Heroes of the Storm Dev Tracker

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes and bug fixes! Read on for details.

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• New Bundles
  • The following new bundles are only available for a limited time!
    • Glory to...

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is now live and brings several bug fixes, a few map updates, and a brand new hero, Anduin, King of Stormwind! Read on for more information.

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Get ready for the most epic family reunion on the planet! BlizzCon® is returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on November 1 and 2, and you’re invited to join us for a weekend filled with games, esports, cosplay, and the latest news on everything Blizzard—all in celebration of the best community of playmates, teammates, and guildmates in the known universe.

Tickets to this year’s show go on sale May 4 at 10 a.m. PDT and May 8 at 7 p.m. PDT through AXS—check out the ...

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until the week of April 29. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes and bug fixes! Read on for details.

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• The party size of enemies will no longer be shown during the match loading screen
• Removed all party-s...

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero reworks, a brand new event, bug fixes, and more! Read on for details.

NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.

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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until the week of March 25. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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As the roster and breadth of mechanics for Heroes of the Storm has continued to expand, the existing roles have grown limited in accurately describing each individual hero. To give both new and existing players a clearer idea of what kind of kit to expect during hero select, we are expanding Hero Roles to include new descriptions and replace those that were less clear in the past.

The New Roles

The new Hero Roles are Tank, Bruiser, Support, Healer, Melee Assassin, and Ranged Assassin.

Tank heroes are formidable juggernauts that protect their team by absorbing attacks from the enemy and bl...

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with changes to a number of Heroes and some Bug Fixes. Read on for details!

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We’ve recently released a Heroes of the Storm patch in order to address a few live bugs. Read on for details.

Bug Fixes

General

• AI: A.I. Heroes will no longer immediate run to Mercenary Camps after they spawn.
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause the client to crash.

 Battlegrounds

• Boss Mercenaries: Fixed an issue allowing Boss mercenaries to be slowed.

The Nexus Forces have taken over a Volskaya Industries Factory - fight to the death to obtain its manufactured power! Two teams enter, one team leaves.

Rules:

• Battle it out on a single-lane Overwatch-themed Battleground known only as… the Trial Grounds.
• Shuffle Pick
  • Choose from one of three Heroes at the beginning of the match. Choose carefully though, you won’t have the opportunity to choose again after rounds.
• Elimination
  • A round is won when all Heroes on the enemy team are slain.
• Best of Three
  • The first team to win two rounds will win the Brawl!
• Round Events 
  • Starting at 60 seconds, an elevator will rise in the center of the Battleground, presenting one of the...

Our latest round of Heroic Deals and Limited-Time Offers brings 50% off of a limited selection of Heroes and a fresh set of limited-availability skins and mounts into the collection for purchase or crafting. Check out the Hero sales and featured items listed below, and then head in-game to add them to your collection before these offers expire!

Heroic Deals: February 12 - 19

Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero Reworks, new Collection Items, bug fixes, and more! Read on for details.

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This week’s Heroes Brawl is Silver City! Battle against the enemy team on this single-lane Battleground featuring a familiar design straight out of the High Heavens, Mercenary Camps ready to be swayed to your team’s favor, and tons of action. Queue up, choose your hero, and try your best to send the enemy team to the Burning Hells!

Rules:

• Shuffle pick - Choose from one of three Heroes before entering the battle.
• Standard play - no talent or level restrictions.
• The first team to destroy the enemy Core wins!

Rewards:

• Complete two matches of the Silver City Brawl to earn a Loot Chest!

Find out more about the Heroes Brawl game mode on our ...

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until February 10. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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We’ve recently released a Heroes of the Storm patch in order to address a few live bugs. Read on for details.

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed a number of issues with tooltips in non-english clients.

There are many ways to celebrate the Lunar Festival. Food, gifts, ceremonies… and strapping saddles onto dangerously fast fireworks!

Rules:

• Rocket Riding
  • Heroes will automatically move toward their mouse cursor’s location. You just need to steer!
  • Speed boost pads can be found around the track. Steer over these to make a break for first!
• Envelope Pickups
  • Blast through the Red Envelopes placed around the track to gain one of three abilities:

Rocket

A bouncing rocket that will explode on the first enemy it contacts.

Our latest round of Heroic Deals offers 50% off select Heroes, and brings a fresh set of skins and mounts into the featured item rotation. Check out the Hero sales and featured items listed below, and then head in-game to add them to your collection before this offer expires on February 5.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are a...

This week’s Heroes Brawl is Braxis Outpost! A single-lane battleground set in the Koprulu Sector, it will be up to your team to survive in the lane and take down the enemy core, without the aid of Hearthstone or their Hall of Storms. Good luck, have fun!

Rules:

• Shuffle Pick
  • Choose from one of three randomly selected Heroes before entering the battle on Braxis Outpost. Be quick about it though, you only have 30 seconds to choose!
• ARAM Rules
  • Players cannot use Hearthstone
  • Players do not heal at their starting location. (Hall of Storms)
  • Cores have no shields
• Mercenary Camps
  • Braxis Outpost features two mirrored Goliath & Raven mercenary camps.
• Be the first team to take down the enemy Core to claim victory!

We’ve just released a new Heroes of the Storm patch to apply a number of balance changes and bug fixes. 

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