Heroes of the Storm update is now rolling out on PC and Xbox One. According to the official Heroes of the Storm patch notes, the latest update added brings various balancing, fixes, tweaks, and changes. Apart from this, HOTS patch also includes general stability fixed.
Previously, a big update added a long list of bug fixes and quality of life improvements. Recently, a hotfix was also released.
Unfortunately, players are still experiencing issues with the game. Today’s Heroes of the Storm patch will address a few of these errors.
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Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes – July 20, 2021
Heroes Rework: Morales
Base
- Health reduced from 1545 to 1515.
- Healing Beam [Q]
- Energy Regeneration interval reduced from 1 to .5 seconds.
- Energy Regenerated per interval reduced from 6 to 2.5.
- Additional functionality: Healing Beam UI now displays the portrait and name of Heroic targets while active.
- Safeguard [W]
- Armor reduced from 35 to 30.
- Stim Drone [R1]
- Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
Talents
- Level 1
- Life Support [Q]
- New functionality: For the first 2 seconds of Energy Regeneration, regenerate 100% more Energy.
- Passive: Increase your Maximum Energy by 10.
- Clear! [E]
- Additional functionality: Heroes hit by Displacement Grenade restore 3 Energy.
- Life Support [Q]
- Level 4
- Cellular Reactor [Active]
- Healing duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
- Healing amount reduced from 40 to 30% maximum Health.
- Cooldown reduced from 45 to 20 seconds.
- Additional functionality:
- Passive: Regenerate 2 Energy each time Safeguard reduces damage, up to 10 per cast.
- Trauma Trigger [Passive]
- Cooldown increased from 20 to 40 seconds.
- Additional functionality:
- Passive: Increase Caduceus Reactor’s healing from 2 to 4% maximum Health.
- Blast Shield [E]
- New functionality: Heroes hit by Displacement Grenade are slowed by 50% for 1 second after being knocked back and grant Lt. Morales a Shield equal to 6% of her maximum Health, stacking up to 5 times.
- Cellular Reactor [Active]
- Level 10
- Medivac Dropship [R2]
- Additional functionality: Grants the Reinforcements ability, allowing Lt. Morales to call down a Medivac Dropship at the Hall of Storms that allies can enter for 10 seconds to travel to your original cast location.
- Cooldowns reduced from 60 to 45 seconds.
- Medivac Dropship [R2]
- Level 13
- System Shock [E]
- Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
- Second Opinion [E]
- Moved to level 20.
- (New) Bedside Manner [E]
- Basic Attacks against Heroes deal 1% of maximum Health as damage. Heroes hit by Displacement Grenade take 6% of maximum Health as damage from Lt. Morales’ next Basic Attack.
- System Shock [E]
- Level 16
- Extended Care [Q]
- Additional functionality: Channeling Healing Beam on a Hero for at least 3 seconds will heal them for 50% of Healing Beam’s base value for 3 seconds once channeling ends.
- First Responder [Q]
- Additional functionality: Also grants Lt. Morales and her Healing Beam target 15% increased movement Speed while active.
- Shield Sequencer [W]
- Additional functionality: Increases the range of Safeguard by 60%
- Extended Care [Q]
- Level 20
- Hyperactivity [R1]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 45 to 35 seconds.
- Safe Zone [R2]
- Protected duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
- Additional functionality: Reduces the cooldown of Medivac Dropship abilities by 15 seconds.
- Reinforcements [Active]
- Removed.
- (New) Hospice Care [W]
- Safeguard grants its target Unkillable for 1 second. If the target is under 50% maximum Health when this effect ends, they are healed for 8% of their maximum Health.
- Hyperactivity [R1]
Heroes
| TANK | BRUISER | HEALER | RANGED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze | Artanis | Kharazim | Azmodan |
| Muradin | Dehaka | Lucio | Cassia |
| Stukov | Falstad | ||
| Tyrande | Jaina | ||
| Zagara |
Tank
Blaze
Base
- Flame Stream [Q]
- Damage reduced from 83 to 76.
- Pyromania [D]
- Flame Stream cooldown reduction reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
Talents
- Level 4
- Oil Dispersal [W]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 1 to .75 seconds.
- Oil Dispersal [W]
- Level 13
- Collision Course [E]
- Damaged reduced from 325 to 275.
- Collision Course [E]
Muradin
Talents
- Level 1
- Perfect Storm [Q]
- Storm Bolt damage bonus per Heroic Basic Attack increased from 0.5 to 0.75.
- Perfect Storm [Q]
- Level 4
- Sledgehammer [Q]
- Additional functionality: Increase Storm Bolt’s cooldown reduction from Basic Attacks by 0.25 seconds.
- Sledgehammer [Q]
Bruiser
Artanis
Base
- Twin Blades [W]
- Charge range increased from 3 to 3.5.
- Phase Prism [E]
- Cast time increased from .0625 seconds to .25 seconds.
- New functionality:
- Artanis no longer has to channel while the Phase Prism missile is active.
- Artanis gains Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds after swapping with an enemy Hero.
- Purifier Beam [R2]
- Cooldown reduced from 80 to 70 seconds.
- Mana cost reduced from 80 to 65.
Talents
- Level 1
- Reactive Parry [W]
- New functionality: Hitting enemy Heroes with Twin Blades or Blade Dash grants a charge of Block for 50 Physical Armor. Stacks up to 2 times.
- Reactive Parry [W]
- Level 4
- Shield Battery [Trait]
- New functionality:
- Shield Overload’s cooldown recharges 125% faster while active.
- Passive: Reduce Shield Overload’s cooldown by 4 seconds.
- New functionality:
- Shield Battery [Trait]
- Level 7
- Follow Through [Passive]
- Removed.
- (New) Final Cut [Passive]
- After using an Ability, your next Basic Attack within 6 seconds deals 40% more damage. When under 25% health, this bonus is increased to 60%.
- Follow Through [Passive]
- Level 16
- Blades of a Templar [Passive]
- Attack speed bonus reduced from 30% to 20%.
- Blades of a Templar [Passive]
- Level 20
- Zealot Charge [W]
- Distance bonus amount reduced from 100% to 75%.
- Zealot Charge [W]
Dehaka
Base
- Basic Attack
- Attacks per second increased from 1.11 to 1.25.
- Burrow [E]
- Additional functionality: Dehaka can move at 50% Movement Speed during Burrow.
Talents
- Level 4
- Lurker Strain [E]
- Additional functionality: Deal 125 damage to enemies hit by Burrow.
- One-Who-Collects [Trait]
- Additional functionality: Dark Swarm deals 40% more damage to Mercenaries.
- Lurker Strain [E]
- Level 7
- Feeding Frenzy [Q]
- Cooldown reduction reduced from 2 to 1.75 seconds.
- Additional functionality: Increases the duration of Drag by .5 seconds.
- Paralyzing Enzymes [Q]
- New functionality: Passive: Drag Slows enemies by 40% for 2 seconds after it ends.
- Gambit: When Drag ends deal an additional 280 damage to the target over 2 seconds. Each death reduces this damage by 40, up to 5 times.
- Feeding Frenzy [Q]
- Level 13
- Ferocious Stalker [W]
- Damage bonus increased from 50% to 60%.
- Ferocious Stalker [W]
- Level 16
- Tunneling Claws [E]
- New functionality: Increase Movement Speed during Burrow to 125%
- Pack Leader [Z]
- Additional functionality: Gain 15% increased Attack Speed while in a bush and for 5 seconds after.
- Tunneling Claws [E]
Healer
Kharazim
Talents
- Level 20
- (New) Fists of Legend [Trait]
- Gain 50% of the benefit from both level 1 talents that were not chosen.
- (New) Fists of Legend [Trait]
Lucio
Talents
- Level 10
- High Five [R2]
- Ally healing reduced from 250 to 230.
- High Five [R2]
- Level 13
- Slip [Z]
- Changed functionality: While Wall Ride is active passing near an enemy Hero increases its Movement Speed bonus to 40%, and grants 15 Armor, for 1 second.
- Slip [Z]
- Level 20
- Mixing Fire [R2]
- Removed functionality: Casting High Five on an enemy Hero no longer heals or grants Unstoppable to Lucio.
- Mixing Fire [R2]
Stukov
Talents
- Level 1
- Fetid Touch [W]
- Additional functionality: Ranged attacks and Melee attacks are now toggleable with an active.
- Fetid Touch [W]
Tyrande
Base
- Sentinel [W]
- Additional functionality: If an enemy Hero dies while revealed by Sentinel, reset its cooldown.
- Hunter’s Mark [D]
- Additional functionality: Tyrande’s Basic Attacks heal for 1% of her maximum Health, doubled against Marked targets.
Talents
- Level 1
- Trueshot Aura [Active]
- Passive bonus Attack Damage increased from 15% to 30%.
- Activation aura Attack Damage increased from 25% to 30%.
- Trueshot Aura [Active]
- Level 4
- Mark of Mending [D]
- New functionality: Basic Attacks against Marked targets Heal all nearby allied Heroes for 4% of their maximum Health.
- Mark of Mending [D]
- Level 13
- Ranger’s Mark [D]
- Cooldown reduction of Hunter’s Mark per Basic Attack from 1 to 2 seconds.
- Cooldown reduction of Lunar Flare from Basic Attacks against Marked targets from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Ranger’s Mark [D]
- Level 16
- Darnassian Archery [Passive]
- Stacking bonus damage from 10% to 12%.
- Darnassian Archery [Passive]
Ranged
Azmodan
Base
- Demonic Invasion [R1]
- Cooldown increased from 90 to 100 seconds.
- Demon Grunt explosion damage reduced from 97.5 to 88.
Talents
- Level 4
- Hellforged Armor [W]
- Armor bonus reduced from 25 to 20.
- Hellforged Armor [W]
Cassia
Base
- Blinding Light [W]
- Blinded damage bonus reduced from 20% to 15%.
Talents
- Level 1
- Thunderstroke [Q]
- Initial damage bonus reduced from 25 to 15.
- Thunderstroke [Q]
- Level 7
- Seraph’s Hymn [W]
- Additional Blinded damage bonus increased from 10% to 15%.
- Surge of Light [D]
- Damage reduced from 240 to 220.
- Seraph’s Hymn [W]
Falstad
Talents
- Level 1
- Gathering Storm [Q]
- Damage bonus per stack increased from 0.4% to 0.5%.
- Additional functionality: After hitting 30 Heroes with Hammerang, increase its damage by 15%.
- Dishonorable Discharge [W]
- Additional functionality: At 30% damage bonus, reduce Lightning Rod’s cooldown by an additional 2 seconds.
- Frequent Flyer [Active]
- Duration reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
- Gathering Storm [Q]
- Level 7
- Secret Weapon [Q]
- Damage bonus reduced from 90% to 75%.
- BOOMerang [Q]
- Damage bonus increased from 75% to 100%.
- Secret Weapon [Q]
Jaina
Talents
- Level 4
- Frost Shards [Q]
- Frost Bolt pierce increased from one to two additional targets.
- Frost Shards [Q]
- Level 7
- Ice Lance [Q]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 1.25 to 1.5 seconds.
- Ice Floes [E]
- Changed functionality: Cone of Cold hitting an enemy Hero reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds, doubled if they are chilled, up to a maximum of 8 seconds per cast.
- Ice Lance [Q]
- Level 10
- Ring of Frost [R1]
- Cooldown reduced from 80 seconds to 70 seconds.
- Ring of Frost [R1]
- Level 16
- Northern Exposure [W]
- Armor reduction increased from 20 to 25.
- Cold Snap [R1]
- Cooldown reduction increased from 10 to 15 seconds.
- Northern Exposure [W]
Zagara
Base
- Basic Attack
- Attack range increased from 5.5 to 6.6.
- Creep Tumor [D]
- Removed functionality: No longer increases Zagara’s attack range.
- Move Speed bonus for Zagara’s summons increased from 20% to 30%.
- Baneling Barrage [Q]
- Charges reduced from 4 to 2.
- Cast time increased from .0625 to .125 seconds.
- Additionality functionality: Launches two Banelings per cast.
- Infested Drop [E]
- Roachling Basic Attack damage increased from 27 to 30.
Talents
- Level 16
- Jagged Barbs [D]
- Attack damage bonus increased from 40% to 50%.
- Jagged Barbs [D]
- Level 20
- Fury of the Storm [Passive]
- Removed.
- (New) Broodmother [Q]
- Every 3rd Basic Attack also launches a Baneling towards the target.
- (New) Pack Instincts [W]
- Zagara and her summons deal 25% more damage to enemies attacked by a Hunter Killer in the last 3 seconds.
- Fury of the Storm [Passive]
Bug Fixes
Heroes
- Kharazim
- Insight grants its full cooldown reduction to Radiant Dash.
- Johanna
- Shield Glare’s damage now scales with level.
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