Heroes of the Storm – March 29, 2022 Patch Notes | Major Hero Balance Changes

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - March 29, 2022

Tank

Anub'arak

Talents

Level 1
- Nerubian Armor [W]
  - Spell Armor increased from 20 to 25.
Level 7
- Subterranean Shield [E]
  - Shield increased from 345 to 400.
Level 13
- Urticating Spines [W]
  - Damage increased from 80 to 90.
- Acid Drenched Mandibles [Passive]
  - Damage bonus increased from 70% to 80%.
  - Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
Level 20
- Cryptweave [R2]
  - Damage over time increased from 50 to 60.

Developer Comment: These talents weren't quite matching up against the potential of a horde of beetles.

Johanna

Talents

Level 1
- Zealous Glare [E]
  - Bonus damage reduced from 125% to 75%.
Level 13
- Roar [Q]
  - Maximum Punish damage bonus reduced from 175% to 150%.
- Blessed Hammer [Active]
  - Basic Ability cooldown reduction reduced from 3 to 2.5 seconds.
Level 20
- Heaven's Fury [R1]
  - Maximum targets hit per barrage increased from 4 to 6.
  - Cooldown reduction per bolt reduced from 2 to 1 second.
  - Damage reduced from 68 to 50.

Developer Comment: Johanna is dealing too much damage, so we’re partially reverting some of her recent buffs. We’re also taking this opportunity to alter how Heaven’s Fury functions. Heaven's Fury previously fired 8 barrages of bolts, hitting up to 2 enemies and up to 2 allies with each barrage. We're increasing both enemies and allies hit up to 3 while lowering its cooldown reduction to further differentiate good and great casts of Falling Sword.

Bruiser

Artanis

Base

Health reduced from 2525 to 2490.
Health regeneration reduced from 5.26 to 5.19.
Shield Overload [Trait]
- Shield reduced from 385 to 365.

Talents

Level 4
- Shield Surge [Trait]
  - Shield bonus increased from 75% to 80%.

Developer Comment: Artanis has slowly gained the crowns of both our most popular and most winning Bruiser, so he gets a nerf.

Thrall

Base

Health increased from 1876 to 1896.
Health regeneration increased from 3.91 to 3.95.

Talents

Level 20
- Elemental Momentum [Passive]
  - Cooldown reduction against Heroes increased from doubled to tripled.

Developer Comment: Thrall is very close to being a competitive choice, but all his builds are just barely lagging behind.

Varian

Base

Heroic Strike [Trait]
- Cooldown reduction from Basic Attacks increased from 2 to 3 seconds.

Talents

Level 1
- Lion's Maw [Q]
  - Damage bonus per stack increased from 6 to 7.
Level 4
- Colossus Smash [R2]
  - Damage increased from 160 to 185.
  - Armor reduction increased from 20 to 25.