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...

Pack your warmest winter combat armor, because we’re excited to share with you some of the exciting content coming in the next major update for Heroes of the Storm!

In the next major content update for Heroes of the Storm, players will be transported through the Nexus to lead an Assault on Volskaya Foundry. Many will be familiar with this frozen mech factory as it’s the backdrop to the Volskaya Industries map from Overwatch. In addition to conquering an all new Battleground, players will get to meet the newest Heroes to enter the Nexus: Ana Amari, the former Overwatch member-turned-bounty hunter who fights to protect her country and her family; and Junkrat, the accident-prone demolitions “expert” sometimes referred to as “the blunder from Down Under.”

Welcome to Volskaya

First off, we’re taking players into the Nexus to our newest Battleground—icy Volskaya Foundry. This snowy, sprawling three-lane control Battleground features Overwatch-style capture points, moving conveyor belts, and one of the coolest objective rewards yet—a giant mech to pilot with your team!

New Heroes Enter the Nexus

We’re also excited to share that two new Overwatch heroes will soon be joining the fight:

• Ana — A burst Healer who uses precise skillshots to heal allies and can deny enemy healing.
• Junkrat – It’s always a perfect day for some mayhem with this ranged Assassin. Coming soon!

New Brawl & Event Quest

• This massive update also includes a fun new event, Pachimari Mania!Race around the starting area to open Pachimari Loot Boxes in this adorable event quest and make it rain Pachimaris—the super kawaii tentacled plushies from Overwatch! Collect the Golden Pachimari and be sure to earn the new portrait, emoji, banner, and spray.
• Try out the fast paced high-octane mechanized Brawl, Bash ‘Em Smash ‘Em Robots!

New Skins and Mounts

• Check out new Skins including Shrike Ana and Commandant Varian. 
• Ride into battle in style with the Celestial Raptor and the never before seen Invisible Horse mounts

Crush your enemies in a Triglav Protector

Team up with a friend as the pilot and gunner of a massive omnic-crushing mechanized force of destruction. Much like Cho’Gall, the pilot handles positioning and movement for the punishing Protector while the gunner lays waste to the enemy team. After all, every game becomes better with giant rocket-propelled fists.

Showmatch on Volskaya Foundry

Gale Force Esports is set to square off against Team Freedom in the Volskaya Showdown! This five-game exhibition will pit these two North American juggernauts against each other on Volyskaya Foundry, the newest Battleground in the Nexus. Both Jacob ‘SolidJakeGG’ Kulinski and Josh ‘Jhow’ Howard will be providing live commentary when the broadcast goes live September 21 at 10 A.M. PDT on Twitch.tv/blizzheroes.