2017-11-29 Rework Diffs

Legend

• New

  This talent is all shiny and new, and completely green in color

• Changed

  Updated
  The green highlights indicate the new description
  While the red highlights show what the description used to say

• Moved

  Moved from level X
  This talent has been moved levels; it will have a blue label describing the move.
  Will generally be followed by a red section listing the old description too

• Unchanged

  These white boxes are exactly as they were before; nothing changed here

• Removed

  This removed talent is entirely red and sad because it no longer exists for this hero :(

Abilities

• Q

  Spider Mines

  Updated
  Mana: 45 50  Cooldown: 14
  Create 3 mines that arm after 1.25 seconds. Mines detonate when an enemy comes in range, dealing 96 (+4% per level) damage to nearby enemies and Slowing them by 25% for 1.5 seconds. Siege Mode: Cast range increased by 100%.
• W

  Concussive Blast

  Updated
  Mana: 60 75  Cooldown: 12
  Deal 141 (+4% per level) damage to enemies in front of Sgt. Hammer and knock them back. Siege Mode: Radius increased by 50%.
• E

  Neosteel Plating

  Mana: 30  Cooldown: 12
  Gain 25 Armor for 2 seconds. Siege Mode: Grants 100% more Armor.
• R

  Napalm Strike

  Mana: 35  Cooldown: 6
  Deals 164 (+4% per level) damage on impact, and leaves a napalm area that deals 50 (+4% per level) damage per second. Lasts for 4 seconds.
• R

  Blunt Force Gun

  Mana: 100  Cooldown: 70
  Fire a missile across the battlefield, dealing 500 (+3% per level) damage to enemies in its path.
• D

  Siege Mode

  Moved from E
   Cooldown: 2
  Activate to enter Siege Mode. While in Siege Mode, Basic Attacks deal 20% more damage, have 100% 90% increased range, and deal 25% of their damage as splash damage around the target, and deal 30% bonus damage to Minions and Structures.
• Z

  Thrusters

   Cooldown: 30
  Increase your Movement Speed by 60% for 4 seconds.
• D

  Artillery

  Basic Attacks deal 30% more damage to distant enemies and Basic Attack range increased by 20%.

Talents

1

• D

  Advanced Artillery

  Updated
  Increase Siege Mode's splash damage to 50% of Basic Attack damage, and increase its splash radius by 25%.
  Increase the damage bonus to long distance enemies by 10%.
• D

  Ambush

  Updated
  Gain Stealth when entering Siege Mode or after not taking or dealing damage for 3 seconds while in Siege Mode. Basic Attacks while Stealthed deal 100% more damage.
• Active

  Maelstrom Rounds

   Cooldown: 90
  Activate to increase Basic Attack damage dealt by 40% for 5 seconds. Hitting Structures with Basic Attacks reduces the cooldown of Maelstrom Rounds by 5 seconds. Stores up to 3 charges.
• Passive

  Regeneration Master

  Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe increases your Health Regeneration by 1 per second, up to 30. Reward: After gathering 30 Regeneration Globes, you also gain 500 Health.
• Passive

  Resistant

  Being Stunned or Rooted while in Siege Mode grants 50 Armor for 3 seconds, reducing damage taken by 50%.

4

• W

  Barricade

  Moved from level 13
  Concussive Blast creates an impassable wall in front of Sgt. Hammer for 4 seconds.
• D

  Regenerative Bio-Steel

  Basic Attacks while in Siege Mode heal for 15% of the damage dealt.
• E

  Siege Tactics

  Using Neosteel Plating while in Siege Mode grants Unstoppable for 2 seconds.
• W

  Excessive Force

  Double the knock back distance of Concussive Blast.
• Passive

  Focused Attack

  Every 10 seconds, your next Basic Attack against a Hero deals 60% additional damage. Basic Attacks reduce this cooldown by 1 second.
• Passive

  Vigorous Assault

  Basic Attacks heal for 15% of the damage dealt.

7

• D

  Graduating Range

  Moved from level 16
  While in Siege Mode, Basic Attack range is increased by 1.1 every 3 seconds, up to 3.3 5.5.
• D

  Hover Siege Mode

  Moved from level 16
  Sgt. Hammer can move at 25% 50% Movement Speed while in Siege Mode.
• Q

  Pulse Detonation Core

  Spider Mines detonate 3 times over 3 seconds.
• Active

  First Aid

   Cooldown: 60
  Activate to heal 35% of your max Health over 6 seconds.
• Q

  Mine Field

  Increase the number of mines by 2.

10

• R

  Blunt Force Gun

   Cooldown: 70
  Fire a missile across the battlefield, dealing 500 (+3% per level) damage to enemies in its path.
• R

  Napalm Strike

   Cooldown: 6
  Deals 164 (+4% per level) damage on impact, and leaves a napalm area that deals 50 (+4% per level) damage per second. Lasts for 4 seconds.

13

• W

  Entrenched

  While in Siege Mode, Concussive Blasts's damage and knockback distance are increased by 75%.
• Z

  Hyper-Cooling Engines

  Moved from level 7
  While in Siege Mode, hitting Heroes with Basic Attacks reduces the cooldown of Thrusters by 5 seconds.
  Reduce the cooldown of Thrusters by 15 seconds.
• Q

  Tactical Mine Deployment

  Moving while Thrusters is active leaves a trail of up to 5 Spider Mines. Additionally, increase the Slow of Spider Mines by 15%.
• Q

  Bullhead Mines

  Middle Spider Mine knocks target back a short distance.
• Passive

  First Strike

  Basic Attacks deal 25% more damage if Sgt. Hammer hasn't been attacked within the last 5 seconds.

16

• Passive

  Executioner

  Attacking a Hero that is slowed, rooted, or stunned increases your Basic Attack damage by 30% for 3 seconds.
• Passive

  Giant Killer

  Moved from level 13
  Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes deal bonus damage equal to 1.5% of the Hero's maximum Health.
• E

  Mechanical Know-how

  Neosteel Plating grants 5% maximum Health as a Shield for 2 seconds. If this Shield is destroyed, Basic Attack damage is increased by 50% for 5 seconds.
• Active

  Stoneskin

   Cooldown: 60
  Activate to gain 30% of your maximum Health as a Shield for 5 seconds.

20

• R

  Advanced Lava Strike

  Napalm Strike's range is increased by 75% and its impact does 50% more damage.
• R

  Orbital BFG

  Blunt Force Gun's missile orbits the planet every 5 seconds. Only the last missile fired orbits.
• Q

  Shrapnel Mines

  Upon detonating, Spider Mines reduce the armor of enemy Heroes hit by 10 for 3 seconds.
• D

  Ultra Capacitors

  Hitting enemy Heroes with Basic Attacks while in Siege Mode grants 5% Attack Speed for 5 seconds, up to 40%.
• Passive

  Fury of the Storm

  Every 5 seconds, your next Basic Attack will deal an additional 91 (+4% per level) damage to the target, and 228 (+4% per level) damage to all nearby Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters.
• Passive

  Nexus Frenzy

  Increases Attack Speed by 20% and Attack Range by 1.1.