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Heroes of the Storm

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Game details

  • Description Fast, team-focused MOBA where players choose iconic Blizzard heroes and compete on objective-driven battlegrounds that reward coordination, map control, and short, intense matches.
  • Genre MOBA, Action, Strategy, Team-Based, Multiplayer, PvP
  • Developer Blizzard Entertainment
  • Publisher Blizzard Entertainment
  • Release Date Jun 2, 2015
  • Free to Play Yes

Latest Updates

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - May 11, 2026

We’ve just released a patch to the live servers in order to apply some balance and bug fixes.


Map Updates

  • Haunted Mines
  • Skull scaling increased from 5% to 7%.
  • Golem scaling before 5 minutes decreased.
  • Golem scaling later in the game significantly increased.

Balance Update Heroes Arthas Base

  • Base Stats
  • Health increased from 2625 to 2750.
  • Death Coil [Q]
  • Healing increased from 262 to 275.
  • Frostmourne Hungers [D] ...

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - April 20, 2026

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information. NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.


General

  • New Mount: Scrapper Mad Axe Mono Wheel
  • Unranked Mode has been removed.
  • Respawn timers have been reduced in the mid-to-late game. By level 22, respawn timers are back at 65 seconds.
  • Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. ...

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes — February 19, 2026

We’ve just released a patch to the live servers in order to apply some balance and bug fixes.


Balance Updates Deathwing Base

  • Incinerate [W]
    • Cooldown increased from 6 seconds to 7 seconds. Talents
  • Level 7
    • Death Drop
      • Duration of Spell Armor decreased from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Muradin Base
  • Storm Bolt [Q]
    • Quest requirements reduced from 50/200 to 40/160. Talents
  • Level 1
    • Give 'Em The Axe ...

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - February 10, 2026

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information. NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.


General

  • New Skin: Toon'Dan Gul'Dan
  • All Quests that can lose stacks will never cause the player to fall below milestone thresholds.
  • Pinnacle Rewards are now named Mythic Rewards to give a more Blizzard feel. So Mythic-y! ...

Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes — December 12, 2025

Balance Updates Kerrigan Base

  • Ravage [Q]
    • Baseline quest now provides 7 stacks per kill, up from 5.
    • Baseline quest requirements increased to 85/150, up from 75/125. Talents
  • Level 7
    • Bladed Momentum
      • Cooldown reduction increased to .75 seconds, up from .6 seconds. Thrall Talents
  • Level 1
    • Maelstrom Weapon
      • Completion requirements increased to 25/55/100, up from 20/40/100. Falstad Base
  • Lightning Rod [W] ...

Heroes of the Storm Live Patch Notes - December 1, 2025

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information. NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.


General

  • New Skin: Bonny Butcher
  • New Skin: Warthog Gear Head Thrall
  • Players will now receive an announcement when a quest milestone is reached. This will only announce to the player who achieved the milestone. ...