HEROES OF THE STORM PATCH NOTES — JANUARY 16, 2018

General

• Salvation (W)
• New functionality:
• Increase Righteousness’ Tyrael-only Shield amount by 25%. If the Shield is destroyed, heal Tyrael for 125 Health.

(New) Justice for All (W)

• Increases Righteousness’ allied shield value to 100% of the Tyrael-only Shield amount.

(New) Ardent Restoration (Passive)

• Damaging an enemy Hero grants 2.5 Health per Second to Tyrael for 5 seconds.  Stacks up to 10 times.
• Protection in Death (Trait)
• Removed
• Even in Death (Trait)
• Removed
• Regeneration Master (Passive)
• Removed

(New) Law and Order (W)

• Reduce the cooldown of Righteousness by 1 second for each enemy Hero hit by Smite.  Righteousness increases the damage of your next Smite by 25% for each ally affected.
• Burning Rage (Passive)
• Removed
• Angelic Absorption (W)
• Removed
• Angelic Might (E)
• Removed

(New) Burning Halo (Q)

• El'druin and Tyrael deal 15 damage per second to nearby enemies. This damage is increased by 100% for Tyrael for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin.
• Horadric Reforging (Q)
• New functionality:
• Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of El'druin's Might by 1.5 seconds

(New) Stalwart Angel (Q)

• Tyrael gains 25 Armor while El'druin's Might is out, and for 3 seconds after teleporting.

(New) Bound by Law (Q)

• Increases El’druin’s Might’s slow amount from 25 to 35%. Tyrael’s Basic Attacks increase the duration of the slow by 1 second, up to 4 seconds.

(New) Divine Vigor (Passive)

• Damaging an enemy with Smite causes Tyrael's Basic Attacks to heal him for 50% of their damage for 4 seconds.
• Vigorous Strike (Passive)
• Removed
• Purge Evil (E)
• New functionality:
• Every enemy Hero hit by Smite increases Tyrael's Basic Attack damage by 30% for 4 seconds
• Swift Retribution (E)
• Movement Speed bonus increased from 10 to 20%
• No longer increases the duration of Smite’s Movement Speed bonus
• Added functionality:
• Now also causes Smite’s friendly effect to increase Attack Speed by 25%
• Angel’s Grace (Q)
• Removed
• Zealotry (W)
• Removed
• Follow Through (Passive)
• Removed
• Sword of Justice (Q)
• New functionality:
• Can teleport with El'druin's Might twice, returning to Tyrael’s original position.
• Holy Ground (Q)
• Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds

(New) Smite the Wicked (E)

• Smite’s cooldown recharges 100% faster while El'druin is out and for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin
• Blood for Blood (Active)
• Removed

(New) Defense of the Angels (Active)

• Activate to reduce all incoming damage by 40% for 5 seconds.  Any time Tyrael or an ally shielded by Righteousness take damage, reduce the cooldown by 3 seconds. 120 second cooldown

(New) Seal of El’druin (Passive)

• Every time Tyrael casts a Basic Ability, increase his Attack Speed by 50% for 3 seconds
• Nullification Shield (Active)
• Removed
• Nexus Blades (Passive)
• Removed