Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes—June 10, 2019

General

• Stormstout Secret Recipe [Passive]
• Healing increased from 1.5% to 2% of Chen’s maximum health
• New Talent: Eye of the Tiger [Passive]

New functionality

• Increase Ignited damage by 25% and Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes who are Ignited increase its duration by .75 seconds

New Talent: Gift of the Ox [E]

• Increase Stagger’s duration by .5 seconds, and reduce the amount of damage taken over time to 60% of damage taken

Adjusted functionality - Quest

• Increase Regeneration Globe Healing duration by 100%. Reward: After collecting 15 Regeneration Globes, 50% of the Shield from Fortifying Brew persists indefinitely after drinking

Purifying Brew [Trait]

• New functionality: Casting Fortifying Brew grants Chen Unstoppable for 1.5 seconds

Keg Toss [W]

• Removed

Withering Flames [W]

• Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds

Enough to Share [Trait]

• Additional functionality:Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds
• Allied Shield amount increased from 27 to 70
• Additional functionality: Now also instantly Shields Chen for 180

Accumulating Flame [W]

Ring of Fire [W]

• Adjusted functionality: After Igniting an enemy, burst into flames, dealing damage to nearby enemies
• Duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds
• Damage increased from 52 to 60

Bolder Flavor [Trait]

• Removed

Elusive Brawler [Active]

• Additional functionality: While active, also grants Chen 30% Movement Speed

New Talent: Energizing Brew [Trait]

• If Chen fully completes his cast of Fortifying Brew, then he gains 20% maximum Health and 20% increased damage for 25 seconds

Untapped Potential [R1]

• Armor bonus increased from 60 to 75
• Armor bonus now lasts for 3 seconds after Wandering Keg expires
• Movement Speed increased from 100% to 125%

Elemental Conduit [R2]

• New functionality: Increase the spirits’ Health to 100% of Chen’s maximum Health and all of their abilities are empowered

FIXED:

• Tassadar displays the 'Support' role icon, and is not selected as a valid healer pick when both sides are given a Healer in Shuffle Pick.

FIXED:

• Mercenary Camp captures will show Score Credit Tracking to always match the amount of experience that is being awarded.

FIXED

• Minions on Tomb of the Spider Queen no longer gain an extra minute of scaling at the start of the game.

FIXED

• Players will get credit for capturing a Mercenary Camp if you are within an extra 5 radius of the capture point (and on the same team)

FIXED:

• TargetUnit Abilities that can be placed on allies no longer appear invisible to enemy Heroes hit by their area.

FIXED

• Respec on Try Me Mode map now respawns the player Hero to properly reset all Talents and Quests that Hero had chosen.

Jaina

• Jaina's Water Elemental mimic damage from Wintermute now correctly reflects the tooltip and Balance Update. 50% of Jaina's Basic Frostbolt and Cone of Cold damage is mimicked by the Water Elemental.

D.Va:

• D.Va's Mech is no longer immune to friendly abilities.

Chromie

• Here and There no longer requires Chromie to have vision of her target location, or the clone she is swapping with.

Sylvanas:

• Minions who are Possessed now properly remove all friendly damaging abilities that were applied before they were Possessed.

Raynor:

• Raynor's Hyperion Splat now properly matches both its warning splat and its targeting guide.

Anub’arak

• Cocoon is no longer disjointed by teleports. Cocoon will now redirect, similarly to pyroblast, and fall off if the teleport is far enough away.

Wandering Keg [R1]

• Movement speed bonus increased from 60% to 70%
• Knockback duration increased by ~28%
• Knockback speed increased by ~53%

Storm Earth Fire [R2]

• Spirit Health reduced from 75% of Chen's Health to 70%
• Each ability can only be cast once. The final ability that is cast is empowered.

Storm [Q]

New functionality:

• The spirits gain a shield for 400 over 3 seconds. If this is the final ability cast, the shield amount is increased to 750 with no limited duration, and the duration of Storm Earth Fire is increased by 5 seconds.

Earth [W]

New functionality

• Fire and Earth leap to the target location, dealing 32 damage and slowing enemies in a large area by 70% for 1.5 seconds. If this is the final ability cast, increase the damage dealt by 300% and the leap instead roots enemy Heroes hit for 1.75 seconds.
• Earth Ability range increased from 7 to 9
• Earth Unit basic attack Slow reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds
• Earth Unit attack period increased from 2 to 1.5

Fire [E]

New functionality:

• Increase the attack speed and attack damage of the spirits by 50% for 5 seconds. If this is the final ability cast, increase the attack speed and attack damage bonus to 75% and the spirits gain 50% movement speed for its duration

Pressure Point [Q]

Adjusted functionality

• Flying Kick Slows the target enemy for 35% for 1 second, or by 70% if Chen has Shields from Fortifying Brew

A Touch of Honey [W]

• New functionality: Increase the Slow from Keg Smash by 10% and its duration by .5 seconds

Another Round [W]

• Removed

New Talent: Celerity [E]

• Basic Attacks against Slowed, Rooted, or Stunned enemy Heroes reduce the cooldown of Stagger by 1.5 seconds and grant Chen 15 Armor for 3 seconds

New Talent: Combo Strikes [Trait]

• Every 3rd Basic Attack against the same target deals 75% bonus damage. While Chen has Shields from Fortifying Brew and for 2 seconds after, he gains 50% Attack Speed

Flying Leap [Q]

• Additional Functionality: Reduce the cooldown of Flying Leap by .5 seconds each time an enemy Hero takes damage from being Ignited