Category: Heroes of the Storm

by Vitruviansquid1 The vast majority of guides out there talk about very cut-and-dry topics, like telling you to take mercs, which heroes counter which heroes through what mechanics, and which talents to take. These...

Heroes of the Storm Cassia Gold to Masters Guide by devuu Hey all, my name is Devuu, and I’m a player on NA season. I recently hit Masters in Hero League and wanted to write...

Heroes of the Storm Alarak Guide by Cover Yo, this is Cover, I play Heroes of the Storm regularly in the NA region and am currently top 100 Grandmaster rank. Alarak is my favorite hero,...

Heroes of the Storm Nazeebo Guide by HORSEPANTSU Guide: HC: Hexed Crawlers ToD: Thing of the Deep BR: Brazil JK IM HILARIOUS IT MEANS BLOOD RITUAL I’m here today to talk about my favorite African...

Heroes of the Storm Lucio Beginner’s Guide by camclemons Now this isn’t a guide on how to play him or what talents to choose, but an informative guide on what you should know before you...

Heroes of the Storm Tips for Ranked Play by Zanthyst Always do a warm-up match first in QM. Try, despite the insanity of QM, to do your best to get MVP by just playing technically...

Heroes of the Storm Abathur Advanced Tips by bnovc Greetings. Abathur is my favorite character, and I thought it might help some others to share some tips. Some of this may seem obvious, but I...

Heroes of the Storm Common Hero Mistakes by werfmark A tip for each hero to avoid the most common mistakes you see with them! Abathur: Use the body to soak, yes there is some risk...

Heroes of the Storm Rexxar Guide by yieldtothemud I’m a Diamond HOTS player and not a genius, but I plays me a great deal of Rexxar, and I thought I’d share some tips to improve...

Heroes of the Storm Climbing Out of Low Ranks Guide by liar0 Quick story: I started playing this game a year ago with no prior MOBA experience whatsoever. In Season 2 I decided to play...

Heroes of the Storm Zarya Comprehensive Guide by ruini7 Hello everyone, and welcome to my Zarya guide. I am a masters Zarya main with an 80% winrate with her across 100+ games. Zarya is not...

Heroes of the Storm Map Strategies by Dreadnaught and Wordswrath Towers of Doom 1-1-3 (1-4 possible but distance between mid and bot is rather large) Sieging is irrelevant, so xp soak is the name of...

Heroes of the Storm How To Lane In-Depth Guide by aeshar I’ve noticed that I’ve recently spend some time to explain in depth how laning works in HotS compare to other moba, and I think...

Heroes of the Storm Beginner’s Complete Guide by FusilladeHOTS Hi there. I’m Fusillade, currently #156 on the NA solo Q ladder for HOTS. I played League of Legends for 6 years before transferring over to...

Heroes of the Storm Low Tier Ranked Climbing Guide by MasRemlap Hey everyone! I’m trying to get myself off on the right foot with helping other players progress through ranked stages. I myself, like many...

Heroes of the Storm Drafting Basics Guide by CavalierGuest With the advent of the new ranked mode and unranked draft coming out, I feel like people are more interested in this aspect of the game...

Heroes of the Storm Hero Tricks by gunleg There are a lot of neat tricks you can do with every hero that a lot of people may not know of. Lets hear some of yours...

Heroes of the Storm Butcher Guide by mostlyslylent I see The Butcher catch a lot of flak from people for this and that or whatever, but what I’ve really noticed is most people have no...

Heroes of the Storm Maps Guide by BlueNoseReindeer Hi there, I’m CarlTheLlama, one of the top support mains who you may have seen on some of the popular streams, in tournaments, etc., captain of Beyond...

Heroes of the Storm Best Quick Match Solo Queue Heroes by watchnickdie I see people asking in General chat a lot for strong hero recommendations, but a strong hero depends on what game modes you...

Heroes of the Storm Supports Guide by GetEquipped So you want to Support Before getting started, you need to ask yourself a few questions Do I want to put in a considerable amount of work,...

Heroes of the Storm Kael New Patch Builds by Zanthyst About me: This will be my first guide. If you liked it please let me know what you think. I put alot of work into...

Heroes of the Storm 3 Warrior Types Guide by GetEquipped NOTE: This is not a tier list. This is an explanation of the strengths of warriors and how they best work in comps or to...

Heroes of the Storm Shot Caller Guide by DUSTinTEHwind21 Today I’m writing about one of the trickiest roles in Heroes, Shot-calling. A very useful thing to have in a team, a Shot-caller is the person...

Heroes of the Storm Pointers for New Players by ShadowBroker Some important pointers for new players according to players: Learn to NOT die. When ever you do die blame yourself, learn from it and don’t...

Heroes of the Storm Stuttering Explanation and Fix by Electr0freak First, I want to clarify the scenario we’re talking about here. This is the stutter that occurs usually when you’re connected to specific servers like...

Heroes of the Storm Blacklisting Specific Servers Guide by SexualRhino Battle.net always tries to connect to servers with the lowest latency, but in some cases the choice may not be the best route. You should...

Heroes of the Storm Dragon Knight Who to Punt Guide by Tommyhillpicker So after playing Heroes for a decent amount of time, I feel that I have an alright enough understanding of the individual heroes,...

Heroes of the Storm Diablo Guide by Intersection_GC After Diablo was reworked around a month before Heroes of the Storm’s official release, he apparently vanished from play; complaints about the hero being massively nerfed and...

Heroes of the Storm Sgt. Hammer In-Depth Guide by a3udi TL;DR: Don’t siege unless you’re safe and have your thrusters ready Don’t siege against Kael’thas Take Vampiric Assault against stealthies Don’t take Ambush (1), Lethal...

Heroes of the Storm Experience Gain Details by perfidiousfox I have yet to see a full breakdown of XP gains in games, Often the number 452 is thrown around when dealing with the first wave,...

Heroes of the Storm Giant Killer Talent Analysis by perfidiousfox This post is about the talent Giant Killer (and by extension Problem Solver). I decided to write it after reading a few recent posts. This...

Heroes of the Storm Abathur In-Depth Guide by ultimatemanan97 Abathur has been my favorite hero ever since I got into this game, I just love how a hero can be everywhere and drastically affect the...

Heroes of the Storm Heroes Overview for Buyers by DUSTinTEHwind21 With release, there are likely to be a lot of people asking about which Hero they should buy/play, and what each one is like. I’ll...

Heroes of the Storm F2P Getting Gold Guide by cgmcnama This is a short guide for F2P players on gold acquisition in Heroes of the Storm. It sets out how much gold you can earn...

Heroes of the Storm Team Fighting Basics Guide by Mr_G_Almighty A lot of people have been questioning how to team fight so I’m gonna try and explain how to team fight effectively and efficiently. WHAT...

Heroes of the Storm First 10 Competitive Heroes to Buy by JermStudDog So I finally got enough heroes to play in Hero League this weekend and am eternally annoyed at my extremely small pool of...

Heroes of the Storm Objective Timings Guide by mrroach Mercenary Camps Siege camps spawn at 2:00 and respawn every 3:00. Bruiser camps span at 2:00 and respawn every 4:00. Boss camps spawn at 3:00 and...

Heroes of the Storm Team Fight Roles Guide by ManWithYourPlan For those who are not familiar with effective team fighting in MOBAs, here’s a quick rundown with some tips: As far as an actual engagement...

Heroes of the Storm Team Fight Target Selection Guide by Ralathar44 Yes this is a super simplified version. It changes based on comp and situation. But it’s a general rule. Teams and comps will of...

Heroes of the Storm Sonya New Guide by Sole For those new to the game or veteran players looking to brush up on their Sonya skills, I’ve created a detailed guide to help you get...

Heroes of the Storm Chen Brew Build Guide by Doncroft Hello, fellow Heroes of the Storm! I have been maining Chen over the past few months, and after playing him all the way to level...

Heroes of the Storm Sylvanas Ranked Guide by Animus This guide will only help you if you are trying to improve your Hero/Team League play with Sylvanas. I am going to assume that you have...

Heroes of the Storm Kael’thas Competitive Guide by Animus Hey guys! Animus here with another guide. This time we’re going to be covering Kael’Thas and how to play him effectively in a competitive environment. There...

Heroes of the Storm Playing Raynor Like A Man Guide by BruceSwain After the rework of Raynor, I grew disheartened of the Commander in multiple game. During this time, I grew into a depression and...

Heroes of the Storm Illidan Detailed Guide by Animus Hello everyone. I see a lot of misconceptions and false statements floating around about Illidan these days and I want to address them here in this...

Heroes of the Storm Things You Might Not Know by Bobby General – Abathur’s Ultimate Evolution (R), one Lost Viking, and Murky with a placed Egg takedowns yield 25% of normal takedown experience but...

Heroes of the Storm Playing Frontline Guide by Ran Howdy folks, I’m -RandomRepitition. I’m here to bring you a guide for learning and gaining the valuable skills and knowledge on the Frontline Metagame. For far...

Heroes of the Storm Getting Rank 1 Guide by Animus MOBAs are competitive. Ranked MOBAs are even more competitive. You wouldn’t be playing them if you didn’t want to constantly improve and rank up. People...

Heroes of the Storm Newbie Tip: Don’t Die by FluffyBunny1878 Most newbie tutorials can be summed up quite simply in two words: Don’t die It cannot be expressed enough, but this is the primary thing...

Heroes of the Storm When to Get Mercenaries Guide by Jedouard Hi all, Since there are going to be a lot of new people coming soon, I figured it’s time to help them understand when...

Heroes of the Storm Falstad In-Depth Guide by mmm_doggy Falstad is an assassin with high damage and utility in moving around the map. His kit allows for solid poke, sustained damage in duels, and burst...

Heroes of the Storm Tomb of the Spider Queen Tips by BlueNoseReindeer Hi there, I’m CarlTheLlama, from the soon-to-be best ESL team, Beyond Reason. I’m currently above 4k MMR (in the top couple hundred accounts)....

Heroes of the Storm Basic Tips by dasbif Here are my observations about how I win or lose games. This is not Hero-League level advice. This is the basics for quickmatch as you are trying...

Heroes of the Storm Hero League Drafting Guide by DUSTinTEHwind21 Greetings everyone! While playing Hero League and talking to friends who have either just started or are about to enter it, I noticed that some...

Heroes of the Storm All Maps Tips by poochia These are things I’ve learned as I just play the game and look back on matches to see what I could have done in situations, I...

Heroes of the Storm Zagara Guide by SunGlareHOTS In Heroes of the Storm, Zagara is a ranged specialist that excels in lane pushing, Merc capping and zone control. Her strenght is mostly notable in the...

Heroes of the Storm Sylvanas Talents Analysis and Build by Irish_Confetti The Honeymoon Period is in effect, and I am in love with Sylvanas. So that being said, I played quite a bit last night,...

Heroes of the Storm Sylvanas Builds Guide by St1rge IMO Sylvanas is the best designed hero of HotS yet. Regardless of her power level (numbers can always be tweaked) I feel Blizzard’s dev team has...

Heroes of the Storm General Tips by Spammy55 Hi I am not the best player EU but I will tell you some mistakes I see people doing often (i am currently rank 3, ~3k MMR)....

Heroes of the Storm Guide to Improving by HarveyTV I am writing this to shed some light to those who may not know how MOBAs operate from a person who had never played a MOBA...

Heroes of the Storm Illidan Counters by Rezrov I’ve noticed in Hero League that many players don’t know how to properly deal with an Illidan Carry, so here are some quick tips for shutting the...

Heroes of the Storm Beginner’s Guide by IronPirate With the release of the “founder pack” I’ve had a few friends join the battle over the past few days. They seemed to run (both literally and...

Heroes of the Storm Playing the Objectives Guide by CarlTheLlama With the advent of the Beta and the new influx of players coming in, I’ve thought back to some guidelines I made for myself while climbing...

Heroes of the Storm Map Tips by 640Gaming Hello everyone, my name is Mayng#1104 (If you wanna add me) and I was an alpha player. Seeing as how a bunch of new players just joined...

Heroes of the Storm Team Composition Guide by VirginHeroes I play under the handle VirginSlayer on the US servers. I have ~450 games at a competitive level since the wipe and play all heroes. Below,...

Heroes of the Storm New Player’s Guide by tackles What makes HotS different? HotS is centered on 4 aspects. Map objectives, shared experience, hero talents, and teamwork. Shared Experience: Teams in HotS share the same...

Heroes of the Storm Basics Guide by schwartzcoff So I’ve noticed a lot of people asking for help on how to be better at this game so I thought I would make a multiple part...

Heroes of the Storm Advanced Map Tips by walshroom There are many guides with basic, general tips for beginning players. Here are a few more advanced ones that aren’t hard to grasp and can make...

Heroes of the Storm Dragon Shire Strategy by Krommic Introduction I want to encourage fellow alpha players, as well as taking questions/concerns from people who are looking to play. I am a level 40, I...

Heroes of the Storm Blackheart’s Bay Strategy by Melisandur Hi guys. I got my invite about two weeks ago, and one of my biggest issues right now is I don’t always have a clear idea...

Heroes of the Storm Beta FAQ by FlintlockFreedom I’ve assembled the answers (with official sources wherever possible) to a lot of the common questions we get in this sub below. Please let me know if...

Heroes of the Storm Nova Damage Analysis by ConTrarian88 I created a spreadsheet reference that details the damage of specific ability combos per level as well as the minimum abilities needed to take down specific...

Heroes of the Storm Abathur Guide by balancedbreakfast Abathur is my all time favorite hero to play in Heroes of the Storm. His unique set of abilities and the roles he plays in games makes...

Heroes of the Storm Beginner’s Tips by AverageAdam I guarantee if you follow these tips you will become a much better player and a more valuable asset to your team. These are in no particular...

Heroes of the Storm Falstad Guide by freshmentos3 First off I’d just like to say that as a long time Dota/League player, Heroes of the Storm Alpha has thus far been a very unique and...

Heroes of the Storm New Player Tips by necis A few of my RL friends managed to wrangle some invites last week, and I’ve noticed the one area that they seem to struggle with the...

Heroes of the Storm Gazlowe Guide by Haeos Basic Abilities  Q – Rock-It! Turret. The staple of Gazlowe. He mustered up these creations to take down his foes and they perform quite well doing so. I...

Heroes of the Storm Sonya Guide by Haeos These are my opinions from playing Sonya. I have played her quite a bit but still haven’t investigated everything as thoroughly as I would like to but have a...

Heroes of the Storm Murky Guide by Bobobaju I’ve been playing Murky and he is far better than people give him credit for. Unfortunately everyone is using him in the same method just trying to...

Heroes of the Storm Nova Tactics Guide by ConTrarian88 I love playing Nova and have probably have more than 700 games under my belt using her. This guide explains some of the tactics I picked...

Heroes of the Storm Zagara Guide by Defilus Hello everyone! I’ve been playing HotS for a few months now and absolutely love it. I picked up Zagara the moment she came out, extremely eager to...

Heroes of the Storm How to Watch Replays by Ahli It’s possible to watch replays. It works without any kind of program or file manipulation, so you will definetly stay on the safe side. How...

Heroes of the Storm Stitches In-Depth Guide by Glaurung11 Introduction: Hi I’m Glaurung; I have been in the Heroes of the Storm alpha for a while now and I leveled to 40 playing Stitches almost...

Heroes of the Storm Newbie Tips by casshern09 Hey folks, congrats to all you newbies getting into the Alpha. I thought I would make a post to give you a few morsels of info so...

Heroes of the Storm Brightwing Basic Guide by Chosenwaffle To play Brightwing effectively, you have to remember that the idea is not to be the best healer on the map, but to be where you...

Heroes of the Storm Gazlowe Comprehensive Guide by Khosan Overview This is a guide for nearly everything Gazlowe, a melee specialist hailing from the Warcraft universe and everyone’s favorite jungler. I want to try and...

Heroes of the Storm Illidan Guide by Kerwinius Illidan has been completely reworked as of the Alpha Patch 30414 and I thought I’d make a guide giving my thoughts about him so far. Playstyle Overview:...

Heroes of the Storm Barbarian Sonya Build Guide by run400 With Sonya being available for the free hero rotation, I wanted to give a quick rundown on optimal builds. My only credentials are that I...

Heroes of the Storm Murky and Counter Murky Guide by qkrr Murky, love him or hate him, you’re going to be playing against/with/as him at some point. As some one who’s played 30 games...

Heroes of the Storm Li Li Guide by Poultron Li Li is a highly positional support who relies on her spammable heal and multi-target blind to keep her and her allies in the fight. An...

Heroes of the Storm Assassin Champions Overview by GGS_Gilgamesh Here I’m going to talk a bit about the various champs currently in the game. Note: I am not experienced with all the champs. If I...

Heroes of the Storm Strategy Common Misconceptions by GGS_Gilgamesh Here are some generally held misconceptions that abound in the current HOTS community. Hopefully this helps people understand the game a bit better! Objectives win the...

Heroes of the Storm Team Fight Tips by qkrr I’ll start by introducing myself and background. I’ve been in the Alpha now since the day after the first wipe or about a month now and...

Heroes of the Storm Tassadar Talents Guide by Rean TL:DR Version Support: http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=7#sGHY DPS: http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=7#sIUJ So lets start with Tier 1: Tier 1: Regeneration Master Gather 3 Regeneration Globes to permanently grant you +3 health...

Heroes of the Storm Tychus Talents Guide by Rean The point of this guide is to analyze every single talent in Tychus tree. TL:DR Version Tanky build: http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=8#oPgu Pure damage build: http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=8#oPgk So lets start...

Heroes of the Storm Tyrael Talents Guide by Rean The point of this guide is to analyze every single talent in Tyrael tree. TL:DR Version http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=18#pFO4 So lets start with Tier 1: Tier 1: Regeneration...

Heroes of the Storm Map Awareness Guide by khilair Being aware of what’s going on in your match is the most important thing in any MOBA or multi-player game for that matter. In Heroes you...

Heroes of the Storm Pushing Guide by khilair “Pushing” is the act of killing enemy minion waves to the point that your minion waves can start attacking the enemy’s walls, towers and fortifications. This is...

Heroes of the Storm Ability Utilization Guide by khilair In Heroes it is very important to know what your role is and what is needed from you In this game there are three general roles:...

Heroes of the Storm Rotating Guide by khilair Rotation is the process of changing your map position to another are of the map for a certain goal. This is mainly done to accomplish map objectives....

Heroes of the Storm Communication Guide by khilair Communication is key in heroes which is why I hope they end up adding in game voice chat. That being said you can still communicate without any...

Heroes of the Storm When to Fight Guide by khilair A very important concept to master. You need to learn what fights to fight and what fights to run from. Trying to take an objective...

Heroes of the Storm Haunted Mines Guide by khilair First of all let’s cover the side objective of Haunted Mines: Currently Haunted Mines is a Two Lane map with a Subterranean Map called The Mines....

Heroes of the Storm Cursed Hollow Guide by khilair First of all let’s cover the side objective of Cursed Hollow: Cursed Hollow is a traditional Three Lane Map where both teams start off fighting each...

Heroes of the Storm Dragonshire Guide by khilair In this guide I’ll be covering Basic Strategies/Concepts of the Dragonshire map Here we go – First of all let’s cover the side objective of Dragonshire: Dragonshire is a...

Heroes of the Storm Black Heart Bay Guide by Khilair In this guide I’ll be covering Basic Strategies/Concepts of the Black Heart Bay map Here we go – First of all let’s cover the side objective...

Heroes of the Storm Tyrande Guide by GoldenH Tyrande is a support hero, but while she has healing talents, her main focus should be on zoning enemies and disrupting focus attempts. She has poor health, dps...

Heroes of the Storm Mercenary Camps Analysis by Zyfohlol and khilair There are currently 3 mercenary camps in Heroes of the Storm, they have a few similiarities which are the folliwng: All mercenaries spawn at...

Heroes of the Storm Gazlowe Jungle Guide by NakedCapitalist Hey folks. As one of the lucky few who got an alpha invite, I’d like to write an open letter to the Gazlowe players out there....

Heroes of the Storm Nova Talents Guide by Rean TL:DR Version – http://www.heroesfire.com/hots/talent-calculator?hero=13#hX_f So lets start with Tier 1: Tier 1: Psi-Op Rangefinder Increases the range of Snipe by 20%. Best choice in this Tier,...

Heroes of the Storm Zeratul Talents Guide by Rean The point of this guide is to analyze every single talent in Zeratul tree and explain why 90% of the people play zeratul wrong. TL:DR Version...

Heroes of the Storm Muradin Guide by Tolvinar Hello everyone! My name is Tolvinar aka Tolvy. I’ve had access to the alpha for a while and have played all the characters, but I’d say I’m...

Heroes of the Storm Uther Skills and Talents Guide by Refuel456 Sometimes the Light at the end of the tunnel is a train! Uther is an incredibly strong hero who is relatively easy to play,...