HOTS – 12 February 2020 Patch Notes | BALANCE UPDATE

Tank

Cho

Talents

Level 1
- Calloused Hide [Trait]
  - New functionality: While under 60% maximum Health, Cho receives 15% additional Movement Speed and healing received.
Level 7
- Enraged Regeneration [Trait]
  - New functionality: Each time Cho deals damage to enemy Heroes, he is healed for 60 over 3 seconds. Enemy Heroes hit by Gall’s Dread Orb receive 35% less healing for 4 seconds.

Mal'Ganis

Base

Health reduced from 2600 to 2500.
Health Regeneration reduced from 5.41 to 5.21.

Talents

Level 10
- Carrion Swarm [R1]
  - Cooldown increased from 80 to 100 seconds.
  - Damage reduced from 63 to 60.

Muradin

Base

Dwarf Toss [E]
- Armor amount increased from 25 to 30.

Talents

Level 1
- Block [Passive]
  - Removed.
- New talent: Dwarf Block [E]
  - Casting Dwarf Toss grants Muradin 4 charges of 75 Physical Armor against the next enemy Hero Basic Attack. These charges last for 10 seconds.
Level 7
- Heavy Impact [E]
  - Slow duration increased from 1.25 to 1.5 seconds.

Stitches

Base

Slam [W]
- Slow amount increased from 40% to 45%.

Talents

Level 1
- Patchwork Creation [Passive]
  - Healing from Minions dying increased from 30 to 33.
  - Healing from Heroes dying increased from 240 to 255.
Level 13
- Fishing Hook [Q]
  - Moved from Level 16.
- Meat Hook [Q]
  - Moved from Level 16.
  - No longer has a 4 second restriction after hitting enemy Heroes with Hook for its proc to reapply via Basic Attacks.
- Pulverize [W]
  - Moved from Level 16.
  - Slow amount increased from 75% to 80%.
Level 16
- Lacerate [W]
  - Moved from Level 13.
- Digestive Juices [E]
  - Moved from Level 13.
- Gas Flare [Passive]
  - Moved from Level 13.

Tyrael

Base

Archangel’s Wrath [Trait]
- Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit reduces Tyrael’s death timer by 10%.

Talents

Level 1
- Ardent Restoration [Passive]
  - Healing increased from 3.5 to 4 per stack.
Level 20
- Tyrael’s Level 20 talents have been reordered to follow normal conventions.
- Defense of the Angels [Active]
  - New functionality: Activate to gain 50 Armor for 3 seconds. Each time Tyrael damages an enemy Hero with a Basic Attack or Basic Ability, increase the duration of this Armor bonus by .5 seconds.

Bruiser

Deathwing

Base

Basic Attack damage reduced from 170 to 155.
Incinerate [W]
- Damage reduced from 75 to 70.
Cataclysm [R1]
- Periodic damage reduced from 11 to 10.

Talents

Level 7
- Skyfall [E]
  - Healing reduced from 3% to 2.5% maximum Health.

Malthael

Talents

Level 4
- Throwing Shade [E]
  - No longer has a quest component.
  - Cooldown reduction reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
  - Mana cost of Death Shroud after taking talent increased from 25 to 30.
Level 10
- Tormented Souls [R1]
  - Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
- Last Rites [R2]
  - Cooldown increased from 65 to 70 seconds.

Support

Abathur

Base

Locust Strain [Trait]
- Bonus damage to enemy Structures reduced from 50% to 25%.

Talents

Level 4
- Prolific Dispersal [W]
  - No longer increases the range of Toxic Nest.
  - Additional functionality: Increase the duration of Toxic Nest by 45 seconds.

Zarya

Talents

Level 7
- Pinpoint Accuracy [Q]
  - Additional functionality: also Slows enemy Heroes hit near the center of Particle Grenade by 25% for 2 seconds.
- Explosive Barrier [W]
  - Damage increased from 100 to 110.
- To the Limit [Trait]
  - Energy requirement for bonus attack size reduced from 50 to 40.
- Hit Me [Trait]
  - Energy bonus increased from 15% to 20%.
Level 10
- Expulsion Zone [R2]
  - Radius increased by 10%.
Level 16
- Plasma Shock [Q]
  - Removed.
Level 20
- Clear Out [R2]
  - No longer increases the radius of Expulsion Zone.
  - Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Expulsion Zone by 25 seconds.

Healer

Auriel

Base

Basic Attack damage reduced from 68 to 64.
Sacred Sweep [Q]
- Outer damage reduced from 45 to 40.
- Inner damage reduced from 180 to 160.

Talents

Level 10
- Resurrect [R1]
  - Cooldown increased from 80 to 100 seconds.
  - Delay before the target is resurrected increased from 3 to 5 seconds.

Malfurion

Talents

Level 1
- Rejuvenation [Q]
  - New functionality: Casting Regrowth on an ally also grants Malfurion its effect for 50% of its normal duration.
Level 13
- Revitalize [Trait]
  - Mana gain increased from 50 to 80.
Level 16
- Ysera’s Gift [Q]
  - Now has Crit kickers when bonus healing is applied.

Uther

Base

Health reduced from 2075 to 2000.
Health Regeneration reduced from 4.316 to 4.168.
Hammer of Justice [E]
- Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

Talents

Level 4
- Holy Shock [Q]
  - Damage reduced from 50% to 40% of Holy Light’s Healing.

Melee Assassin

Maiev

Talents

Level 16
- Cruel Chain [W]
  - New functionality: Umbral Bind grants 25% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds. In addition, each time Maiev deals damage to tethered targets, Umbral Bind’s pull damage to all targets is increased by 30%, up to 150%.
  - This is a reversion to Cruel Chain’s previous functionality before last balance patch.

Ranged Assassin

Azmodan

Base

All Shall Burn [E]
- Mana cost reduced from 30 to 25.

Talents

Level 16
- Trample [Active]
  - Moved from Level 20.
  - Damage increased from 240 to 275.
  - Slow duration increased from 1 to 1.25 seconds.
Level 20
- Sins Grasp [E]
  - Moved from Level 16.
  - Now only grants benefits when hitting enemy Heroes.
  - Final Slow amount increased from 45% to 50%.
  - Slow duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.

Fenix

Talents

Level 4
- Inhibiting Energy [W]
  - Adjusted functionality: Inhibiting Energy’s Slow can now spread from itself.
  - Slow duration reduced from 3 to 2.5 seconds.
- Emergency Protocal [Trait]
  - New functionality: While Fenix has shields from Shield Capacitor, he gains 10% Movement Speed. This bonus is increased to 15% when Fenix loses shields from Shield Capacitor.
Level 13
- Rapid Recharge [Trait]
  - Additional functionality: Reduce the period before Shield Capacitor begins regenerating shields from 5 to 3 seconds.

Gall

Talents

Level 7
- Ogre Rampage [Trait]
  - New functionality: Increase the damage bonus of Ogre Rage by 5%. Each time Gall damages enemy Heroes this bonus increases by 1% for 4 seconds, up to an additional 10% bonus damage.

Jaina

Talents

Level 7
- Ice Lance [Q]
  - Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.5 to 1.25 seconds.
- Ice Floes [E]
  - Cooldown reduction increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds per Hero hit.
Level 16
- Snowstorm [W]
  - Damage bonuses increased from 20%/60% to 30%/70%.

Raynor

Talents

Level 1
- Veteran Marksman [Trait]
  - Bonus damage increased from .75% to 1%.
- Ace in the Hole [Passive]
  - Additional functionality: Enemies hit by Give’Em Some Pepper are Slowed by 10% for 2.5 seconds.
- Exterminator [Passive]
  - Damage bonus increased from 50% to 75%, and from 100% to 125% while Inspire is active.
Level 7
- Unstable Compound [Trait]
  - No longer adds a Slow to Give ‘Em Some Pepper.
  - Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes hit by Give ‘Em Some Pepper grant Raynor 10 Mana and reduce the cooldown of Penetrating Round and Inspire by 1 second.