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Bolt of the Storm

**Bolt of the Storm** is a active generic level 20 Talent that allows for a strong burst in mobility. It can be used as an easy escape, but is also very effective at closing the gap between enemies. Heroes like ETC can teleport into the middle of a team for a clutch Mosh Pit, while heroes like Jaina or The Butcher that have difficulty dealing with highly mobile enemies can use it either as an escape or a way to catch them by surprise. The ability was mainly used as a second escape for a long time, but then Blizzard added a patch that removed Bolt from a couple heroes and then added unique versions to others in order to encourage offensive plays.

## Heroes with Bolt of the Storm

### Base Version

Base version of Bolt of the Storm has 7.2 range.

* E.T.C.
* Illidan
* The Butcher
* Sylvanas

### Modified Version

* Alarak's level 20 talent "Last Laugh" removes all Root, Slow, and DoT effects upon teleporting, but if he fails to hit heroes 3 times with Basic Abilities his health is reduced to 1 after 4 seconds. 30s cooldown.
* Diablo's level 20 talent "Hellgate" creates an Apocalypse rune at the teleport location. 90s cooldown.
* Jaina's level 20 talent "Ice Blink" has shorter range, but Chills all enemies near the teleport location. 60s cooldown.
* Kerrigan's level 20 talent "Psionic Shift" has shorter range but deals minor damage to enemies near the teleport location and grants a Shield equal to 300% of damage dealt. 70s cooldown.
* Thrall's level 20 talent "Wind Rush" grants him Windfury upon teleportation. 80s cooldown.

### Removed

These heroes no longer have Bolt of the Storm as a talent option:

* Azmodan
* Chen
* Kael'thas
* Li Li
* Malfurion
* Murky
* Nazeebo
* Nova
* Raynor
* Stitches
* Tychus
* Valla
* Zagara

## References

1. ↑ http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/20838723
Alex Neyman

Birth Date
 Projects

**Alex Neyman** is a Senior Live Designer on the *Heroes of the Storm* development team. Alex Neyman maintains the gameplay balance of Blizzard Entertainment’s MOBA while simultaneously helping execute on new Hero releases and system-level changes to the game.

## Background

Alex first started at Blizzard in August 2011 as a quality assurance tester delivering feedback on World of Warcraft, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm, Diablo III, and Hearthstone.

When he isn’t busy making sure everything is as epic as possible on Heroes of the Storm’s live servers, he’s an avid fan of Pokémon, baseball, and hockey.

## References

1. ↑ Blizzard Press Center: Developer Bios
2015 BlizzCon World Championship/CHN Road to BlizzCon

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NVIDIA
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## Overview

Part of the Road to Blizzcon series of competitive events, the top 8 teams from the CN Qualifiers will fight for top two positions that will be invited to attend BlizzCon 2015.

## Format

### Bracket Format

* Double elimination
	+ Quarter finals, Semi finals, finals and all loser bracket rounds are best of 3
	+ Grand Finals Best of 7 with team from winners bracket having 1 game advantage

## Participating teams

**eStar Gaming**

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2015 BlizzCon World Championship/Finals

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## Format

### Bracket Format

* Group stages
	+ All matches are best of 3
	+ Top 2 of each group advances to the playoffs
* Playoffs
	+ Semi finals are best of 3
	+ Finals is a best of 5.

## Participating teams

**Brave Heart**

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**Natus Vincere**

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## Schedule

Group Play Day 1
*Oct 28, 1:30pm PST (8:30pm GMT)*
* Group A Match 1 & 2
* Group B Match 1 & 2
* Group A Winner's Match
* Group B Winner's Match

Group Play Day 2
*Nov 6, 4:00pm PST (11:00pm GMT)*
* Group A Elimination Match
* Group B Elimination Match
* Group A Decider Match
* Group B Decider Match

SEMI-FINALS
*Nov 7, 9:45am PST (4:45pm GMT)*

GRAND FINALS
*Nov 7, 12:45pm PST* (7:45pm GMT)
2015 BlizzCon World Championship/EU September Round of 8

Organizer
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## Overview

This is the third and final qualifiers for the Road to BlizzCon 2015 EU.

## Format

### Bracket Format

* Double elimination
	+ All rounds Best of 3

### Prize Pool

21,000(USD) Will be split among the teams as follows:

## Competing teams

**Gamers2**

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BlizzConline

Dates

**BlizzConline** is a BlizzCon event organized by Blizzard Entertainment on 19 - 20 February 2021. The event will be held entirely online for the first time and is entirely free for all viewers, as opposed to previous BlizzCons that required Virtual Tickets.

## Virtual Rewards

With the absence of Virtual Tickets there will be no virtual rewards for BlizzConline. However, a three-tiered bundle, *The Celebration Collection*, was released alongside the event for purchase featuring the following items:

### Essentials Pack

* Blizzard® Arcade Collection
* Coupon for 15% Off a purchase at the Blizzard Gear Store

**Hearthstone**

* 10 Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs

**Heroes of the Storm**

* Tracer’s OSV-03 Rogue mount With the Tracer Hero (NOTE: The mount is exclusive to Tracer)

**Overwatch**

* 5 Loot Boxes
* 30th Anniversary Player Icon and Spray

**Starcraft II & Starcraft: Remastered**

* Set of 30th Anniversary Portraits

**Diablo III**

* Pet (coming soon)
* Portrait (coming soon)

**World of Warcraft**

* Moon-touched Netherwhelp pet

### Heroic Pack

* Includes all previous items.

**World of Warcraft**

* Snowstorm mount

**Diablo III**

* Wings (coming soon)

**Overwatch**

* Raynhardt legendary skin (coming soon)

**Hearthstone**

* Random Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Legendary Card

### Epic Pack

* Includes all previous items.

**World of Warcraft**

* 30 days of game time

**Hearthstone**

* 5 Golden Madness at the Darkmoon Faire card packs

**Overwatch**

* 3 Golden Loot Boxes

**Diablo III**

* Transmog set (coming soon)

## Trivia

* With the global pandemic preventing organizing BlizzCon 2020, this all-digital event in the same spirit was scheduled for the following year's February.

## References

1. ↑ Get Ready for BlizzConline™ February 19–20

## External links

* Official site

 **gamescom\_**
Awards system

The **awards system** is a system of player recognition in *Heroes of the Storm*. It is a mixture of game- and player-chosen recognition and commendations.

## Becoming the MVP

At the end of every match, excluding Custom matches and some Brawls, the game will automatically promote a player to  MVP (*most valuable player*) based on their performance in the match. The number of votes required to achieve epic and legendary commendations on the end of match awards screen have each been reduced by one vote.

All players will be eligible for the title of MVP and Awards, regardless of whether or not they were on the winning team, so be sure to try your hardest in every match to earn your place on the Award screen. The MVP screen will display the MVP’s top three stats from the match.

## Feats of strength

Of course, the MVP isn't alone in performing heroic feats of strength on the battlefield. Awards will also be distributed at the end of the match to four other players who made significant unique individual contributions to their team. Just like the MVP, skill will earn a place on the Award screen, allowing others to commend a player's achievement, as well as a unique icon next to their name on the end-of-match Stats screen.

Some feats are tied to a map's secondary objective.

## Commending a Contender

Instead of leaving it up to the game to completely decide who had the greatest or most impressive individual impact, we’re allowing everyone in the game to pick an awarded player to commend at the end of every match. Commendations serve as a virtual thumbs-up, recognizing the player that you thought earned some additional attention. By simply clicking the arrow underneath that player’s Award, you can boost them up and support their accomplishments for everyone to see. Allied chat will also be available for the duration of the Awards celebration, which should take about 15 seconds in total, so dish out commendations and say your congrats to any teammates who you feel deserved some praise! Players who receive enough commendations at the end of the match will be elevated to Epic or Legendary status and may even receive a little extra fanfare
Ahq e-Sports Club

**ahq e-Sports Club** are a professional Heroes of the Storm team based in Taiwan.

 Location
 Sponsors
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## Overview

ahq e-Sports is known for its League of Legends team. ahq Heroes is the team's first expansion into another competitive game aside from LoL.

## History

* 2015

* August 14th, ahq Qualified in the Taiwan Championship Preliminary.

## Roster

### Current

 Tony
 Scroll
 Baitgod
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Alpha v1.1

**We’ve brought the Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha down today in order to refresh the weekly free hero rotation and make the balance changes listed below. Thank you for all the great feedback you’ve provided during alpha testing thus far. We hope you’ll try out these changes in-game and share your input with us soon!**

## General

**Mercenaries**

* Knights
	+ Knight Health reduced by 20%
	+ Time between Knight and Sorcerer attacks increased from 1.0 to 1.25

## Heroes

**General**

* Focused Attack talent bonus to Basic Attack damage increased from +30% to +50%

 **Abathur**

* Symbiote no longer persists during a killed Hero’s post-death state (Uther/Tyrael)
* Fixed a bug which granted Hero clones created by Ultimate Evolution more Health and damage than intended.

 **Gazlowe**

* Fixed a bug which unintentionally granted increased damage for all abilities while in Robo-Goblin form.

 **Raynor**

* *Hyperion*
	+ Duration reduced from 15 to 12 seconds
	+ Volley damage gain per level decreased from 24 to 20

 **Sgt. Hammer**

* Base vision radius increased by 2

 **Uther**

* Divine Storm cooldown increased from 45 to 70 seconds
* Hurricane talent
	+ Bonus stun duration removed
	+ Now decreases Divine Storm cooldown from 70 to 50 seconds

* File:Uther Passive Buff Weapon Icon.pngEternal Devotion
	+ Base duration increased from 7 to 10 seconds
	+ Holy Devotion talent no longer increases Eternal Devotion duration

* Hammer of Justice damage gain per level decreased from 14 to 10
* The Regeneration Master talent has been replaced with Path of the Wizard

 **Witch Doctor**

* Voodoo Ritual changed from 20 +1 Health per level and 5 Mana restored to 1% Health and Mana restored.
* Gargantuan Health increased from 1000 + 100 per level to 1400 +140 per level
6.5/10

"6.5/10" is a meme that references the rating IGN gave HotS in 2015. The reasons why the reviewer disliked HotS are debatable and are often called "unfair" and "biased". On March 19, 2018, IGN published a new Heroes of the Storm review to reflect the current state of the game. This time IGN gave HotS a 8.0.

Blizzard even made a reference to that joke in their Arena trailer and two banners.

Blizzard also made reference to this score by releasing "6.5" sprays and emblems in celebration of their 6.5 year anniversary.

## Gallery

* 6.5 in the Arena trailer.
* The "Okay" Banner
* The Ascended Banner

## References

1. ↑ Heroes of the Storm Review - 2015
2. ↑ Heroes of the Storm Review - 2018
Archangel

ID (Camp)
 Base Health (Camp)
 Base Damage (Camp)
 ID (Captured)
 Base Health (Captured)
 Base Damage (Captured)
 Attack Speed
 Attack Range
 Abilites
 Capture XP
 Maps
 Respawn delay

An Infested **Archangel** is a Starcraft-themed boss found on in the middle of Braxis Holdout. The boss starts out infected by the Zerg. After defeating it, it swoops in as a normal Archangel. He first spawns after 5:00 minutes into the game and respawn after 4:10 minutes.

The Archangel boss is found directly in the center of the map, sporting a ranged attack with a blistering fast attack speed but lower DPS and health than the ordinary boss. The Archangel has two abilities, a rectangular Bullet Storm that deals heavy damage to any heroes in its AoE – on a 15 second cooldown for the infested Archangel in the jungle, and on a 12 second cooldown for the captured, clean Archangel. The Archangel also has a mortar it fires off every 3 seconds that lands after 1 second for heavy damage.

The Archangel will march into the least-pushed lane. If there is no clear decider, then it'll push a random lane.

## Background

The Archangel featured improved ground attack capabilities over the Viking. In addition to chaingun cannon, it carried ground-to-ground missiles, and blades were mounted under the cannon. The Archangel could strike ground targets in aerial mode with bombs. The force from landing was also hazardous. During the End War, Moebius Corps came into possession of an Archangel, and dispatched it to Char to aid Amon's forces in besieging Bama Kowalski's fortress on the planet. Kowalski wanted the Archangel for herself, and tasked the allied forces aiding in her defense to destroy it so she could salvage and rebuild it after the battle.

## Abilities

Mortar
 Cooldown: 3 seconds
Fire a projectile at an enemy, landing after a short delay and dealing moderate damage in an area.

Bullet Storm
 Cooldown: 16.5 seconds
After a short delay, deal heavy periodic damage in a large rectangular area in front of you.

## Trivia

* Archangel has a "K-4E0" text on top of it which is possible reference to one of the game developers, Kaéo Milker.
* Infested Archangels are also featured as bosses on Deadman's Stand Brawl.

## References

1. ↑ Math of the Storm: Maps, Part II (Universe maps in Hero League pool)
2. ↑ StarCraft Wikia: Archangel
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/76caew/the\_abilities\_of\_monsters\_and\_mercs/
Azmodan/Quotes/Azmodunk

## Click-quotes

*Quotes marked "Click-Quotes" are triggered when the player repeatedly clicks on the hero with the Left mouse button.*

## Collection

*Quotes in this section trigger when the player is in the Collection tab.*

## Abilities

Artanis •
Chen •
D.Va •
Deathwing •
Dehaka •
Gazlowe •
Hogger •
Imperius (*Demonic*) •
Leoric (*Space Lord*) •
Malthael •
Ragnaros •
Rexxar •
Sonya •
Thrall •
Varian •
Xul •
Alexstrasza •
Ana •
Anduin •
Auriel •
Brightwing (*Flying Monkey*) •
Deckard •
Kharazim •
Li Li •
Lt. Morales •
Lúcio •
Malfurion •
Rehgar •
Stukov •
Uther •
Tyrande •
Alarak •
The Butcher •
Illidan •
Kerrigan (*Queen of Ghosts*) •
Maiev •
Murky •
Qhira •
Samuro (*Monkey King*) •
Valeera •
Azmodan (***Azmodunk***) •
Cassia •
Chromie •
Falstad •
Greymane •
Fenix •
Gall •
Genji •
Gul'dan •
Hanzo •
Jaina (*Dreadlord* • *Theramore*) •
Junkrat (*Sapper*) •
Kael'thas •
Kel'Thuzad •
Li-Ming •
Lunara •
Mephisto •
Nazeebo •
Nova •
Orphea •
Probius •
Raynor •
Sgt. Hammer •
Sylvanas •
Tassadar (*Mecha*) •
Tracer •
Tychus (*Infested*) •
Valla •
Zagara •
Abathur •
The Lost Vikings •
Medivh •
Anub'arak •
Arthas •
Blaze •
Cho •
Diablo (*Lurkablo* • *Prime Evil*) •
E.T.C. •
Garrosh •
Johanna (*Warsong*) •
Mal'Ganis •
Mei •
Muradin (*Maraudin'*) •
Stitches •
Tyrael (*Mecha*)

Alexstrasza
• Anub'arak
• Anduin
• Arthas
• Brightwing
• Deathwing
• Drek'Thar
• E.T.C.
• Falstad
• Garrosh
• Gazlowe
• Headless Horseman
• Illidan
• Jaina
• Kel'Thuzad
• Li Li
• Maiev
• Malfurion
• Mal'Ganis
• Muradin
• Murky
• Rehgar
• Stitches
• Vanndar Stormpike
• Whitemane
Abathur
• Adjutant
• Alarak
• Blaze
• Dr. Cook
• Fenix
• Mira Han
• Sgt. Hammer
• Tassadar
• Tychus
Beleth
• The Butcher
• Deckard
• Diablo
• Ilarian
• Imperius
• Johanna
• Mephisto
• Nazeebo
• Sonya
• Tyrael
Athena
• D.Va
• Genji
• Hanzo
• Junkrat
• Katya Volskaya
Arena Announcer
• Blackheart
• Commodore Ford
• El Guapo
• Grave Keeper
• Ka
• Kevin "cloaken" Johnson
• Lady of Thorns
• MC Tombstone
• Neithis
• Orphea
• Qhira
• Queen Nightshade
• Mecha Tyrael
• Raven Lord
• The Kid
Attack modifier

**Attack modifiers** are on-hit effects that modify or give Heroes' Basic Attacks additional properties when they land on a valid target. Attack modifiers can for example cause the Basic Attack deal extra damage (flat bonuses, like Giant Killer, or charge-based crits), Splash, apply a DoT, Heal, Slow, reduce enemy's damage or even change the type of damage from Physical to Spell. Some attack modifiers can trigger on every Basic Attack while others only grant "charges" once every few attacks or after meeting some requirement, like hitting an enemy with one of your Abilities.

If the target is Evading or the attacker is Blinded, the attacker's Basic Attacks will miss the target, as a result of which the Attack modifier's effect will also not be applied. If the Attack modifier is charge-based, the charge will always be consumed on the next attack on a valid target. Thus, attacking an Evading target or while Blinded consumes the charge, but doesn't trigger the on-hit effect, effectively wasting the charge.
Ammunition

• This includes skins that can no longer be obtained or are now deprecated.• The in-game information in this article is kept purely for historical purposes and should probably not be under any other categories.

Each Tower, Fort and Keep had a limited amount of Ammunition (short *Ammo*), displayed beneath its remaining Health, with each attack consuming one charge. Once a structures stores had been exhausted, it was unable to attack, with a special icon displayed above it to indicate that it is out of ammo. However, structures did slowly replenish their ammo over time for around 2 charges every 30 seconds, at which point they resumed attacking any enemies within range.

## Removed

Ammunition was removed on December 12, 2017 with the 2018 Gameplay Update to increase the length and depth of the laning phase of matches. The Developers felt that it had begun to fall by the wayside for those that had figured out how to skirt the laning mechanics by just skipping from lane to lane, defeating enemy minions, and letting allied minions take down the towers by eating the shots until they ran out of Ammunition. It also makes a tower's impact in the game easy to understand: If it's up, it'll defend. If it's down, it won't. Ammo created an odd grey area.

Since ammo can no longer be depleted, they also reduced Structure damage to minions, and increased minion damage to help them hit a little harder. These changes should give players a bit more incentive to attack with their minion waves in order to deal more meaningful damage to opposing towers.

One of the Nexus anomalies developers have tested internally revolves around bringing back Tower **Ammunition**, but even after speeding things up, it took too much time for Towers to reload, which felt generally bad for the game, so they decided to scrap it.

## References

1. ↑ Blizz\_JDeShazer during the 2018 Gameplay Update Q&A – November 29, 2017
2. ↑ 2018 Gameplay Update: A More Meaningful Early Game
3. ↑ BlizzCon dev interview about the future of Heroes of the Storm
Andrew Kinabrew

Birth Date
 Projects

**Andrew Kinabrew** is a Senior Character Artist at Blizzard Entertainment for *Heroes of the Storm*.

## Background

Kinabrew began his professional career as a 3D game artist in 2007. He joined the Blizzard team in May of 2012. Kinabrew is responsible for creating characters, skins, environment art and FX assets from existing concepts to game ready and optimized 3D assets. He works closely with the Design, Technical Art, FX and Animation departments to satisfy any needs and resolve any pain points in production.

His skills include: character modeling, digital sculpting, hard surface modeling, environment modeling, FX assets, 3D modeling and texturing.

## Characters designs

* Abathur: Skelethur, Pajamathur
* Alarak: Herald of N'Zoth
* Artanis: Ronin
* Arthas: Mystic Kingdoms
* Cassia: *Base*, Warmatron
* Falstad: Buccaneer
* Genji: *Base*, Oni
* Kharazim: *Base*
* Lt. Morales: First (Master), Love Doctor
* Lúcio: Base, Soundblast (Master)
* Muradin: Kandy King, Marauder, Ymirjar Lord (Master)
* Murky: Funny Bunny
* Nazeebo: Harlequin
* Nova: Roller Derby
* Sonya: Super Soldier, Valorous (Master)
* Stitches: Chef, Psycho, Bikini
* The Lost Vikings: *Base*, Pajama Party, Sequel (Master)
* Tyrael: Demonic
* Tyrande: Warden
* Uther: Medic, Lumberjack
* Xul: *Base*, Necromaster (Master)
* Zeratul: Ronin

### NPC designs

* Mobs: Fallen Shaman, Fallen Hound
* Bosses: Garden Terror
* Pets: Arthas' Sindragosa, Lt. Morales' Medivac, Malfurion's Trent
* Mounts: Reign-deer

## References

1. ↑ Wade, D. (2017, May 25). Blizzard Entertainment Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Art Blast. *ArtStation Magazine*. Retrieved on 2018-10-03.

## External links

* Blizz\_KinaBREW on Reddit
* Twitter @akaTheBrew
* Portfolio on ArtStation
* Andrew Kinabrew on YouTube
BlizzCon 2018

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 Attendance

**BlizzCon 2018** is the BlizzCon event by Blizzard Entertainment that was held at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 2-3, 2018.

The Grand Finals for the Heroes Global Championship will also be held here.

## Announcements

### Gameplay

* *2019 Gameplay Update*
	+ Structure Adjustments
		- Removed all Experience earned from destroying a Fort or Keep
		- Decreased Experience earned from destroying Towers by 50%
	+ EXP gain
		- Passive Experience gain increased by 15%
		- Increased Experience gained by defeating defending Mercenaries by 100%
			* Defeating Laning Mercenaries will now grant 100% of Defending Mercenaries Experience
	+ Catapults
		- After destroying a Fort, spawns every 3rd minion wave.
* Armor Revamp
	+ Armor no longer stacks, like Movement Speed buffs, the game will apply only the highest (or lowest) amount of Armor to a hero.
* Matchmaking Improvements
	+ The matchmaker prioritizes Tanks, Healers and Ranged Assassins.
	+ Call of the Nexus: Players who queue for roles that are in short supply will receive bonus experience for being team players. Just look for the Bonus Experience icon located above each Hero when viewing the Hero Selection screen.
* Stimpacks
	+ Boosts are replacing Stimpacks.
	+ Same functionality
	+ After the end of the game, every player receives an 5% extra XP for each activate Boosts.

## Tickets

* $199.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2017)
* Sold in two batches:
	+ Wednesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. PDT
	+ Saturday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
* $49.99 USD per virtual ticket (up from BlizzCon 2017, +$10 USD)
	+ Available for purchase since September 12
* Benefit Dinner Ticket Sale: Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. PDT

## Virtual Rewards

The Virtual Rewards for 2018 will be revealed over the coming weeks to BlizzCon, starting with *Overwatch*.

* *Overwatch* - Legendary Skin: Demon Hunter Sombra (September 12)
* *Heroes of the Storm* - Nexus Razorgrin Mount, Banner, Spray, and Portrait
* *World of Warcraft* - Alliance / Horde mantle & war banner, early access to WoW: Classic demo
* *Hearthstone* - "BlizzCon 2018" Card Back and 2 packs from Classic, Journey to Un'Goro, Knights of the Frozen Throne, Kobolds & Catacombs and The Witchwood expansions.
* *StarCraft* - Console Skin for StarCraft Remastered, Brood War skins for Terran, Protoss and Zerg workers for StarCraft 2
* *Diablo III* - Mini Azmodan pet

## Tournaments

* Heroes of the Storm Global Championship: October 25–28, November 2–3
* StarCraft II World Championship Series: October 26–28, November 2–3
* World of Warcraft Arena Global Championship: October 29, November 2–3
	+ Mythic Dungeon Invitational All-Stars
* Overwatch World Cup: November 2–3
* Hearthstone Global Games: November 2–3

## Gallery

* BlizzCon 2018 poster
* Heroes of the Storm represented by the Raven Lord
* Raven Lord Crest Magnet from the BlizzCon 2018 Goody Bag

## References

1. ↑ Virtual ticket page

 **gamescom\_**
2015 HWC June North America Open

Organizer
 Sponsor
 Location
 Prize Pool
 Date
 Start Date
 Website

The 2015 HWC - North America Open is a part of the Road to BlizzCon series of competitive events.

## Overview

Top American teams compete to qualify for the 2015 HWC - America Championship. $15,000 is distributed among the top teams, with places 9-16 getting $300 Battle.net gift cards and places 17-32 being given $100 Battle.net giftcards.

### Format

* Single Elimination prior to the Round of 8
* Bo3 matches
	+ Double Elimination in Round of 8, 1st place qualifies for 2015 HWC - America Championship

### Prize Pool

$15,000 (USD) is spread among the final teams as follows:

 **2nd** | $2,500
 **3rd** | $1,000
 **4th** | $1,000
Blackheart/Quotes

Artanis •
Chen •
D.Va •
Deathwing •
Dehaka •
Gazlowe •
Hogger •
Imperius (*Demonic*) •
Leoric (*Space Lord*) •
Malthael •
Ragnaros •
Rexxar •
Sonya •
Thrall •
Varian •
Xul •
Alexstrasza •
Ana •
Anduin •
Auriel •
Brightwing (*Flying Monkey*) •
Deckard •
Kharazim •
Li Li •
Lt. Morales •
Lúcio •
Malfurion •
Rehgar •
Stukov •
Uther •
Tyrande •
Alarak •
The Butcher •
Illidan •
Kerrigan (*Queen of Ghosts*) •
Maiev •
Murky •
Qhira •
Samuro (*Monkey King*) •
Valeera •
Azmodan (*Azmodunk*) •
Cassia •
Chromie •
Falstad •
Greymane •
Fenix •
Gall •
Genji •
Gul'dan •
Hanzo •
Jaina (*Dreadlord* • *Theramore*) •
Junkrat (*Sapper*) •
Kael'thas •
Kel'Thuzad •
Li-Ming •
Lunara •
Mephisto •
Nazeebo •
Nova •
Orphea •
Probius •
Raynor •
Sgt. Hammer •
Sylvanas •
Tassadar (*Mecha*) •
Tracer •
Tychus (*Infested*) •
Valla •
Zagara •
Abathur •
The Lost Vikings •
Medivh •
Anub'arak •
Arthas •
Blaze •
Cho •
Diablo (*Lurkablo* • *Prime Evil*) •
E.T.C. •
Garrosh •
Johanna (*Warsong*) •
Mal'Ganis •
Mei •
Muradin (*Maraudin'*) •
Stitches •
Tyrael (*Mecha*)

Alexstrasza
• Anub'arak
• Anduin
• Arthas
• Brightwing
• Deathwing
• Drek'Thar
• E.T.C.
• Falstad
• Garrosh
• Gazlowe
• Headless Horseman
• Illidan
• Jaina
• Kel'Thuzad
• Li Li
• Maiev
• Malfurion
• Mal'Ganis
• Muradin
• Murky
• Rehgar
• Stitches
• Vanndar Stormpike
• Whitemane
Abathur
• Adjutant
• Alarak
• Blaze
• Dr. Cook
• Fenix
• Mira Han
• Sgt. Hammer
• Tassadar
• Tychus
Beleth
• The Butcher
• Deckard
• Diablo
• Ilarian
• Imperius
• Johanna
• Mephisto
• Nazeebo
• Sonya
• Tyrael
Athena
• D.Va
• Genji
• Hanzo
• Junkrat
• Katya Volskaya
Arena Announcer
• **Blackheart**
• Commodore Ford
• El Guapo
• Grave Keeper
• Ka
• Kevin "cloaken" Johnson
• Lady of Thorns
• MC Tombstone
• Neithis
• Orphea
• Qhira
• Queen Nightshade
• Mecha Tyrael
• Raven Lord
• The Kid
Beetle

Summoner
 Summon Type
 Duration
 Health
 Attack Damage
 Attack Speed
 Attack Range
 Sight radius
 Movement speed

**Beetles** are Summons created by Anub'arak whenever he is using a Basic Ability.

Beetles spawn randomly in one of eight possible locations around Anub'arak. If Anub’arak is attacking an enemy when a Beetle is spawned, the Beetle will also attempt to attack that target. If Anub’arak is not attacking anything when a Beetle is spawned, the Beetle will attempt to find a nearby target to attack. If an enemy Hero is close enough it will be prioritised. Beetles will attack and pursue a target found this way until that enemy dies, or the Beetles lose track of the target (through teleporting away, for example). Only then will the Beetles return to a lane.

Individual Beetles each add more damage to Anub'arak's Basic Attacks, which rapidly adds up as Anub'arak can consistently be surrounded by them. Defensively, Beetles also act as extra bodies to catch single-target skillshots such as Hook, indirectly increasing Anub'arak's and his allies' survivability. They also do a good job of tanking Minions, Structures, Mercenaries, and other things that would otherwise attack Anub'arak himself.
Anduin/Quotes

## Voice Lines

 75 / 40 | What are you trying to pull?
 I'm out of cards!
 There is no honor in this!

## Click-quotes

*Quotes marked "Click-Quotes" are triggered when the player repeatedly clicks on the hero with the Left mouse button.*

## Collection

*Quotes in this section trigger when the player is in the Collection tab.*

## Announcer

Artanis •
Chen •
D.Va •
Deathwing •
Dehaka •
Gazlowe •
Hogger •
Imperius (*Demonic*) •
Leoric (*Space Lord*) •
Malthael •
Ragnaros •
Rexxar •
Sonya •
Thrall •
Varian •
Xul •
Alexstrasza •
Ana •
**Anduin** •
Auriel •
Brightwing (*Flying Monkey*) •
Deckard •
Kharazim •
Li Li •
Lt. Morales •
Lúcio •
Malfurion •
Rehgar •
Stukov •
Uther •
Tyrande •
Alarak •
The Butcher •
Illidan •
Kerrigan (*Queen of Ghosts*) •
Maiev •
Murky •
Qhira •
Samuro (*Monkey King*) •
Valeera •
Azmodan (*Azmodunk*) •
Cassia •
Chromie •
Falstad •
Greymane •
Fenix •
Gall •
Genji •
Gul'dan •
Hanzo •
Jaina (*Dreadlord* • *Theramore*) •
Junkrat (*Sapper*) •
Kael'thas •
Kel'Thuzad •
Li-Ming •
Lunara •
Mephisto •
Nazeebo •
Nova •
Orphea •
Probius •
Raynor •
Sgt. Hammer •
Sylvanas •
Tassadar (*Mecha*) •
Tracer •
Tychus (*Infested*) •
Valla •
Zagara •
Abathur •
The Lost Vikings •
Medivh •
Anub'arak •
Arthas •
Blaze •
Cho •
Diablo (*Lurkablo* • *Prime Evil*) •
E.T.C. •
Garrosh •
Johanna (*Warsong*) •
Mal'Ganis •
Mei •
Muradin (*Maraudin'*) •
Stitches •
Tyrael (*Mecha*)

Alexstrasza
• Anub'arak
• Anduin
• Arthas
• Brightwing
• Deathwing
• Drek'Thar
• E.T.C.
• Falstad
• Garrosh
• Gazlowe
• Headless Horseman
• Illidan
• Jaina
• Kel'Thuzad
• Li Li
• Maiev
• Malfurion
• Mal'Ganis
• Muradin
• Murky
• Rehgar
• Stitches
• Vanndar Stormpike
• Whitemane
Abathur
• Adjutant
• Alarak
• Blaze
• Dr. Cook
• Fenix
• Mira Han
• Sgt. Hammer
• Tassadar
• Tychus
Beleth
• The Butcher
• Deckard
• Diablo
• Ilarian
• Imperius
• Johanna
• Mephisto
• Nazeebo
• Sonya
• Tyrael
Athena
• D.Va
• Genji
• Hanzo
• Junkrat
• Katya Volskaya
Arena Announcer
• Blackheart
• Commodore Ford
• El Guapo
• Grave Keeper
• Ka
• Kevin "cloaken" Johnson
• Lady of Thorns
• MC Tombstone
• Neithis
• Orphea
• Qhira
• Queen Nightshade
• Mecha Tyrael
• Raven Lord
• The Kid

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 /u/StuntedSlime 2019-05-02. [1]. Retrieved on 2019-06-29.
2015 BlizzCon World Championship/EU August Round of 8

Organizer
 Location
 Format
 Prize Pool
 Start Date
 End Date
 Stream

## Format

### Bracket Format

* Double elimination
	+ All rounds Best of 3

### Prize Pool

15,500(USD) Will be split among the teams as follows:

## Competing teams

**Natus Vincere**

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**Double Huron, love twice**

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**Team Liquid**

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**Virtus.pro**

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**Gamers2**

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**Bob Question Mark**

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**Perezoso Team**

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Beyond Reason

**Beyond Reason** is a professional Heroes of the Storm team based in North America.

 Creation date
 Number of players

## Overview

from the Beyond Reason Terms & Conditions that players agree to

*"...Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Previous to him doing so, it was commonly held that it was humanly impossible to run a sub-four-minute mile, doctors and coaches and such had come out saying so. The cool part about this story however, is that within a couple months of Bannister breaking the barrier, dozens of others had, and then hundreds, and now it’s a relatively common benchmark. My brother is a good runner, but by no means world class, and he’s run close to a 4-minute mile, with a couple years left before he reaches his prime. The current world record in the mile is 3:43.13, and believe me, there’s a reason they care about accuracy down to a hundredth of a second- every hundredth off the record is twice as hard as the one before it. The point of this anecdote is what is now common philosophy in the running world: **mental limits we impose on ourselves are more restrictive than our physical limits**. Now if that’s an advantageous philosophy for running, a physical activity, how much more applicable is it to the mental activity of an e-Sport? Our team name is Beyond Reason, because that’s where we want to be- ahead of the curve in the meta, blazing the trail in team synergy and communication, with others trying to pick up the pieces behind us. We want to be inventing and implementing new strategies and tactics for others to study and name after us. That’s what it means to be Beyond Reason. It means we don’t care about limits or what everyone agrees on as being possible."*

## History

Beyond Reason qualified for season 2 of Heroes Premium League in their debut tournament on January 24, 2015, and subsequently decided to become a formal team. After about 10 weeks of tryouts searching for the right people, a final 5-man roster was finally created in the first week of April. The roster consisted of Enoch "CarltheLlama" Warnke, Keith "DoctrineDark" Fishbein, Nathaniel "Faliteren" Rabinovich, Reece "BOSSFLOSS" Kelly, and SungHo "HoBO" Kim. Beyond Reason entered ESL Heroes of the Storm Open League 2015 Season 1 Americas and played their first match together on April 4, 2015 against Timed out Heroes going 2-0.

### ESL Heroes of the Storm Open League 2015 Season 1 Americas

#### Group Stages

**Group D**

Beyond Reason

Timed Out Heroes

To Be Determined

Yeti Academy

Open League Placeholder #3

Bad Internet

Asthmadan

Open League Placeholder #5

### Titan Arena 3 Sponsored by MLG

 Semi Finals | Beyond Reason vs Tempo Storm | 0-3 | April 19, 2015
Azmodan/Quotes

## Click-quotes

*Quotes marked "Click-Quotes" are triggered when the player repeatedly clicks on the hero with the Left mouse button.*

## Collection

*Quotes in this section trigger when the player is in the Collection tab.*

## Skin-specific

### Azmodunk

*The following quotes are skin-specific lines only heard when using the Azmodunk skin for Azmodan.*

*Main article:* Azmodan/Quotes/Azmodunk

Artanis •
Chen •
D.Va •
Deathwing •
Dehaka •
Gazlowe •
Hogger •
Imperius (*Demonic*) •
Leoric (*Space Lord*) •
Malthael •
Ragnaros •
Rexxar •
Sonya •
Thrall •
Varian •
Xul •
Alexstrasza •
Ana •
Anduin •
Auriel •
Brightwing (*Flying Monkey*) •
Deckard •
Kharazim •
Li Li •
Lt. Morales •
Lúcio •
Malfurion •
Rehgar •
Stukov •
Uther •
Tyrande •
Alarak •
The Butcher •
Illidan •
Kerrigan (*Queen of Ghosts*) •
Maiev •
Murky •
Qhira •
Samuro (*Monkey King*) •
Valeera •
**Azmodan** (*Azmodunk*) •
Cassia •
Chromie •
Falstad •
Greymane •
Fenix •
Gall •
Genji •
Gul'dan •
Hanzo •
Jaina (*Dreadlord* • *Theramore*) •
Junkrat (*Sapper*) •
Kael'thas •
Kel'Thuzad •
Li-Ming •
Lunara •
Mephisto •
Nazeebo •
Nova •
Orphea •
Probius •
Raynor •
Sgt. Hammer •
Sylvanas •
Tassadar (*Mecha*) •
Tracer •
Tychus (*Infested*) •
Valla •
Zagara •
Abathur •
The Lost Vikings •
Medivh •
Anub'arak •
Arthas •
Blaze •
Cho •
Diablo (*Lurkablo* • *Prime Evil*) •
E.T.C. •
Garrosh •
Johanna (*Warsong*) •
Mal'Ganis •
Mei •
Muradin (*Maraudin'*) •
Stitches •
Tyrael (*Mecha*)

Alexstrasza
• Anub'arak
• Anduin
• Arthas
• Brightwing
• Deathwing
• Drek'Thar
• E.T.C.
• Falstad
• Garrosh
• Gazlowe
• Headless Horseman
• Illidan
• Jaina
• Kel'Thuzad
• Li Li
• Maiev
• Malfurion
• Mal'Ganis
• Muradin
• Murky
• Rehgar
• Stitches
• Vanndar Stormpike
• Whitemane
Abathur
• Adjutant
• Alarak
• Blaze
• Dr. Cook
• Fenix
• Mira Han
• Sgt. Hammer
• Tassadar
• Tychus
Beleth
• The Butcher
• Deckard
• Diablo
• Ilarian
• Imperius
• Johanna
• Mephisto
• Nazeebo
• Sonya
• Tyrael
Athena
• D.Va
• Genji
• Hanzo
• Junkrat
• Katya Volskaya
Arena Announcer
• Blackheart
• Commodore Ford
• El Guapo
• Grave Keeper
• Ka
• Kevin "cloaken" Johnson
• Lady of Thorns
• MC Tombstone
• Neithis
• Orphea
• Qhira
• Queen Nightshade
• Mecha Tyrael
• Raven Lord
• The Kid
Announcer

**Announcers** are voice packs in Heroes of the Storm that modify the voice of the Voiceover during gameplay.
These announcers can apply to any franchise, and only have made for famous characters.

## How to get

* Announcers can be obtained from a Loot Chest, Announcers currently are in Epic and Legendary rarity.
* Epic Announcers can be crafted with 300, while Legendary Announcers require 1,200.
* Some announcers, like Athena, Blackheart's, Cloaken and Ilarian, can only be crafted with gold.

## List of Announcers

### Default

The default voiceover, which is determined by the map itself. Some of them are purchasable as well.

Items in **bold** are also available for crafting. Items in *italics* are crafted with Gold.

#### Special

* Li-Ming (only calls out her own killstreaks)

## References

1. ↑ Progression 2.0 - New hero, in-game event and skins!. *Battle.net*. Retrieved on 2017-03-31.

 Other ****Announcers**\_**
 Others\_

Alexstrasza
• Anub'arak
• Anduin
• Arthas
• Brightwing
• Deathwing
• Drek'Thar
• E.T.C.
• Falstad
• Garrosh
• Gazlowe
• Headless Horseman
• Illidan
• Jaina
• Kel'Thuzad
• Li Li
• Maiev
• Malfurion
• Mal'Ganis
• Muradin
• Murky
• Rehgar
• Stitches
• Vanndar Stormpike
• Whitemane
Abathur
• Adjutant
• Alarak
• Blaze
• Dr. Cook
• Fenix
• Mira Han
• Sgt. Hammer
• Tassadar
• Tychus
Beleth
• The Butcher
• Deckard
• Diablo
• Ilarian
• Imperius
• Johanna
• Mephisto
• Nazeebo
• Sonya
• Tyrael
Athena
• D.Va
• Genji
• Hanzo
• Junkrat
• Katya Volskaya
Arena Announcer
• Blackheart
• Commodore Ford
• El Guapo
• Grave Keeper
• Ka
• Kevin "cloaken" Johnson
• Lady of Thorns
• MC Tombstone
• Neithis
• Orphea
• Qhira
• Queen Nightshade
• Mecha Tyrael
• Raven Lord
• The Kid
Bardon

**Bardon** is a character in INSOMNIA: The Ark stationed at Asagras Military Base and guarding the doors to the Hall of Valor.

## Interactions

Bardon will initially tell you that the Hall is closed. If Chicub decides to fight Soult during the Affair of Honor quest, Bardon will tell you the fight is about to start, and let you enter. Afterwards he will say it was a good fight.

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Behold the Power of the Dark Nexus!

Duration
 Theme

The **Behold the Power of the Dark Nexus!** was a Dark Nexus-themed event in *Heroes of the Storm* that tied into the Comics. A similarly-themed event called: Fragments of the Dark Nexus began on April 14, 2020.

## Background

An ancient evil has emerged from the forgotten darkness, manifesting itself in forms that are familiar, and yet… twisted. What you see before you are reflections of the heroes and villains they seek to emulate—avatars who know only contempt and wield utter chaos. Behold the power of the Dark Nexus!

New Dark Nexus skins and mounts have surfaced in Heroes of the Storm! Avatars of Alarak and Gul’dan stand ready to bring unrelenting destruction to all who stand before them. Preview each of the new skins and mounts below, and then head in-game to bring their primordial power into your collection.

## Content

### Mounts

* Dark Nexus Manta
	+ Backstory: Some creatures of the Dark Nexus defy both the laws of physics and the laws of biology. Some are also unexpectedly docile.

* Corrosive
* Entropic

* Dark Nexus Hound
	+ Backstory: An amalgamation of bestial rage, the hounds of the Dark Nexus embody the most primal of predatory instincts. They are both savage and unrelenting.

* Sadistic
* Ancient

* Epic Crimson Chaos Wolf
	+ Backstory: Left unchecked, the primal animosity that comes with conflict can run rampant, corrupting creatures with the destructive energy of the Dark Nexus.
2015 BlizzCon World Championship/TW Road to BlizzCon

Organizer
 Format
 Prize Pool
 Start Date
 End Date
 Website

## Overview

Part of the Road to BlizzCon series of competitive events, the top 4 teams from the TW Qualifiers will fight for the first place position that will be invited to attend BlizzCon 2015.

## Format

### Bracket Format

* Group stage
	+ Four rounds
		- Each round is a Round Robin
	+ Best of 3
* Playoffs
	+ TBD

## Participating teams

**ahq e-Sports Club**

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**Revolution**

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**Shadow Cheetah**

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Bash 'Em Smash 'Em Robots

*This week’s brawl is Bash 'Em Smash 'Em Robots! Control one of two Triglav Protector mechs on our new one-lane Overwatch themed Battleground, Industrial District, and get ready to bash 'em and smash 'em!*

 Unique Objectives
* Protectors
	+ Giant two-player vehicles spawn periodically for both teams

* Pilot
	+ Charge: Dash to the target's location
	+ Rocket Fist: Long range skillshot
	+ Shield Emitter: Grant allies shields

* Gunner

	+ Particle Cannon: Activate to charge. Reactivate to fire.

	+ Gatling Gun: Fire missiles at cursor

 Lanes
 Announcer

**Bash 'Em Smash 'Em Robots** is a Brawl featuring the latest Battleground: Volskaya Foundry. On the one-lane Battleground Volskaya Village, giant robots run amok. Each team receives a Protector at the start of the game. Be careful with them - the Protectors respawn, but only after both have been destroyed!

## Rules

* Choose from one of three randomly selected Heroes before entering the Battleground. Be quick about it though, you only have 30 seconds to choose!
* Everyone will start at level 1 with no talent restrictions.
* Triglav Protector mechs will spawn for both teams at their friendly structures.
	+ Protectors have infinite duration.
	+ Protectors will respawn 15 seconds after they’re destroyed.
* The first team to destroy the enemy Core will win the match!

## Rewards

Complete three matches of the Bash 'Em Smash 'Em Robots to earn a Loot Chest!

## References

1. ↑ Heroes Brawl of the Week, September 29, 2017: Bash 'Em Smash 'Em Robots. *Battle.net*. Retrieved on 2017-09-29.
6.5-Year Anniversary

Duration
 Theme
 Highlights

The **6.5-Year Anniversary** was a unique event in *Heroes of the Storm*. The event celebrated the original release of Heroes of the Storm on June 2, 2015 as a half-anniversary event and a nod to IGN's original review of the game (which gave it a 6.5 out of 10). There were no in-game event quests, but players who logged into the game during the event received a unique set of rewards.
Blackheart

Title
 Gender
 Status
 Affiliation

**Blackheart** is a ghost pirate who has staked his claim upon the realm of Mistharbor and serves as the announcer for two maps that take place in that region: the Blackheart's Bay battleground and the Blackheart's Revenge brawl.

## Background

Blackheart is a ghost pirate who has staked his claim upon the realm of Mistharbor. According to the game files, Commodore Ford led the assault against Captain Blackheart killing him and his nefarious pirate crew. His undead pirate crew has now poured onto the streets, claiming the once thriving marketplace as their new den of villainy - Blackheart's Bay.

## Map interactions

### Blackheart's Bay

Blackheart will periodically spawn treasure chests on the map, and encourage teams to fight over the doubloons in them; gather enough before the enemy team, and he'll launch a barrage of cannonballs over the enemy structures, destroying them. Blackheart seems to like blowing stuff up just as much as getting paid, but will call off the attack if he feels he needs to be paid more though.

### Blackheart's Revenge

One team is tasked with helping Blackheart's ship sail through the bay, while the other team needs to sink the ship to win.

## Notes

* An update in 2016 caused Blackheart to skip numbers during the pre-game countdown on his battleground. When it was finally fixed, Blizzard also added a new sound clip that has a chance of replacing a number during the countdown: "*Blackheart: Five! Four! Three! Uh... One!"*
* A description of Commodore Ford can be found within the game data: *"A proud and somewhat arrogant defender of the Queen's dominion, Commodore Ford has a sterling reputation, having never once lost a battle. Previously, he led the assault against Capatain Blackheart killing him and his nefarious pirate crew. Now he stands as the only defender against Blackheart and his revenge."*
* *World of Warcraft* features a ghost pirate gnome mob called Burgy Blackheart encountered in the underwater region of Vashj'ir. His relationship to Mistharbor's Blackheart is unknown.

## Gallery

* Blackheart in *Rise of the Raven Lord*
* Blackheart's Bay loading screen
* Blackheart's Revenge loading screen
* Blackheart's Revenge loading screen (China)
* Booty Coffers loading screen
* Blackheart Announcer
* Blackheart Announcer (China)

## References

1. ↑ Game File: Commandore Ford
2. ↑ http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/battlegrounds/blackhearts-bay/

 Other **Announcers\_**
 Others\_
Attack Slow

**Attack Slow** is a debuff that decreases a unit's Attack Speed. There is currently no visual indicator for Attack Speed debuffs, and a change in Attack Speed can only be seen by opening the unit's Target Info Panel. Attack Slow debuff can be removed by Invulnerable and most Stasis effects, but not by Unstoppable.

Attack Slows stack additively with all effects that can affect the target Hero's Attack Speed, but a Hero's total Attack Speed cannot be reduced below 25% of their base Attack Speed.

## Abilities

* Arthas's ability, "Frozen Tempest", slows enemy attack speed by 10% per second, stacking up to 40%. The effect lasts for 1.5 seconds.
* Muradin's ability, "Thunder Clap", slows enemy attack speed in its area of effect for 2.5 seconds.
	+ His level 4 talent, "Reverberation", increases the slow to 50% and duration to 3.5 seconds.
* Xul's ability, "Cursed Strikes", makes basic attack cleave and slow attack speed of enemy heroes and summons hit by 40% for 2 seconds.

## Talents

* "Imposing Presence" slows attacks speed of heroes and summons attacking the hero by 20% for 2.5 seconds. Can be activated to slow nearby enemy heroes' and summons' attack speed by 50% for 2.5 seconds.
* Mei's level 13 talent, "Polar Vortex", creates an aura around her for 4 seconds after using an ability that slows the attack speed of nearby enemies by 20%.
* Rehgar's level 7 talent, "Grounded Totem", adds an additional effect to "Earthbind Totem", causing to also reduce nearby enemies' attack speed by 40%.
* Rexxar's level 16 talent, "Primal Intimidation", slows attacks speed of heroes and summons attacking Rexxar and Misha by 20% for 2.5 seconds. Can be activated to slow enemy heroes' and summons' attack speed around Rexxar and Misha by 50% for 2.5 seconds.

 **Debuffs**\_ | **Attack Slow** •  Blind • Crowd control • Damage over Time • Knockback •  Revealed •  Root •  Silence ( Fear •  Mind Control •  Polymorph •  Taunt) • Slow •  Stun ( Sleep) •  Time Stopped
Arcane Power

• This includes skins that can no longer be obtained or are now deprecated.• The in-game information in this article is kept purely for historical purposes and should probably not be under any other categories.

**Arcane Power** was a generic active Talent that instantly restores Mana from a Hero and increases his Ability Power.

## Heroes with Arcane Power

### Modified version

* Medivh's level 20 Talent, "Arcane Brilliance", instantly restores 200 Mana to all nearby Heroes and grants them 15% Spell Power for 10 seconds.

### Removed

These Heroes no longer have Arcane Power as a Talent option.

* Jaina
* Kael'thas
Braxis

Braxis is a planet in the Koprulu sector of the StarCraft Universe.

There are multiple battlegrounds and brawls set on Braxis:

* Braxis Holdout - A two lane battleground.
* Braxis Outpost - A single lane brawl.
* Escape From Braxis - A PvE brawl.
* Escape From Braxis (Heroic) - A more difficult version of *Escape From Braxis*
5-Year Anniversary

Duration
 Theme
 Highlights

The **5-Year Anniversary** was a unique event in *Heroes of the Storm*. The event celebrated the original release of Heroes of the Storm on June 2, 2015. There were no in-game event quests, but players who logged into the game during the event received a unique set of rewards.

## Rewards

* Heroes 5th Year Anniversary Portrait
* 5th Year Anniversary Spray
* 5th Year Anniversary Banner