to 60 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50
- Root duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75 seconds
Talents
- Level 1
- Barbed Chains (E)
- Armor reduction decreased from 15 to 10
- Barbed Chains (E)
- Level 7
- Ice Cold (Passive)
- Damage bonus increased from 250 to 300%
- Ice Cold (Passive)
- Level 13
- Icy Grasp (W)
- Frost Nova slow increase changed from 10 to 15%
- Icy Grasp (W)
Lunara
Talents
- Level 7
- Choking Pollen (Q)
- Damage bonus to enemies afflicted by Nature’s Toxin increased from 75 to 85%
- Damage bonus to enemies afflicted by 3 stacks of Nature’s Toxin increased from 125 to 135%
- Choking Pollen (Q)
Specialist
Zagara
Abilities
- Nydus Network (R)
- Maximum number of active Nydus Worms reduced from 10 to 4
Support
Li Li
Abilities
- Healing Brew (Q)
- Base healing amount reduced from 190 to 181
Talents
- Level 4
- Hindering Winds (E)
- Duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds
- Hindering Winds (E)
Lucio
Abilities
- Crossfade (W)
- Speed Boost Movement Speed increased from 15 to 20%
- Amp It Up (E)
- Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 100 to 90
Talents
- Level 1
- We Move Together (W)
- Removed
- We Move Together (W)
Tyrande
Abilities
- Light of Elune (Q)
- Heal amount reduced from 265 to 255
- Lunar Flare (E)
- Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds
Talents
- Level 1
- Kaldorei Resistance (Q)
- Spell Armor duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds
- Kaldorei Resistance (Q)
- Level 4
- Ranger (W)
- Bonus maximum range damage increased from 150 to 250%
- Ranger (W)
- Level 20
- Iceblade Arrows (Passive)
- Basic Attack Speed increase reduced from 25 to 20%
- Iceblade Arrows (Passive)
Uther
Abilities
- Hammer of Justice (E)
- Stun duration increased from .75 to 1 second
Warrior
Artanis
Abilities
- Phase Prism (E)
- Cooldown reduced from 16 to 14 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 70 to 60
Talents
- Level 13
- Graviton Vortex (E)
- Mana cost reduction decreased from 35 to 30
- Graviton Vortex (E)
Blaze
Abilities
- Oil Spill (W)
- Slow amount increased from 40 to 50%
- Ignited Oil Spill damage reduced from 18 to 16
- Jet Propulsion (E)
- Cooldown reduced from 10 to 9 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45
- Pyromania (D)
- Armor amount increased from 25 to 35
Dehaka
Abilities
- Brushstalker (Z)
- Cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds
Talents
- Level 20
- Apex Predator (Z)
- Cooldown reduction increased from 25 to 35 seconds
- Apex Predator (Z)
Mal'Ganis
Abilities
- Fel Claws (Q)
- Damage reduced from 72 to 69
- Vampiric Touch (Trait)
- Healing against non-Heroic targets reduced from 15 to 10%
- Carrion Swarm (R)
- Healing against Heroes reduced from 100 to 75%
Talents
- Level 16
- Plague Bats (W)
- Damage reduced from 85 to 81
- Frenzied Assault (Passive)
- Bonus Physical Damage increased from 10 to 15%
- Plague Bats (W)
Bug Fixes
General
- Banner: Fixed an issue with the Roll 20 Esports Banner textures.
- Announcer: Fixed an issue that caused the Mal’Ganis announcer pack to change to Malfurion after loading into a game.
Heroes
- Ana: Fixed an issue that caused Ana’s Level 13 Healing Dart talents to fail to apply to Heroes that were at full health.
- Mal’Ganis: Fixed an issue that could grant Mal’Ganis vision from summoned units while the Blind as a Bat talent was active.
User Interface
- Fixed an issue causing Level 5 and Level 15 progression reward icons to appear as white squares.
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