Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - November 9, 2026

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• Balance Update
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Balance Update

Heroes

Chromie

Talents

• Level 1
  • Once Again the First Time
    • Damage increased from 50% to 55%.
  • Deep Breathing
    • Damage bonus per stack increased from 0.5% to 0.6%.
  • Timewalker's Pursuit
    • Damage bonus reduced from 15% to 12%.

Gazlowe

Base

• Basic Attack damage increased from 100 to 105.
• Health increased from 2275 to 2375.
• Deth Lazor [W]
  • Life Leech increased from 25% to 30%.

Talents

• Level 20
  • Bomb Toss
    • No longer grants an additional charge.

Greymane

Talents

• Level 7
  • Incendiary Elixir
    • Damage bonus per stack increased from 25 to 30.
• Level 20
  • Gilnean Roulette
    • No longer reduces the percentage based Health damage.

Lúcio

Talents

• Level 1
  • Party Mix
    • Quest completion radius bonus increased from 20% to 30%.
• Level 10
  • Sound Barrier
    • Shield amount per stack increased from 27 to 31.
• Level 13
  • Slip
    • Lingering duration increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
• Level 20
  • Summer Anthem
    • Unkillable duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds.

Medivh

Base

• Arcane Rift [Q]
  • Damage increased from 170 to 185.
• Force of Will [W]
  • Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds.
• Portal [E]
  • Cooldown increased from 16 to 20 seconds.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Winds of Celerity
    • Now also reduces cast time by 0.25 seconds.
  • Raven's Intellect
    • Bonus increased from 200% to 400%.
  • Portal Mastery
    • No longer allows Medivh to cast Portal in Raven Form without dismounting.
• Level 4
  • Dust of Appearance
    • Cooldown reduced from 45 to 40 seconds.
    • Now allows Medivh to cast Portal in Raven Form without dismounting.

Mei

Base

• Blizzard [W]
  • Detonation delay reduced from 2 to 1.875 seconds.
  • Detonation damage increased from 75 to 80.
• Icing [E]
  • Cast time reduced from 0.625 to 0.5 seconds.

Talents

• Level 10
  • Avalanche
    • Cooldown reduced from 90 to 80 seconds.
  • Ice Wall
    • Cast time reduced from 0.75 to 0.6875 seconds.

Mephisto

Talents

• Level 1
  • Malicious Intent
    • Spell Power bonus increased from 25% to 30%.
    • Duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.
• Level 4
  • Hateful Mending
    • Mana restored increased from 10 to 15.
    • Healing increased from 70% to 85%.
  • Static Barrier
    • Shield amount increased from 40% to 50%.

Stukov

Talents

• Level 1
  • Fetid Touch
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
• Level 10
  • Flailing Swipe
    • Damage increased from 48 to 62.

Xal'atath

Base

• Shadow Mark [Q]
  • Range increased from 8 to 9.
• Dark Heart Ritual [W]
  • Detonation damage increased from 245 to 260.
• Void Volley [D]
  • Mythic Reward damage bonus reduced from 50% to 35%.

Talents

• Level 1
  • Anchored Core
    • No longer increases duration.
  • Cloak of Shadows
    • Now grants Spell Armor only while actively blinking. The bonus no longer persists for 2 seconds.
• Level 4
  • Cold Feet
    • Duration bonus increased from 1 to 2 seconds.
• Level 7
  • Toxic Mark
    • No longer increases debuff duration.
    • Now benefits from Cold Feet's duration bonus.
• Level 10
  • Void Eruption
    • Damage per second reduced by 10%.
    • Speed reduced by 10%.
• Level 16
  • Marked Resilience
    • Shield amount increased from 160 to 200.
  • Relentless Whispers
    • No longer increases Attack Speed.
    • Now grants an additional 75% Basic Attack damage per teleport.
  • Fractured Reality
    • Damage bonus reduced from 25% to 15%.
• Level 20
  • Harbinger's Consumption
    • Cooldown reduction per hit reduced from 14 to 10 seconds.
    • The three orbs now orbit more slowly.
  • Unstable Core
    • No longer applies a damage over time to targets.
    • Impact damage increased from 45 to 75.

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Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue with the death icon at certain resolutions. Begone pesky pixel!
• Spell Power no longer increases the Health restored by activating Hearthstone (B).
• Fixed an issue with allied pings on the Party Frame.

Maps

• Fixed an issue that caused Sapper attacks to instantly hit nearby targets.
• Fixed an issue that caused Sapper warning areas to persist indefinitely.

• Auriel
  • Level 16
    • Wrath of Heaven
      • Fixed an issue that caused Wrath of Heaven's full Spell Power bonus to apply to healing.
• Blaze
  • Level 13
    • Adhesive Petroleum
      • Fixed an issue that caused Adhesive Petroleum to grant its Basic Attack damage bonus to other Blaze players who do not have the talent selected.
• Genji
  • Level 1
    • Pathfinder
      • Fixed an issue that caused Genji to no longer automatically acquire nearby targets after Pathfinder expires.
• Greymane
  • Level 4
    • Eyes in the Dark
      • Fixed an issue that caused Genji to no longer automatically acquire nearby targets after Eyes in the Dark expires.
• Li Li
  • Base
    • Cloud Serpent [W]
      • Fixed an issue that allowed Cloud Serpent casts on allied Heroes to become disjointed.
• Medivh
  • Level 13
    • Circle of Protection
      • Added a radius indicator to Force of Will's cast guide after selecting Circle of Protection.
  • Level 20
    • Dust of Disappearance
      • Fixed an issue that caused targeted allies to not automatically acquire nearby targets after Stealth expires.
• Tassadar
  • Level 13
    • Shadow Walk
      • Fixed an issue that caused Tassadar to no longer automatically acquire nearby targets after Shadow Walk expires.
• Xal'atath
  • Base
    • Fixed an issue with Xal'atath's Health Regeneration.
    • Shadow Mark [Q]
      • Fixed issues that caused Structures to be marked by Shadow Mark in unintended situations.
    • Dark Heart Ritual [W]
      • Fixed issues related to Dark Heart Ritual's self reveal logic.
    • Void Volley [D]
      • Fixed an issue that caused Void Volley to gain progress when attacking a target with 1 Evasion charge remaining.
  • Level 4
    • Void Acolyte
      • Fixed an issue that caused Void Acolyte to not empower Void Volley.
  • Level 7
    • Void Summoner
      • Fixed an issue that caused Void Summoner to not spawn the Void Minion at Xal'atath's position at cast time.
• Xul
  • Base
    • Bone Prison [E]
      • Xul will no longer be revealed to the enemy if he is in the fog of war when Bone Prison activates.

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