Stukov, even before the latest patch, was a great pick for a healer. She received an additional charge to Vault, more damage overall, and a silence which all makes her a very strong pick. Maiev got a huge buff on one of the latest patches which easily takes her to S tier. He has a bit lower health pool than other tanks but manages to compensate for that with great damage. This aggressive Tank still manages to disrupt the enemy team with ease and stay in the top tier. Paired up with Assassins, Diablo becomes a great peel option and manages well with his self-sustain, damage, and enemy displacement which makes picking off very easy with almost no drawbacks. His only drawback has been the positioning factor since he is very vulnerable to crowd control. Tychus is good for chipping away at opponents’ huge health pools and clearing waves of enemies. You have to be mindful of your positioning when playing Junkrat. Diving and crowd control are what stops him from demolishing everyone since he is so squishy. He is one of those heroes that’s always a top tier if played right. Being able to deal damage to multiple heroes at once is a great bonus for this hero. Scaling into the late game, clearing waves, zoning, and long-range, Junkrat has it all. Overall a great pick for following up on your teammates and clearing the wave.īurst damage is what becomes a real problem for Mephisto, play around that and you have yourself a great meta pick.Ī great pick for a bruiser, able to sustain himself with Essence Collection and dominate enemies with huge single-target damage and crowd control. Mephisto excels at team play and securing kills. They have great stats, along with extremely useful skills that always give their team the advantage in fights. These heroes are almost certainly picked first thanks to their ability to dictate the flow of the game. They are also usually squishier (easier to kill) than their melee counterparts. Ranged Assassin – The same as Melee Assassin, but they attack from long range.Melee Assassin – These are pure attackers that deal massive damage to opponents in close range.Healer – Heroes that focus on healing allies and mitigating the damage dealt to the party.Conversely, they can also impede opponents’ advances through de-buffs and other status-changing abilities. Support – Heroes that provide buffs and utility skills to other allies.In turn, they have good damage potential, which makes them a hybrid balance of offense and defense. Bruiser – Not as defense-oriented as tanks.They usually last longer than others in clashes/team fights. Tank – Heroes that protect their team from incoming attacks.Each hero in HOTS is assigned a role out of the six enumerated here: As such, each hero is ranked depending on these factors. Gul'dan became available just a few days later, and with Auriel's launch within the game's PTR, we're looking forward to seeing what other Heroes Blizzard has planned for the game.Team synergy, positioning, and coordination are the building blocks to winning in the game. In addition to Auriel’s launch, the PTR features significant improvements to Heroes of the Storm’s framerate, updates to the loading screen bars to offer improved color and art, and new items have been launched in the in-game shop.Īuriel was originally announced alongside Gul'dan back on July 1. The second, Resurrect, allows Auriel to bring a hero back to life with 50% of their max health at the point where they died. The first places an allied Hero into Stasis for 2 seconds, which then explodes and damages nearby enemies. In regards to offensive attacks, her Sacred Sweep damages all enemies that come in contact with her chains, while her Detainment Strike knocks back enemies, with those that collide with terrain being Stunned for 1.25 seconds while taking additional damage.Īuriel’s Heroics are Crystal Aegis and Resurrect. Auriel can then use her energy to heal allies within a targeted area, although this will completely deplete her energy reservation. She’s classified as a ranged support Hero who is capable of increasing her damage output as she, and her chosen ally, attacks an enemy. Blizzard Entertainment has updated the Public Test Realm (PTR) for Heroes of the Storm to launch its latest hero, Auriel from Diablo 3.Īuriel is Heroes of the Storm’s latest Support Hero who is capable of gaining energy as she assists in battle, which can then be used to heal her allies.