How to Prepare for Heroes of the Storm: Beginner’s Guide

Forget what you know about MOBAs.

There are a lot of similarities between Heroes and other MOBAs like League of Legends or Dota 2, but Blizzard differentiates Heroes by calling it a “hero brawler,” and this is for good reason.

There is no laning phase in Heroes, no last hits, XP is shared, and games are often won or lost because of map objectives.

There are definitely some skills that will carry over from those countless hours devoted to League, like understanding important timings within the game, player control, and how to make a good character build. But Heroes its own game, and it’s best to approach it as such.