Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes for August 13, 2024

Heroes of the Storm update is now available to download on PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One. According to the official Heroes of the Storm patch notes, the latest update focuses on balancing key heroes like Brightwing, Genji, and Qhira, alongside numerous bug fixes to improve gameplay consistency and ability interactions.

Patch Summary

Brightwing: Hyper Shift cooldown and healing effectiveness reduced.
Genji: Various nerfs to damage, armor, and ability effects across multiple levels.
Qhira: Buffs to Grappling Hook cooldown and various abilities, improving her combat and healing effectiveness.
Zarya: Increased damage and shield radius for key abilities, with buffs to relevant talents.
Bug Fixes: Extensive fixes across multiple heroes, focusing on ability interactions, visual consistency, and game mechanics.

Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes – August 13, 2024

Hero Balance Changes

Brightwing

Level 1 – Hyper Shift:
- Cooldown reduction decreased from 1 second to 0.5 seconds.
- Healing reduced from 6% to 4% of maximum Health.

Genji

Level 1:
- Agile Dismount slow effect reduced from 30% to 25%.
- Pathfinder movement speed bonus increased from 25% to 30%.
Level 7 – Cyber Shield:
- Armor bonus reduced from 50 to 40.
Level 10 – X-Strike:
- Final damage reduced from 290 to 275.
- Initial damage reduced from 145 to 135.
Level 13 – Shingan:
- Damage reduced from 115 to 100.

Mephisto

Level 4 – Spite:
- Spite talent disabled in ARAM mode.

Qhira

Base:
- Grappling Hook cooldown reduced from 25 to 20 seconds.
- Carnage [Q] can now hit targets immune to skill shots.
- Blood Rage [W] cooldown reduced from 8 to 7 seconds; healing increased from 85 to 90.
- Revolving Sweep’s chain link can now hit targets immune to skill shots.
Level 7 – Healmonger:
- Healing increased from 190 to 210.
Level 10 – Final Strike:
- Damage increased from 395 to 410.
Level 16 – Lingering Ailment:
- Armor reduction increased from 25 to 35; duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.

Raynor

Level 20 – Execute Orders:
- Now targets only Heroes, prioritizing those with the lowest Health.
- Damage of Yamato Cannon reduced from 794 to 395.

Samuro

Base:
- Wind Walk [E] periodic heal reduced from 3% per second to 2% per second.
Level 1 – Way of the Wind:
- Healing for casting Wind Walk reduced from 4% to 3% of maximum Health.
Level 4 – One with the Wind:
- Armor reduction decreased from 30% to 25%.
Level 10 – Bladestorm:
- Cooldown increased from 25 seconds to 30 seconds.

Zarya

Base:
- Particle Grenade [Q] damage increased from 75 to 80.
- Shield Ally [E] search radius increased from 8 to 10.
Level 7 – Deep Burn:
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
Level 13 – Pain is Temporary:
- Shielding increased from 0.48% of Max Health per Energy to 0.8% of Max Health per Energy.

Hero Updates

Cassia

Level 7 – Pain is Temporary:
- Improved visibility of Surge of Light availability.

Gazlowe

General:
- Added indicator arrows to Xplodium Bomb’s warning indicator.

Samuro

General:
- Added an arrow indicator below Samuro, showing the direction of any active Mirror Images.

Uther

Level 20 – Bulwark of Light:
- Added a radius indicator while targeting with Divine Shield.

Bug Fixes

General

Fixed several issues causing inconsistencies with vision radius reduction, ability effects, and spawning mechanics.
Corrected problems with Forts, Keeps, and Call for Help mechanics.
Resolved display errors in Death Recap for various heroes and abilities.

Maps

Garden of Terror:
- Fixed an issue where the Toy Train wasn’t dismounted by Polymorph ability.

Heroes

Multiple heroes received fixes for ability interactions, cooldown reductions, and targeting mechanics.
Specific issues with visual effects, ability misfires, and incorrect damage calculations have been addressed.

Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing several issues with the game. Today’s Heroes of the Storm patch will address a few of these issues.

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