
Deathwing comes with Form Shift, which allows him to switch back and forth between his Destroyer form and his Worldbreaker form, which changes up his abilities. So then is there any downside to this character at all? The sole negative appears to be that in exchange for nigh-omnipotence, Deathwing cannot be healed or buffed by ally abilities at all. In fact, The Aspect of Death makes him "permanently unstoppable" by grabting him multiple armor plates and allowing him to deal double damage to Heroes. It's been almost a month of waiting, but the Worldbreaker is now officially making his debut in the latest Heroes of the Storm PTR update.ĭeathwing is exactly as powerful as one would expect him to be. The names don't really come much bigger than Deathwing if you're a fan of Warcraft lore. You can catch some gameplay on the Heroes Twitch channel too.Prior to BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard revealed that Heroes of the Storm's next character would be one of the biggest additions to its MOBA in many years. Expect a PTR period following BlizzCon and the full reveal, where he will be playable on the showfloor. Heroes is known for mixing things up with weird characters (including one that works like an RTS game or another that’s operated by two players), so this is right in their wheelhouse, and Deathwing is the one to warrant such an experiment. Deathwing is going to have two forms due to the fact that he’s so powerful (he can fly up in the air and slam down), and cannot be targeted or healed by teammates. Initially we got a Smash Bros.-esque “fakeout” with the Brightwing skin, but nope: there’s Deathwing, the giant ass dragon, with an in-game-and-not-April-Fools character model. Although information is very slim right now (one of his heroics involves diving in like when he caused the Cataclysm event in World of Warcraft) and more is coming at BlizzCon, Blizzard revealed via Twitch that Deathwing will be added to the game soon.


Although development has slowed down considerably (there have only been a few new characters out in 2019 compared to the usual cadence of “a ton”) and the esports arm has been shut down, there’s still a team working on the game, doling out events and balance patches.Ī lot of lapsed players have a huge reason to come back soon, too, as Deathwing is joining the roster.
