Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm just got another update, for now just on the Public Test Realm (PTR) with the live release to follow after playtesting. The update includes general changes, Storm League update, balance update and bug fixes.
Check out the official site to see the full list of changes, or proceed further below for some of the updates. In other Blizzard news, the developers also announced the return of BlizzCon in 2026. Keep your eyes peeled for further updates!
HotS – April 21, 2025, PTR Update Includes:
General:
- Anduin has replaced Malfurion as the Ally hero in Try Me Mode.
- Numerous game strings have been updated to reflect current gameplay.
- Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.
Storm League:
- Rank Decay will now only apply to players in Master and Grand Master Leagues.
- Reduced maximum party size for Master and Grand Master players to 2.
Heroes:
- Ana: Received changes to talents Vampiric Rounds (Level 1) and Deadeye (Level 20);
- Azmodan: Trample (Level 16) now reduces Heroic cooldown by 25% if Trample hits a Hero;
- Genji: Received changes to talents Pathfinder (Level 1), X-Strike (Level 10), Shingan (Level 13) and Living Weapon (Level 20);
- Imperius: Molten Armor (E) now hits an extra target if no Heroes are in range; received changes to Impaling Light (Level 1), Blaze of Glory & Holy Fervor (Level 7), Heavenly Host (Level 20).
- Lunara: talents Splintered Spear (Level 7), Endless Spores (Level 13), Forest’s Watch (Level 20) changed. New talent For the Wildlands! (Level 20) added;
- Malthael: Wraith Strike [W] range increased from 6 to 7; Talents Black Harvest (Level 4), Tormented Souls (Level 10), Reaper of Souls (Level 20) changed;
- Zagara: Corrosive Saliva (Level 16) – damage reduced from 1.75% to 1.5% of maximum Health.
Bugs:
- Fixed an issue with the display priority for the duration bar of Taunt effects.
- Battlefield of Eternity: Fixed an issue where areas of the map were not covered under Fog of War.
- Blackheart’s Bay: Fixed an issue where some Heroes would not be able to path around Healing Fountains.
- Cursed Hollow: Fixed an issue where Hogger could go through unpathable sections of the map.
- Warhead Junction: Fixed an issue where healing fountains were not symmetrical on the map.
For Hero-specific bugs and details on talent changes, check out the official site with full patch notes.
