2017-11-27 PTR Patch 2.29.3.59944

General

For general changes and/or gameplay updates, check out the official Patch Notes.

Heroes

Hanzo

Hanzo

Releases

Hanzo, Master Assassin, has been added to the Nexus and is now available for play! Read on for a brief overview of his Abilities.

Trait

  • Natural Agility (D)
    • Target unpathable terrain or a Structure to jump to the other side of it.

Basic Abilities

  • Storm Bow (Q)
    • Activate to charge an arrow that deals 270 damage to the first enemy hit. Storm Bow's range increases the longer it is Channeled. Reactivate to fire.
  • Scatter Arrow (W)
    • Fire an arrow that deals 85 to the first enemy Hero hit. Scatter Arrow can collide with terrain and Structures, splitting into 5 arrows that travel extra distance, ricochet up to 4 additional times, and deal 85 damage each to the first enemy hit.
  • Sonic Arrow (E)
    • Fire an arrow that grants vision in a large area 8 seconds. Enemies inside are revealed for 1 second. If Sonic Arrow lands directly on an enemy, it deals 150 damage to them and follows them as they move.

Heroic Abilities

  • Dragonstrike (R)
    • After 1.5 seconds, summon a pair of Spirit Dragons which travel forward, dealing 52 damage every 0.25 seconds to enemy Heroes in its area. Enemies in the center take 150% damage.
  • Dragon's Arrow (R)
    • Fire a missile that travels across the battleground. Explodes upon hitting an enemy Hero, dealing 100 damage to all nearby enemies and Stunning them for 0.5 seconds.
    • After traveling a medium distance, the damage is increased to 200 and the Stun duration to 1.25 seconds.
    • After traveling a long distance, the damage is increased to 350 and the Stun duration to 2 seconds.
Nova

Nova

Updates

Abilities

  • Holo Decoy (E)
    • Improved A.I. functionality

Talents

  • Level 7
    • One in the Chamber (Passive)
      • Bonus damage reduced from 80 to 70%
  • Level 13
    • Psionic Efficiency (Q)
      • Adjusted functionality:
        • Now refunds the cost of Snipe on a successful Hero hit.
  • Level 16
    • Explosive Round (Q)
      • Moved from Level 13
  • Level 20
    • Precision Barrage (R)
      • Added functionality:
        • Now also reduces the cooldown of Precision Strike by 30 seconds.
Valeera

Valeera

Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Combat Readiness (Passive)
      • Physical Armor increased from 50 to 60
  • Level 4
    • Hemorrhage (E)
      • Bonus damage to targets affected by Garrote increased from 25 to 50%
Zeratul

Zeratul

Updates

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Void Slash (Q)
      • Damage reduced from 40 to 30%