HEROES OF THE STORM BALANCE PATCH NOTES — NOVEMBER 29, 2017

We’re planning to release a new patch for Heroes of the Storm in order to apply balance changes alongside a few bug fixes.

PTR Note: While most of the listed changes are available on the PTR with today’s patch, some will not be present until the November 29 live balance patch.

Assassin

Tychus

Abilities

• Minigun (Trait)
  • Mana cost removed

Zul’jin

 

Abilities

• Guillotine (R)
  • Damage reduced from 350 to 330

Talents

• Level 1
  • Recklessness (Trait)
    • Adjusted functionality:
      • When below 75% Health, gain 10% Spell Power
      • When below 50% Health, gain 20% Attack Damage
• Level 4
  • Amani Rage (Active)
    • Duration of heal increased from 6 to 10 seconds
    • Armor value reduced from 10 to 5
• Level 7
  • Arcanite Axes (W)
    • No longer lowers the cooldown of Twin Cleave
  • Vicious Assault (Q)
    • Added functionality:
      • Also increases the duration of Zul’jin’s Grievious Throw effect by 3 seconds
• Level 13
  • Lacerate (W)
    • Slow amount reduced from 15 to 10%
• Level 16
  • Wrong Place Wrong Time (W)
    • Apex damage from 150 to 100

Specialist

Sgt. Hammer

 

• Sgt. Hammer’s Basic Attack is now more responsive.

Abilities

• Artillery (Trait)
  • Removed (including the +1 Basic Attack range)
• Siege Mode (D)
  • Moved to D (Trait)
  • Mana cost removed
  • Basic Attack range bonus increased from 5 to 6
  • Sgt. Hammer now deals 20% bonus damage to all enemies while in Siege Mode, instead of 30% bonus to Minions and Structures.
  • Sgt. Hammer can no longer cast abilities while entering Siege Mode.
• Spider Mines (Q)
  • While in Siege Mode, the cast range is increased by 100%
  • Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45
• Concussive Blast (W)
  • Cone narrowed from 60 degrees to 45 degrees
  • While in Siege Mode, the cast range is increased by 50%
  • Mana cost reduced from 75 to 60
• (New Ability) Neosteel Plating (E)
  • Activate to gain 25 Armor for 2 seconds.
  • While in Siege mode, increase this to 50 Armor.
  • 12 second cooldown, 30 Mana

Talents

• Level 1
  • Advanced Artillery (D)
    • New functionality:
      •  Now increases Siege Mode’s splash damage to 50% and its radius by 25%.
  • Resistant (D)
    • Removed
  • Ambush (D)
    • Adjusted functionality:
      • Sgt. Hammer now also enters Stealth after not dealing damage, taking damage, or using an Ability for 3 seconds while in Siege Mode.
  • Regeneration Master
    • Removed
  • (New Talent) Maelstrom Rounds
    • Activate to increase Sgt. Hammer’s Basic Attack damage by 40% for 5 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. 90 second charge cooldown. Basic Attacks in Siege Mode against enemy Structures reduce this cooldown by 5 seconds.
• Level 4
  • Vigorous Assault (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Focused Attack (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Excessive Force (W)
    • Removed
  • Barricade (W)
    • Moved from Level 13
  • (New Talent) Siege Tactics (E)
    • Sgt. Hammer becomes Unstoppable for 2 seconds when she uses Neosteel Plating in Siege Mode.
  • (New Talent) Regenerative Bio-Steel (D)
    • Sgt. Hammer heals for 15% of her damage dealt with Basic Attacks in Siege Mode.
• Level 7
  • Mine Field (Q)
    • Removed
  • First Aid (Active)
    • Removed
  • (New Talent) Pulse Detonation Core (Q)
    • Spider Mines explode 3 times over 3 seconds, instead of destroying themselves immediately.
  • Hover Siege (D)
    • Moved from Level 16
    • Movement Speed reduced from 50% to 25%.
  • Graduating Range (D)
    • Moved from Level 16
    • Maximum range bonus reduced from 5.5 to 3.3
• Level 13
  • First Strike (D)
    • Removed
  • Bullhead Mines (Q)
    • Removed
  • (New Talent) Tactical Mine Deployment (Q)
    • Increases Spider Mine’s slow from 25% to 40%. Casting Thrusters leaves behind a trail of up to 5 Spider Mines while Sgt. Hammer is moving.
  • (New Talent) Entrenched (W)
    • Increases Concussive Blast’s damage and knockback distance by 75% while in Siege Mode.
  • Hyper-Cooling Engines (Z)
    • Moved from Level 7
    • New functionality:
      • Each enemy Hero hit with a Basic Attack in Siege Mode reduces the cooldown of Thrusters by 5 seconds.
• Level 16
  • Stoneskin (Active)
    • Removed
  • Giant Killer (Passive)
    • Moved from Level 13
  • (New Talent) Mechanical Know-How (E)
    • Neosteel Plating grants a Shield equal to 5% of Sgt. Hammer’s maximum Health for 2 seconds. If this Shield is destroyed, she deals 50% more Basic Attack damage for 5 seconds.
• Level 20
  • Fury of the Storm (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Nexus Frenzy (Passive)
    • Removed
  • (New Talent) Shrapnel Mines (Q)
    • Each Spider Mine explosion reduces enemy Armor by 10 for 3 seconds.
  • (New Talent) Ultra Capacitors (D)
    • Every enemy Hero hit with a Basic Attack while in Siege Mode increases Sgt. Hammer’s Attack Speed by 5% for 5 seconds, up to 40%.

Support

Alexstrasza

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1787 to 1698
• Health Regen reduced from 3.72 to 3.54

Abilities

• Abundance (W)
  • Cast range increased by 11%

 

Ana

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1682 to 1598
• Health Regen reduced from 3.5 to 3.32
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 33 to 30

Abilities

• Healing Dart (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 255 to 237
• Biotic Grenade (W)
  • Heal amount reduced from 175 to 166
  • Damage reduced from 60 to 57
• Eye of Horus (R)
  • Heal amount reduced from 300 to 285
  • Damage amount reduced from 175 to 166

 

Auriel

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1850 to 1758
• Health Regen reduced from 3.85 to 3.66
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 60 to 57

Abilities

• Sacred Sweep (Q)
  • Outer damage reduced from 60 to 57
  • Inner damage reduced from 180 to 171
• Detainment Strike (E)
  • Normal damage reduced from 58 to 55
  • Wall-strike damage reduced from 174 to 165
• Bestow Hope (D)
  • Maximum Energy reduced from 505 to 475
• Crystal Aegis (R)
  • Damage reduced from 270 to 255

Brightwing

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1470 to 1395
• Health Regen reduced from 3.06 to 2.91
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 85 to 81

Abilities

• Arcane Flare (Q)
  • Outer damage reduced from 91 to 87
  • Inner damage reduced from 274 to 260
• Soothing Mist (Trait)
  • Heal amount reduced from 115 to 109
• Blink Heal (R)
  • Heal amount reduced from 204 to 194
• Emerald Wind (R)
  • Damage reduced from 318 to 303

Talents

• Level 4
  • Unstable Anomaly (W)
    • Damage reduced from 114 to 108
• Level 7
  • Phase Shield (Z)
    • Shield amount reduced from 350 to 335

 

Kharazim

 

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 63 to 60

Abilities

• Breath of Heaven (W)
  • Heal amount reduced from 290 to 276
• Divine Palm (R)
  • Heal amount reduced from 1141 to 1084

Talents

• Level 1
  • Transcendence (Trait)
    • Heal amount reduced from 103 to 98
• Level 16
  • Way of the Hundred Fists (E)
    • Damage reduced from 50 to 45%

 

Li Li

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1552 to 1475
• Health Regen from 3.23 to 3.07
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 63 to 60

Abilities

• Healing Brew (Q)
  • Heal amount increased from 177 to 190
• Cloud Serpent (W)
  • Heal amount increased from 13.5 to 15
  • Damage reduced from 27 to 26
• Blinding Wind (E)
  • Damage reduced from 140 to 133
• Jug of 1000 Cups (R)
  • Heal amount increased from 66.5 to 70
• Water Dragon (R)
  • Damage reduced from 318 to 300

 

Lt. Morales

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1550 to 1472
• Health Regen reduced from 3.23 to 3.07
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 88 to 83

Abilities

• Healing Beam (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 90 to 86
• Displacement Grenade (E)
  • Damage reduced from 210 to 198

 

Lúcio

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1518 to 1442
• Health Regen reduced from 3.16 to 3
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 24 to 23

Abilities

• Soundwave (Q)
  • Damage reduced from 112 to 105
• Amp It Up (E)
  • Heal amount reduced from 15.5 to 15
• Sound Barrier (R)
  • Shield amount reduced from 1392 to 1296
• Reverse Amp (R)
  • Damage reduced from 14 to 13

Talents

• Level 13
  • Back in the Mix (Passive)
    • Heal amount reduced from 260 to 245
• Level 16
  • Rejuvenescencia (E)
    • Heal amount reduced from 3 to 2.5% of allies’ Maximum Health

Malfurion

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1682 to 1598
• Health Regen reduced from 3.5 to 3.33
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 67 to 64

Abilities

• Regrowth (Q)
  • Initial heal amount reduced from 150 to 142
  • Heal over time amount reduced from 28 to 27
• Moonfire (W)
  • Damage from 105 to 100
• Entangling Roots (E)
  • Damage from 39 to 37
• Tranquility (R)
  • Heal amount reduced from 40 to 38
• Twilight Dream (R)
  • Damage reduced from 374 to 355

Talents

• Level 1
  • Moonburn (W)
    • Removed
  • (New Talent) Celestial Alignment (W)
    • Increase Moonfire’s reveal duration from 2 to 5 seconds. Malfurion’s Basic Attacks deal 100% additional damage to targets revealed by Moonfire
• Level 4
  • Vengeful Roots (E)
    • Treant Attack damage reduced from 70 to 65
    • Scaling damage per quest stack reduced from 8 to 7

 

Rehgar

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 120 to 113

Abilities

• Chain Heal (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 250 to 240
• Lightning Shield (W)
  • Damage reduced from 35 to 32
• Ancestral Healing (R)
  • Heal amount reduced from 1552 to 1475

Talents

• Level 1
  • Lightning Bond (W)
    • Removed

 

Stukov

Abilities

• Healing Pathogen (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 37 to 35
• Lurking Arm (E)
  • Damage reduced from 36 to 34
• Bio-kill Switch (D)
  • Heal amount reduced from 500 to 475
• Flailing Swipe (R)
  • Damage reduced from 50 to 48
• Massive Shove (R)
  • Damage reduced from 200 to 190

 

Tassadar

 

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1355 to 1287
• Health Regen reduced from 2.82 to 2.68

Abilities

• Plasma Shield (Q)
  • Shield amount reduced from 475 to 455
• Psionic Storm (W)
  • Damage reduced from 44 to 41
• Archon (R)
  • Bonus Attack damage reduced from 166 to 158

 

Tyrande

Stats

• Base Maximum Health from 1591 to 1511
• Health Regen reduced from 3.32 to 3.15
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 82 to 80

Abilities

• Sentinel Shot (W)
  • Damage reduced from 173 to 165
• Lunar Flare (E)
  • Damage reduced from 205 to 195
• Starfall (R)
  • Damage reduced from 91 to 88

 

 Uther

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 78 to 75

Abilities

• Holy Light (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 380 to 362
• Holy Radiance (W)
  • Heal amount reduced from 185 to 177
  • Damage reduced from 185 to 177
• Flash of Light (Q)
  • Heal amount reduced from 242 to 230
• Hammer of Justice (E)
  • Damage reduced from 114 to 109
• Divine Storm (R)
  • Damage reduced from 178 to 170

Talents

• Level 4
  • Holy Fire (Passive)
    • Damage reduced from 14 to 13

Warrior

Johanna

Abilities

• Iron Skin (Trait)
  • Mana cost removed

Sonya

Talents

• Level 7
  • Poisoned Spear (Q)
    • Damage reduced from 150 to 125%

Bug Fixes

General

• Mac: Fixed an issue that caused game crashes on Mac clients.
• Mac: Fixed an issue causing unintended options to display on certain Mac clients.
• Sound: Fixed an issue causing Hero voiceover lines to be heard globally by both teams.