Bug Fixes

• Level 1
  • Guitar Hero
    • Healing visuals will no longer occur if E.T.C. is Blinded, the target is Evading, or if E.T.C.'s Health is at max.

Bug Fixes

• Base
  • Face Melt [W]
    • Fixed an issue that caused Face Melt to not knock targets away.

Bug Fixes

• Level 20
  • Power of the Horde
    • Fixed missing cast animations.
    • Fixed missing Power of the Horde cast visual.
  • Ride the Lightning
    • E.T.C. will now face the direction that Ride the Lightning is cast in.
    • Fixed missing cast animations.

Updates

Base

• Face Melt [W]
  • Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
• Rockstar [Trait D]
  • Armor from Basic Abilities increased from 20 to 25.
  • Armor from Heroic Abilities reduced from 60 to 50.

Talents

• Level 4
  • Crowd Surfer
    • Cooldown reduction reduced from 7 to 6 seconds.
• Level 7
  • Hammer-on
    • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Basic Attacks deal 12% more damage, increased to 36% while Guitar Solo is active.
• Level 13
  • Encore
    • Cooldown reduction reduced from 5% to 4%.
• Level 20
  • Power of the Horde
    • NEW TALENT: Activate to grant nearby allied Heroes a Shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of their maximum Health for 5 seconds, increased by 2% for each other allied Hero in the area. This new Talent replaces Storm Shield.
  • Ride the Lightning
    • NEW TALENT: Activate to teleport to a nearby location and deal 48 damage to nearby enemy Heroes. The cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds for every enemy Hero hit, up to 50 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• Level 7
  • Pinball Wizard
    • Bonus damage updated to be additive.
• Level 13
  • Face Smelt
    • Fixed an issue that caused Face Smelt's Slow to be instantly removed on targets with reduced duration on being Slowed.

Bug Fixes

• Level 1
  • Prog Rock
    • Fixed an issue that could prevent allies from being affected by Prog Rock's area heal.

Bug Fixes

• Base
  • Powerslide [Q]
    • Fixed issues with Powerslide when targeted into unpathable terrain with Crowdsurfer.
• Level 1
  • Prog Rock
    • Now displays in the Death Recap.
• Level 10
  • The Hunt
    • Fixed issues that caused Illidan to Hunt towards the enemy Hall of Storms.

Updates

Base

• Quickcast Settings
  • Removed Rockstar.
• Guitar Solo [E]
  • Added a duration indicator.

Bug Fixes

• Crowd Surfer now displays floating text for mana refund.

Bug Fixes

• Difficulty updated from Easy to Hard.
• Fixed an issue that caused Guitar Hero to increase Guitar Solo duration while Blinded or if the target is Evading.

Updates

Base

• Heath increased from 2250 to 2280.
• Health regeneration increased from 4.69 to 4.75.
• Powerslide [Q]
  • Damage increased from 91 to 105.

Developer Comment: E.T.C.'s talents are competing with each other nicely, so we're just raising the volume.

Updates

Base

• Rockstar [Trait]
  • Additional functionality: Heroic abilities grant 60 Armor for 2 seconds.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Guitar Hero [E]
    • Healing from Basic Attacks increased from 50% to 60%.
• Level 4
  • Crowd Surfer [Q]
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 5 to 7 seconds.
  • Speed Metal [Trait]
    • Duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
• Level 7
  • Hammer-on [E]
    • Damage bonus increased from 30% to 35%.
  • Echo Pedal [Passive]
    • Damage increased from 15 to 18.
    • PvE damage bonus reduced from 250% to 200%.
• Level 10
  • Stage Dive [R2]
    • Mana cost reduced from 100 to 70.
    • Slow duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.

Developer Comment: E.T.C.'s strength has usually been centered around his powerful Heroics, but lately that hasn't helped him make the cut. We're trying reinforcing that identity with baseline Armor and a buff to Stage Dive before we look to broaden his power.

Bug Fixes

• Rockstar talents apply to E.T.C. after casting Stage Dive.

Bug Fixes

• Crowd Surfer no longer causes spells queued after Powerslide to be cast without an animation.

Updates

Base

• Rockstar [Trait]
  • Armor bonus reduced from 25 to 20.

Talents

• Level 13
  • Encore [W]
    • Cooldown reduction reduced from 6% to 5%.

Developer Comment: E.T.C. continues to be a force to be reckoned with as a highly popular front-line member of teams. We're reducing his overall survivability by nerfing Rockstar's Armor amount so that he is punished more for missing his Stun or overextending during teamfights.

Updates

Talents

• Level 13
  • Encore [W]
    • Heroic cooldown reduction reduced from 8% to 6%.

Developer Comment: Overall E.T.C.'s talents are in a much healthier place after our last round of changes to them, but Encore stood out as being a little bit too powerful, so we're reducing its cooldown reduction to be more in line.

Updates

Talents

• Level 1
  • Guitar Hero [E]
    • Duration bonus increased from .25 to .5 seconds.
    • Healing reduced from 60% to 50% damage dealt.
• Level 4
  • Crowd Surfer [Q]
    • Additional functionality: If Powerslide hits no enemies, then reduce its cooldown by 5 seconds and refund its Mana cost.
• Level 7
  • Hammer-On [Passive]
    • New functionality: While Guitar Solo is active, Basic Attacks deal 30% bonus damage.
• Level 13
  • Encore [W]
    • Additional functionality: Enemy Heroes knocked back by Face Melt or the Amp reduce E.T.C.'s Heroic cooldown by 8%.
• Level 20
  • Crowd Pleaser [R2]
    • No longer reduces the cooldown of Stage Dive.
    • Additional functionality: Increase the Slow amount of Stage Dive by 30%.

Developer Comment: We were a little hesitant to make talent changes to E.T.C. due to how well he has been performing, even though we felt he could use some help in that department. We don't believe that holding off indefinitely on needed talent improvements just because a Hero is performing well serves our Heroes in the best way over the long term, so we're making these improvements and will adjust accordingly once we see how they settle.

Updates

Base

• Face Melt [W]
  • Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.
  • Mana cost increased from 50 to 55.

Developer Comment: Due to its high number of use cases and ability to almost universally get E.T.C. out of sticky situations, we're increasing the cooldown of Face Melt to give players a larger window of time to take advantage of after E.T.C. uses the ability.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Guitar Hero's cooldown effect was active without the talent needing to be taken.

Updates

Updates

Stats

• Attack Speed increased from 1 to 1.25 attacks per second.

Talents

• Level 16
  • Aggressive Shredding (E)
    • Cooldown reduction per Basic Attack reduced from 1 to .75 seconds

Bug Fixes

• Enemies affected by a Mosh Pit that was cast from inside of a bush or vent will now correctly hear the Ability's sound effects.

Updates

Stats

• Health increased from 2100 to 2180
• Health Regeneration increased from 4.375 to 4.543

Talents

• Level 1
  • Guitar Hero (E)
    • Healing increased from 40% to 50% of damage dealt by Basic Attacks
• Level 4
  • Speed Metal (Passive)
    • Movement Speed increased from 10% to 15%
• Level 7
  • Pinball Wizard (W)
    • Damage increased from 200% to 300%
  • Hammer-On (Passive)
    • Damage increased from 30% to 35%

Bug Fixes

• E.T.C. –

Updates

Stats

• Health reduced from 2428 to 2100
• Health Regeneration reduced from 5.06 to 4.37

Abilities

• Rockstar (Trait)
  • Redesigned:
    • Instead of increasing nearby allies' Basic Attack speeds, Rockstar now grants E.T.C. 20 Armor for 2 seconds when he uses a Basic or Heroic Ability. This effect does not stack with itself.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Guitar Hero (E)
    • Healing gained from Basic Attacks increased from 35% to 40%.
    • No longer increases Attack Speed.
• Level 7
  • Echo Pedal (Passive)
    • Damage reduced from 29 to 15.
    • Damage bonus against Minions and Mercenaries increased from 75% to 250%.
• Level 16
  • Show Stopper (Q)
    • Armor reduced from 25 to 15.

Developer Comment: These changes to E.T.C. are a continuation of our attempt to align Warriors with a “big picture” role, so that we can continue to see a variety of them regardless of who's really strong at the moment. Alongside a lot of specialization, we need a couple generalist Warriors, and we think E.T.C. (as well as Muradin) should fill that role. They should always be a safe pick for your team because they fit into every team composition or battleground, but may be outperformed by the specialized Warriors in their ideal situations. We found that having Attack Speed on his Trait pointed him toward Basic Attack teams and maps like Battlefield of Eternity, where sustained damage was important. Instead, we've decided to add general Armor, but wanted to make sure that it still had that fun “bard” style gameplay where playing optimally includes spreading out abilities. We've updated Show Stopper to provide less Armor, because stacking Armor makes every point more and more valuable. Lastly, we've reduced Echo Pedal's damage against non-Minions and Mercenaries so that it's the obvious pick when you need wave clear, but Hammer-On and Pinball Wizard are better during a team fight.

Bug Fixes

• If Stage Dive's landing location is blocked, E.T.C. will now land as close as possible to the intended area rather than returning to his original casting location.

Updates

Stats

• Maximum Base Health decreased from 2556 to 2428
• Base Health Regen from 5.32 to 5.06

Talents

Level 1

• Prog Rock (E)
  • Quest reward ally heal reduced from 53 to 50

Level 7

• Echo Pedal (Passive)
  • Bonus damage to Minions and Mercenaries reduced from 100 to 75%

Level 13

• Face Smelt (W)
  • Slow amount reduced from 60 to 50%

Developer Comment: ETC is a little too strong at all levels of play, so we're looking to trim down his power. He also has a few over performing talents in Prog Rock, Echo Pedal, and Face Smelt, so we're lowering their power to make the other talents on their tiers more competitive.

Updates

Talents

Level 1

• Guitar Hero (E)
  • Increased the heal amount from 30 to 35% auto-attack damage dealt

Level 7

• Pinball Wizard (W)
  • Increased bonus damage from 150 to 200%
• Echo Pedal (Passive)
  • Decreased pulse damage from 32 to 29

Level 13

• Mic Check (W)
  • Increased the cooldown reduction of Face Melt from 5 to 6 seconds

Updates

Abilities

• Powerslide (Q)
  • Range increased by 25%
• Rockstar (Trait)
  • Radius increased by 10%

Talents

• Level 1
  • Rolling Like a Stone (Q)
    • Removed
  • Block (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Prog Rock (E)
    • New Functionality:
      • Quest: Gathering a Regeneration Globe permanently increases the healing per second of Guitar Solo by 5, up to a maximum of 100.
      • Reward: After reaching 100 increased healing, Guitar Solo also heals nearby allied Heroes for 53 Health every second while active.
  • Pwn Shop Guitar (E)
    • Moved to Level 16
    • Renamed to Aggressive Shredding
    • New Functionality:
      • Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Guitar Solo by 1 second.
  • New Talent: Block Party (Trait)
    • Rockstar also grants Allies a stack of Block, reducing the damage from the next Basic Attack by 50% for 8 seconds. Stacks up to 2 times.
• Level 4
  • Double-Necked Guitar (Q)
    • Removed
  • Mic Check (W)
    • Moved to Level 13
    • Number of targets hit required to reduce Face Melt's cooldown decreased from 3 to 2
  • Pinball Wizard (W)
    • Moved to Level 7
    • Bonus damage increased from 50 to 150%
  • New Talent: Crowd Surfer (Q)
    • Powerslide can now travel over walls and unpathable areas.
• Level 7
  • Just Keep Rockin' (E)
    • Removed
  • Guitar Hero (E)
    • Moved to Level 1
    • New Functionality:
      • While Guitar Solo is active, you heal for 30% of the damage dealt by Basic Attacks. Also increases the Attack Speed bonus from Rockstar from 20% to 25%.
  • Loud Speakers (W)
    • Moved to Level 4
  • Follow Through (Passive)
    • Renamed to Hammer-on
    • New Functionality:
      • After using an Ability, your next 2 Basic Attacks deal 30% more damage.
• Level 13
  • Groupies (E)
    • Removed
  • Spell Shield (Passive)
    • Removed
  • Show Stopper (Q)
    • Moved to Level 16
  • Face Smelt (W)
    • Slow amount reduced from 80 to 60%
• Level 16
  • Speed Metal (Trait)
    • Moved to Level 4
    • Movement Speed bonus reduced from 20 to 10%
  • Echo Pedal (Passive)
    • Moved to Level 7
    • Damage decreased from 59 to 32.
    • Added Functionality:
      • Now deals double damage vs. Minions and Mercenaries.
  • Encore (W)
    • Moved to Level 13

Developer Comment: We like E.T.C.'s core gameplay, but wanted to improve his talent diversity. Many E.T.C. players end up picking the same talents in most games, especially at Levels 1 and 4, due to the importance of buffing Powerslide. We've streamlined that power, and have given him more options to play up the bard aspect of his kit, which should make him more of a team player.

• (!) indicates a Questing Talent.
• Italic text indicates a NEW Talent.
• Bold text indicates a MOVED Talent.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing E.T.C. from gaining stacks of Prog Rock when gathering Regen Globes.

Updates

Talents

• Level 7
  • Just Keep Rockin' (E)
    • Removed

Developer Comment: See for Relentless changes.

Bug Fixes

• Rockstar's Attack Speed bonus will now be properly applied when E.T.C. casts Stage Dive.

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted the positioning of a spike at the base of Master E.T.C.'s guitar.

Bug Fixes

• Sylvanas's Mind Control will now properly cancel Abilities that are being channeled by the target, such as E.T.C.'s Mosh Pit and Li Li's Jug of 1,000 Cups.

Updates

• Stage Dive (R)
  • Damage increased from 201 (+4% per level) to 330 (+4% per level).

Developer Comment: We want to make some basic improvements to a lot of the lesser-picked/lower win-rate Heroic Abilities. Most of these are pretty simple changes to make them more enticing, like adding more damage, reducing cooldowns, or lowering Mana costs. We realize that the primary use case for Abilities like Li Li's Water Dragon or E.T.C.'s Stage Dive is not damage, but having more of it might help them feel more effective. We're trying to do something a little bit different with Brightwing's Emerald Wind and Malfurion's Twilight Dream by compensating for some of the Support capability you miss out on by picking these Heroics. We're excited to see how these go! In Thrall's case, Sundering was a little too strong, so we're reducing its stun duration.

Bug Fixes

• E.T.C. can no longer change the direction of Powerslide while trapped by Zeratul's Void Prison.

Updates

• Stage Dive (R)
  • Damage increased from 155 (+4% per level) to 201 (+4% per level)

Developer Comment: Please see the above Developer Comment for .

Updates

• Health increased from 1040 (+240 per level) to 1050 (+250 per level)
• Power Slide (Q)
  • Stun duration increased from 1 to 1.25 seconds
• Face Melt (W)
  • Mana cost decreased from 60 to 50
  • Cooldown decreased from 12 to 10 seconds
  • Mic Check (Talent)
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 4 to 5 seconds
• Guitar Solo (E)
  • Heal amount increased from 25 (+6 per level) to 27 (+6.5 per level)
  • Pwn Shop Guitar (Talent)
    • Mana cost reduction increased from 40% to 60%
  • Prog Rock (Talent)
    • Bonus healing granted per Regeneration Globe increased from 2 to 3 Health per second.

Developer Comment: We wanted to further emphasize E.T.C.'s ability to disrupt enemies with his Face Melt and Power Slide Abilities. With these buffs, we feel he'll fall in line as a viable main Warrior.