New StarCraft Hero Turns Up the Heat in HEROES OF THE STORM

New year, new Hero! While we’ve been busy breaking our New Year’s resolutions, Blizzard has been working on a new hero for Heroes of the Storm. Welcome Blaze, Terran Firebat, to the Nexus!

Blaze joins other StarCraft unit characters such as Probius, Lt. Morales, and Sgt. Hammer in the battle arena. He is a Warrior with abilities that slow, stun, and inflict both Area of Effect (AoE) damage and Damage over Time (DoT). He also has the ability to gradually heal himself.

Cpl. Miles “Blaze” Lewis has always been drawn to the flame, but it wasn’t until he joined up with Raynor’s Raiders that he put his pyromania to good use. He’s seen his fair share of battles since then, and has never failed to bring the heat.

Blaze is the 75^th hero to join Heroes of the Storm. His unique abilities might make him a challenge to play at first. His primary abilities include Flame Stream, which fires two streams that damage enemies in the way, but he also has an Oil Spill ability that slows enemies. By igniting Oil Spill, Blaze can do damage over time while healing himself. Combining the two seems to be advantageous, but it’s all about timing and ensuring that Blaze has the time to dispense Oil Spill and ignite it. Blaze also has a stun ability, Jet Propulsion, which allows him to stun nearby heroes for 1.25 seconds.

For his Level 10 Heroic Abilities Blaze has Bunker Drop which allows him to summon a bunker that both he and his teammates can occupy. While in the bunker, the team has access to Flamethrower which does 179 damage to enemies in a line. His other Heroic Ability, Combustion, is a channeling ability which means the longer he channels it, the more effective it will be. This ability slows and deals damage, which is useful in large group fights, but it takes 2.6 seconds to channel this ability to max damage and slow duration so that’s important to keep in mind.

The Blaze Bundle will be available until January 22^nd. With this new Hero comes new skins including:

Hazardous Blaze
Veteran Blaze
Fel Reaver Blaze
- Abominable Fel Reaver Blaze
- Coldfire Fel Reaver Blaze
- Infernal Fel Reaver Blaze
- Smoldering Fel Reaver Blaze

Trait

[D] Pryomania

Gain 25 Armor and deal 40 damage to nearby enemies every 0.5 seconds for 4 seconds. Each Hero hit by Flame Stream reduces Pyromania’s cooldown by 5 seconds.

Basic Abilities

[Q] Flame Stream

Fire two streams of flame that deal 83 damage to enemies hit. Flame Stream sets fire to Oil Spills it comes in contact with.

[W] Oil Spill

Vector Targeting.
Dispense a slick of oil that lasts for 5 seconds and Slows enemies that come in contact with it by 40%. Flame Stream can set Oil Spills on fire for 2.5 seconds, dealing 18 damage every 0.3 seconds to enemies inside. While on fire, Oil Spills no longer Slow enemies. Additionally, Blaze is Healed for 49 Health every 0.3 seconds while standing in flaming Oil Spills. Stores up to 2 charges.

[E] Jet Propulsion

After 0.5 seconds, charge forward, colliding with the first enemy Hero hit, dealing 52 damage to them and nearby enemy Heroes. Enemies hit are also Stunned for 1.25 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

[R1] Bunker Drop

After 0.5 seconds, deploy and enter a Bunker with 1300 Health. Blaze and his allies can enter and exit the Bunker at will. While in the Bunker, occupants gain access to Flamethrower, dealing 179 damage to enemies in a line. Exiting the Bunker grants 25 Armor for 2 seconds. Bunkers last 10 seconds, or until destroyed.

[R2] Combustion

Channel up to 2.6 seconds. Once Channeling ends, nearby enemies are Slowed by 60% and take 48 damage every 0.5 seconds. Combustion’s Slow and damage over time durations are extended the longer Blaze Channels, from 1 second up to 5 seconds. Blaze’s Movement Speed is reduced by 50% while Channeling.

Talents

Hero Level 1

[Active] Adrenaline Stimpack

Activate to gain 100% Attack Speed and 25% Movement Speed for 5 seconds.

[Active] Endurance Stimpack

Activate to gain a Shield that absorbs 450 damage over 5 seconds.

[Active] Neural Stimpack

Activate to gain 50 Mana and cause Ability cooldowns to recharge 100% faster for 5 seconds.

[Trait] New Habits

Collecting Regeneration Globes reduces the cooldown of Pyromania by 5 seconds.
Quest: Collect 15 Regeneration Globes.
Reward: Pyromania grants Unstoppable for 2 seconds.

Hero Level 4

[Q] Feeding the Flame

Each enemy Hero hit by Flame Stream reduces the cooldown of Oil Spill by 1.5 seconds.

[W] Adhesive Petroleum

Enemies standing in Oil Spill when it is Ignited are Slowed by 30% for 2.5 seconds.

[W] Oil Dispersal

Increase Oil Spill’s area by 20% and Slow amount by 10%

[Trait D] Meltdown

Hitting an enemy Hero with Pyromania reduces their damage dealt by 5% for 2.5 seconds, up to 30%.

Hero Level 7

[Q] Crossfire

Hitting an enemy with both streams of Flame Stream deals 132 bonus damage.

[W] Grill and Kill

Quest: Damage enemy Heroes with Ignited Oil Spills 60 times.
Reward: Increase Oil Spill’s Ignite duration by 2 seconds, and damage by 25%.

[Passive] Incinerator Gauntlets

Increase Basic Attack area by 15%, and Basic Attack damage to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters by 50%. Additionally, Basic Attack splashes Ignite Oil Spills.

Hero Level 10

[R1] Bunker Drop

After 0.5 seconds, deploy and enter a Bunker with 1300 Health. Blaze and his allies can enter and exit the Bunker at will. While in the Bunker, occupants gain access to Flamethrower, dealing 179 damage to enemies in a line.
Exiting the Bunker grants 25 Armor for 2 seconds. Bunkers last 10 seconds, or until destroyed.

[R2] Combustion

Channel for up to 2.6 seconds. Upon ending, Slow nearby enemies by 60% and deal 48 damage to them every 0.5 seconds. Combustion’s Slow and damage over time duration is extended the longer Blaze Channels, from 1 second up to 5 seconds.
Blaze’s Movement Speed is reduced by 50% while Channeling.

Hero Level 13

[Q] Suppressive Fire

Each stream of Flame Stream reduces the Spell Power of Heroes hit by 15% for 4 seconds, up to 30%.

[W] Nanomachine Coating

Enemies standing in Oil Spills have their Attack Speed reduced by 40% for 2.5 seconds.

[E] Fuel Leak

Jet Propulsion creates Oil Spills along Blaze’s path. If Jet Propulsion impacts an enemy Hero, an additional Oil Spill is created underneath them.

Hero Level 16

[E] Thermal Protection

Each enemy hit by Jet Propulsion grants 10 Armor for 3 seconds and reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds.

[Trait D] Heat Treatment

Heal for 75% of the damage dealt by Pyromania

[Active] Juggernaut Plating

Activate to gain 50 Spell Armor for 3 seconds. Upon expiration, gain a Shield equal to 100% of the Spell Damage reduced by Juggernaut Plating.

Hero Level 20

[R1] Fortified Bunker

Occupants can cast Oil Spill from Bunker Drop every 6 seconds. Additionally, Bunker Drop’s Armor bonus upon exiting is increased by 25, and its duration by 1 second.

[R2] Flash Fire

While Channeling Combustion, Blaze’s Movement Speed is no longer reduced, and nearby enemies are Slowed by 60%.

[Passive] Burn Notice

Basic Attacks Slow enemies by 5% and deal an additional 18 damage over 2.5 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.

You can watch the Hero Spotlight video below to get more Blaze images and information. Also check out the screenshots in the Gallery.

Flame On!

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[Screenshots courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment]

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