The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm is live. The Overwatch hero Ana has packed her healing weapons and is making the Nexus more vibrant.
Last night (26.08.2017), a new hero was released for Heroes of the Storm. From the hero shooter Overwatch comes the new hero Ana, who now serves as a healer to keep her team alive. Of course, she also brought along her extremely annoying Sleep Dart, which will definitely ruin the mood of many opponents. Let’s take another look at her abilities.
In Overwatch, Ana is a sniper who can heal while also negating enemy healing – exactly these traits are also given to her in Heroes of the Storm.
- Ana’s passive ability is Poisoned Bullets. Each automatic attack applies a poison effect to the enemy, stacking up to 5 times. Additionally, Ana has a greater range than most other heroes.
- Healing Dart is a skill shot and heals the first allied target hit for a moderate amount. The dart has a short cooldown and penetrates all minions and enemy heroes.
- Biotic Grenade works similarly as in Overwatch. Ana throws a grenade to a target area. Allies hit are healed and receive an additional 25% healing from all sources for a few seconds. Enemies hit take minor damage and cannot be healed for a few seconds.
- The Stun Dart also functions like in Overwatch. The dart is fired in a straight line and puts the first enemy hit to sleep for a few seconds. Damage taken ends the sleep early.
- Ana’s first heroic ability is Nanoboost. This can only be used on allied heroes (not on herself). The target regenerates a large portion of its mana, receives a strong bonus to its ability power for a few seconds, and has drastically reduced cooldowns.
- Eye of Horus is Ana’s second heroic ability. Ana enters a sniper position immediately and can fire multiple shots across the entire map. Enemies hit take damage, allies hit are healed.
Mastering Ana will likely be a difficult task, as she must always be in a good position to have a clear line of sight on all allies.
In addition, there is the new Battlefield Volskaya Industries and a fresh in-game event where both teams have to “open loot boxes” at the start of the match until one finds the golden prize. This unlocks portraits, banners, spray logos, and emojis.
The next hero for Heroes of the Storm is already known. Junkrat is packing his RIP-Tire and will also head to the Nexus in a few weeks.
Fans of HotS also love the new D.Va skin – they would like to have that in Overwatch!
