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Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes – December 20, 2017
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We just released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm to apply balance changes and a few bug fixes.
Alongside this patch, we’ve also manually corrected rankings and matchmaking ratings for a small number of Hero and Team League players who rose or fell more than 1 League (5 Divisions) higher or lower than where they ended 2017 Ranked Season 3. Read our recent forum post for more details.
Heroes
| Assassin | Specialist | Support | Warrior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanzo | Nazeebo | Alexstrasza | Artanis |
| Nova | Brightwing | D.Va | |
| Thrall | Li Li | Garrosh | |
| Lúcio | |||
| Stukov |
Assassin
Hanzo
Abilities
- Dragonstrike (R)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage increased from 58 to 64</span></li> </ul> </li>
Nova
Stats
- Health reduced from 1350 to 1300
- Health Regeneration reduced from 2.81 to 2.71
Abilities
- Snipe (Q)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage reduced from 255 to 245</span></li> </ul> </li>
Talents
- Level 16
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Lethal Decoy (E)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Holo Decoy damage bonus reduced from 50% to 40% of Nova’s damage</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Thrall
Stats
- Basic Attack damage increased from 165 to 173
Talents
- Level 13
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Spirit Shield (Active)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduction granted by Frostwolf Resilience increased from 8 to 10 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Specialist
Nazeebo
Abilities
- Corpse Spiders (Q)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage increased from 36 to 38</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Ravenous Spirit (R)</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage increased from 103.4 to 108</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Gargantuan (R)</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Health reduced from 2300 to 2185</span></li> </ul> </li>
Talents
- Level 4
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Hexed Crawlers (Q)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Health and Mana return increased from 0.75% to 1%</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Level 20</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Vile Infection (Trait)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage bonus reduced from 200% to 150%</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Support
Alexstrasza
Abilities
- Lifebinder (R)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Cleansing Flame (R)</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown increased from 90 to 100 seconds</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Damage reduced from 150 to 135</span></li> </ul> </li>
Talents
- Level 16
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Draconic Discipline (Trait)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Dragonqueen duration bonus reduced from 9 to 7 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Brightwing
Abilities
- Polymorph (W)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50</span></li> </ul> </li>
Li Li
Abilities
- Cloud Serpent (W)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Health restored per attack increased from 15 to 20</span></li> </ul> </li>
Talents
- Level 1
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Wind Serpent (W)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduction granted per Hero hit by Blinding Wind increased from 3 to 4 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Level 4</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Serpent Sidekick (W)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cloud Serpent duration bonus granted per attack increased from 0.5 to 0.6 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Safety Sprint (Trait)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Level 7</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Let’s Go (Active)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Range increased from 4 to 6</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#0099ff;"><strong>Level 13</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Gale Force (E)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Bonus Basic Attack damage against Blinded Heroes increased from 50% to 75%</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Lúcio
Abilities
- Amp It Up (E)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Healing per second reduced from 120 to 114</span></li> </ul> </li>
Stukov
Talents
- Level 4
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">One Good Spread (Q)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Mana restoration reduced from 40 to 30</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Warrior
Artanis
Talents
- Level 7
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Chrono Surge (E)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Attack Speed bonus increased from 50% to 75%</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color:#0099ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Level 13</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Templar’s Zeal (Q)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduction increased from 150% to 200%</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Phase Bulwark (Trait)</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Spell Armor increased from 40 to 50</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
D.Va
Stats
- Basic Attack damage in Mech form increased from 21 to 24
Garrosh
Stats
- Health increased from 1970 to 2060
- Health Regeneration increased from 4.102 to 4.293
Abilities
- Groundbreaker (Q)
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Groundbreaker no longer pulls enemy Heroes to Garrosh</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Instead, Groundbreaker now knocks enemy Heroes into the air, Stunning them for 0.75 seconds, and then Slowing them by 30% for 2 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Talent tooltips for Warbreaker, Defensive Measures, Rough Landing, and Mortal Combo have been updated to reflect this change</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color:#0099ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Wrecking Ball (E)</strong></span></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduced from 16 to 14 seconds</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Mana cost reduced from 70 to 65</span></li> </ul> </li>
Talents
- Level 16
<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Mortal Combo (Q)</span></strong> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Cooldown reduction granted to Wrecking Ball decreased from 10 to 8 seconds</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:14px;">Window of time to throw enemies increased from 2 to 3 seconds</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>
Developer Comment: While he is well balanced with regard to his win-rate, Garrosh has been widely considered more punishing than other Warriors compared to the amount of counter-play he offers. While we love his playstyle and the epic moments he can create, we wanted to reduce the amount of frustration he can cause opponents. We’ve added a window of time between being hit by Groundbreaker and being thrown into the enemy team, which should help players have more opportunity to outplay him. We’re also looking at other Heroes who are lacking in counter-play, or are overly frustrating to play against, and are planning to make similar changes to them in the future.
Bug Fixes
General
- Quick Cast: Fixed a bug causing Heroes to repeatedly cast Mount or other self-cast Abilities if the initial cast was interrupted by issuing another command using Quick Cast On Release.
- Quick Cast: Fixed a bug in which holding right-click to move while attempting to cast Abilities using Quick Cast On Release could interrupt movement or prevent those Abilities from casting.
Heroes, Abilities, and Talents
- Brightwing: Phase Shift can now be correctly cast on the entirety of an allied Hero’s Minimap portrait.
- Hanzo: Coming under the effects of Zarya’s Graviton Surge while casting Storm Bow will no longer prevent the player from using Hanzo’s Abilities after Graviton Surge ends.
- Hanzo: Rejoining a game while AI Hanzo was casting Storm Bow will no longer prevent the player from using Hanzo’s Abilities.
- The Butcher: Fixed an issue preventing The Butcher from using consumable items such as Healing Pulse or Turrets on Volskaya Foundry.