Heroes of the Storm Balance Update — October 12, 2016

Refreshing Elixir (Trait)

• Base healing effect increased from 20 to 30%

Pressure Point (Q)

• Baseline slow amount reduced from 40 to 35%
• Bonus slow amount reduced from 80 to 70%

Elemental Conduit (R)

• Base Spirit Health reduced from 2658 to 2550 due to Chen’s Maximum Health change

Caltrops (E)

• Slow amount increased from 20 to 25%
• Caltrop damage increased from 45 to 60

Death Dealer (E)

• Damage per Hatred stack increased from 12 to 14%

Frost Shot (W)

• Slow duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds

Maximum Charge (Trait)

• Reduced the bonus Energy on quest completion from 25 to 20

Demolitions Expert (Q)

• Recharge rate reduction increased from .25 to .375, up to a total of 3 seconds

Speed Barrier (E)

• Movement Speed increased from 25 to 35%

Guitar Hero (E)

• Increased the heal amount from 30 to 35% auto-attack damage dealt

Pinball Wizard (W)

• Increased bonus damage from 150 to 200%

Echo Pedal (Passive)

• Decreased pulse damage from 32 to 29

Mic Check (W)

• Increased the cooldown reduction of Face Melt from 5 to 6 seconds

Spirit of Arachyr (Q)

• Increased the number of additional spiders spawned from 1 to 2

Dead Rush (W)

• Reduced damage bonus from 100 to 75%

Ring of Poison (W)

• Damage reduced by roughly 15%

Soul Harvest (Active)

• Increased bonus per enemy hit from 3 to 4%, and maximum from 15 to 20%

Humongoid (R)

• Cooldown increased from 20 to 25 seconds

Rampant Growth (Q)

• Removed