The PTR patch focuses on major balance changes across several heroes, detailing adjustments to base stats, abilities, talents, and new or revised quests and mythic rewards, with precise numeric tweaks for damage, cooldowns, ranges, and healing.

Map updates include Watch Towers resetting to neutral after 45 seconds of unoccupation, Volskaya Foundry gaining bonus damage and shorter cooldowns for the Triglav Protector when two players are present, and Warhead Junction displaying burn duration on affected structures.

The January 14, 2026 PTR notes announce a test patch that introduces balance changes, map updates, and known issues, with a dedicated Bug Report forum for player feedback.

General changes cover ensuring quests won’t drop below milestones when stacks are lost, renaming Pinnacle Rewards to Mythic Rewards, tweaks to interactions of summoned units and structures, updates to XP globe sounds, and a refreshed homescreen/startup music.

Known issues call out tooltip inaccuracies for Jaina’s Ice Cold and talent reset issues for Jaina and Zul’jin, while bug fixes address toggling abilities, cooldown reductions, and UI display problems for several heroes including Alarak, Ana, Jaina, Orphea, and Sylvanas.

New or revised quests and mythic rewards are introduced for multiple heroes, such as Deathwing’s Cataclysm quest and Tyrande’s Lunar Flare quest with enhanced range and milestone targets, signaling a shift toward longer-term progression.

Representative examples of changes include Azmodan’s Demon Warrior with a new two-charge mechanic, Deathwing form-switch clarifications, Murky’s reviving shield and egg mechanics, Jaina’s Frostbite quest and Ice Block upgrade, Muradin’s Storm Bolt quest with range adjustments, Tyrande’s Lunar Flare and Sentinel enhancements, and her new level-20 Commander of Sentinels talent.

Players are urged to report any bugs on the PTR Bug Report forum and to navigate the post using the provided Return links.