2026-07-02 PTR Patch
2.55.17.97449
2026-06-29 PTR Patch
2.55.17.97407
Undocumented
General
Updates
Storm League
- Placed players can now party with unplaced players.
Bug Fixes
- Attack beams from Forts, Keeps, and the Core will now be more visible when attacking Heroes.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2026-05-11 Live Patch
2.55.16.97039
2026-04-20 Hotfix Patch
2.55.16.96870
Undocumented
General
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing the Scrapper Mad Axe Mono Wheel Mount to not be usable.
- Fixed various tooltips related to the latest changes.
2026-04-20 Live Patch
2.55.16.96846
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Game Modes
- Unranked Draft has been removed.
Respawn Timers
- Respawn timers have been
reduced in the mid-to-late gameupdated.
Respawn Timers Table
| Level | Old | New | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| 7 | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| 8 | 22 | 24 | +2 |
| 9 | 23 | 25 | +2 |
| 10 | 24 | 27 | +3 |
| 11 | 26 | 29 | +3 |
| 12 | 29 | 31 | +2 |
| 13 | 32 | 33 | +1 |
| 14 | 36 | 35 | -1 |
| 15 | 40 | 37 | -3 |
| 16 | 44 | 40 | -4 |
| 17 | 50 | 43 | -7 |
| 18 | 56 | 46 | -10 |
| 19 | 62 | 51 | -11 |
| 20 | 65 | 54 | -11 |
| 21 | 65 | 57 | -8 |
| 22 | 65 | 63 | -2 |
| 23 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 24 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 25 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 26 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 27 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 28 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 29 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 30 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing increased Movement Speed visual effects to be created when joining a Toy Train.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2026-04-09 PTR Patch
2.55.16.96790
Undocumented
General
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing increased Movement Speed visual effects to be created when joining a Toy Train.
- Fixed an issue causing respawn timers from Level 10 to 23 to be lower than intended.
Respawn Timers Table
| Level | Old | New | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| 7 | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| 8 | 22 | 24 | +2 |
| 9 | 23 | 25 | +2 |
| 10 | 24 | 27 | +3 |
| 11 | 26 | 29 | +3 |
| 12 | 29 | 31 | +2 |
| 13 | 32 | 33 | +1 |
| 14 | 36 | 35 | -1 |
| 15 | 40 | 37 | -3 |
| 16 | 44 | 40 | -4 |
| 17 | 50 | 43 | -7 |
| 18 | 56 | 46 | -10 |
| 19 | 62 | 51 | -11 |
| 20 | 65 | 54 | -11 |
| 21 | 65 | 57 | -8 |
| 22 | 65 | 63 | -2 |
| 23 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 24 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 25 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 26 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 27 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 28 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 29 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 30 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2026-03-30 PTR Patch
2.55.16.96703
Undocumented
General
Updates
Game Modes
- Unranked Draft has been removed.
Respawn Timers
- Respawn timers have been
reduced in the mid-to-late gameupdated.
Respawn Timers Table
| Level | Old | New | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| 7 | 21 | 22 | +1 |
| 8 | 22 | 24 | +2 |
| 9 | 23 | 25 | +2 |
| 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 27 | +1 |
| 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 31 | -1 |
| 14 | 36 | 33 | -3 |
| 15 | 40 | 35 | -5 |
| 16 | 44 | 37 | -7 |
| 17 | 50 | 40 | -10 |
| 18 | 56 | 43 | -13 |
| 19 | 62 | 46 | -16 |
| 20 | 65 | 49 | -16 |
| 21 | 65 | 54 | -11 |
| 22 | 65 | 58 | -7 |
| 23 | 65 | 63 | -2 |
| 24 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 25 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 26 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 27 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 28 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 29 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
| 30 | 65 | 70 | +5 |
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2026-02-20 Hotfix Patch
2.55.15.96477
2026-02-19 Live Patch
2.55.15.96443
2026-02-10 Live Patch
2.55.15.96370
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Structures
-
Towers, Forts, Keeps, and Core
- Structures now prioritize Summons when there are no remaining Minions.
- Summons no longer take half damage from Structures.
-
Watch Towers
- Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied.
Experience
- Experience Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a Minion that instantly yields Experience.
Quests
- Pinnacle Rewards have been renamed to Mythic Rewards.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2026-01-21 PTR Patch
2.55.15.96216
2026-01-16 PTR Patch
2.55.15.96172
2026-01-14 PTR Patch
2.55.15.96119
Undocumented
General
Updates
Structures
-
Towers, Forts, Keeps, and Core
- Structures now prioritize Summons when there are no remaining Minions.
- Summons no longer take half damage from Structures.
-
Watch Towers
- Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied.
Experience
- Experience Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a Minion that instantly yields Experience.
Quests
- Pinnacle Rewards have been renamed to Mythic Rewards.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-12-16 Live Patch
2.55.14.95918
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-12-12 Revert Patch
2.55.14.95817
Reverted
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-12-12 Live Patch
2.55.14.95883
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-12-04 Hotfix Patch
2.55.14.95817
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-12-01 Live Patch
2.55.14.95774
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Experience
- The comeback system has been slightly magnified, particularly at wide level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 0.3 to 0.35 for 2-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 0.6 to 0.75 for 3-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 1 to 1.3 for 4-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 1 to 2 for 5-level gaps.
Comeback System Table
| Level Advantage | Old | New | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| 3 | 40% | 25% | -15% |
| 2 | 70% | 65% | -5% |
| 1 | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| 0 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| -1 | 110% | 110% | 0% |
| -2 | 130% | 135% | +5% |
| -3 | 160% | 175% | +15% |
| -4 | 200% | 230% | +30% |
| -5 | 200% | 300% | +100% |
A Call for Help
- Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer grant nearby allied Heroes that take damage 35 Armor for 4 seconds.
- Basic Attacks from Core, Keeps, Forts, Fallback Towers, and Keep's Towers will now reduce the Armor of enemy Heroes hit.
- Armor reduction increased from 10 to 20 per hit.
- Cap increased from 20 to 40 Armor reduction.
- Damage from the Towers of Doom's Kill Zone now reduces Armor.
Structures
-
Fallback Towers
- Fallback Towers have been added behind Forts in the longer lanes.
- Fallback Towers have the same Health and Attack Damage as Keep's Towers.
Gameplay
- Ability ranges on numerous Heroes have been updated to be more consistent.
Quests
- Players will now receive a personal-only announcement when an intermediate Quest Reward is unlocked.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2025-11-07 PTR Patch
2.55.14.95578
2025-11-05 PTR Patch
2.55.14.95554
2025-11-03 PTR Patch
2.55.14.95499
Undocumented
General
Updates
Experience
- The comeback system has been slightly magnified, particularly at wide level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 0.3 to 0.35 for 2-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 0.6 to 0.75 for 3-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 1 to 1.3 for 4-level gaps.
- Experience modifier for Hero kills increased from 1 to 2 for 5-level gaps.
Comeback System Table
| Level Advantage | Old | New | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| 3 | 40% | 25% | -15% |
| 2 | 70% | 65% | -5% |
| 1 | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| 0 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| -1 | 110% | 110% | 0% |
| -2 | 130% | 135% | +5% |
| -3 | 160% | 175% | +15% |
| -4 | 200% | 230% | +30% |
| -5 | 200% | 300% | +100% |
A Call for Help
- Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer grant nearby allied Heroes that take damage 35 Armor for 4 seconds.
- Basic Attacks from Core, Keeps, Forts, Fallback Towers, and Keep's Towers will now reduce the Armor of enemy Heroes hit.
- Armor reduction increased from 10 to 20 per hit.
- Cap increased from 20 to 40 Armor reduction.
- Damage from the Towers of Doom's Kill Zone now reduces Armor.
Structures
-
Fallback Towers
- Fallback Towers have been added behind Forts in the longer lanes.
- Fallback Towers have the same Health and Attack Damage as Keep's Towers.
Gameplay
- Ability ranges on numerous Heroes have been updated to be more consistent.
Quests
- Players will now receive a personal-only announcement when an intermediate Quest Reward is unlocked.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2025-10-06 Hotfix Patch
2.55.13.95301
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-09-30 Live Patch
2.55.13.95213
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Experience
- Small Experience Globes
will now vanish if no allied Hero is within 15 radius of themhave been removed.
A Call for Help
- Forts, Keeps, and Core will now grant allied Heroes that take damage in their radius
5035 Armor for 4 seconds.- Forts grant this Armor to allied Heroes within 5.4 range from their center.
- Keeps grant this Armor to allied Heroes within 6.8 range from their center.
- Core grants this Armor to allied Heroes within 8.2 range from their center.
-
While this Armor is in effect, enemy Heroes that attack the target will be Slowed by 20%. - Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer prioritize an enemy Hero when an allied Hero is attacked.
Minions
- When a Hero attacks an enemy Structure with a Basic Attack, allied Minions nearby become Inspired, gaining 35% Attack Speed and 35% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
Structures
-
Fort's Gates
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 5300 to 6000.
-
Keep's Gates
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 6150 to 7000.
-
Fort's Towers
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 4300 to 4850.
-
Keep's Towers
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 5300 to 6000.
-
Forts
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 15450 to 17380.
-
Keeps
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 20050 to 22550.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing Minions to have their spawn increasingly delayed during the game.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2025-09-17 PTR Patch
2.55.13.95120
2025-09-09 PTR Patch
2.55.13.95057
2025-09-02 PTR Patch
2.55.13.94986
Undocumented
General
Updates
Experience
- Small Experience Globes will now vanish if no allied Hero is within 15 radius of them.
A Call for Help
- Forts, Keeps, and Core will now grant allied Heroes that take damage in their radius
50 Armor for 4 seconds.
- Forts grant this Armor to allied Heroes within 5.4 range from their center.
- Keeps grant this Armor to allied Heroes within 6.8 range from their center.
- Core grants this Armor to allied Heroes within 8.2 range from their center.
- While this Armor is in effect, enemy Heroes that attack the target will be Slowed by 20%.
- Forts, Keeps, and Core will no longer prioritize an enemy Hero when an allied Hero is attacked.
Minions
- When a Hero attacks an enemy Structure with a Basic Attack, allied Minions nearby become Inspired, gaining 35% Attack Speed and 35% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.
Structures
-
Fort's Gates
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 5300 to 6000.
-
Keep's Gates
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 6150 to 7000.
-
Fort's Towers
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 4300 to 4850.
-
Keep's Towers
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 5300 to 6000.
-
Forts
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 15450 to 17380.
-
Keeps
- Health increased by 12.5%, from 20050 to 22550.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing Minions to have their spawn increasingly delayed during the game.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2025-08-05 Hotfix Patch
2.55.12.94786
2025-07-29 Live Patch
2.55.12.94714
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Events
- Nexomania II has arrived in the Nexus!
Gameplay
- On death reveal duration on nearby units removed.
- Knockback effects have been updated to be more consistent.
- Reduced the impact Roots have on Knockback effects.
Bug Fixes
- Catapults no longer give Experience (previously 1).
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2025-07-06 PTR Patch
2.55.12.94613
2025-07-01 PTR Patch
2.55.12.94564
PTR to Live
General
Updates
Events
- Nexomania II has arrived in the Nexus!
Gameplay
- On death reveal duration on nearby units removed.
- Knockback effects have been updated to be more consistent.
- Reduced the impact Roots have on Knockback effects.
Bug Fixes
- Catapults no longer give Experience (previously 1).
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2025-06-02 Live Patch
2.55.11.94387
Undocumented
General
Updates
Shop
- Players who are unable to purchase Gems in-game can now purchase Gems in the Battle.net Shop.
- Gem quantities have been standardized in all regions.
- Gem prices have been adjusted to affect this change.
- Previous bonus values have been incorporated in the new prices.
Heroes
2025-05-15 Live Patch
2.55.11.94189
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Storm League
- Rank Decay will now only apply to Master and Grand Master players.
- Party size for Master and Grand Master players capped at 2.
- Master and Grand Master players can only play in Party with players 5000 Rank Points away from them.
Try Mode
- Default allied Hero changed from Malfurion to Anduin.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2025-04-27 PTR Patch
2.55.10.94083
2025-04-21 PTR Patch
2.55.10.94029
Undocumented
General
Updates
Storm League
- Rank Decay will now only apply to Master and Grand Master players.
- Party size for Master and Grand Master players capped at 2.
Try Mode
- Default allied Hero changed from Malfurion to Anduin.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2025-03-16 Hotfix Patch
2.55.10.93810
2025-03-12 Live Patch
2.55.10.93810
PTR to Live
General
Updates
Draft
- First Round pick timer has been reduced from 40 to 25 seconds.
- Hero Ban timer has been reduced from 24 to 15 seconds.
- Hero Pick timer has been reduced from 24 to 15 seconds.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused some effects to not display correctly on the Target Dummy.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Movement Speed bonuses to display the incorrect value in the Target Info Panel.
- Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move in Deadman's Stand (Brawl).
- Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move in Garden Arena (Brawl).
- Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move in Punisher Arena (Brawl).
- Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move in Trial Grounds (Brawl).
- Fixed an issue that caused the Map Mechanic button in Deadman's Stand (Brawl) to not be visible.
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2025-02-27 PTR Patch
2.55.10.93768
2025-02-25 PTR Patch
2.55.10.93749
2025-02-21 PTR Patch
2.55.10.93733
General
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused some effects to not display correctly on the Target Dummy.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Movement Speed bonuses to display the incorrect value in the Target Info Panel.
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2025-01-28 Hotfix Patch
2.55.9.93613
2025-01-27 Live Patch
2.55.9.93565
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Game Modes
- Brawl has been added.
- Brawls will rotate on the 1st and 15th of every month.
Bug Fixes
- Experience Globes can now path through gates.
- Fixed issues related to Root visual effects.
- Decaying and ramping Slows updated to scale with crowd control reduction effects.
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2025-01-10 PTR Patch
2.55.9.93535
2025-01-06 PTR Patch
2.55.9.93498
General
Updates
Game Modes
- Brawl has been added.
- Brawls will rotate on the 1st and 15th of every month.
Bug Fixes
- Experience Globes can now path through gates.
- Fixed issues related to Root visual effects.
- Decaying and ramping Slows updated to scale with crowd control reduction effects.
Heroes
2024-12-09 Live Patch
2.55.8.93357
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that ignore Armor.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-11-25 PTR Patch
2.55.8.93281
2024-11-17 PTR Patch
2.55.8.92229
2024-11-14 PTR Patch
2.55.8.93193
General
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that ignore Armor.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-11-14 Live Patch
2.55.7.93151
2024-10-14 Live Patch
2.55.7.93009
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
ARAM
- Same Hero Mode
- Heroes now regenerate 3.2% Health and Mana per second while in the Hall of Storms.
- Heroes can now use Hearthstone but without the burst heal after completion.
- Same Hero Mode chance reduced from 2% to 0.5%.
- Heroes available in Same Hero Mode updated.
Same Hero Mode Changes
- Heroes added to Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Sgt. Hammer
- Heroes removed from Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Alarak
- Artanis
- Cassia
- Falstad
- Genji
- Greymane
- Gul'dan
- Hogger
- Illidan
- Imperius
- Junkrat
- Kael'thas
- Kel'Thuzad
- Kerrigan
- Li-Ming
- Lunara
- Maiev
- Mephisto
- Orphea
- Raynor
- The Butcher
- Thrall
- Tracer
- Tychus
- Whitemane
- Zarya
- Zeratul
- Zul'jin
Heroes
2024-09-30 PTR Patch
2.55.7.92942
2024-09-28 PTR Patch
2.55.7.92939
2024-09-26 PTR Patch
2.55.7.92909
General
Updates
ARAM
- Same Hero Mode
- Heroes now regenerate 3.2% Health and Mana per second while in the Hall of Storms.
- Heroes can now use Hearthstone but without the burst heal after completion.
Heroes
2024-08-12 Live Patch
2.55.6.92665
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
Try Mode
- Regeneration Globe Generator added near the Healing Fountain.
Bug Fixes
- Catapults will now display properly in the Death Recap.
- Effects that reduce your vision radius now prevent soft reveals (things that make your character visible).
- Fixed an issue that caused Dance animations to persist after moving, using an Ability, or attacking.
- Fixed an issue that caused Structures to not activate their Call for Help mechanics when multiple enemy Heroes attack an enemy Hero at the same time.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes to not spawn at the start of the game.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes with non-standard Deaths to display their final hit incorrectly in the Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused overhead shrub indicator to persist after leaving the shrub.
- Fixed an issue that caused targets inside shrubs to be revealed by proximity when the other unit has vision reduction.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Abilities to allow the caster to gather Experience Globes while inside a shrub.
- Fixed an issue that caused some passive Movement Speed benefits to not behave consistently.
- Fixed an issue that caused Summons to not have their Attack Speed reduced when attacking Heroes who can reduce the Attack Speed of attackers upon taking damage (e.g. Imposing Presence).
- Fixed an issue that caused shield-like effects to not be treated as Shields.
- Fixed an issue that caused vignette borders on some cutscenes to render incorrectly at higher than 1080x1920 resolutions.
- Fixed an issue that caused text to overlap in the Death Recap.
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-06-08 PTR Patch
2.55.6.92654
2024-07-24 PTR Patch
2.55.6.92593
2024-07-18 PTR Patch
2.55.6.92556
2024-07-15 PTR Patch
2.55.6.92550
Undocumented
General
Updates
Try Mode
- Regeneration Globe Generator added near the Healing Fountain.
Bug Fixes
- Catapults will now display properly in the Death Recap.
- Effects that reduce your vision radius now prevent soft reveals (things that make your character visible).
- Fixed an issue that caused Dance animations to persist after moving, using an Ability, or attacking.
- Fixed an issue that caused Structures to not activate their Call for Help mechanics when multiple enemy Heroes attack an enemy Hero at the same time.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes to not spawn at the start of the game.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes with non-standard Deaths to display their final hit incorrectly in the Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused overhead shrub indicator to persist after leaving the shrub.
- Fixed an issue that caused targets inside shrubs to be revealed by proximity when the other unit has vision reduction.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Abilities to allow the caster to gather Experience Globes while inside a shrub.
- Fixed an issue that caused some passive Movement Speed benefits to not behave consistently.
- Fixed an issue that caused Summons to not have their Attack Speed reduced when attacking Heroes who can reduce the Attack Speed of attackers upon taking damage (e.g. Imposing Presence).
- Fixed an issue that caused shield-like effects to not be treated as Shields.
- Fixed an issue that caused vignette borders on some cutscenes to render incorrectly at higher than 1080x1920 resolutions.
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-05-21 Live Patch
2.55.5.92264
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Updates
ARAM
- General
- Varian is now classified as Tank.
- Same Hero Mode
- Heroes available in Same Hero Mode updated.
Same Hero Mode Changes
- Heroes added to Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Artanis
- Hogger
- Leoric
- Whitemane
- Zarya
- Heroes removed from Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Nova
- Probius
Bug Fixes
- Experience value gained from the enemy team on death added to Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused Talent text to be truncated on Hero Select screens.
- Quest progress indicators updated to show near the caster if the triggering enemy is out of vision.
- Time Stop updated to display above all other effects in nameplates.
- Fixed an issue that causes some Block Talents to display incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes with non standard height to cause target-facing effects to face the incorrect location.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-05-10 PTR Patch
2.55.5.92228
2024-04-16 PTR Patch
2.55.5.92083
Undocumented
General
Updates
ARAM
- General
- Varian is now classified as Tank.
- Same Hero Mode
- Heroes available in Same Hero Mode updated.
Same Hero Mode Changes
- Heroes added to Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Artanis
- Hogger
- Leoric
- Whitemane
- Zarya
- Heroes removed from Same Hero Mode in ARAM:
- Nova
- Probius
Bug Fixes
- Experience value gained from the enemy team on death added to Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused Talent text to be truncated on Hero Select screens.
- Quest progress indicators updated to show near the caster if the triggering enemy is out of vision.
- Time Stop updated to display above all other effects in nameplates.
- Fixed an issue that causes some Block Talents to display incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes with non standard height to cause target-facing effects to face the incorrect location.
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-02-06 Live Patch
2.55.4.91769
PTR to Live
Undocumented
General
Update
Experience
- Experience gained by enemy Heroes added as floating combat text.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an anchor offset on Hero Select display.
- Fixed an issue that caused Shielding to not be displayed correctly in the Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes who can use Basic Attacks while moving to show a red mark instead of a green mark on the ground.
- Fixed an issue that caused place of death to reveal into nearby shrubs.
- Fixed an issue that caused player-located cooldowns to continue refreshing after a Core is destroyed.
- Fixed an issue that caused the event count in the Death Recap to update for all players when a new Death Recap is created for any player.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2024-01-29 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91756
2024-01-24 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91732
2024-01-17 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91690
Undocumented
General
Update
Experience
- Experience gained by enemy Heroes added as floating combat text.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an anchor offset on Hero Select display.
- Fixed an issue that caused Shielding to not be displayed correctly in the Death Recap.
- Fixed an issue that caused Heroes who can use Basic Attacks while moving to show a red mark instead of a green mark on the ground.
- Fixed an issue that caused place of death to reveal into nearby shrubs.
- Fixed an issue that caused player-located cooldowns to continue refreshing after a Core is destroyed.
- Fixed an issue that caused the event count in the Death Recap to update for all players when a new Death Recap is created for any player.
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2023-11-22 Hotfix Patch
2.55.4.91418
2023-11-16 Live Patch
2.55.4.91368
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2023-10-31 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91297
2023-10-27 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91277
2023-10-24 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91262
2023-10-23 PTR Patch
2.55.4.91227
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2023-09-25 Hotfix Patch
2.55.3.91093
2023-09-23 Hotfix Patch
2.55.3.91081
2023-09-20 Live Patch
2.55.3.91020
2023-09-07 PTR Patch
2.55.3.90966
2023-09-07 PTR Patch
2.55.3.90957
2023-09-05 PTR Patch
2.55.3.90946
2023-09-04 PTR Patch
2.55.3.90941
2023-09-02 PTR Patch
2.55.3.90929
2023-07-24 Live Patch
2.55.3.90670
2023-02-07 Live Patch
2.55.3.89754
2023-01-10 Hotfix Patch
2.55.3.89566
2022-10-11 Hotfix Patch
2.55.3.88936
2022-07-12 Live Patch
2.55.3.88481
2022-04-27 Hotfix Patch
2.55.2.87990
2022-03-29 Live Patch
2.55.2.87774
2022-02-01 Live Patch
2.55.1.87306
2021-12-07 Live Patch
2.55.0.86938
2021-11-30 PTR Patch
2.55.0.86813
2021-09-27 Live Patch
2.54.4.86223
2021-08-20 Live Patch
2.54.3.85894
2021-07-22 Hotfix Patch
2.54.2.85576
2021-07-20 Live Patch
2.54.2.85551
2021-06-21 Hotfix Patch
2.54.2.85311
2021-06-15 Live Patch
2.54.1.85276
2021-05-18 Live Patch
2.54.0.85027
2021-05-12 PTR Patch
2.54.0.84962
2021-03-04 Hotfix Patch
2.53.3.84249
2021-03-02 Live Patch
2.53.2.84200
2021-01-19 Live Patch
2.53.1.83632
2020-12-07 Hotfix Patch
2.53.0.83086
2020-12-04 Hotfix Patch
2.53.0.83077
2020-12-01 Live Patch
2.53.0.83004
2020-11-23 PTR Patch
2.53.0.82902
2020-11-04 Live Patch
2.52.2.82624
2020-10-07 Live Patch
2.52.1.82169
2020-09-08 Live Patch
2.52.0.81700
2020-08-31 PTR Patch
2.52.0.81571
2020-08-19 Live Patch
2.51.2.81376
2020-07-15 Live Patch
2.51.1.80702
2020-06-23 Live Patch
2.51.0.80333
2020-06-15 PTR Patch
2.51.0.80293
2020-06-04 Hotfix Patch
2.50.2.80046
2020-06-03 Live Patch
2.50.2.79999
2020-05-12 Hotfix Patch
2.50.1.79515
2020-05-06 Live Patch
2.50.1.79515
2020-04-14 Live Patch
2.50.0.79155
2020-04-06 PTR Patch
2.50.0.79033
2020-03-11 Live Patch
2.49.4.78679
2020-02-12 Live Patch
2.49.3.78256
2020-01-22 Live Patch
2.49.2.77981
2019-12-17 Hotfix Patch
2.49.1.77692
2019-12-16 Live Patch
2.49.1.77662
2019-12-04 Hotfix Patch
2.49.0.77548
2019-12-03 Live Patch
2.49.0.77525
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2019-11-25 PTR Patch
2.49.0.77435
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2019-11-22 Live Patch
2.48.4.77406
2019-11-12 Live Patch
2.48.3.77205
2019-10-22 Hotfix Patch
2.48.2.76893
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2019-10-15 Live Patch
2.48.2.76753
2019-10-02 Hotfix Patch
2.48.1.76517
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2019-09-25 Hotfix Patch
2.48.1.76437
2019-09-24 Live Patch
2.48.0.76389
2019-09-16 PTR Patch
2.48.0.76268
2019-08-28 Live Patch
2.47.2.76003
2019-08-14 Hotfix Patch
2.47.1.75792
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2019-08-06 Live Patch
2.47.0.75589
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2019-07-29 PTR Patch
2.47.0.75484
2019-07-10 Live Patch
2.46.1.75132
2019-06-18 Live Patch
2.46.0.74592
Heroes
Updates
2019-06-10 PTR Patch
2.46.0.74739
Heroes
Updates
2019-05-22 Live Patch
2.45.1.74238
2019-04-30 Live Patch
2.45.0.73662
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2019-04-22 PTR Patch
2.45.0.73576
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2019-04-17 Live Patch
2.44.1.73493
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2019-03-26 Live Patch
2.44.0.73016
2019-03-07 Hotfix Patch
2.43.3.72649
2019-02-27 Live Patch
2.43.2.72481
2019-02-15 Hotfix Patch
2.43.1.72307
2019-02-12 Live Patch
2.43.0.72191
2019-02-04 PTR Patch
2.43.0.72053
2019-01-31 Hotfix Patch
2.42.2.71931
2019-01-23 Live Patch
2.42.1.71652
2019-01-08 Live Patch
2.42.0.71449
2019-01-02 PTR Patch
2.42.0.71134
2018-12-19 Live Patch
2.41.2.71138
2018-12-13 Hotfix Patch
2.41.1.71040
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
2018-12-11 Live Patch
2.41.0.70920
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2018-12-03 PTR Patch
2.41.0.70682
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2018-11-28 Live Patch
2.40.1.70616
2018-11-13 Live Patch
2.40.0.70200
2018-11-05 PTR Patch
2.40.0.69947
2018-10-31 Live Patch
2.39.2.69823
2018-10-26 Hotfix Patch
2.39.1.69790
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2018-10-16 Live Patch
2.39.0.69350
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-10-11 Hotfix Patch
2.38.3.69264
2018-10-10 Live Patch
2.38.2.69185
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2018-10-08 PTR Patch
2.39.0.69099
2018-09-26 Hotfix Patch
2.38.1.68778
2018-09-25 Live Patch
2.38.0.68740
2018-09-19 Live Patch
2.37.1.68509
2018-09-17 PTR Patch
2.38.0.68406
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2018-09-04 Live Patch
2.37.0.67985
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-08-27 PTR Patch
2.37.0.67679
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-08-22 Live Patch
2.36.2.67621
2018-08-16 Hotfix Patch
2.36.1.67462
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2018-08-07 Live Patch
2.36.0.67143
2018-07-30 PTR Patch
2.36.0.66977
2018-07-25 Live Patch
2.35.1.66810
2018-07-10 Live Patch
2.35.0.66488
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2018-07-03 Hotfix Patch
2.35.0.66292
Battlegrounds
Updates
2018-07-02 PTR Patch
2.35.0.66292
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-06-27 Live Patch
2.34.3.66182
2018-06-12 Live Patch
2.34.0.65751
2018-06-06 Live Patch
2.33.1.65617
2018-06-04 PTR Patch
2.34.0.65579
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2018-05-22 Live Patch
2.33.0.65285
PTR to Live
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-05-14 PTR Patch
2.33.0.65054
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-05-10 Hotfix Patch
2.32.3.65006
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2018-05-09 Live Patch
2.32.2.64863
2018-05-01 Hotfix Patch
2.32.1.64657
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2018-04-24 Live Patch
2.32.0.64455
PTR to Live
Battlegrounds
Heroes
2018-04-16 PTR Patch
2.32.0.64255
2018-04-12 Hotfix Patch
2.31.3.64129
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2018-04-11 Live Patch
2.31.2.64100
2018-03-27 Live Patch
2.31.0.63507
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2018-03-21 Live Patch
2.30.6.63402
2018-03-19 PTR Patch
2.31.0.63203
Battlegrounds
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2018-03-06 Live Patch
2.30.4.62833
2018-02-26 PTR Patch
2.30.4.62548
2018-02-21 Live Patch
2.30.3.62424
2018-02-09 Live Patch
2.30.1.62119
Heroes
Updates
2018-02-06 Live Patch
2.30.0.61952
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2018-01-29 PTR Patch
2.30.0.61718
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Bug Fixes
Heroes
2018-01-24 Live Patch
2.29.9.61552
2018-01-16 Live Patch
2.29.8.61361
2018-01-09 Live Patch
2.29.7.61129
PTR to Live
Undocumented
Battlegrounds
Updates
Heroes
2018-01-02 PTR Patch
2.29.7.60567
2017-12-22 Hotfix Patch
2.29.6.60821
2017-12-20 Live Patch
2.29.5.60632
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-12-13 Hotfix Patch
2.29.4.60522
2017-12-12 Live Patch
2.29.3.60339
PTR to Live
Heroes
2017-12-04 PTR Patch
2.29.3.60228
Heroes
2017-11-29 Live Patch
2.29.2.59988
2017-11-22 Hotfix Patch
2.29.1.59799
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2017-11-20 PTR Patch
2.29.3.59837
2017-11-14 Live Patch
2.29.0.59657
2017-11-06 PTR Patch
2.29.0.59279
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-11-01 Live Patch
2.28.5.59239
2017-10-17 Live Patch
2.28.3.58623
2017-10-11 Live Patch
2.28.2.58482
Heroes
2017-10-09 PTR Patch
2.28.3.58344
2017-10-02 Hotfix Patch
2.28.1.58209
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2017-09-26 Live Patch
2.28.0.57797
2017-09-20 Live Patch
2.27.5.57589
Heroes
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-09-18 PTR Patch
2.28.0.57547
2017-09-08 PTR Patch
2.27.4.57286
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2017-09-05 Live Patch
2.27.3.57062
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-08-28 PTR Patch
2.27.3.56859
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-08-23 Live Patch
2.27.2.56705
2017-08-11 Hotfix Patch
2.27.1.56361
2017-08-08 Live Patch
2.27.0.56175
2017-07-31 PTR Patch
2.27.0.55929
2017-07-26 Live Patch
2.26.4.55844
2017-07-11 Live Patch
2.26.3.55288
2017-07-03 PTR Patch
2.26.3.55058
2017-06-28 Hotfix Patch
2.26.2.55010
2017-06-28 Live Patch
2.26.1.54968
2017-06-13 Live Patch
2.26.0.54339
2017-06-05 PTR Patch
2.26.0.54098
2017-05-31 Live Patch
2.25.5.53965
2017-05-16 Live Patch
2.25.4.53548
2017-05-10 Live Patch
2.25.3.53275
2017-05-08 PTR Patch
2.25.3.53270
2017-05-04 Hotfix Patch
2.25.2.53174
2017-04-28 Hotfix Patch
2.25.1.52986
2017-04-25 Live Patch
2.25.0.52860
2017-04-20 Live Patch
1.24.6.52647
2017-04-17 Beta Patch
2.25.0.52381
2017-04-12 Beta Patch
2.25.0.52561
2017-04-04 Live Patch
1.24.4.52124
Heroes
Releases
Updates
Bug Fixes
2017-03-30 Hotfix Patch
1.24.3.52008
2017-03-29 Beta Patch
2.25.0.51978
Heroes
2017-03-28 Live Patch
1.24.2.51923
2017-03-14 Live Patch
1.24.0.51375
2017-03-06 PTR Patch
1.24.0.51150
2017-02-27 Live Patch
1.23.5.50950
2017-02-17 Hotfix Patch
1.23.4.50673
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2017-02-14 Live Patch
1.23.3.50441
PTR to Live
Heroes
2017-02-06 PTR Patch
1.23.3.50424
2017-01-27 Live Patch
1.23.1.49907
2017-01-24 Live Patch
1.23.0.49747
2017-01-17 PTR Patch
1.23.0.49582
2017-01-06 Live Patch
1.22.6.49278
2017-01-04 Live Patch
1.22.5.49076
2016-12-20 Live Patch
1.22.4.49008
2016-12-14 Live Patch
1.22.3.48760
2016-12-06 Live Patch
1.22.2.48548
2016-12-05 PTR Patch
1.22.3.48583
2016-11-15 Live Patch
1.22.0.48027
2016-11-10 Live Patch
1.22.0.47903
2016-11-09 PTR Patch
1.22.0.47944
2016-11-07 PTR Patch
1.22.0.47801
2016-10-25 Live Patch
1.21.1.47479
Heroes
2016-10-18 Live Patch
1.21.0.47219
2016-10-12 Live Patch
1.20.6.47133
2016-10-10 PTR Patch
1.21.0.47024
2016-10-05 Hotfix Patch
1.20.5.46889
2016-09-30 Hotfix Patch
1.20.4.46869
2016-09-29 Hotfix Patch
1.20.3.46787
2016-09-27 Live Patch
1.20.2.46690
2016-09-20 Hotfix Patch
1.20.1.46446
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2016-09-19 PTR Patch
1.20.2.46416
2016-09-13 Live Patch
1.20.0.46158
2016-09-01 PTR Patch
1.20.0.45949
Heroes
2016-08-29 PTR Patch
1.20.0.45889
2016-08-24 Live Patch
1.19.5.45635
2016-08-09 Live Patch
1.19.4.45228
2016-08-01 PTR Patch
1.19.4.45024
2016-07-27 Live Patch
1.19.3.44941
2016-07-21 Hotfix Patch
1.19.2.44797
2016-07-20 Hotfix Patch
1.19.1.44737
2016-07-12 Live Patch
1.19.0.44468
2016-07-05 PTR Patch
1.19.0.44256
2016-06-14 Live Patch
1.18.4.43571
2016-06-06 PTR Patch
1.18.4.43527
2016-06-02 Live Patch
1.18.3.43259
Heroes
Updates
2016-05-19 Hotfix Patch
1.18.1.43051
2016-05-17 Live Patch
1.18.0.42958
2016-05-12 PTR Patch
1.17.5.42???
2016-05-09 PTR Patch
1.17.5.42742
2016-04-27 Live Patch
1.17.4.42506
2016-04-21 Hotfix Patch
1.17.3.42406
2016-04-19 Live Patch
1.17.2.42273
2016-04-12 Live Patch
1.17.1.42178
2016-03-29 Live Patch
1.17.0.41810
2016-03-21 PTR Patch
1.17.0.41609
2016-03-09 Live Patch
1.16.4.41393
2016-03-01 Live Patch
1.16.3.41150
2016-02-10 Live Patch
1.16.1.40697
2016-02-02 Live Patch
1.16.0.40431
2016-01-27 Live Patch
1.15.7.40322
2016-01-26 PTR Patch
1.16.0.40336
2016-01-20 Live Patch
1.15.6.40087
2015-12-21 Hotfix Patch
1.15.4.39709
2015-12-15 Live Patch
1.15.3.39595
2015-12-08 Live Patch
1.15.2.39445
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2015-11-23 Hotfix Patch
1.15.1.39271
2015-11-17 Live Patch
1.15.0.39153
2015-10-27 Hotfix Patch
1.14.3.38793
2015-10-20 Live Patch
1.14.2.38593
Heroes
2015-10-14 Hotfix Patch
1.14.1.38500
2015-10-06 Live Patch
1.14.0.38236
2015-09-16 Hotfix Patch
1.13.4.37795
2015-09-02 Hotfix Patch
1.13.3.37463
2015-08-26 Hotfix Patch
1.13.2.37351
2015-08-24 Hotfix Patch
1.13.1.37274
2015-08-18 Live Patch
1.13.0.37117
2015-07-28 Hotfix Patch
1.12.4.36693
2015-07-21 Live Patch
1.12.3.36536
Heroes
Releases
2015-07-08 Hotfix Patch
1.12.2.36359
2015-07-02 Hotfix Patch
1.12.1.36280
2015-06-30 Live Patch
1.12.0.36144
2015-06-02 Live Patch
1.11.1.35702
Heroes
Releases
2015-05-27 Beta Patch
0.11.0.35634
2015-05-18 Beta Patch
0.11.0.35529
2015-05-12 Beta Patch
0.11.0.35360
2015-04-08 Beta Patch
0.10.0.34846
2015-03-24 Beta Patch
0.10.0.34659
2015-02-18 Beta Patch
0.9.0.34190
Heroes
Bug Fixes
2015-02-10 Beta Patch
0.9.0.34053
2015-01-22 Beta Patch
0.9.0.33???
2015-01-13 Beta Patch
0.8.0.33684
2014-12-10 Alpha Patch
0.7.1.33353
2014-12-02 Alpha Patch
0.7.1.33182
2014-10-08 Alpha Patch
0.6.5.32524
2014-09-16 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.32253
2014-09-10 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.32120
Heroes
Releases
2014-08-27 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.31948
2014-08-18 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.31???
2014-08-12 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.31726
2014-08-01 Alpha Patch
0.5.0.31566
2014-07-23 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.31360
Heroes
Releases
2014-07-08 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.31090
2014-06-25 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.30829
Heroes
Releases
2014-06-03 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.30509
2014-05-22 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.30414
Heroes
Releases
2014-05-06 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.30027
2014-04-25 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.30019
2014-04-15 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.29775
Heroes
Releases
2014-04-01 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.29666
2014-03-25 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.29562
2014-03-18 Alpha Patch
0.2.5.29469
Heroes
Releases
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