The Raven Lord’s grasp still lingers within the Nexus, and while the mighty Nexus born hero, Orphea has recently joined our ranks, she needs some help! Orphea, has called upon our community Twitch streamers for assistance.

Join our Heroes of the Storm streamers as they unite with Orphea in our streamer event, “Protect the Realms!” This event will be running non-stop beginning Wednesday, November 28 at 12:01 AM, and will run through Saturday, December 1, 5:00 AM, PST. During this time, several of our most dedicated and passionate Heroes of the Storm streamers will be working toward specific achievements to help keep the Nexus safe from the Raven Lord. Can they clear all tiers of the achievements to unlock a bonus prize for their communities? See below for achievement details!

THE SCHEDULE & PARTICIPATING HEROES

Wednesday, November 28, PST

• 12:01 AM – 3:00 AM: Kendric
• 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM: Disconcur
• 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM: Starbee
• 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM: AliciaWins
• 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM...

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 November 20.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

We hope you enjoy your new Heroes, skins, and mounts as you conquer your next challenge in the N...

Things are looking even worse, soldier. You’re stranded on Braxis and the UED is still overrun. The Omegaswarm has surrounded you on all sides, and your only shot at survival is to press through the onslaught, make it to the shuttle, and get off this planet. Will you fall victim to the heroic-difficulty swarm, or can you work together and Escape from Braxis?

Rules:

• At the beginning of the Brawl, your team will have the following roster of Heroes to choose from:
  • Warrior: Artanis, Arthas, Johanna, Muradin, Sonya, Tyrael, Varian, Zarya
  • Support: Brightwing, Kharazim, Li Li, Lt. Morales, Lucio, Malfurion, Rehgar, Uther
  • Specialist: Azmodan, Gazlowe, Sgt. Hammer, Nazeebo, Xul
  • Assassin: Cassia, Falstad, Greymane, Gul'dan, Illidan, Jaina, Kael'thas, Kel'Thuzad, Ragnaros, Raynor, Thrall, Valla
• Player Death:
  • When a Hero dies, they can be resurrected by Allies after a short channel time.
  • If all players die, the mission is failed.
• Players start at Level 10 and ha...

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 November 20.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

We hope you enjoy your new Heroes, ...

 We're introducing legendary new bundle and incredible discounts just in time for the holiday season! Check out what's up for grabs in the Nexus below:

Special Promotions

For the next two weeks (November 13 – 27*) the 360 Day Boost will be available for a massive 33% discount! Find out more about Boosts in our Gameplay Update Blog Here!

     *These dates may vary slightly by region.

We’re also adding the following new Hero bundle promotions to fill out your Hero rosters at a massive discount!

Things aren’t looking great, soldier. You’re stranded on Braxis and the UED is overrun. The Omegaswarm has surrounded you on all sides, and your only shot at survival is to press through the onslaught, make it to the extraction point, and get off this forsaken rock. Will you fall victim to the Swarm, or can you work together and Escape from Braxis?

Rules:

• At the beginning of the Brawl, your team will have the following roster of Heroes to choose from:
  • Warrior: Artanis, Arthas, Johanna, Muradin, Sonya, Tyrael, Varian, Zarya
  • Support: Brightwing, Kharazim, Li Li, Lt. Morales, Lucio, Malfurion, Rehgar, Uther
  • Specialist: Azmodan, Gazlowe, Sgt. Hammer, Nazeebo, Xul
  • Assassin: Cassia, Falstad, Greymane, Gul'dan, Illidan, Jaina, Kael'thas, Kel'Thuzad, Ragnaros, Raynor, Thrall, Valla
• Player Death:
  • When a Hero dies, they can be resurrected by Allies after a short channel time.
  • If all players die, the mission is failed.
• Players start at Level 10 and have access ...

Our newest patch, featuring Orphea, is now live! Read on for a detailed breakdown of what’s new in the Nexus. 

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

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• Design
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• User Interface
• Heroes
• Collection
• Bug Fixes

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• Boost
  • What was once called a Stimpack is now a Boost, and in addition to buffing your own experience and Gold gains at the end of a match, all players will receive 5% bump in experience for each player in their match who had an active Boost. That mean players can receive up to a 45% XP bonus if all 10 players in game have a Boost active!
  • In addition to stacking Boost XP buffs, you’ll now be able to retroactively Boost your Gold and XP gains at the end of a match by applying a Boost from the Score Screen.

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Design

• Channeled Healing Abilities
  • Alextrasza’s Lifebinder (R) and Rehgar’s Ancestral Healing (R) abilities are no longer cancell...

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 November 20.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

Special Promotions

For the next two weeks (N...

Beginning November 13, tuning into Heroes of the Storm on Twitch with a linked Battle.net account could earn you some truly Heroic rewards! For more info - including specific rewards, where to watch, how to link your accounts, eligibility requirements and more – read on!

Rewards & Requirements

• Just Tune In!
  • Earning Heroes of the Storm rewards on Twitch is simple: Link your Battle.net and Twitch accounts, choose a Heroes of the Storm stream, and watch!
  • Starting at 9:00 AM PST on Day 1, viewers who tune into any stream playing under the Heroes of the Storm game category for at least 4 hours during each week of the promotion period will earn these exclusive rewards:
    • NOTE: These rewards cannot be earned outside of these specific windows. So, if you want to earn the Chomp Emoji Pack, be sure to tune in during the first week or you’ll miss your chance. The same goes for the other weekly rewards.

Week 1 (11/13 – 11/19) Reward – Chomp Emoji Pack

Week 2 (11/2...

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 following challenges to both teams:
    • Tribute
      • Capture the Tribute to reduce the health of all enemy Heroes to 1!
    • Capture Point 
      • Capture the point to spawn a Triglav Protector for your team!
    • Artifact
      • Artifact spawns in the center of ...

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 November 13.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

We ho...

Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until November 12. 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.

Quick Navigation:

• General
• Design
• Battlegrounds
• New Hero
• User Interface
• Heroes
• Collection
• Bug Fixes

General

• Call of the Nexus
  • Players who queue for Quickmatch games using roles that are in short supply will receive 50% bonus experience for being team players. Just look for the “Call of the Nexus” Bonus Experience indicator located above each Hero when viewing the Hero Selection screen.
    • NOTE: Call of the Nexus will not be active immediately active, but will be enabled a short time after this patch hits the live servers.
• Boost
  • What was once called a Stimpack is now a Boost, and in addition to buffing your own experience and Gold gains at the end of a match, all pla...

The only thing that’s constant in the Nexus is change. As mentioned at BlizzCon 2018, in the coming months we’re bringing you gameplay and matchmaking changes, feature updates, and a whole new way to earn experience with Boosts! Read on for more information.

Experience a New Experience… Experience:

One of our major goals with the 2019 updates is to implement gameplay changes that encourage closer matches and avoid the dreaded “snowball” effect. After careful design, implementation, and iteration, we felt that this best way to accomplish this goal was to slow down the “snowball effect” just as it starts to come into play. In short, we’re changing the way we reward players who prioritize push strategies to gain experience and power advantages. While we still want to reward players for pushing, we’re focused on removing the direct power advantage we give to these teams and will instead reward them with a strategic advantage. To accomplish this, we’re making the following changes:

St...

The fate of countless realms hangs in the balance, and it may just be up to Orphea, Heir of Raven Court and daughter of the Raven Lord, to put a stop to her father’s dark plans. Secure a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket and aid in the battle for the Nexus, Heroes!

Available in the first major patch after BlizzCon 2018 (which runs from November 2-3,) we are upgrading the Hero collection of all BlizzCon attendees and Virtual Ticket holders with our first Nexus-born Hero, Orphea!

NOTE: Orphea will not unlock for players on the PTR, but will be available when this update hits the live game servers.

In addition to unlocking the Heir of Raven Court, all BlizzCon attendees and Virtual Ticket holders can sink their teeth into a set of exclusive Nexus Razorgrin themed items. Check them out at the link below, and be sure to pick up your BlizzCon virtual ticket so you don’t miss a second of BlizzCon 2018!

Get your Virtual Ticket Now:

We’ll see you (and Orphea) in the Nexus, Heroes!

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!

Rewards:

• Complete three matches of Braxis Outpost to earn a Loot Chest!

Find out more about the Heroes Brawl game mode on our Heroes Brawl site; and as always, you can find more information on this week’s Brawl by clicking the Brawl Info ...

We're about to release a new Heroes of the Storm patch to apply a number of balance changes and bug fixes. Read on for details.

Quick Navigation:

• Heroes
• Bug Fixes

Heroes

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Assassin

Falstad

Abilities

• Flight (Z)
  • Cooldown increased from 60 to 75 seconds

Talents

• Level 20
  • Epic Mount (Z)
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 30 to 40 seconds

Return

Kel'thuzad

Abilities

• Frost Blast (R)
  • Cooldown reduced from 70 to 60 seconds
  • Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50
  • Root duration increased from 1.5 to 1.75 seconds

Talents

• Level 1
  • Barbed Chains (E)
    • Armor reduction decreased from 15 to 10
• Level 7
  • Ice Cold (Passive)
    • Damage bonus increased ...

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 November 6.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

We hope you enjoy your new Heroe...

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 an issue allowing players to exit D.Va’s Mech at will using custom hotkeys.

Nova’s Snipe and Genji Dashing, join us all for pumpkin smashing! With tricks, and treats, and loot galore, you’ll scream at what we have in store! So, don your costumes, play pretend… the hour is nigh for Hallow’s End!

Rules:

• Begin a match on Towers of Doom with some spooky new gameplay!
• New Event: Smashing Pumpkins
  • The Headless Horseman will travel from lane to lane dropping pumpkins for either team to smash!
  • Smashing a pumpkin will launch a pumpkin at the enemy's core, and unleash a Trick or Treat for you or your team!
    • Treats
      • Rehgar’s Bloodlust (Just for you!)
      • Tyrande’s Shadowstalk Invisibility
      • Uther’s Divine Shield (With bonus duration!)
      • Rehgar’s Ancestral Spirit
    • Tricks
      • Exploding Sapper Mercenary
      • Medivh’s Poly Bomb
      • Chromie’s Time Trap
      • Unfriendly Sylvanas’ Wailing Arrow
      • Shrink Ray
  • Killing a Hero will launch a pumpkin at the enemy's core.
  • Death Timers have been reduced to 5 seconds.
  ...

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 October 30.

Half-Price Heroes

Featured Skins and Mounts

The skins and mounts that we’ve added to the featured item rotation are available for gem purchase for a limited time. Don’t worry if you miss out, you’ll still be able to forge these items using shards after they leave the featured rotation.

We hope you enjoy you...