Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes – January 23, 2019

General

• Accumulating Flame (E)
• Armor bonus upon quest completion increased from 15 to 20
• Purifying Brew (Trait)
• Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
• Withering Flames (E)
• Spell Power reduction increased from 25 to 30%

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• Covert Ops (W)
• Stealth requirement reduced from 5 to 4 seconds
• Rapid Projection (E)
• Cooldown and Mana cost reduction increased from 40% to 50%
• Holo Stability (E)
• Duration bonus increased from 100% to 120%
• Explosive Round (Q)
• Damage bonus Increased from 80 to 90%

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• Juggernaut Plating (Active)
• Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds

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• Ice Floes (E)
• Cooldown reduction increased from 2 to 3 seconds
• Icefury Wand (Passive)
• Damage bonus increased from 75 to 100%
• Cooldown reduction increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
• Northern Exposure (E)
• Armor reduction decreased from 25 to 20

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• Eager Adventurer (Trait)
• Fast Feet duration bonus increased from 100 to 125%
• Safety Sprint (Trait)
• Cooldown reduced from 30 to 25 seconds

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• Pin Down (Q)
• First Reward damage bonus increased from 15 to 25%
• Bonds of Corruption (W)
• Armor reduction duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
• Shadow Armor (E)
• Duration increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds  

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• Living the Dream (Trait)
• Maximum stacks increased from 15 to 20%

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• Fealty unto Death (Trait)
• Health restoration increased from 1 to 1.25% maximum Health
• Mana restoration increased from 5 to 6
• Hardened Bones (E)
• Armor bonus increased from 20 to 40
• Bonus Armor duration decreased from 3 to 2 seconds
• Shroud of the Dead King (Active)
• Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds

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• Aspect of the Hawk Attack (Q)
• Attack Speed bonus duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds

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• Bile Drop (E)
• New Functionality:
• Increase the impact radius of Infested Drop by 20%.  Quest: After hitting 15 enemy Heroes with Infested Drop, an additional Roach is spawned.

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• Reactive Parry (W)
• Armor amount increased from 50 to 75
• Graviton Vortex (E)
• Mana cost reduction decreased from 30 to 25

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• Scroll of Identify (E)
• Quest requirement reduced from 20 to 16
• Field Study (E)
• Duration increased from 14 to 16 seconds
• Super Healing Potion (Q)
• Healing increased from 100 to 120%
• Potion of Revival (Q)
• Healing increased from 45 to 50%

General

• Body Check (Active)
• Minimum Movement Speed Slow increased from 30 to 40%.  Maximum Movement Speed Slow remains at 60%
• Bloodcraze (W)
• Healing increased from 10% to 15% maximum Health
• Double Up (Active)
• Cooldown reduced from 40 to 30 seconds

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• It’s Raining Scrap (Active)
• Cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds

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• Curse of Exhaustion (E)
• Movement Speed Slow increased from 25 to 35%
• Harvest Life (W)
• Healing increased from 50 to 75%
• Dark Bargain (Passive)
• Health bonus increased from 25 to 30%

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• Fiery Brand (Passive)
• Damage bonus increased from 6 to 7% Maximum Health

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• Reinforce (Passive)
• Maximum stacks increased from 2 to 3
• Hold Your Ground (Trait)
• Shield bonus increased from 30% to 50%
• Eternal Retaliation (W)
• Mana refund increased from 2.5 to 3
• Zealous Glare (E)
• Blind duration bonus increased from .5 to .75 seconds

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• Puckish Scamp (R)
• Cooldown reduction reduced from 70 to 45 seconds
• Additional functionality:
•  Now also increases the damage of Rocket Ride by 15%
• BOOM POW (W)
• Cooldown reduction increased from 10 to 12 seconds

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• Aether Walker (E)
• Damage taken time requirement for bonuses reduced from 4 to 3 seconds
• Diamond Skin (E)
• Shield increased from 20 to 25%

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• Void Slash (Q)
• Damage bonus reduced from 50 to 40%
• Shadow Mending (Passive)
• Healing reduced from 75 to 60%

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• Assimilation Mastery (Trait)
• Shield amount increased from 40 to 45
• Psionic Barrier (E)
• Spell Armor increased from 15 to 20

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• Shifting Meteor (W)
• Damage bonus increased from 3 to 5%

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• Savor the Flavor (E)
• Health regeneration per stack increased from 1 to 1.5
• Cannibalize (Passive)
• Healing increased from 1.75 to 2%
• Digestive Juices (E)
• Additional functionality:
• Devour deals 40% more damage to Heroes

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• Legion of Beetles (Trait)
• Additional Functionality:
•  Now also increases the Spell Armor of Beetles by 40
• Resilient Scarabs (Trait)
• Removed

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• Strangling Vines (E)
• Healing reduction increased from 30% to 40%
• Deep Roots (E)
• Duration bonus increased from 25% to 40%
• Vengeful Roots (E)
• Treant damage reduced from 65 to 58

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• Dragon Scales (Passive)
• Armor amount increased from 30 to 40

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• It's A Sabotage!  (Passive)
• Damage increased from 35 to 50
• Damage is now dealt over 5 seconds instead of 10 seconds
• Norse Force (Q)
• Shield amount for 1 Viking increased from 110 to 130
• Shield amount for 2 Vikings increased from 165 to 195
• Shield amount for 3 Vikings increased from 220 to 260
• Nordic Attack Squad (W)
• Cooldown reduced from 30 to 20 seconds
• Damage increased from 1% to 1.25%