2025-07-29 Live Patch 2.55.12.94714
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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 1 Experience.

Battlegrounds

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused Vehicle's Basic Attacks to not consume Evasion charges.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Vehicles to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Vehicles to not knock all targets back an equal distance.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused Vehicle's Basic Attacks to not consume Evasion charges.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Vehicles to move the target in the direction the target is moving when first applied.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the on-death knockback from Vehicles to not knock all targets back an equal distance.

Heroes

Updates

Base

  • Basic Attack damage increased from 150 to 160.
  • Lightning Surge [E]
    • Healing increased from 70 to 75.
  • Telekinesis [W]
    • Knockback speed now slows down over the duration of the knockback.
    • Push-to-point distance increased from 6.25 from where Telekinesis was targeted to 12.5.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Overwhelming Power
      • Rework: Healing reduced from 50% to 15% of damage dealt.
      • Rework: Percent of damage converted to Healing is now increased by 50% of Sadism's bonus when attacking Heroes (For example: At 100% Sadism, this will be 65% of damage dealt).
  • Level 7
    • Applied Force
      • Now pushes targets 15% further.
  • Level 20
    • Counter-Strike
      • Removed.
    • Deadly Charge
      • Removed.
    • (New) Might of the Highlord
      • Alarak gains access to his other Heroic which occupies the Trait slot. This also grants an ability to swap which slot each Heroic occupies.
    • (New) Wrath of the Highlord
      • If Counter-Strike is Alarak's Heroic, Basic Abilities reduce its cooldown by 3 2.5 seconds for each enemy Hero they hit.
      • If Deadly Charge is Alarak's Heroic, Heroes hit by Deadly Charge have their Armor reduced by 50 for 4 seconds now take bonus damage from Alarak's Abilities equal to 75% of Sadism's bonus.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Telekinesis [W]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Telekinesis to not interrupt targets hit.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Wing Buffet [W]
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Wing Buffet was cast, instead of Alexstrasza's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Wing Buffet was cast.
  • Level 20
    • Blessing of the Red
      • Fixed an issue that caused Blessing of the Red's transfer effect to not maintain Alexstrasza as the caster.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Flash Heal [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Flash Heal's channel effects to persist when interrupted.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Regeneration Master
      • Quest requirement reduced from 30 to 25.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Repeated Offense
      • Knockback strength increased from 28% to 30%.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Detainment Strike [E]
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Auriel's position, instead of from Auriel's position. Targets will now be move in the direction the Detainment Strike was cast.
      • Terrain detection is now based off of the target's radius.
    • Sacred Sweep [Q]
      • Critical hits will now display for Auriel's Sacred Sweep center hits.
  • Level 13
    • Converging Force
      • Will now more consistently interrupt channeled abilities.
      • Will now more consistently move the target towards the center point relative to the target's distance from Auriel.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Emerald Wind
      • Targets will now be knocked back over the entire duration of the expanding nova.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Valkyrie
      • Targets hit by Valkyrie after it has already impaled a target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of direction the Valkyrie is traveling.
      • The impaled target is now moved towards the Valkyrie's position.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Wandering Keg
      • Fixed an issue that caused Wandering Keg to not knock all targets back an equal distance.
      • Hitting an enemy while already affected by its self-applied Slow will no longer cause the Slow to be removed faster than intended.
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind Chen at the point of impact.
      • Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow from hitting enemies will now reduce Chen's movement Speed to 100%, instead of 90%.
      • Wandering Keg's self-applied Slow will now be also increased in strength to match the increased movement speed gained from Untapped Potential.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Boosters [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not knock all targets back an equal distance.
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point .75 range behind D.Va at the point of impact.
    • Concussive Pulse [W]
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 2 range behind where Concussive Pulse was cast, instead of D.Va's position. Targets closer to D.Va will move in the direction the Concussive Pulse was cast.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Cataclysm [R]
      • Fixed an issue that allowed Cataclysm to land Deathwing in unintended locations.
  • Level 1
    • Molten Blood
      • Fixed an issue that caused Molten Blood to cause duration displays to appear incorrectly.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Lorenado
      • Being hit by Lorenado while already knocked back will now refresh the duration of the knockback.
      • Damage can only occur once every 0.1875 seconds per Lorenado per target.
      • Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from Lorenado is unchanged.
  • Level 20
    • Morenados!
      • Each Lorenado now has its own cooldown reduction.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Enhanced Agility
      • Movement Speed bonus duration reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Paralyzing Enzymes
      • Basic Attacks now also sets the remaining duration to 2 seconds.
      • Healing reduction increased from 40% to 50%.
  • Level 16
    • Pack Leader
      • Duration reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 4
    • Lurker Strain
      • Knockback is now centered on where Dehaka is when Burrow ends.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Shadow Charge [Q]
      • Diablo will now move alongside the target relative to their position.
      • Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to deal damage to structures twice.
      • Terrain detection for Shadow Charge is now based off of the target's radius.

Bug Fixes

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

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Mighty Gust
      • Knockback duration is now dynamic, with targets closer to Falstad being knocked back for longer.
      • Knockback will now expire when targets are outside of Might Gust's search path.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Mighty Gust
      • Fixed an issue that caused Mighty Gust to send targets in an unintended direction.
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast.
  • Level 20
    • Wind Tunnel
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 50 range behind Falstad's position where Mighty Gust was cast.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 1
    • Arsenal Synergy
      • Progress is now displayed in the Buff Bar.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 1
    • Warbreaker
      • Fixed an issue that caused damage over time to not be treated as such.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Grav-O-Bomb 3000
      • Now Stuns when the target is pulled into the center.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Deflect [W]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Deflect impact visuals to not display after Genji selects Deflect.
      • Fixed an issue that caused Genji's Deflect to not deal damage instantly on impact.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 4
    • Ignore All Distractions
      • Fixed an issue that caused Hanzo's Basic Attacks to not feature impact visuals when Ignore All Distractions kill the target.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Staggering Blow [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Staggering Blow to not Stun from created pathing blockers (Example: Tassadar's Force Wall).
      • Fixed an issue that caused the knockback of Staggering Blow to not knock all targets back an equal distance.
      • Knockback point is now 2 radius behind where Staggering Blow was cast.
    • Loot Hoard [Trait D]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Loot Hoard's knockback to not interrupt stationary channels.

Updates

Base

  • Molten Armor [E]
    • Now restores 1 Mana for each target hit by Molten Armor on expiration.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Impaling Light
      • Bonus from 180 to 150.
      • Passive cooldown reduction reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5.
  • Level 7
    • Blaze of Glory
      • Damage increased from 205 to 212.
    • Holy Fervor
      • Now resets Imperius's attack cooldown.
  • Level 20
    • Molten Wrath
      • Now also increases Molten Armor radius by 25%.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 4
    • Sovereign Armor
      • Tooltip text updated.
    Level 10
    • Wrath of the Angiris
      • Fixed an issue causing Imperius's Wrath of the Angiris to not remove displacement effects from the target on impact.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Condemn [W]
      • Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to move the target in the direction they are moving when first applied.
      • Fixed an issue that caused the knockback to not knock all targets back an equal distance.
  • Level 13
    • Blessed Hammer
      • Fixed tooltip not listing the correct cooldown reduction amount.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Chains of Kel'Thuzad [E]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Barbed Chains' Armor reduction to apply to the Chain-link cast that granted the final stack of Blight.
      • Knockback will now happen as soon as the chains make a connection between two targets.

Updates

Base

  • Healing Brew [Q]
    • Healing amount increased from 175 to 230 210.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 4
    • Surging Winds
      • Tooltip text updated.
  • Level 7
    • Mass Vortex
      • Tooltip text updated.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 20
    • Repulsion
      • Fixed an issue that caused Repulsion to not properly increase knockback speed.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Displacement Grenade [E]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Displacement Grenade to not knock back some targets the full distance.

Updates

Base

  • Soundwave [Q]
    • Knockback point is now centered on a point 2 radius behind where Soundwave was cast.

Talents

  • Level 16
    • Up to Eleven
      • Duration increase granted by Push Off increased from .5 to 1 second.
      • Duration increase granted by Soundwave increased from 0.25 to .5 seconds.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Icing [E]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Icing to not knock all targets back an equal distance.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Haymaker
      • Secondary knockback duration reduced, but the speed of the knockback has been increased.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 7
    • Skullcracker
      • Fixed an issue that caused Skullcracker's bonus damage to be granted to other Muradins.
  • Level 10
    • Haymaker
      • Targets hit by the Haymaker target will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of the direction the initial target is traveling.

Updates

Base

  • Spawn Egg [Trait D]
    • Health is reduced by 80% of its current value.
    • Now has a Shield equal to the amount of Health removed.
    • Shield starts regenerating after 5 seconds.
    • Shield takes 8 seconds to re-fill from empty to full.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Octo-Grab
      • Fixed an issue that caused Octo Grab's cooldown to reset when not interrupted.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 20
    • Triple Tap
      • Fixed an issue that allowed targets to disjoin Tripple Tap's missiles when teleporting less than 20 distance away.
      • Fixed an issue that caused Triple Tap's target to be hit twice if they become targetable in the same instance the Triple Tap missile could hit them.
      • Triple Tap missiles will no longer time out 3 seconds after firing.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 4
    • Backbiter
      • Duration reduced, but speed increased.
      • Knockback is now instant.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Penetrating Rounds [Q]
      • Knockback distances have been updated. Maximum distance increased by 10%, medium distance increased by 5%, short distance reduced by 5%.
      • Targets are now knocked away from a point 5 range behind Raynor's position, instead of from Raynor's position. Targets will now move in the direction of the casted Penetrating Round.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Ancestral Healing
      • Can now be cast on Heroes with full Health.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Mirror images [Q]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images to have the incorrect health after activating Image Transmission while affected by Blessing of the Red.
  • Level 13
    • Kawarimi
      • Fixed an issue that caused Mirror Images created by Kawarimi to not have the correct starting health while affected by Blessing of the Red.
  • Level 16
    • Harsh Winds
      • Fixed an issue that caused Harsh Winds to not apply to Burning Blade damage dealt by Samuro.

Updates

Base

  • Concussive Blast [W]
    • Base duration reduced by 20%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Concussive Blast [W]
      • Targets are now knocked away a point 2 range behind where Concussive Blast was fired, instead of Sgt. Hammer's position. Targets will now move in the direction where Concussive Blast was fired.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Hook [Q]
      • Now shows progress to Extended Hook as Stitches levels up.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Flailing Swipe
      • Each iteration of Flailing Swipe now has its own knockback point. The first swipe knocks targets away from a point 3 radius behind Stukov, the second swipe will be a point 2 radius behind, and the third swipe will be a point 1 radius behind.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Flailing Swipe
      • Fixed an issue that caused Flailing Swipe to not knock all targets back an equal distance.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 7
    • Lost Soul
      • Fixed an issue that caused Lost Soul to not activate when the triggering Basic Attack kills the target.
  • Level 13
    • Remorseless
      • Fixed an issue that caused Remorseless to not activate when the triggering Basic Attack kills the target.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Ruthless Onslaught [E]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Ruthless Onslaught to not interrupt in certain situations.

Updates

Talents

  • Level 10
    • Sundering
      • Secondary knockback duration and speed reduced.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Sundering
      • Targets hit by Sundering will now be moved to the side relative to the angle of Sundering.

Updates

Base

  • Recall [E]
    • Teleport delay increased from .0625 seconds to .1875 seconds.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 20
    • Get Stuffed!
      • Knockback point is now 5 radius behind where Tracer is located at the point of impact.

Updates

Base

  • Frag Grenade [W]
    • Knockback duration reduced by 33%. Distance pushed back from blast is not reduced.

Updates

Base

  • Basic Attack damage increased from 78 to 82.
  • Smite [E]
    • Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed.
  • El'Druin's Might [Q]
    • Slow increased from 25% to 30%.
  • Righteousness [W]
    • Shield increased from 336 to 350.

Talents

  • Level 1
    • Salvation
      • Healing increased from 140 to 150.
      • Shield bonus reduced from 40% to 35%.
  • Level 4
    • Bound By Law
      • Is now a Level 16 Talent.
      • Rework: El'Druin's Might now Slows targets by 80% 65% for the first second, and then reduces to 30% over the remaining 1.5 seconds.
  • Level 7
    • Reciprocate
      • Is now a Level 4 Talent.
      • Explosion damage now only hits enemy Heroes and Summons.
      • Tyrael is now healed for 3% of his maximum Health for each Hero hit by Reciprocate or El'Druin's Might.
  • Level 10
    • Judgement
      • Cast range is no longer increased by Tyrael's radius.
  • Level 16
    • Burning Halo
      • Is now a Level 7 Talent.
      • Damage bonus for teleporting with El'Druin's Might reduced from 150% to 125%.
      • Damage reduced from 18 to 15.
  • Level 20
    • (New) Aspect of Justice
      • After channeling for 1.5 seconds, enter Archangel's Wrath. Cooldown is reduced by 10% for each enemy Hero it hits. 90 second cooldown.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused some cast range indicators to not match their affected areas.
  • Base
    • Smite [E]
      • Tooltip updated to include duration of the area granting Movement Speed.
    • Archangel's Wrath [Trait D]
      • Fixed an issue that caused the Archangel's Wrath damage reduction to be applied twice for a brief period when Archangel's Wrath damages an enemy.
  • Level 16
    • Burning Halo
      • Fixed an issue that caused Burning Halo's bonus damage to be granted to the El'Druins left behind by Sword of Justice.
      • Fixed an issue that caused the Burning Halo on El'Druins to no longer cancel when Tyrael is Mounted or in Stasis.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 7
    • Second Wind
      • Fixed an issue that caused Second Wind to not heal for a portion of the damage dealt if brought about 50% Health by the 1% Heal.

Bug Fixes

  • Base
    • Righteous Hammer [W]
      • Fixed an issue that caused fully charged Righteous Hammer casts to apply the incorrect amount of knockback.
      • Fixed an issue that caused Righteous Hammer to not knock all targets back an equal distance.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 20
    • Broodmother
      • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks empowered by Envenomed Spines to not trigger Broodmother.
      • Now displays as Broodmother in the Death Recap.

Bug Fixes

  • Level 10
    • Expulsion Zone
      • Fixed an issue that caused Expulsion Zone to knock back further than intended.