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.

Sgt. Hammer

Talents

• Level 4
  • Barricade [W]
    • Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Concussive Blast from 80 to 40.

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue where some Grand Master accounts could be restricted from queuing with Masters.

Heroes

• Yrel
  • Fixed an issue where Holy Avenger could grant the damage bonus to non-Hero targets.