Heroes of the Storm patchnotes, November 29

A new update has been released, where all heals were nurfed, Sgt. Hammer was reworked and bug fixes added.

Tychus

Abilities

• Minigun (Trait)

• No longer consumes mana points.

Zul'jin

Abilities

•       Guillotine (R button)

• Damage reduced from 350% to 330%.

Talents

Level 1

•       Recklessness (Trait)

• Adjusted functionality:
• When Health is below 75%, 10% Spell Power gained
• When Health is below 50%, 20% Attack Damage gained

Level 4

•       Amani Rage (Active)
• Duration of heal increased from 6 to 10 seconds
• Armor value reduced from 10 to 5 points

Level 7

•       Arcanite Axes (W)
• No longer lowers the cooldown of Twin Cleave
•       Vicious Assault (Q)
• Added functionality:
• Also increases the duration of Zul’jin’s Grievious Throw effect by 3 seconds
• Level 13
• Lacerate (W)
• Slow amount reduced from 15 to 10%
• Level 16
• Wrong Place Wrong Time (W)
• Apex damage from 150 to 100 points

Sgt. Hammer

• Sgt. Hammer’s Basic Attack looks more natural.

Abilities

• Artillery (Trait)
•  Removed (including the +1 Basic Attack range)
• Siege Mode (D)
•  Moved to D (Trait)
•  Mana cost removed
•  Basic Attack range bonus increased from 5 to 6 points
•  Sgt. Hammer now deals 20% bonus damage to all enemies while in Siege Mode, instead of 30% bonus to Minions and Structures.
•  Sgt. Hammer can no longer cast abilities while entering Siege Mode.
• Spider Mines (Q)
•  While in Siege Mode, the cast range is increased by 100%
•  Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45 points
• Concussive Blast (W)
• Cone narrowed from 60 degrees to 45 degrees
• While in Siege Mode, the cast range is increased by 50%
• Mana cost reduced from 75 to 60 points
• (New Ability) Neosteel Plating (E)
• Activate to gain 25 Armor for 2 seconds.
• While in Siege mode, increase this to 50 Armor.
• 12 second cooldown, 30 Mana points

Talents

Level 1

•       Advanced Artillery (D)
• New functionality:
• Now increases Siege Mode’s splash damage to 50% and its radius by 25%.
•       Resistant (D)
• Talent removed
•       Ambush (D)
• Adjusted functionality:
• Sgt. Hammer now also enters Stealth after not dealing damage, taking damage, or using an Ability for 3 seconds while in Siege Mode.
•       Regeneration Master
• Talent removed
•       (New Talent) Maelstrom Rounds
• Activate to increase Sgt. Hammer’s Basic Attack damage by 40% for 5 seconds. Maximum 3 charges. 90 second charge cooldown. Basic Attacks in Siege Mode against enemy Structures reduce this cooldown by 5 seconds.

Level 4

•       Vigorous Assault (Passive)
• Talent removed
•       Focused Attack (Passive)
• Talent removed
•       Excessive Force (W)
• Talent removed
•       Barricade (W)
• Moved from Level 13
•       (New Talent) Siege Tactics (E)
• Sgt. Hammer becomes Unstoppable for 2 seconds when she uses Neosteel Plating in Siege Mode.
•       (New Talent) Regenerative Bio-Steel (D)
• Sgt. Hammer heals for 15% of her damage dealt with Basic Attacks in Siege Mode.

Level 7

•       Mine Field (Q)
• Talent removed
•       First Aid (Active)
• Talent removed

(New Talent) Pulse Detonation Core (Q)

• Spider Mines explode 3 times over 3 seconds, instead of destroying themselves immediately.
•       Hover Siege (D)
• Moved from Level 16
• Movement Speed reduced from 50% to 25%.
•       Graduating Range (D)
• Moved from Level 16
• Maximum range bonus reduced from 5.5 to 3.3

Level 13

•       First Strike (D)
• Talent removed
•       Bullhead Mines (Q)
• Talent removed
•       (New Talent) Tactical Mine Deployment (Q)
• Increases Spider Mine’s slow from 25% to 40%. Casting Thrusters leaves behind a trail of up to 5 Spider Mines while Sgt. Hammer is moving.
•       (New Talent) Entrenched (W)
• Increases Concussive Blast’s damage and knockback distance by 75% while in Siege Mode.
•       Hyper-Cooling Engines (Z)
• Moved from Level 7
• New functionality:
• Each enemy Hero hit with a Basic Attack in Siege Mode reduces the cooldown of Thrusters by 5 seconds.

Level 16

•       Stoneskin (Active)
• Talent removed
•       Giant Killer (Passive)
• Moved from Level 13
•       (New Talent) Mechanical Know-How (E)
• Neosteel Plating grants a Shield equal to 5% of Sgt. Hammer’s maximum Health for 2 seconds. If this Shield is destroyed, she deals 50% more Basic Attack damage for 5 seconds.

Level 20

•       Fury of the Storm (Passive)
• Talent removed
•       Nexus Frenzy (Passive)
• Talent removed

(New Talent) Shrapnel Mines (Q)

• Each Spider Mine explosion reduces enemy Armor by 10 for 3 seconds.

(New Talent) Ultra Capacitors (D)

• Every enemy Hero hit with a Basic Attack while in Siege Mode increases Sgt. Hammer’s Attack Speed by 5% for 5 seconds, up to 40%.

Alexstrasza

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1787 to 1698 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.72 to 3.54 points

Abilities

• Abundance (W)
• Cast range increased by 11%

Ana

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1682 to 1598 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.5 to 3.32 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 33 to 30 points

Abilities

• Healing Dart (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 255 to 237 points
• Biotic Grenade (W)
• Heal amount reduced from 175 to 166 points
• Damage reduced from 60 to 57 points
• Eye of Horus (R)
• Heal amount reduced from 300 to 285 points
• Damage amount reduced from 175 to 166 points

Auriel

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1850 to 1758 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.85 to 3.66 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 60 to 57 points

Abilities

• Sacred Sweep (Q)
• Outer damage reduced from 60 to 57 points
• Inner damage reduced from 180 to 171 points
• Detainment Strike (E)
• Normal damage reduced from 58 to 55 points
• Wall-strike damage reduced from 174 to 165 points
• Bestow Hope (D)
• Maximum Energy reduced from 505 to 475 points
• Crystal Aegis (R)
• Damage reduced from 270 to 255 points

Brightwing

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1470 to 1395 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.06 to 2.91 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 85 to 81 points

Abilities

• Arcane Flare (Q)
• Outer damage reduced from 91 to 87 points
• Inner damage reduced from 274 to 260 points
• Soothing Mist (Trait)
• Heal amount reduced from 115 to 109 points
• Blink Heal (R)
• Heal amount reduced from 204 to 194 points
• Emerald Wind (R)
• Damage reduced from 318 to 303 points

Talents

• Level 4
• Unstable Anomaly (W)
• Damage reduced from 114 to 108 points
• Level 7
• Phase Shield (Z)
• Shield amount reduced from 350 to 335 points

Kharazim

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 63 to 60 points

Abilities

• Breath of Heaven (W)
• Heal amount reduced from 290 to 276 points
• Divine Palm (R)
• Heal amount reduced from 1141 to 1084 points

Talents

• Level 1
• Transcendence (Trait)
• Heal amount reduced from 103 to 98 points
• Level 16
• Way of the Hundred Fists (E)
• Damage reduced from 50 to 45%

Li Li

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1552 to 1475 points
• Health Regen from 3.23 to 3.07 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 63 to 60 points

Abilities

• Healing Brew (Q)
• Heal amount increased from 177 to 190 points
• Cloud Serpent (W)
• Heal amount increased from 13.5 to 15 points
• Damage reduced from 27 to 26 points
• Blinding Wind (E)
• Damage reduced from 140 to 133 points
• Jug of 1000 Cups (R)
• Heal amount increased from 66.5 to 70 points
• Water Dragon (R)
• Damage reduced from 318 to 300 points

Lt. Morales

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1550 to 1472 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.23 to 3.07 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 88 to 83 points

Abilities

• Healing Beam (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 90 to 86 points
• Displacement Grenade (E)
• Damage reduced from 210 to 198 points

Lúcio

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1518 to 1442 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.16 to 3 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 24 to 23 points

Abilities

• Soundwave (Q)
• Damage reduced from 112 to 105 points
• Amp It Up (E)
• Heal amount reduced from 15.5 to 15 points
• Sound Barrier (R)
• Shield amount reduced from 1392 to 1296 points
• Reverse Amp (R)
• Damage reduced from 14 to 13

Talents

• Level 13
• Back in the Mix (Passive)
• Heal amount reduced from 260 to 245 points
• Level 16
• Rejuvenescencia (E)
• Heal amount reduced from 3 to 2.5% of allies’ Maximum Health

Malfurion

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1682 to 1598 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.5 to 3.33 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 67 to 64 points

Abilities

• Regrowth (Q)
• Initial heal amount reduced from 150 to 142 points
• Heal over time amount reduced from 28 to 27 points
• Moonfire (W)
• Damage from 105 to 100 points
• Entangling Roots (E)
• Damage from 39 to 37 points
• Tranquility (R)
• Heal amount reduced from 40 to 38 points
• Twilight Dream (R)
• Damage reduced from 374 to 355 points

Talents

• Level 1
• Moonburn (W)
• Removed
•       (New Talent) Celestial Alignment (W)
• Increase Moonfire’s reveal duration from 2 to 5 seconds. Malfurion’s Basic Attacks deal 100% additional damage to targets revealed by Moonfire
• Level 4
• Vengeful Roots (E)
• Treant Attack damage reduced from 70 to 65 points
• Scaling damage per quest stack reduced from 8 to 7 points

Rehgar

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 120 to 113 points

Abilities

• Chain Heal (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 250 to 240 points
• Lightning Shield (W)
• Damage reduced from 35 to 32 points
• Ancestral Healing (R)
• Heal amount reduced from 1552 to 1475 points

Talents

• Level 1
• Lightning Bond (W)
• Talent removed

Stukov

Abilities

• Healing Pathogen (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 37 to 35 points
• Lurking Arm (E)
• Damage reduced from 36 to 34 points
• Bio-kill Switch (D)
• Heal amount reduced from 500 to 475 points
• Flailing Swipe (R)
• Damage reduced from 50 to 48 points
• Massive Shove (R)
• Damage reduced from 200 to 190 points

Tassadar

Stats

• Base Maximum Health reduced from 1355 to 1287 points
• Health Regen reduced from 2.82 to 2.68 points

Abilities

• Plasma Shield (Q)
• Shield amount reduced from 475 to 455 points
• Psionic Storm (W)
• Damage reduced from 44 to 41 points
• Archon (R)
• Bonus Attack damage reduced from 166 to 158 points

Tyrande

Stats

• Base Maximum Health from 1591 to 1511 points
• Health Regen reduced from 3.32 to 3.15 points
• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 82 to 80 points

Abilities

• Sentinel Shot (W)
• Damage reduced from 173 to 165 points
• Lunar Flare (E)
• Damage reduced from 205 to 195 points
• Starfall (R)
• Damage reduced from 91 to 88 points

Uther

Stats

• Basic Attack Damage reduced from 78 to 75 points

Abilities

• Holy Light (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 380 to 362 points
• Holy Radiance (W)
• Heal amount reduced from 185 to 177 points
• Damage reduced from 185 to 177 points
• Flash of Light (Q)
• Heal amount reduced from 242 to 230 points
• Hammer of Justice (E)
• Damage reduced from 114 to 109 points
• Divine Storm (R)
• Damage reduced from 178 to 170 points

Talents

• Level 4
• Holy Fire (Passive)
• Damage reduced from 14 to 13 points

Johanna

Abilities

• Iron Skin (Trait)
• Mana cost removed

Sonya

Talents

• Level 7
• Poisoned Spear (Q)
• Damage reduced from 150 to 125%

Bug Fixes

•       Mac: Fixed an issue that caused game crashes on Mac clients.
•       Mac: Fixed an issue that caused extra settings displayed on Mac clients
•       Sound: Fixed an issue causing Hero voiceover lines to be heard globally by both teams.