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

Battlefield of Eternity

Battlefield of Eternity

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where areas of the battlefield were not covered under Fog of War.
Blackheart's Bay

Blackheart's Bay

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains near bottom Keeps.
Cursed Hollow

Cursed Hollow

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the battlefield.
Warhead Junction

Warhead Junction

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Healing Fountains near top Keeps were not symmetrical on the battlefield.

Heroes

Ana

Ana

Updates

Base

  • Biotic Grenade [W]
    • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade does not hit any enemies, its cooldown is reduced by 3 seconds.
    • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: If Biotic Grenade only hits Ana, its cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Vampiric Rounds
      • Shrike now gives a 15% passive healing bonus.
  • Level 20
    • Deadeye
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus can now be toggled On and Off.
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus cooldown is now 0.5 seconds.
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Eye of Horus rounds are regained once every 10 seconds.
      • Bonuses acquired from Deadeye now lasts 7 seconds.
Artanis

Artanis

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Shield Overload [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Shield Overload to not display correctly if empowered by Shield Surge.
Azmodan

Azmodan

Updates

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Trample
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero.
Brightwing

Brightwing

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Blink Heal
      • Fixed an issue that caused Blink Heal's trailing images to be visible while Brightwing has no remaining Blink Heal charges.
Chen

Chen

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Fortifying Brew [Trait D]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Fortifying Brew being instantly destroyed not granting Attack Speed.
      • Fortifying Brew has been added to the Buff Bar.
Dehaka

Dehaka

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Burrow [E]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Burrow's visuals to be displaced if Dehaka is launched shortly after Burrow ends.
Genji

Genji

Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Pathfinder
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Heroic Ability now heals Genji for up to 30% of the damage dealt to enemy Heroes. Healing amount is increased based on how low Genji's Health is.
  • Level 10
    • X-Strike
      • Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 75 seconds.
      • Detonation damage increased from 275 to 290.
      • Slash damage increased from 135 to 145.
  • Level 13
    • Shingan
      • Now does 40% less damage to Structures.
  • Level 20
    • Living Weapon
      • Cooldown reduction increased from 10 seconds to 12.5 seconds.
Imperius

Imperius

Updates

Base

  • Molten Armor [E]
    • Now hits an extra target if no Heroes are in range.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Impaling Light
      • Rework: Impaling Light cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
      • Rework: Impaling Light does 180% more damage to Heroes, reduced by 20% for each additional Hero hit.
      • Rework: Impaling Light mana cost is reduced from 40 to 30.
      • Rework: When a Valorous Branded target's Stun ends, Impaling Light's cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each Valorous Brand on the target.
  • Level 7
    • Blaze of Glory
      • Blaze of Glory delay reduced from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
    • Holy Fervor
      • Molten Armor no longer grants Holy Fervor.
  • Level 20
    • Heavenly Host
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: All Shields created by Angelic Armaments no longer expire.
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Swords fired by Heavenly Host Shields can target non-Heroes, but Heroes are prioritized.
    • Molten Wrath
      • NEW TALENT: Molten Armor will now hit an extra target even if enemy Heroes are in range.
Jaina

Jaina

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Frostbite [Trait]
      • Ice Block's before first use attention indicator is now also removed when Jaina is killed.
Johanna

Johanna

Bug Fixes

  • Level 4
    • Eternal Retaliation
      • Updated Eternal Retaliation's visual effect to only be visible to Johanna.
  • Level 10
    • Blessed Shield
      • Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Blessed Shield.
Lt. Morales

Lt. Morales

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Medivac Dropships
      • Fixed an issue that caused Medivac Reinforcement's indicator beam to point to Lt. Morales's active position instead of where Reinforcements was cast.
Lunara

Lunara

Updates

Talents

  • Level 7
    • Splintered Spear
      • ADDED FUNCTIONALITY: Now grants 3 stacks of Splintered Spear. A stack is consumed when an extra target is attacked. Can have a maximum of 3 stacks and all stacks can be consumed in a single attack.
  • Level 13
    • Endless Spores
      • Now also refunds 50 Mana.
  • Level 20
    • For The Wildlands!
      • NEW TALENT: Thornwood Vine now shoots out 4 additional Vines in an arc.
    • Forest's Wrath
      • Can now be selected with either Heroic.
Malthael

Malthael

Updates

Base

  • Wraith Strike [W]
    • Range is increased from 6 to 7.

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Black Harvest
      • Quest goal reduced from 180 seconds to 150 seconds.
  • Level 10
    • Tormented Souls
      • No longer resets the cooldown of Wraith Strike when Tormented Souls ends.
      • Now reduces the cooldown of Wraith Strike to 2 seconds and removes its Mana cost while Tormented Souls is active.
  • Level 20
    • Reaper of Souls
      • While 2 or more enemy Heroes are in Tormented Souls' radius, its duration does not decay.
Mephisto

Mephisto

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Shade of Mephisto [E]
      • Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Shade of Mephisto.
Ragnaros

Ragnaros

Bug Fixes

  • Level 13
    • Cauterize Wounds
      • Cauterize Wounds healing is now a singular combined effect each time it heals, instead of a heal effect for each Hero hit.
      • Fixed an issue that caused Cauterize Wounds healing amount to be determined by the damage dealt to the target furthest from the primary Empower Sulfuras target.
      • If Cauterize Wounds is reapplied while already active, any remaining healing will apply over the refreshed duration.
Samuro

Samuro

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Critical Strike [W]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Samuro's Critical Strike stacks to be visible to an enemy Samuro.
Sonya

Sonya

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Wrath of the Berserker
      • Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Wrath of the Berserker.
Stukov

Stukov

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Healing Pathogen [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Healing Pathogen to persist for a brief period after activating Bio-Kill Switch.
Sylvanas

Sylvanas

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Black Arrows [Trait D]
      • Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Black Arrows.
  • Level 10
    • Mind Control
      • Fixed an issue with the display duration for the duration bar of Mind Control.
  • Level 20
    • Deafening Blast
      • Fixed an issue that caused Deafening Blast to activate off of the center of units instead of their edge.
The Lost Vikings

The Lost Vikings

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that prevented Olaf from charging while Silenced.
Valeera

Valeera

Bug Fixes

  • Level 16
    • Assassinate
      • Damage bonus is now additive.
      • Fixed an issue with duration extension.
Zagara

Zagara

Updates

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Corrosive Saliva
      • Damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health.