In Heroes, the epic battles between the champions and villains of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo aren’t settled with last hits and kill-stealing—players are distinguished through the accomplishments of their team.
Whether you’re a hardcore WoW raider, a demon-slaying Barbarian, or a Bronze league Terran, you’ll find a customizable hero from across the Blizzard multiverse to suit your play style. Grab your buddies and engage in fast-paced mayhem across varied battlegrounds that impact strategy and change the way you play every match. When the mightiest characters in gaming history clash, only you can decide who’ll come out on top!
Characters like Thrall, Kerrigan, Diablo, Arthas, Zeratul, Tyrael—powerful warriors from Azeroth, Sanctuary, the Koprulu sector, and beyond—have been sucked into the Nexus, a transdimensional storm. Stranded in a strange limbo of clashing universes, these combatants are joined by the same fate—to engage in pulse-pounding combat, to team up in a deadly struggle for survival . . . and to answer the age-old question...
Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm 2.0 update is now live, with still more new content coming your way!
A New Challenger is Coming to the Nexus
Hana Song – better known as D.Va - former pro gamer turned ace mech pilot jet-boosts through the Nexus, relying on her powerful cannons and defensive barrier to end skirmishes with a professional’s flair.
The Nexus Challenge is Back
The Nexus Challenge is back and better than ever! Play Heroes of the Storm with a friend to earn sweet rewards in Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm – including Oni Genji and Officer D.Va! Get mountains of loot in both Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch when you play Heroes with a friend! Over the course of four weeks, you’ll be able to unlock four different series of prizes. Whether you win or lose your games, both you and your buddy will collect.
Structure
- Week 1: 5 games with a friend gets you both the Oni Genji skin in Overwatch and the Orochi Hovercycle Mount in Heroes, plus sprays, banners and a portrait.
- Week 2: 5 Quick Match games with a friend gets you both the Police D.Va skin in Overwatch and the Police D.Va Hoverbike mount in Heroes.
- Week 3: 5 Quick Match games with a friend gets you both D.Va sprays and portraits in each game, plus the Overwatch coin mount in Heroes.
- Week 4: 5 Quick Match games with a friend gets you 10 loot boxes in each game (20).
New Battleground, New Brawls
- Checkpoint: Hanamura: In this single payload tug-of-war, one team attacks, driving their payload directly into the enemy core to achieve victory, and another team defends, fighting back the attackers to delay their approach. Both sides need to be quick—the clock’s ticking.
- Special Deliver: A dual-payload scrum that makes every player Tracer with the Total Recall talent and auto-exploding Pulse Bombs. Eliminating one of your opponents deals direct damage to the enemy core—using a Pulse Bomb for a killing blow deals even more!
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Genji – the Cybernetic Ninja joining the Nexus from overwatch – gets the spotlight treatment!
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