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

Anchored Core

• Increase Dark Heart's area by 50% and duration by 50%.
• Dark Heart's damage bounces 2 times from the primary target to nearby enemies, dealing 18 damage.

Cloak of Shadows

• Activating Void Step grants 50% Movement Speed and 25 Spell Armor for 2 seconds. This bonus refreshes each time Xal'atath teleports.

Toxic Mark

• Increase Shadow Mark's duration by 1 second.
• Damage over time dealt to Marked Heroes is increased to 1% of their maximum Health. Marked enemies have -15 Armor while Marked.

Dark Barrier

• Each time Dark Heart damages an enemy, Xal'atath gains a Shield equal to 2% of her maximum Health, up to 10%.

Void Acolyte

• Completing Void Step fully charges Void Volley.
• The next Void Volley deals 50% increased damage and costs no Mana.

Cold Feet

• Increase Shadow Mark's duration by 1 second.
• Marked enemies are Slowed by 25%.

Void Summoner

• Activating Void Step summons a single Void Minion in its center. Void Minions are attracted to Shadow Marked Heroes.
• Void Minion Basic Attacks deal 95 damage per hit. Void Minions lose Health over 30 seconds.

Void Adept

• **Quest:** Detonate the Dark Heart on Marked enemy Heroes to increase Shadow Mark's damage by 5 each time a target is hit, up to 100 additional damage.

Silence of the Lamb

• Activating Void Step summons a seal of Void magic on the ground. When the seal completes, it deals 99 damage to enemies inside and Silences them for 2 seconds.

Void Eruption [R]

• Channel a single powerful Void Orb that grows over time until reaching maximum size after 2 seconds. Recast to launch the Orb early.
• Enemies that come into contact with the Orb take up to 175 damage and are Blinded for 1 second.
• When the Orb reaches the end of its path, it detonates in a large explosion, dealing up to 700 damage.
• The Orb deals contact damage every 0.125 seconds.

Void Convergence [R]

• After channeling for 2 seconds, summon a Void Portal that spawns up to 4 Void Minions to attack nearby enemies.
• Enemies near the Void Portal are Slowed by 25%.
• Void Minions are attracted to Shadow Marked Heroes.
• The Portal loses health over 20 seconds.

Crushing Cascade

• Enemies hit by Void Volley are Slowed by 6% for 2 seconds per projectile, up to 50%.

Dark Heart's Protection

• Casting Dark Heart Silences enemies inside its radius for 1 second.
• Xal'atath and allied Heroes gain 30 Spell Armor while inside Dark Heart's radius.

Relentless Whispers

• While Void Step is active, Xal'atath's Basic Attack rate is increased by 200%.

Pull of the Dark Heart

• Linked enemies are Slowed by 10% for each pulse, stacking up to 5 times and decaying over 2 seconds.

Marked Resilience

• Basic Attacks against Marked Heroes grant a 480 point Shield that rapidly decays.

Fractured Reality

• Increase Void Volley projectile damage by 25%.
• Void Volley projectiles leave a trail of fire along their path for 3 seconds, dealing 15 damage over time.
• The trail deals damage every 1 second.

Harbinger's Consumption

• Xal'atath's Void Eruption splits into 3 orbiting Void Orbs.
• Cancelling the ability early causes the orbs to travel faster.

Rift Invasion

• Void Convergence's Portal no longer loses health over time and can spawn and sustain up to 6 Void Minions.

Dueling Orbs

• Gain 1 additional Shadow Mark charge.

Unstable Core

• When the Dark Heart expires or detonates on a Marked Hero, it leaves behind a pool of void flames for 5 seconds.
• Enemies in the flames take 15 damage over time.
• The flames deal damage every 1 second.

Paradox Loop

• After completing Void Step, Xal'atath immediately performs a second Void Step in the opposite direction. Added effects are triggered again.