Heroes - free rotation, skills, development | Map types and descriptions of maps Heroes of the Storm Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Heroes of the Storm offers a wide range of characters known from Blizzard games, each of them has a specific role in the team and a unique skillset. Every player can choose any character they bought or that is available in weekly free rotation.
Free rotation
In Heroes of the Storm, free characters change every week. There are always 7 characters - 5 available right away and 2 only when you reach 8th or 10th level. Free heroes are marked with an icon below their portraits.
Character development system
When you play with a hero, you level them up. There are 10 levels and you'll get a reward on each of them: skills, advanced talents, mounts, skins etc. The important thing here is to get the hero to 4th level because it unlocks some powerful abilities.
After you finish a game with a hero, you'll get experience points shown by the blue progress bar. Below it you can see the next reward.
Abilities
Every character has specific abilities that can be upgraded by choosing talents.
First talent can be chosen on level 1, then on 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 20. After you reach a specific level, you can choose from four available talents. The only exception is level 10, when you get a special skill.
You'll have to choose between 2 options. Choose wisely, your success may depend on it.