Heroes of the Storm news » HEROES OF THE STORM PATCH NOTES — JANUARY 17, 2018

Heroes

Warrior

Tyrael

General

• Tyrael will now face the target of his Basic Attack after attacking. This is a visual change, and does not directly affect gameplay
• Passive Spell Armor has been removed

Stats

• Base Maximum Health increased from 2296 to 2468
• Health Regeneration increased from 4.78 to 5.14

Abilities

• El’druin’s Might (Q)
  • Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45
• Righteousness (W)
  • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50
  • Allied Shield amount changed from a flat value to 40% of the Tyrael-only Shield value.
    • This is the same amount of Shields, but it makes it easier to understand new Talent interactions
• Smite (E)
  • Can now be cast while moving
  • Damage increased from 144 to 150

Talents

• Level 1
  • Salvation (W)
    • Moved from level 16
    • New functionality:
      • Increase Righteousness’ Tyrael-only Shield amount by 25%. If the Shield is destroyed, heal Tyrael for 125 Health.
  • (New) Justice for All (W)
    • Increases Righteousness’ allied shield value to 100% of the Tyrael-only Shield amount.
  • (New) Ardent Restoration (Passive)
    • Damaging an enemy Hero grants 2.5 Health per Second to Tyrael for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.
  • Protection in Death (Trait)
    • Removed
  • Even in Death (Trait)
    • Removed
  • Regeneration Master (Passive)
    • Removed
• Level 4
  • (New) Stalwart Angel (Q)
    • Tyrael gains 25 Armor while El'druin's Might is out, and for 3 seconds after teleporting.
  • (New) Bound by Law (Q)
    • Increases El’druin’s Might’s slow amount from 25 to 35%. Tyrael’s Basic Attacks increase the duration of the slow by 1 second, up to 4 seconds.
  • (New) Divine Vigor (Passive)
    • Damaging an enemy with Smite causes Tyrael's Basic Attacks to heal him for 50% of their damage for 4 seconds.
  • Vigorous Strike (Passive)
    • Removed
• Level 7
  • Purge Evil (E)
    • Moved from level 1
    • New functionality:
      • Every enemy Hero hit by Smite increases Tyrael's Basic Attack damage by 30% for 4 seconds
  • Swift Retribution (E)
    • Movement Speed bonus increased from 10 to 20%
    • No longer increases the duration of Smite’s Movement Speed bonus
    • Added functionality:
      • Now also causes Smite’s friendly effect to increase Attack Speed by 25%
  • Angel’s Grace (Q)
    • Removed
  • Zealotry (W)
    • Removed
  • Follow Through (Passive)
    • Removed
• Level 13
  • Sword of Justice (Q)
    • Moved from level 16
    • New functionality:
      • Can teleport with El'druin's Might twice, returning to Tyrael’s original position.
  • Holy Ground (Q)
    • Moved from level 16
    • Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds
  • (New) Law and Order (W)
    • Reduce the cooldown of Righteousness by 1 second for each enemy Hero hit by Smite. Righteousness increases the damage of your next Smite by 25% for each ally affected.
  • Burning Rage (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Angelic Absorption (W)
    • Removed
  • Angelic Might (E)
    • Removed
• Level 16
  • (New) Burning Halo (Q)
    • El'druin and Tyrael deal 15 damage per second to nearby enemies. This damage is increased by 100% for Tyrael for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin.
  • Horadric Reforging (Q)
    • Moved from level 4
    • New functionality:
      • Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of El'druin's Might by 1.5 seconds
  • (New) Smite the Wicked (E)
    • Smite’s cooldown recharges 100% faster while El'druin is out and for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin
  • Blood for Blood (Active)
    • Removed
• Level 20
  • (New) Defense of the Angels (Active)
    • Activate to reduce all incoming damage by 40% for 5 seconds. Any time Tyrael or an ally shielded by Righteousness take damage, reduce the cooldown by 3 seconds. 120 second cooldown
  • (New) Seal of El’druin (Passive)
    • Every time Tyrael casts a Basic Ability, increase his Attack Speed by 50% for 3 seconds
  • Nullification Shield (Active)
    • Removed
  • Nexus Blades (Passive)
    • Removed

Bug Fixes

Heroes, Abilities, and Talents

• Blaze: Fixed an issue allowing players to cast Flame Stream while dead if they entered a Bunker while dying.
• Blaze: Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to enter permanent Stasis if they were killed just as they entered a Bunker.
• Hanzo & Leoric: Fixed an issue causing Towers to spawn if Leoric was directly impacted by Sonic Arrow.
• Malfurion & Stitches: Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to become unplayable if Nature’s Cure was cast while they were affected by Stitches’ Gorge.
• Malfurion & Zagara: Nature’s Cure can no longer cleanse Heroes of the Devouring Maw effect.
• Uther: The Well Met talent will no longer affect non-Heroic units.
• Valeera: The Strangle talent will no longer affect non-Heroic units.