'Heroes of the Storm' Mega Hero Bundles: The Nexus is looking mighty busy in 'HotS' 2.0
Blizzard really, really, really wants you to play Heroes of the Storm 2.0. The Blizz-themed MOBA update (multiplayer online battle arena, for those not in the know) drops regionally on Tuesday, April 25, with a big promotion to get its hooks into newbies and HotS vets alike. If you've been sitting in the Nexus waiting for your opportunity to hit the lanes, now's the time to get primed for (re)entry.
Heroes of the Storm Mega Hero Bundles: What it's all about and what's included
To celebrate the shiny new HotS mega-update — and entice players to (re)join the scene — Blizzard announced on Friday that they are releasing "Mega Hero Bundles." These four packages are stuffed with 20 characters a piece.
Assassin Mega Hero Bundle
Assassin heroes in Heroes of the Storm are wild damage-dealers, the big guns that you call in when you want to hit the other team hard and fast (and then disappear into the mist when things get hairy).
Included in the "Assassin Mega Hero Bundle" are:
Alarak, from StarCraft 2
Chromie, from World of Warcraft
Falstad, from World of Warcraft
Greymane, from World of Warcraft
Gul'dan, from World of Warcraft
Kael'thas, from World of Warcraft
Kerrigan, from StarCraft 2
Li-Ming, from Diablo 3
Lunara, from World of Warcraft
Nazeebo, from Diablo 3
Nova, from StarCraft 2
Raynor, from StarCraft 2
Sylvanas, from World of Warcraft
The Butcher, from Diablo 3
Tracer, from Overwatch
Tychus, from StarCraft 2
Valeera, from World of Warcraft
Valla, from Diablo 3
Zeratul, from StarCraft 2
Zul'jin, from World of Warcraft
Flex Mega Hero Bundle
The "flex" bundle is chalk-full of heroes that are perfect for a brand new Heroes of the Storm player or those of us vet HotS players that have quite a few gaps in our collections. There's a wide variety of heroes in this bundle, which pulls from every hero class in the game.
Included in the "Flex Mega Hero Bundle" are:
Abathur, from StarCraft 2
Arthas, from World of Warcraft
Azmodan, from Diablo 3
Brightwing, from World of Warcraft
Diablo, from Diablo
E.T.C., from World of Warcraft
Greymane, from World of Warcraft
Johanna, from Diablo 3
Kerrigan, from StarCraft 2
Li Li, from World of Warcraft
Li-Ming, from Diablo 3
Lt. Morales, from StarCraft 2
Nazeebo, from Diablo 3
Rehgar, from World of Warcraft
Rexxar, from World of Warcraft
Sylvanas, from World of Warcraft
The Lost Vikings, from Rock n' Roll Racing
Tychus, from StarCraft 2
Varian, from World of Warcraft
Zul'jin, from World of Warcraft
Support and Specialist Mega Hero Bundle
These are the heroes that keep the rest of the team up. A great Heroes of the Storm team composition needs more than brute strength and quick hits — you need the support of great healers and powerful specialists to ensure you have a fighting chance.
Included in the "Support and Specialist Mega Hero Bundle" are:
Abathur, from StarCraft 2
Auriel, from Diablo 3
Brightwing, from World of Warcraft
Chen, from World of Warcraft
Dehaka, from StarCraft 2
E.T.C., from World of Warcraft
Johanna, from Diablo 3
Kharazim, from Diablo 3
Li Li, from World of Warcraft
Lt. Morales, from StarCraft 2
Lúcio, from Overwatch
Malfurion, from World of Warcraft
Medivh, from World of Warcraft
Muradin, from World of Warcraft
Rehgar, from World of Warcraft
Stitches, from World of Warcraft
Tassadar, from StarCraft 2
Tyrael, from Diablo 3
Uther, from World of Warcraft
Zarya, from Overwatch
Tanks and Bruisers Mega Hero Bundle
Soaking damage and getting up close and personal is what these heroes do best. Get ready to charge into the fray with these badass HotS characters and make your enemies cower in fear.
Alarak, from StarCraft 2
Anub'arak, from World of Warcraft
Artanis, from StarCraft 2
Arthas, from World of Warcraft
Chen, from World of Warcraft
Diablo, from Diablo
Dehaka, from StarCraft 2
Kharazim, from Diablo 3
Leoric, from Diablo 3
Muradin, from World of Warcraft
Ragnaros, from World of Warcraft
Rexxar, from World of Warcraft
Samuro, from World of Warcraft
Sonya, from Diablo 3
Stitches, from World of Warcraft
Thrall, from World of Warcraft
Varian, from World of Warcraft
Xul, from Diablo 3
Zarya, from Overwatch
Heroes of the Storm Mega Hero Bundles: How you can snag your fave bundle
For a limited time, Blizzard is offering a chance to get one of the four bundles for free — as long as you log into the Nexus to get your 100 gems.
Mega Bundles will be available following the launch of Heroes of the Storm 2.0 in your region, lasting until May 22, 2017. All players who log in to Heroes of the Storm during that timeframe will automatically receive 100 Gems, which can be used to permanently unlock one (1) Mega Bundle of their choosing. Choose wisely! Once you have unlocked one of the four Mega Bundles described above, the other three will become unavailable.
Blizzard has a shiny tool (scroll past the heroes available in each bundle) that you can use to determine which of these bundles are best for your play style (and needs) so that you don't waste your gems on the wrong one. You have until May 22 to get your bundle, heroes.
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