The latest hero from Heroes of the Storm, Maiev, was weakened by Blizzard after just three days. She was the strongest character the game has ever had – at least for a few days.
Every few weeks, a new hero strays into the Nexus of Heroes of the Storm. The latest addition was the assassin Maiev from Warcraft. There, she is part of the Sisterhood of the Watchers and long hunted Illidan Stormrage. However, in Heroes of the Storm, she never needed to participate in a hunt for long, as when enemies came before her glaives, she made quick work of all foes.
No doubt, Maiev was totally overpowered.
How could this Maiev ever leave the test servers?
The official forums and Reddit were flooded with comments and insults. Many players were outraged and wondered how Maiev could have ever left the test server.
The reason was that Maiev could wipe entire teams without much player skill. Clips like this were numerous:
With a win rate of nearly 70%, Maiev was beyond any balance. Blizzard pulled the emergency brake and released a patch just last Friday (02.09.2018) that toned down the night elf a bit. Especially her armor was reduced, so she now has to take more damage and leaves the battlefield faster.
The nerfs of Maiev in Heroes of the Storm
Values
- The damage of basic attacks was reduced from 162 to 150.
- The base value of health points was increased from 2,150 to 2,236.
- The health regeneration was increased from 4.48 to 4.66 per second.
Abilities
- Fan of Knives (Q)
- The damage was reduced from 180 to 170.
- Guardian’s Reflexes (D)
- No longer grants passive armor.
Talents
- Level 1
- Naisha’s Memory (Active)
- The jumps no longer deal bonus damage.
- Naisha’s Memory (Active)
- Level 16
- Means to an End (Passive)
- The bonus for physical damage was reduced from 35 to 25%.
- Now activates when Maiev has any amount of bonus armor.
- Means to an End (Passive)
Maiev is fundamentally designed to take on multiple opponents at once. Only when enemies are close together can she unleash her full potential and reset the cooldown of her damage abilities in a flash.
Did you play Maiev in those three days? Do you agree with the players’ view that she was way too powerful? And how do you like her now?
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