HOTS – 15 July 2020 Patch Notes | Balance Updates

General

• Nexus Anomaly - Climate Phenomena
  • The Climate Phenomena Anomaly has been disabled.

Tank

Blaze

Talents

• Level 1
  • Adrenaline Stimpack [Active]
    • Additional functionality: While Blaze has over 80% Health, gain 25% bonus Attack Speed and 10% bonus Movement Speed.
  • Endurance Stimpack [Passive]
    • Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds.
    • Adjusted functionality: When damaged while below 30% maximum Health, Endurance Stimpack will automatically cast if it is not on cooldown.
  • Neural Stimpack [Active]
    • Mana restoration increased from 30 to 40.
• Level 4
  • Incinerator Gauntlets [Passive]
    • Moved from Level 7.
    • No longer causes Basic Attacks to light Oil Spills.
  • Meltdown [Trait]
    • Damage reduction increased from 7% to 8% per stack.
• Level 7
  • Adhesive Petroleum [W]
    • Moved from Level 4.
    • Slow amount increased from 30% to 35%.
    • Slow duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.
    • Additional functionality: Now also causes Basic Attacks to light Oil Spills.

Cho

Talents

• Level 1
  • The Will of Cho [Trait]
    • Moved from Level 20.
    • New functionality: Killing enemy Minions grants 1 stack of The Will of Cho, and Hero Takedowns grant 10 stacks. Gain 1 Armor for every 30 stacks of the Will of Cho, up to a maximum of 10 Armor. This Armor bonus stacks with Ogre Hide.
• Level 4
  • Uppercut [Q]
    • Damage reduced from 7% to 5% maximum Health.
    • Additional functionality: Each Hero hit by Surging Fist reduces its cooldown by 5 seconds.
  • Seared Flesh [Passive]
    • Adjusted functionality: Attack damage bonus is kept when attacking different Heroic targets, and is only lost after 5 seconds or when a non-Heroic enemy is attacked.
• Level 7
  • Power Surge [Q]
    • New functionality: Enemy Heroes who are hit by Surging Fist are Slowed by 30% for 2.5 seconds. Gain 15% Movement Speed while charging Surging Fist and for 2.5 seconds after casting the Ability.
• Level 16
  • Runed Gauntlet [Passive]
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 5% to 6%.
• Level 20
  • Fuel for the Flame [Passive]
    • Moved from Level 1.
    • New functionality: Basic Attacks against enemies cause them to explode, dealing 21 damage to them and 45 damage to nearby enemies. This damage is doubled against enemy Heroes.

Diablo

Base

• Shadow Charge [Q]
  • Cooldown reduced from 13 to 12 seconds.
  • Mana cost reduced from 70 to 65.
• Overpower [E]
  • Cooldown reduced from 13 to 12 seconds.
  • Mana cost reduced from 40 to 35.

Talents

• Level 4
  • Life Leech [Passive]
    • Healing increased from 1.5% to 2% maximum Health when not at full Souls.
    • Healing increased from 3% to 4% maximum Health when at full Souls.
• Level 13
  • Hellfire [W]
    • Damage per second to nearby enemies increased from 15 to 17.

E.T.C.

Base

• Face Melt [W]
  • Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.
  • Mana cost increased from 50 to 55.

Garrosh

Base

• Bloodthirst [W]
  • Ability Effects now occur at the start of the Ability’s cast, rather than at the end.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Body Check [Active]
    • Cooldown reduced from 16 to 15 seconds.
    • Slow duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.
• Level 16
  • Mortal Combo has been reclassified as an [E] talent.
  • Rough Landing [Q]
    • Removed.
  • New Talent: Seasoned Soldier [Passive]
    • Gain 5% maximum Health, increase Groundbreaker’s Slow duration by 1 second, and Bloodthirst gains an additional charge.
• Level 20
  • Death Wish [R1]
    • Additional functionality: Increase the duration of Warlord’s Challenge by .5 seconds.
  • Deadly Calm [R2]
    • Damage reduction increased from 25% to 40%.
  • Inner Rage [Active]
    • No longer causes the cooldown of Body Check to recharge faster.
    • Additional functionality: Increase the healing reduction of Body Check by an additional 45%.

Johanna

Base

• Iron Skin [Trait]
  • Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds.

Talents

• Level 20
  • Radiating Faith [R2]
    • Blessed Shield Stun duration against all targets reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.

Mal'Ganis

Talents

• Level 4
  • Echo of Doom [W]
    • Damage increased from 54 to 60.
• Level 10
  • Dark Conversion [R2]
    • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 60 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 70 to 60.
• Level 13
  • The Night Beckons [E]
    • Slow duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.

Mei

Talents

• Level 1
  • Heavy Pack [Q]
    • Cooldown reduction increased from .125 to .25 seconds.
• Level 4
  • Crystallize [Trait]
    • Cooldown reduction reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
    • Duration of Spell Armor after Cryo-Freeze ends reduced from 2 to 1 second.
• Level 10
  • Avalanche [R1]
    • Cooldown increased from 65 to 70 seconds.
  • Ice Wall [R2]
    • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 70 seconds.
• Level 20
  • Cascade [R1]
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 25 to 30 seconds.

Muradin

Base

• Thunder Clap [W]
  • Movement and Attack Speed Slows increased from 25% to 30%.

Stitches

Base

• Health reduced from 3150 to 3060.
• Health regeneration reduced from 6.56 to 6.38.
• Hook [Q]
  • Range increased from 11 to 12.
• Slam [W]
  • Mana cost reduced from 40 to 35.
  • Additional functionality: Deals 50% bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries.

Talents

• Level 13
  • Fishing Hook [Q]
    • Bonus range reduced from 50% to 40%.

Bruiser

Xul

Base

• Spectral Scythe [Q]
  • Damage reduced from 200 to 190.
• Raise Skeleton [Trait]
  • Damage done when Skeletal Warriors die reduced from 46 to 40.

Talents

• Level 4
  • Jailors [Trait]
    • Movement and Attack Speed bonuses reduced from 30% to 25%.
• Level 16
  • Weaken [W]
    • Damage reduction reduced from 40% to 35%.

Yrel

Talents

• Level 1
  • Light of Karabor [Q]
    • Healing bonus when hitting one enemy Hero increased from 40% to 45%.
    • Healing bonus when hitting more than one enemy Hero increased from 80% to 90%.
  • Dauntless [Passive]
    • Physical Armor reduced from 50 to 40.
  • Maraad’s Insight [Passive]
    • Healing increased from 128 to 135.

 

Healer

Kharazim

Base

• Breath of Heaven [W]
  • Healing increased from 276 to 285.

Lt. Morales

Base

• Safeguard [W]
  • Armor amount increased from 30 to 35.

Rehgar

Talents

• Level 10
  • Bloodlust [R2]
    • Duration reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.
    • Healing from Basic Attacks reduced from 40% to 30%.

Melee Assassin

Maiev

Talents

• Level 1
  • Pursuit of Vengeance [W]
    • Additional functionality: Each Hero hit by Spirit of Vengeance reduces the cooldown of Umbral Bind by 1 second.
• Level 7
  • Bonds of Corruption [W]
    • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes pulled by Umbral Bind have their Movement Speed reduced by 20% for 4 seconds.
• Level 10
  • Containment Disc [R1]
    • Cooldown reduced from 50 to 40 seconds.
    • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50.
• Level 16
  • Vengeful Knives [Q]
    • New functionality: Dealing damage to enemy Heroes causes the next cast of Fan of Knives that hits enemy Heroes to deal 1% maximum Health as bonus damage, up to 5%.

Ranged Assassin

Cassia

Base

• Basic Attack damage reduced from 130 to 125
• Health reduced from 1700 to 1660
• Health Regeneration reduced from 3.54 to 3.46.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Charged Strikes [Passive]
    • Bonus Attack Speed reduced from 20% to 15%.
    • Bonus Basic Attack damage reduced from 20% to 15%.
• Level 4
  • Plate of the Whale [Trait]
    • Bonus Health Regeneration reduced from 7 to 6.
    • Bonus Health Regeneration when fully charged reduced from 14 to 12.
• Level 7
  • Surge of Light [Trait]
    • Damage reduced from 300 to 285.

Gall

Talents

• Level 4
  • Double Back [W]
    • Removed.
  • Rising Dread [W]
    • Moved from Level 13.
    • Additional functionality: Re-activate Dread Orb to reverse the third bounce.
• Level 13
  • Psychotic Break [Passive]
    • Moved from Level 20.
    • Additional functionality: Increase Gall’s damage to enemy Heroes by 10%.
• Level 20
  • New Talent: Twilight Frenzy [Active]
    • Activate to reduce the cooldown of Shadowflame and Dread Orb to 2 seconds for the next 6 seconds. 30 seconds Cooldown.

Greymane

Talents

• Level 10
  • Cursed Bullet [R2]
    • Damage reduced from 40% to 35% maximum Health.

Mephisto

Base

• Lightning Nova [W]
  • Damage reduced from 45 to 43.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Furious Spark [W]
    • Damage reduced from 72 to 65.
• Level 13
  • Abhorred Skull [Q]
    • Spell Power bonus increased from 20% to 25%.

Tassadar

Talents

• Level 7
  • Beam Alignment [Q]
    • No longer increases Tassadar’s Basic Attack range.
    • Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Shock Ray from 55 to 45.
  • Arc Discharge [Passive]
    • Additional functionality: While Resonance Beam is fully charged, increase Tassadar’s Basic Attack range by 1.
• Level 10
  • Archon [R1]
    • Shield amount reduced from 40% to 30% maximum Health.

Tychus

Talents

• Various talents have been reordered to follow normal convention [Q, W, E, etc.]
• Level 7
  • Relentless Soldier [Passive]
    • Armor amount increased from 25 to 30.
• Level 13
  • Spray ‘n’ Pray [Q]
    • Additional functionality: Overkill also Slows enemy Movement Speed by 25%.
  • Neosteel Coating [Active]
    • Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
• Level 16
  • Lead Rain [Q]
    • Removed.
  • Sizzlin’ Attacks [Passive]
    • Moved from Level 20.
  • Armor Piercing Rounds [Q]
    • New functionality: Each time Overkill hits an enemy, its damage against them is increased by 15%, stacking up to 60% bonus damage.
  • Titan Grenade [W]
    • Additional functionality: Each enemy Hero hit by Frag Grenade reduces its cooldown by 1 second.
• Level 20
  • New talent: Can Do This All Day [Q]
    • Reduce Overkill’s cooldown by 4 seconds. While Channeling Overkill, Tychus gains 40 Armor.

Bug Fixes

Heroes

• Ana
  • Fixed an issue where Ana could get quest progress with Vampiric Rounds through Blinds and Evasion.
• Artanis
  • Fixed an issue where Phase Prism had an incorrect Mana cost when cast during Blade Dash.
• E.T.C.
  • Fixed an issue where Guitar Hero's cooldown effect was active without the talent needing to be taken.
• Tassadar
  • Fixed an issue where Oracle did not reveal Creep Tumors.
• Whitemane
  • Fixed an issue where Saintly Greatstaff worked on non-Heroic targets.