Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - July 10, 2019

Slumber Shells [E]

• New Functionality: Enemy Heroes are Slowed by 25% for 3 seconds when they wake up from Sleep Dart

Overdose [E]

• Doses applied with Sleeping Dart increased from 3 to 4

Anti-Healer [W]

• Bonus area of Biotic Grenade reduced from 100% to 25%
• Fixed a bug where the bonus duration was showing as 20% when it is 25%

Freshest Ingredients [Trait]

• Additional Functionality: Upon quest completion, also reduces the cooldown of Fortifying Brew by 1 second

Stormstout Secret Recipe [Passive]

• Heal amount increased from 2% to 2.5%

Withering Flames

• Spell Power reduction increased from 30% to 40%

Wandering Keg [R1]

• Additional Functionality: Now also grants Chen 25 Armor for its duration
• Cooldown reduced from 70 to 60 seconds

Touch of Honey [W]

• Slow amount increased from 15 to 20

Celerity [E]

• Armor bonus increased from 15 to 20

Hand of Freedom [Active]

• Can now be used on Yrel
• Cooldown reduced from 22 to 20 seconds
• Movement Speed bonus reduced from 50% to 35%

Samaara's Light [Passive]

• Removed

Righteous Momentum [W]

• Removed Functionality: No longer increases Yrel’s Movement Speed while at maximum charge
• Additional Functionality: Yrel’s Movement Speed is increased by 5%. Instead of being Slowed while charging Righteous Hammer, she instead quadruples the bonus

Aldor Peacekeeper [Q]

• Damage reduction increased from 30% to 40%

Repentance [E]

• Slow duration increased from .5 to .75 seconds

Templar's Verdict [W]

• Damage bonus increased 4% to 6% maximum Health

Sudden Vengeance [E]

• Damage increased from 5% to 6% maximum Health

Bonds of Corruption [W]

• Adjusted Functionality: Now reduces Armor by 10 for 4 seconds

Caltrops [E]

• Slow amount increased from 25% to 40%

Seething Hatred [Trait]

• Removed Functionality: No longer increases the duration of Hatred
• New Functionality: Valla gains 15% Spell Power while at 10 stacks of Hatred

Blessed Recovery [Passive]

• Tooltip now shows the required damage taken to proc its effect

Blinding Heal [Q]

• Heal amount increased from 95 to 104

Guitar Hero [E]

• Healing amount increased from 40% to 60%

Mystic Assault [Q]

• Damage and Healing bonuses increased from 40% to 50% of damage dealt

Arcane Brilliance [Active]

• Spell Power bonus increased from 10% to 15%

Dust of Disappearance [Active]

• Duration increased from 20 to 40 seconds

En Pointe [Q]

• Bonus damage increased from 75% to 90%
• ​​**Growing Nightmare [E]**
• Adjusted functionality: If at least 2 enemy Heroes are hit by Wave of Dread, then its eruption’s damage is increased by 60%

Allegrissimo [Q]

• Shadow Waltz cooldown when hitting enemy Heroes at its end changed from 1 second to .75 seconds
• ​**Backbiter [W]**
• Bonus maximum Health increased from 10% to 15%

Insatiable [W]

• Chomp’s cooldown when hitting enemy Heroes changed from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds

Spiritwalker's Grace [Q]

• Removed

Totemic Projection [E]

Tidal Waves [Q]

​Additional Functionality: Also reduces the Mana cost of Chain Heal from 55 to 40

Psionic Synergy [E]

• Armor bonus increased from 20 to 30

Shield Battery [Trait]

• Cooldown reduction increased from 100% to 125%

Graviton Vortex [E]

• Cooldown reduction increased from 1.25 to 1.75 seconds

Templar's Zeal [Q]

• Cooldown reduction increased from 5 to 6 seconds

Updraft [E]

• Shield bonus increased from 40% to 60%

Secret Weapon [Q]

• Bonus damage increased from 60% to 80%
• ​**Crippling Hammer [Q]**
• Slow amount increased from 50% to 60%

Rapid Chase [Q]

• Movement Speed bonus increased from 15% to 20%
• Movement Speed bonus duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds

Reflexive Block [Q]

• Number of attacks blocked increased from 2 to 3

Fiery Brand [Passive]

• Damage increased from 7% to 8% maximum Health

Blades of Azzinoth [Active]

• Now starts with Blades of Azzinoth able to be cast when the talent is picked

Vigor [Passive]

• Energy Regeneration increased from 2.5 to 3 per second
• ​​**Subtlety [Trait]**
• Energy Regeneration increased from 8 to 10

Hemorrhage [E]

• Bonus Basic Attack damage increased from 30% to 40%
• ​**Initiative [Trait]**
• Additional Functionality: Also grants Valeera an additional 15% Movement Speed for 3 seconds when using Ambush, Cheap Shot, or Garrote

Fatal Finesse [W]

• Damage bonus per stack increased from 4 to 6
• Stacks required to finish quest reduced from 20 to 15
• This changes the maximum bonus damage to Blade Flurry from 80 to 90

Thistle Tea [Active]

• Cooldown reduced from 60 to 40 seconds

Shadow Hunter [E]

• Cooldown reduction from Basic Attacks increased from 1 to 1.5 seconds
• ​​**Move Unseen [Trait]**
• Additional functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Permanent Cloak by 1 second

Wormhole [E]

• Adjusted Functionality: Wormhole cannot be cast for 1.25 seconds after Blink is used
• Duration that Zeratul can use Wormhole increased from 3 to 4 seconds

Warp Skirmisher [Passive]

• Bonus damage increased from 40% to 50%
• No longer requires Zeratul to attack a target within 6 seconds of teleporting with Vorpal Blade
• Additional Functionality: Bonus damage also activates on Zeratul’s first Basic Attack after entering Stealth

Sentenced to Death [W]

• Adjusted Functionality: Bonus damage also applies to enemies who are Slowed by Singularity Spike
• Damage bonus reduced from 30% to 25%

Incendiary Elixir [Q]

• Damage bonus per stack increased from 15 to 20

Cursed Bullet [R2]

• Damage increased from 35% to 40%

Impaling Light [Q]

• Redesigned: Celestial Charge’s final damage is increased by 50% and cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target when the Stun completes

Consuming Flame [W]

• The first enemy Hero hit with Solarion’s Fire also restores 30 Mana

Bulwark of Flame [W]

• Removed

Unshakeable Faith

• ** **[E]
• Removed

Battle Hunger [Trait]

• Redesigned: Increased the healing of Valorous Brand by 50%
• ​​**Sovereign Armor [E]**

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• Moved from 16
• Armor reduced from 50 to 25
• Duration reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 seconds
• Damaging an enemy Hero with Molten Armor increased the duration by 0.5 seconds
• ​​**[NEW] Press Forward [Passive]**
• ​Damaging an enemy Hero sets the duration of a Regeneration Globe on Imperius to 5 seconds (unless it was already higher)

Blaze of Glory [W]

• The secondary explosion from Blaze of Glory now consumes and benefits from Valorous Brand
• ​​**Holy Fervor [Active]**
• Now has a maximum duration of 10 seconds
• The cooldown for the Ability begins after the first attack, instead of the last
• Cooldown increased from 25 to 30 seconds
• Tooltip updated to reflect that the damage is a percentage bonus and stacks additively with other percentage bonuses

Divine Rage [E]

• Redesigned: Consuming a Valorous Brand reduces the cooldown of Molten Armor by 1 second

Heat of Battle [E]

• Redesigned: Increase Molten Armor’s healing against Heroes by 2% for every 1% Health Imperius is missing

Celestial Swiftness [Q]

• Redesigned: Gain 20% Movement Speed for 5 seconds after casting Celestial Charge; Gain 40% Attack Speed for 5 seconds for each Hero Stunned with Celestial Charge

Valorous Pursuit [Active]

• Cooldown increased from 12 to 20 seconds

[NEW] Brand of Solarion [Trait]

• Reduce the duration of Valorous Brand to 3 seconds, but it is no longer consumed when triggered
• ​​**Impervious [Active]**
• Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds

Anger [Passive]

• Removed
• ​​**Furiour Spark [W]**
• Damage increased from 90 to 95
• ​​**Malicious Intent [E]**
• Spell Power bonus increased from 15% to 20%

Spite [Passive]

• Healing Globe duration bonus increased from 100% to 125%
• Cooldown reduction increased from .5 to .75 seconds

Shard of Hate [Passive]

• Additional Functionality: Now also causes Mephisto’s attacks to activate Lord of Hatred, reducing Basic Ability cooldowns by 1 second

Epicenter [E]

• Cooldown reduction reduced from 1.25 seconds to 1 second