Heroes of the Storm PTR Balance Update — September 1, 2016
Official Patch Notes v 20.0
We’ve just released a new patch for the Public Test Realm in order to apply a few balance changes and bug fixes, in addition to the changes found in our most recent PTR patch. Check out the detailed list of changes below!
Battlegrounds
Towers of Doom
- Headless Horseman
- Attack damage increased from 145 to 158
Battlefield of Eternity and Infernal Shrines
- Mercenaries
- Khazra Impalers
- Captured Impaler attack damage increased from 40 to 46
- Khazra Impalers
Heroes
| Assassin | Specialist | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Falstad | Azmodan | Lt. Morales |
| Valla | Sgt. Hammer | |
| Zagara |
Assassin
Falstad
Abilities
- Hammerang (Q)
- Damage reduced from 132 to 121
Talents
- Level 4
- Updraft (E)
- Now also increases Shield duration by 40% (1.2 seconds)
- Updraft (E)
- Level 7
- BOOMerang (Q)
- Detonation damage reduced from 175 to 165
- Charged Up (W)
- Range bonus increased from 15 to 25%
- BOOMerang (Q)
- Level 16
- Aerie Gusts (Trait)
- Cooldown reduction for Tailwind activation decreased from 4 to 3 seconds
- Aerie Gusts (Trait)
Valla
Stats
- Basic Attack damage increased from 60 to 75
Abilities
- Hatred (Trait)
- Stack duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
Specialist
Azmodan
Talents
- Level 1
- Taste for Blood (Q)
- Duration in which enemy deaths will permanently add to Globe of Annihilation damage increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
- Taste for Blood (Q)
Sgt. Hammer
Talents
- Level 7
- Slowing Mines (Q)
- Removed
- Slowing Mines (Q)
- Level 16
- Mine Field (Q)
- Moved to Level 7
- Mine Field (Q)
Zagara
Stats
- Attack Damage reduced from 86 to 82
Abilities
- Baneling Barrage (Q)
- Damage reduced from 91 to 86
- Hunter Killer (W)
- Damage reduced from 68 to 62
- Infested Drop (E)
- Damage reduced from 155 to 147
Talents
- Level 16
- Mutalisk (W)
- Duration reduced from 60 to 45 seconds
- Mutalisk (W)
Support
Lt. Morales
Abilities
- Displacement Grenade (E)
- Detonation delay reduced from 0.30 to 0.0625 seconds
Bug Fixes
Heroes, Abilities, and Talents
- Fixed an issue that could cause Tyrael, Uther, and Gall players to incorrectly receive AFK Warnings due to the combination of their post-death effects and lengthy death timers at later levels.
- Rexxar: Misha can now push Minions and allied Mercenaries, but will not push enemy or uncaptured Mercenaries.
- Sgt. Hammer: Basic Attack range indicators should now appear consistent while Sgt. Hammer is in both Tank and Siege Modes.
- Zagara: After learning Medusa Blades, Zagara will now deal the correct amount of damage to her secondary Basic Attack targets.
User Interface
- Commendations: Fixed an issue in which Commendations could incorrectly credit players with unrealistic stats, such as 100% of the team’s damage soaked or Healing done.