v2.55.6-ptr

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Published on April 21, 2025

Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - April 21, 2025

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting.

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Heroes:

General Updates

Anduin has replaced Malfurion as the Ally hero in Try Me Mode.
Numerous game strings have been updated to reflect current gameplay.
Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.

Hero Balance Updates (7)

Ana

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Base Abilities & Stats

Biotic Grenade [W]

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

If Biotic Grenade does not hit any enemies, its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds.

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

If Biotic Grenade only hits Ana, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

Talent Changes

Level 1

Vampiric Rounds

Shrike now gives a 15% passive healing bonus.

Level 20

Deadeye

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Eye of Horus can now be toggled On and Off.

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Eye of Horus cooldown is now 0.5 seconds.

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Eye of Horus rounds are regained once every 10 seconds.
Bonuses acquired from Deadeye now lasts 7 seconds.

Genji

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Talent Changes

Level 1

Pathfinder

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Heroic Ability now heals Genji for up to 30% of the damage dealt to enemy Heroes. Healing amount is increased based on how low Genji's Health is.

Level 10

X-Strike

Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds.
Detonation damage increased from 275 to 290.
Slash damage increased from 135 to 145.

Level 13

Shingan

Now does 40% less damage to Structures.

Level 20

Living Weapon

Cooldown reduction increased from 10 seconds to 12.5 seconds.

Lunara

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Talent Changes

Level 7

Splintered Spear

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack.

Level 13

Endless Spores

Now also refunds 50 Mana.

Level 20

For The Wildlands!

NEW TALENT

Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc.

Forest's Wrath

Can now be selected with either Heroic.

Zagara

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Talent Changes

Level 16

Corrosive Saliva

Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health.

Azmodan

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Talent Changes

Level 16

Trample

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero.

Imperius

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Base Abilities & Stats

Molten Armor [E]

Now hits an extra target if no Heroes are in range.

Talent Changes

Level 1

Impaling Light

REWORK

Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

REWORK

Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit.

REWORK

Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30.

REWORK

When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target.

Level 7

Blaze of Glory

Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.

Holy Fervor

Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor.

Level 20

Heavenly Host

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire.

ADDED FUNCTIONALITY

Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized.

Molten Wrath

NEW TALENT

Molten Armor will now hit an extra target even if enemy Heroes are in range.

Malthael

Hero Balance Adjustments

Stats Builds Impact

Base Abilities & Stats

Wraith Strike [W]

Range is increased from 6 to 7.

Talent Changes

Level 4

Black Harvest

Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds.

Level 10

Tormented Souls

No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends.
Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active.

Level 20

Reaper of Souls

While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay.

Bug Fixes

General

Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects.

Map

Battlefield of Eternity
- Fixed an issue where areas of the map were not covered under Fog of War.
Blackheart's Bay
- Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains.
Cursed Hollow
- Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the map.
Warhead Junction
- Fixed an issue where healing fountains were not symmetrical on the map.

Heroes

Artanis
- Base
  - Shield Overload [Q]
    - Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge.
Brightwing
- Level 10
  - Blink Heal
    - Fixed an issue that caused Blink Heal's trailing images to be visible while Brightwing has no remaining Blink Heal charges.
Chen
- Base
  - Fortifying Brew [Trait D]
    - Fixed an issue that caused Fortifying Brew being instantly destroyed not granting Attack Speed.
    - Fortifying Brew has been added to the Buff Bar.
Dehaka
- Base
  - Burrow [E]
    - Fixed an issue that caused Burrow's visuals to be displaced if Dehaka is launched shortly after Burrow ends.
Jaina
- Base
  - Frostbite [Trait]
    - Ice Block's before first use attention indicator is now also removed when Jaina is killed.
Johanna
- Level 4
  - Eternal Retaliation
    - Updated Eternal Retaliation's visual effect to only be visible to Johanna.
- Level 10
  - Blessed Shield
    - Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Blessed Shield.
Lt. Morales
- Level 10
  - Medivac Dropships
    - Fixed an issue that caused Medivac Reinforcement's indicator beam to point to Lt. Morales' active position instead of where Reinforcements was cast.
Mephisto
- Base
  - Shade of Mephisto [E]
    - Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto.
Ragnaros
- Level 13
  - Cauterize Wounds
    - Cauterize Wounds healing is now a singular combined effect each time it heals, instead of a heal effect for each Hero hit.
    - Fixed an issue that caused Cauterize Wounds healing amount to be determined by the damage dealt to the target furthest from the primary Empower Sulfuras target.
    - If Cauterize Wounds is reapplied while already active, any remaining healing will apply over the refreshed duration.
Samuro
- Base
  - Critical Strike [W]
    - Fixed an issue that caused Samuro's Critical Strike stacks to be visible to an enemy Samuro.
Sonya
- Level 10
  - Wrath of the Berserker
    - Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Wrath of the Berserker.
Stukov
- Base
  - Healing Pathogen [Q]
    - Fixed an issue that caused Healing Pathogen to persist for a brief period after activating Bio-Kill Switch.
Sylvanas
- Base
  - Black Arrows [Trait D]
    - Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Black Arrows.
- Level 10
  - Mind Control
    - Fixed an issue with the display duration for the duration bar of Mind Control.
- Level 20
  - Deafening Blast
    - Fixed an issue that caused Deafening Blast to activate off of the center of units instead of their edge.
The Lost Vikings
- Fixed an issue that prevented Olaf from charging while Silenced.
Valeera
- Level 16
  - Assassinate
    - Damage bonus is now additive.
    - Fixed an issue with duration extension.

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Storm League

Rank Decay will now only apply to players in Master and Grand Master Leagues.
Reduced maximum party size for Master and Grand Master players to 2.