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Banning pick is here

Patch 0.1.66 came out today. The patch includes various hero buffs/nerfs, bug fixes and a new mode!

The long awaited “Banning Pick” mode is here. Similar to Captains mode from dota, each captain will get  3 bans per team then each player has 60 seconds to pick a hero from the pool , taking turns alternately.

It might sound similar to banning draft, however, you can pick from the full list of heroes.

With this new mode aimed at competitive play, there have been a few hero changes:
Zephyr has largely been remade (for the umpteenth  time). His ultimate now a Typhoon that reaps destruction to enemies the closer they are to the epicentre. This definitely synergies well with Tempest’s ultimate, making zephyr a useful hero now.

Electrician has been buffed, his ultimate having its cool-down reduced and the ability to jump to multiple targets if in possession of Staff of the Master. Other changes are viewable in the change-log on this site.

Personally, as a dedicated Valkyrie player i was glad to see that her ultimate has been improved(cool-down and mana cost reduced), enabling me to skill prism earlier without concerns about mana consumption.
The sound that Valkyrie’s arrow makes has been quietened, making it harder for enemies to hear that distinctive sound. Although minor, this can mean the difference between winning/loosing a gank/battle.

These are just a few hero changes, other heroes including Pyromancer (new DoT effect on fervor), Jeriziah(repel nerf), devourer, Madman and more have been updated.

Lastly, most heroes with aura’s now gain the ability to toggle them on or off. We think this is a nice idea especially when some aura’s effect lane control, namely pushing the creeps too far into enemy towers making it difficult to farm or gank.

Patch 0.1.62

Today Heroes of Newerth was updated to Patch 0.1.62.

There are some interesting additions to the game, most notably new neutral camps.

You can check out the details of the latest patch here -> Changelog

Deadwood is here!

Christmas has come early for all HoN fans out there. With the new patch 1.61.0 players can now play as Deadwood.

Deadwood is a Strength hero with ranged disabling abilities and melee capability. His spells are new apart from his 2nd spell Uproot which has been taken from the old Keeper of the Forest.

Following the christmas spirit S2 games have decorated the maps with snowmen and lanterns.

Enjoy!

Engineer and Forsaken Archer

Two new agility heroes have been added to the game: Forsaken Archer and Engineer.

Heroes of Newerth fans have been spam picking these new heroes in joy since last nights patch, and for good reason.
Not only do these heroes look incredibly cool, but they are also extremely good.

Forsaken Archer is a cold hearted ranged hero, who has spells similar to Medusa and Wind-runner from DotA.

The Dwarven technician, Engineer, has influence from previous savage games and that of Techies from DotA aswell.

You can view the spells and statistics of each of these new heroes by clicking on their portraits below, or by heading over to the Heroes section.