Samuro, the Orc from HotS, receives his first nerf. The Blademaster was a bit too powerful at release.
The newest hero of Heroes of the Storm, Samuro, has only been playable for a few days, but he had an exceptionally strong start. Therefore, the developers are reaching for the digital wrench in the latest patch to fine-tune the balance of the Orc.
- The cooldown of the ability Mirror Image has been increased from 16 to 18 seconds. The duration of the generated images has also been increased from 16 to 18 seconds.
- The movement speed bonus from Windwalk has been reduced from 30% to 25%.
- For the heroic ability Master of Illusions, the damage bonus of the illusions has been reduced from 20% to 15%.
- For the level 20 talent The Three Blades, the lifespan of the images has been increased from 32 to 36 seconds.
In the developer comments, it states briefly:
“The Blademaster has been unleashed and already boasts a respectable win rate. With these changes, we aim to rein him in a bit.”
Aside from that, there were minor bug fixes in the new “Brawl” game mode, as well as the correction of some interface errors that displayed incorrect values for XP and gold gains after a match.
