Heroes Mecha Storm activate!

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Do epic battle with some of your favorite Heroes in all their mechanized glory. Now’s your chance to live out your childhood dreams by becoming the pilot of one of these three unforgettable Mecha Skins:​

• Mecha Rehgar
• Xenotech Abathur
• Mecha Tyrael

We have also unleashed the Mecha Storm animated cinematic today. Get your giant robot fix by checking out the cinematic and the Mecha assets below:
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Duking it out in epic Mecha Skins isn’t the only exciting thing about this patch. We are also releasing a Tyrael rework. For all of the details on Tyrael’s rework:​

HERO REWORK: TYRAEL
Archangel of Justice
Role: Warrior​

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General​

• Tyrael will now face the target of his Basic Attack after attacking. This is a visual change, and does not directly affect gameplay​

• Passive Spell Armor has been removed​

Stats​

• Base Maximum Health increased from 2296 to 2468​

• Health Regeneration increased from 4.78 to 5.14​

Abilities​

• El’druin’s Might (Q)
  Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45
• Righteousness (W)
  Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50
  Allied Shield amount changed from a flat value to 40% of the Tyrael-only Shield value.
  This is the same amount of Shields, but it makes it easier to understand new Talent interactions
• Smite (E)
  Can now be cast while moving
  Damage increased from 144 to 150

Talents​

• Level 1
  Salvation (W)
  Moved from level 16
  New functionality:
  Increase Righteousness’ Tyrael-only Shield amount by 25%. If the Shield is destroyed, heal Tyrael for 125 Health.
  (New) Justice for All (W)
  Increases Righteousness’ allied shield value to 100% of the Tyrael-only Shield amount.
  (New) Ardent Restoration (Passive)
  Damaging an enemy Hero grants 2.5 Health per Second to Tyrael for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.
  Protection in Death (Trait) - Removed
  Even in Death (Trait) - Removed
  Regeneration Master (Passive) - Removed​

• Level 4
  (New) Stalwart Angel (Q)
  Tyrael gains 25 Armor while El'druin's Might is out, and for 3 seconds after teleporting.
  (New) Bound by Law (Q)
  Increases El’druin’s Might’s slow amount from 25 to 35%. Tyrael’s Basic Attacks increase the duration of the slow by 1 second, up to 4 seconds.
  (New) Divine Vigor (Passive)
  Damaging an enemy with Smite causes Tyrael's Basic Attacks to heal him for 50% of their damage for 4 seconds.
  Vigorous Strike (Passive) - Removed​

• Level 7
  Purge Evil (E) - Moved from level 1
  New functionality: Every enemy Hero hit by Smite increases Tyrael's Basic Attack damage by 30% for 4 seconds
  Swift Retribution (E)
  Movement Speed bonus increased from 10 to 20%
  No longer increases the duration of Smite’s Movement Speed bonus
  Added functionality:
  Now also causes Smite’s friendly effect to increase Attack Speed by 25%
  Angel’s Grace (Q) - Removed
  Zealotry (W) - Removed
  Follow Through (Passive) - Removed​

• Level 13
  Sword of Justice (Q)
  Moved from level 16
  New functionality: Can teleport with El'druin's Might twice, returning to Tyrael’s original position.
  Holy Ground (Q)
  Moved from level 16
  Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds
  (New) Law and Order (W)
  Reduce the cooldown of Righteousness by 1 second for each enemy Hero hit by Smite. Righteousness increases the damage of your next Smite by 25% for each ally affected.
  Burning Rage (Passive) - Removed
  Angelic Absorption (W) - Removed
  Angelic Might (E) - Removed​

• Level 16
  (New) Burning Halo (Q)
  El'druin and Tyrael deal 15 damage per second to nearby enemies. This damage is increased by 100% for Tyrael for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin.
  Horadric Reforging (Q)
  Moved from level 4
  New functionality: Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of El'druin's Might by 1.5 seconds
  (New) Smite the Wicked (E)
  Smite’s cooldown recharges 100% faster while El'druin is out and for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin
  Blood for Blood (Active) - Removed​

• Level 20
  (New) Defense of the Angels (Active)
  Activate to reduce all incoming damage by 40% for 5 seconds. Any time Tyrael or an ally shielded by Righteousness take damage, reduce the cooldown by 3 seconds. 120 second cooldown
  (New) Seal of El’druin (Passive)
  Every time Tyrael casts a Basic Ability, increase his Attack Speed by 50% for 3 seconds
  Nullification Shield (Active) - Removed
  Nexus Blades (Passive) - Removed
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