HotS Just Got a New Update – Check Out March 12 Patch Notes

Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm (HotS) just received its latest live servers patch. In addition to the usual balance and bug fix pass, it also contains some general changes for homescreen, shop bundles, and Draft.

Check out the official site to see the full list of changes, or proceed further below for some of the updates. In other Blizzard news, the developers also announced the return of BlizzCon in 2026. Keep your eyes peeled for further updates!

HotS – March 12 Patch Includes:

Developers released a rework and changes for multiple Lucio’s talents.

General:

• Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.
• Updated Shop Bundles and Items.
• Draft
  • First Round pick timer has been reduced from 40 seconds to 25 seconds.
  • Hero Ban timer has been reduced from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Hero Pick timer has been reduced from 24 seconds to 15 seconds.
• Fixed an issue that caused some effects to not display correctly on the Target Dummy in the Sandbox and Try Mode.
• Fixed an issue that caused some Movement Speed bonuses to display the incorrect value in the target info panel.

Brawl Bug Fixes:

• Deathwing’s Cataclysm no longer starts on Cooldown in Arena Mode.
• Deadman’s Stand
  • Fixed an issue that caused AI to not act.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Map Mechanic button to not be visible.
• Garden Arena
  • Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
• Punisher Arena
  • Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
• Trial Grounds
  • Fixed an issued that caused the AI to not move.
• Braxis Holdout
  • Fixed an issue that caused Archangel’s visual effects to register as a pingable object.
• Volskaya
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Triglav Protector’s Shield Emitter Shields granted to allies to increase the Pilot’s Self Healing score when absorbing damage.