Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until January 8. During this time, we kindly request your assistance in trying out the new content before we officially release the patch. Just like last time, if you encounter any bugs or other issues during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
Cpl. Miles "Blaze" Lewis has always been drawn to the flame, but it wasn't until he joined up with Raynor's Raiders that he put his pyromania to good use. He's seen his fair share of battles since then, and has never failed to bring the heat.
Trait
Pyromania
Gain 25 Armor and deal 40 damage to nearby enemies every 0.5 seconds for 4 seconds. Each Hero hit by Flame Stream reduces Pyromania's cooldown by 5 seconds.
Basic Abilities
Flame Stream (Q)
Fire two streams of flame that deal 83 damage to enemies hit. Flame Stream sets fire to Oil Spills it comes in contact with.
Oil Spill (W)
Vector Targeting.
Dispense a slick of oil that lasts for 5 seconds and Slows enemies that come in contact with it by 40%. Flame Stream can set Oil Spills on fire for 2.5 seconds, dealing 18 damage every 0.3 seconds to enemies inside. While on fire, Oil Spills no longer Slow enemies. Additionally, Blaze is Healed for 49 Health every 0.3 seconds while standing in flaming Oil Spills. Stores up to 2 charges.
Jet Propulsion (E)
After 0.5 seconds, charge forward, colliding with the first enemy Hero hit, dealing 52 damage to them and nearby enemy Heroes. Enemies hit are also Stunned for 1.25 seconds.
Heroic Abilities
Bunker Drop (R)
After 0.5 seconds, deploy and enter a Bunker with 1300 Health. Blaze and his allies can enter and exit the Bunker at will. While in the Bunker, occupants gain access to Flamethrower, dealing 179 damage to enemies in a line. Exiting the Bunker grants 25 Armor for 2 seconds. Bunkers last 10 seconds, or until destroyed.
Combustion (R)
Channel up to 2.6 seconds. Once Channeling ends, nearby enemies are Slowed by 60% and take 48 damage every 0.5 seconds. Combustion's Slow and damage over time durations are extended the longer Blaze Channels, from 1 second up to 5 seconds. Blaze's Movement Speed is reduced by 50% while Channeling.
For every enemy Hero hit with Moonfire, instantly heal all targets with an active Regrowth for 140
Entangling Roots (E)
No longer effects non-Heroic targets
Tranquility (R)
Duration reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
Cooldown reduced from 100 to 80 seconds
Mana cost reduced from 100 to 80
Added functionality:
All Heroes with an active Regrowth effect gain 10 Armor while in range of Tranquility
Talents
Level 1
Shan’do’s Clarity (D)
Functionality changed:
The cooldown of Innervate regenerates 25% faster for each active Regrowth
Scouting Drone (Active)
Removed
New Talent – Nature’s Swiftness (Q)
Malfurion passively gains 5% Movement Speed for each active Regrowth
Level 4
Full Moonfire (W)
Removed
Strangling Vines (E)
Moved from Level 7
New functionality:
Enemy Heroes rooted by Entangling Roots receive 25% less healing for 2 seconds
New Talent – Deep Roots (E)
Entangling Roots grow 25% larger and last 25% longer
Level 7
Tenacious Roots (E)
Moved from Level 16
New functionality:
Root duration is increased by 25%. If Malfurion becomes stunned, refresh the cooldown of Entangling Roots
New Talent – Nature’s Cure (Active)
Activate: Remove all stuns, roots and slows from allies with an active Regrowth. 45 second cooldown.
New Talent – Wild Growth (W)
Every time your Moonfire hits an enemy Hero, increase the duration of all active Regrowths by 1 second
Level 13
Shrink Ray (Active)
Removed
Life Seed (Passive)
Removed
Revitalize (Q)
Moved from Level 16
Hindering Moonfire (W)
Moved from Level 7
Level 16
Ysera’s Gift (Q)
Bonus heal amount increased from 40 to 60%
New Talent – Moonlit Harmony (W)
Increase the heal of your Moonfire by 15% for every active Regrowth
New Talent – Nature's Balance (W)
Increase the area of Moonfire by 25% and the duration of Regrowth by 5 seconds
Level 20
Serenity (R)
New functionality:
Every Hero hit with Moonfire lowers the cooldown of Tranquility by 3 seconds. While active, Tranquility's healing is increased by 10% for each active Regrowth
Storm Shield (Active)
Removed
Rewind (Active)
Removed
Lunar Shower (W)
Moved from Level 7
New functionality:
Hitting an enemy Hero reduces the cooldown of Moonfire by 1 second and ramps the damage of the next Moonfire by 20%, stacking up to 3 times
New Talent – Lifebloom (Q)
Casting Regrowth on a player instantly heals them for 10% of their missing Health
Fixed a number of typo and tooltip errors across several aspects of the game.
Art
Abathur: Casting Ultimate Evolution will no longer cause visual effects to persist on the terrain at Abathur’s previous location.
Valla: The color of Lavendar Deputy Valla’s scarf has been updated to match the rest of the skin.
Heroes, Abilities, and Talents
Abathur: Locusts will now correctly retain their selected skins during Ultimate Evolution.
Chen: Fixed an issue that could cause Chen to become unresponsive if Wandering Keg’s duration expired while the barrel was too close to unpathable terrain.
Garrosh: Talent descriptions for Inner Rage and Brute Force will no longer swap when selecting either Talent.
Junkrat: Total Mayhem will no longer trigger twice if Junkrat is ****** by the secondary Basic Attack damaged granted by the Giant Killer Talent.
Junkrat: Casting Rocket Ride will no longer cause an empty Health Bar to appear.
Junkrat: Fixed an issue in which Ripper Air could grant cooldown reduction to Concussion Mine if a Summon, such as a Creep Tumor, Healing Ward, etc., was also hit when the Mine was detonated.
Nazeebo: Gargantuan Stomp can no longer be cast while the Gargantuan is stunned or polymorphed.
Samuro: Illusion Master can no longer be cast while Samuro is airborne after being hit by an effects like Junkrat’s Concussion Mine detonation.
Samuro: Issuing a Hold Position command to Samuro’s Mirror Images and then selecting one of them will no longer cause the others to cancel the Hold Position command.
Zul’jin: Lacerate’s Talent icon is now correctly colored blue, rather than purple.
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6:21 pm, February 21, 2018
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6:21 pm, February 9, 2018
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6:21 am, February 9, 2018
There are many ways to celebrate the Lunar Festival. Food, gifts, ceremonies… and strapping saddles onto dangerously fast fireworks!
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6:21 am, February 7, 2018
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6:21 pm, February 6, 2018
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6:21 am, February 6, 2018
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6:21 am, February 1, 2018
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