HOTS – 22 January 2020 Patch Notes | BALANCE UPDATE

General

Toys 2 Event
- Toys 2 Event has been extended to April 7, 2020, PT.

Heroes

Tank

Anub'arak

Talents

Level 16
- Beetle, Juiced [Trait]
  - Bonus Health increased from 20% to 40%.
Level 20
- Hive Master [R1]
  - Healing increased from 37 to 50.
- Cryptweave [R2]
  - Bonus Cocoon duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds.

Arthas

Talents

Level 4
- Deathlord [Q]
  - Additional functionality: Increase the range of Death Coil by 30%.

Cho

Base

Health increased from 2850 to 2950.
Health Regeneration increased from 5.94 to 6.15.

Talents

Level 10
- Upheaval [R2]
  - Cooldown reduced from 60 to 40 seconds.
Level 20
- Favor of the Old Gods [R2]
  - Root duration increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds.

Bruiser

Chen

Talents

Level 1
- Stormstout Secret Recipe [Passive]
  - Healing increased from 3% to 3.5% maximum Health.
Level 4
- Withering Flames [W]
  - Spell Power reduction increased from 50% to 60%.
Level 7
- Gift of the Ox [E]
  - Bonus Stagger duration increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds.
Level 10
- Wandering Keg [R1]
  - Cooldown reduced from 60 to 50 seconds.
Level 13
- Pressure Point [Q]
  - Slow amount increased from 35% to 40%.
  - Slow amount when Chen has Shields from Fortifying Brew increased from 70% to 80%.
- A Touch of Honey [W]
  - Slow amount bonus increased from 15% to 20%.

Deathwing

Base

Health reduced from 2920 to 2850.
Health Regeneration reduced from 6.08 to 5.94.
Incinerate [W]
- Damage reduced from 80 to 75.
Onslaught [E]
- Damage reduced from 40 to 38.
- Damage at the end of the lunge reduced from 75 to 72.
Lava Burst [W]
- Periodic damage increased from 8 to 10 per second.
Earth Shatter [E]
- Damage increased from 80 to 90.

Talents

Level 1
- Molten Blood [Trait]
  - Healing increased from .4 to .5% per second.
- Draconic Might [Trait]
  - Healing reduced from 30% to 25% damage dealt.
Level 4
- Heat Wave [W]
  - Damage after using Incinerate reduced from 16 to 14 per second.
- Dragon’s Ire [Trait]
  - Bonus damage reduced from 30% to 25%.
Level 7
- Firestorm [Z]
  - Cooldown reduction increased from 12 to 25 seconds.
- Skyfall [E]
  - Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
Level 10
- Burn Beneath My Shadow [R1]
  - Bonus damage reduced from 100% to 80%.

Thrall

Talents

Level 1
- Rolling Thunder [Q]
  - Bonus damage and healing on Heroic targets increased from 2% to 3%.

Support

Abathur

Base

Locust Strain [Trait]
- Locust Health increased from 316 to 350.
- Additional functionality: Locusts deal 50% bonus damage to enemy Structures.

Talents

Level 1
- Envenomed Nest [W]
  - Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes who are hit by Toxic Nests have their Armor reduced by 10 for 4 seconds.
- Reinforced Carapace [E]
  - Shield amount increased from 30% to 40%.
Level 16
- Volatile Mutation [R]
  - Healing increased from 75% to 100% of damage dealt.
Level 20
- Evolutionary Link [R1]
  - Shield amount Increased from 25% to 35% maximum Health.

Healer

Auriel

Talents

Level 10
- Resurrect [R1]
  - Cast range reduced from 7 to 5.
  - Cast time increased from .5 seconds to 1 second.

Kharazim

Base

Basic Attack damage increased from 60 to 64.

Talents

Level 1
- Transcendence [Trait]
  - Movement Speed bonus duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
- Iron Fists [Trait]
  - Movement Speed bonus duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
- Insight [Trait]
  - Movement Speed bonus duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
Level 4
- Air Ally [Active]
  - Cooldown increased from 20 to 30 seconds.
  - Health increased from 75 to 200.
  - Duration reduced from 40 to 10 seconds.
  - Charges reduced from 2 to 1.
  - Additional functionality: Now also grants nearby allied Heroes 15% Spell Power for its duration.

Stukov

Talents

Level 20
- Bio-Explosion Switch [Trait]
  - Silence duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
  - Additional functionality: Detonating Lurking Arm also deals 230 damage to enemies caught in its explosion.

Whitemane

Talents

Level 13
- Saintly Greatstaff [E]
  - Damage increased from 50 to 55.

Melee Assassin

Maiev

Talents

Level 16
- Cruel Chain [W]
  - New functionality: Umbral Bind grants 25% Movement Speed for 2.5 seconds, and its pull damage is increased by 30% for each tethered target beyond the first, up to 120%.
- Vengeful Knives [E]
  - New functionality: for 5 seconds after teleporting with Spirit of Vengeance, Fan of Knives will deal 1% maximum Health as bonus damage to enemy Heroes. Increase this damage bonus by an additional 1% for each enemy Hero hit by Spirit of Vengeance.

Samuro

Talents

Level 1
- Way of Illusion [Q]
  - Quest reward bonus damage increased from 20 to 30.
Level 4
- Deflection [Passive]
  - Armor bonus increased from 30 to 35.

Ranged Assassin

Azmodan

Base

Summon Demon Warrior [W]
- Basic Attack damage increased from 30 to 35.
- Damage per second to nearby enemies increased from 16 to 18.
All Shall Burn [E]
- Periodic damage per second increased from 120 to 128.
- Final explosion damage increased from 320 to 340.

Talents

Level 4
- Battleborn [Passive]
  - Additional functionality: Reduce the Mana cost of Summon Demon Warrior from 25 to 20.
Level 7
- Bombardment [Q]
  - Empowered Basic Attacks duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Master of Destruction [E]
  - Bonus Annihilation per Hero hit increased from 3 to 4.

Mephisto

Talents

Level 1
- Malicious Intent [E]
  - Spellpower bonus increased from 20% to 25%.
Level 16
- Animosity [W]
  - Bonus duration increased from .5 seconds to 1 second.
  - No longer increases the duration of Lightning Nova as a result of Basic Attacking enemy Heroes.
  - Additional functionality: Increase the maximum bonus damage of Lightning Nova from 30% to 36%.

Nazeebo

Talents

Level 10
- Ravenous Spirit [R2]
  - Damage increased from 108 to 115.

Orphea

Talents

Level 1
- Growing Nightmare [E]
  - Additional functionality: Increase the damage of Dread’s explosion by 25%.
  - Now shows Crit kickers when hitting 2 or more enemy Heroes.
- Ancestral Strength [Trait]
  - No longer grants additional Chaos when hitting Stunned, Rooted, Silenced, or Slowed enemy Heroes.
  - Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes who are hit with Overflowing Chaos are Slowed by 20% for 2.5 seconds.
Level 4
- Fright [E]
  - Removed.
- New talent: Chaotic Assault [Trait]
  - Basic attacks against enemy Heroes while having 3 stacks of Chaos deal an additional 50% bonus damage.
Level 16
- Lurking terror [Active]
  - Additional functionality: If Chomp is cast in this way, then it Slows enemy Heroes hit by 70% for 1 second.

Probius

Talents

Level 7
- Particle Accelerator [Q]
  - Maximum bonus damage for enemies hit reduced from 50% to 40%.
  - Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Disruption Pulse by .5 seconds, plus an additional .5 seconds whenever Warp Rift explodes.
- Tower Defense [E]
  - New functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Photon Cannon by 4 seconds whenever Probius damages an enemy Hero with Disruption Pulse or Warp Rift.
Level 16
- Repulsor [W]
  - Removed.
- Interference [W]
  - Additional functionality: Enemies that are hit by Warp Rift’s explosion are knocked away from its center.

Sgt. Hammer

Talents

Level 4
- Barricade [W]
  - Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Concussive Blast by 3 seconds.
Level 7
- Pulse Detonation Core [Q]
  - Additional functionality: Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant 5 Mana and reduce the cooldown of Spider Mines by 1 second. Increase this bonus to 1.5 seconds while in Siege Mode.

Bug Fixes

General

Updated missing tooltips in a certain language.

Heroes

Arthas
- Updated the Deathlord's advanced tooltip description.
Deathwing
- Fixed an issue where Lava Burst's targeting guide range indicator could be shorter than its cast range.
- Fixed an issue where Deathwing could be affected by Blinds.
Samuro
- Fixed an issue where Casting Image Transmission while selecting an Illusion, could place the ability on the wrong cooldown with Illusion Master.
- Phantom Pain's bonus damage no longer affects non-Heroic targets.
- Updated a few tooltip descriptions.
Whitemane
- Fixed an issue where Saintly Greatstaff could be doubling Zeal healing from basic attacks.