Our latest coverage of Heroes of the Storm.
One of the most requested Blizzard characters has finally made its way to Heroes of the Storm. Kel’Thuzad, the Archlich of Naxxramas, Lich Lord of the Plaguelands, and a bunch of other ominous titles, has joined the HoTS roster yesterday. “Kel’Thuzad is a ranged burst mage that locks down enemies and devastates them with a powerful combination of spells. [His] [...]
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Kel’Thuzad, the Archlich of Naxxramas, is a faithful servant of the Lich King and an iconic character in the Warcraft universe. He first appeared as an Undead campaign hero in Warcraft III and has since been in a number of other Blizzard games including World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and as of yesterday, Heroes of the Storm. Earlier this week, Blizzard [...]
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What is dead may never die, and the Archlich of Naxxramas Kel'thuzad has once again been resurrected to enter the fray of battle in Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard's eternally frosty fiend will be armed as a Ranged Assassin, whose main role is to deal massive spell damage as well as icy debuffs to slow the enemy. The Lich King's [...]
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Movember has come early to Heroes of the Storm! All heroes in the PTR seem to have suddenly grown facial hair. And yes, that includes female characters! Tracer can now pass off as Mario and Luigi’s cousin and Varian as a certain German dictator. To be fair though, facial hair looks pretty good on Illidan and Raynor. No one knows [...]
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Garrosh Hellscream, the infamous bloodthirsty orc from the Warcraft Universe will soon be joining his father Grommash, Thrall, and the ever-growing roster of orc heroes in Heroes of the Storm. The devs revealed the news in a Tweet early yesterday morning. Lok'Tar Ogar, Heroes! Garrosh, Son of Hellscream, will soon devastate all those who stand against him in the Nexus! [...]
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Striking a deal with the Reaper of Souls might not seem like a good idea, but you might want to check out Malthael’s Bargain. Blizzard celebrates Malthael’s Heroes of the Storm debut and the imminent arrival of the Necromancer in Diablo III with a nice little event that will let players “reap” rewards for both games. From June 13th through [...]
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Malthael, the Reaper of Souls in Diablo 3, is the latest addition to the ever-growing roster of Heroes in Heroes of the Storm. The scythe-wielding assassin has the ability to instantly teleport to an opponent’s location, rip out their souls, and sentence them to death with an aptly-named, hard-hitting heroic ability called Last Rites. “Once the Aspect of Wisdom, Malthael [...]
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The latest Heroes of the Storm PTR patch has just gone live and it adds the MOBA's next hero: D.Va. A spotlight video has also released—that you can watch below—giving an overview of the "tenacious warrior;" she's a world-class bully that forces her opponents to retreat. Just like Overwatch, D.Va will hop in and out of her mech. While in [...]
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Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is a huge update and it's finally live. 2.0 is a complete rework of the game's progression system with numerous additions: level caps are removed, 73 new skins are being added to the game, Hanamura joins with Genji, there's a new currency system, and more. Blizzard took to Twitch today to hype up the update [...]
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Heroes of the Storm next content injection adds the stoic ninja from Overwatch Genji to the roster, along with the Overwatch map Hanamura. Cross-promotional content never hurts. Genji plays similarly to how he does in Overwatch, throwing shurikens and sprinting towards enemies to quickly slash, while also blocking attacks using superhuman reflexes. His most iconic move is also in the [...]
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