Whenever players issue an in-game taunt using a hero who has reached level 15 or higher, that hero will display unique "mastery" visual effects overhead. The hero will also play their taunt animation, as well as the voice line their owners selected for their loadout. Visual effects continue to evolve across several tiers, becoming more epic as the hero reaches new heights in the progression system.
Only mastery taunts that unlocked at hero level 15 were available when Heroes of the Storm 2.0 arrived to the live version of the game on April 25, 2017. However, additional mastery taunt tiers will come in future patches that unlock at Hero Levels 25, 50, 75, and 100. In addition to unlocking mastery taunts, players who already owned master skins prior to Heroes 2.0 will retain those skins, and permanently gain access to both of their skin variations after release day.
Use[]
Issue an in-game Taunt using the radial emote menu (default: X), by pressing the Taunt hotkey (default: J), or by typing “/Taunt” into chat.
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Patch changes[]
- (Patch June 13, 2017) Note: New Mastery Taunts have been added, and can be unlocked on a per-Hero basis by reaching Hero Levels 25, 50, 75, and 100 with that Hero.; Players who have Mastery Taunts will no longer receive Desync errors when loading into a game.
- (Patch April 25, 2017) Note: Added.