Illidan, Uther, Fallstad, or Sonya are free this week

Feb 17, 2015 12:31 GMT  ·  By

Heroes of the Storm has just received a fresh free hero rotation containing major characters like Illidan or Sonya, and will get a 25% bonus XP gain between February 18 and February 24, in honor of the Lunar Festival, which marks in the game the Chinese New Year.

Heroes of the Storm has been around for some time now but only last month did the game enter a closed beta, as Blizzard kept it under a closed technical alpha stage throughout 2014.

Since then, many new features have been added to the game, from large free patches to new premium heroes like the Lost Vikings, and many more.

During this time, Blizzard has also organized different events, with the latest one being the Lunar Festival, which kicked off last month and continues until March 3, 2015. During this time, any player who completes 10 matches will get a commemorative avatar, and they can buy a special skin bundle for Chen and Li Li.

The Lunar Festival now also includes an XP bonus

Now, Blizzard confirms on its website that the multiplayer game will also celebrate the Lunar Festival with a 25% XP boost that kicks off at 12:01am PST on February 18 in the Americas region, and 12:01am CET on February 18 in the European region. It's going to continue until 11:59pm PST and 11:59pm CET on February 24.

The bonus stacks with the Stimpacks but it's unclear if it also stacks with the play with a friend bonus that's active if you're in a party with a buddy.

New free heroes are also available

Besides offering this great news, Blizzard has also updated the free hero rotation in Heroes of the Storm, bringing forth quite a few interesting picks, starting with Li Li, ETC, Illidan, Uther, and Sonya. Level 12+ players will also be able to control Sergeant Hammer, while those with level 15 or above can play as Fallstad.

The new heroes remain free until next week.

Heroes of the Storm Free Rotation (7 Images)

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