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Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - October 31, 2018

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We're about to release a new Heroes of the Storm patch to apply a number of balance changes and bug fixes. Read on for details.


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Assassin





Abilities



Flight(Mount)
- Cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds

Talents



Epic Mount
- Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds

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Abilities



Frost Blast(R)
- Cooldown reduced from 70 to 60 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50
- Root duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75 seconds

Talents



Barbed Chains
- Armor reduction decreased from 15 to 10


Ice Cold
- Damage bonus increased from 250 to 300%


Icy Grasp
- Frost Nova slow increase changed from 10 to 15%


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Talents



Choking Pollen
- Damage bonus to enemies afflicted by Nature's Toxin increased from 75 to 85%
- Damage bonus to enemies afflicted by 3 stacks of Nature's Toxin increased from 125 to 135%


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Specialist





Abilities



Nydus Network(R)
- Maximum number of active Nydus Worms reduced from 10 to 4

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Support





Abilities



Healing Brew(Q)
- Base healing amount reduced from 190 to 181

Talents



Hindering Winds
- Duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds

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Abilities



Crossfade(W)
- Speed Boost Movement Speed increased from 15 to 20%


Amp It Up(E)
- Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 100 to 90

Talents



We Move Together
- Removed

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Abilities



Light of Elune(Q)
- Heal amount reduced from 265 to 255


Lunar Flare(E)
- Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds

Talents



Kaldorei Resistance
- Spell Armor duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds


Ranger
- Bonus maximum range damage increased from 150 to 250%


Iceblade Arrows
- Basic Attack Speed increase reduced from 25 to 20%

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Abilities



Hammer of Justice(E)
- Stun duration increased from .75 to 1 second

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Warrior





Abilities



Phase Prism(E)
- Cooldown reduced from 16 to 14 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 70 to 60

Talents



Graviton Vortex
- Mana cost reduction decreased from 35 to 30

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Abilities



Oil Spill(W)
- Slow amount increased from 40 to 50%
- Ignited Oil Spill damage reduced from 18 to 16


Jet Propulsion(E)
- Cooldown reduced from 10 to 9 seconds
- Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45


Pyromania(Combat Trait)
- Armor amount increased from 25 to 35

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Abilities



Brushstalker(Mount)
- Cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds

Talents



Apex Predator
- Cooldown reduction increased from 25 to 35 seconds

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Abilities



Fel Claws(Q)
- Damage reduced from 72 to 69


Vampiric Touch(Combat Trait)
- Healing against non-Heroic targets reduced from 15 to 10%


Carrion Swarm(R)
- Healing against Heroes reduced from 100 to 75%

Talents



Plague Bats
- Damage reduced from 85 to 81


Frenzied Assault
- Bonus Physical Damage increased from 10 to 15%

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Bug Fixes



General
  • Banner: Fixed an issue with the Roll 20 Esports Banner textures.
  • Announcer: Fixed an issue that caused the Mal'Ganis announcer pack to change to Malfurion after loading into a game.
Heroes
  • Ana: Fixed an issue that caused Ana's Level 13 Healing Dart talents to fail to apply to Heroes that were at full health.
  • Mal'Ganis: Fixed an issue that could grant Mal'Ganis vision from summoned units while the Blind as a Bat talent was active.
User Interface
  • Fixed an issue causing Level 5 and Level 15 progression reward icons to appear as white squares.
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