Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - January 14, 2026

Frostbite [Trait]

NEW QUEST

• Deal Ability Damage to Frostbitten Heroes. Upon reaching 12,000 Damage, unlock Improved Ice Block, which allows Jaina to become temporarily Invulnerable. **Mythic Reward:** Upon dealing 30,000 Damage, Ice Block upgrades to Ice Cold, granting Jaina Protected instead of Stasis.

General Base Stats

• Murky now gains a 35% Shield for 10 seconds upon reviving.

Spawn Egg [D]

• Egg now regenerates quickly instead of having a Shield.

Slime [Q]

• Now applies its debuff to enemy Structures.
• Now deals 50% damage to Structures.

Pufferfish [W]

• Damage reduced by 20%.
• Detonation time reduced from 3 seconds to 2.75 seconds.

NEW QUEST

• Hit enemies affected by Slime with Pufferfish. Provides 1 stack per minion, 5 stacks per Hero or Structure hit. At 100 stacks, Basic Abilities now deal full damage to Structures. **Mythic Reward:** At 200 stacks, Murky gains 50% Health and increases in size.

General Base Stats

• Basic Attack damage decreased from 173 to 167.

Globe of Annihilation [Q]

• Now deals 50% damage to non-Heroes.
• Upon reaching 225 Annihilation, Globe of Annihilation no longer deals reduced damage to non-Heroes.
• Window to kill minions for Annihilation increased to 3s (from 1.5s).

Summon Demon Warrior [W]

• Demon Warriors damage increased from 32 to 83. Now deals half damage to Heroes.
• Demon Warriors no longer have a duration, but lose 26 Health every second.
• Demon Warriors no longer have Immolation.
• Now has 2 charges.

Lightning Rod [W]

• Range reduced by .5.
• Time between strikes increased from .8 seconds to .9 seconds.

Storm Bolt [Q]

• Perfect Storm Quest removed.

NEW QUEST

• Basic Attack Heroes affected by Slows or Stuns. Slows provide 1 stack and Stuns provide 2 stacks. At 35 stacks, Storm Bolt pierces to hit an additional target, and Muradin's Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Storm Bolt by 0.5 seconds. **Mythic Reward:** At 150 stacks, Storm Bolt's range is increased by 50% and width is increased by 100%, and now pierces all targets.

General Base Stats

• Mana reduced from 500 to 450.

Lunar Flare [E]

NEW QUEST

• Hitting a Hero with Lunar Flare increased its damage by 5%, up to 250%. After hitting 10 Heroes, increase Lunar Flare's range by 30%. After hitting 20 Heroes, Sentinel now pierces the first Hero hit. **Mythic Reward:** After hitting 50 Heroes, Tyrande's Basic Attacks occasionally trigger a Lunar Flare.
• Now restores 25 mana per enemy hit.

General Base Stats

• Attack Damage decreased from 155 to 110.

Form Switch [1]

• Active ability removed. Deathwing now switches forms solely from landing.

Cataclysm [R]

NEW QUEST

• Damage Heroes with Molten Flame to gain 1 stack. Gain 50 stacks for killing a Hero. **Mythic Reward:** Upon reaching 2,000 stacks, Cataclysm now deals 2,500% damage to Structures and Minions. *"I AM THE CATACLYSM"*.

Onslaught [E]

• Bonus damage increased from 72 to 120.
• Damage increased from 38 to 60.

Earth Shatter [E]

• Projectile speed increased by 30%

Molten Flame [Q]

• Base Damage per Second reduced from 21 to 19.

Incinerate [W]

• Cooldown increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
• Energy cost increased from 20 to 30.
• Damage increased to 100 (from 65).

Lava Burst [W]

• Cast time reduced from 1 second to .75 seconds.
• Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 9 seconds.
• Energy cost increased from 15 to 25.
• Explosion Damage increased from 30 to 35.
• Explosion Damage over Time increased from 6 to 7.
• Slow increased from 35% to 45%.

Dragonflight [Z]

• Cooldown delay after dealing or taking damage increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
• Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 15 seconds.