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Blackheart's Bay <Battleground>
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The ghost pirate Blackheart has staked his claim upon the realm of Mistharbor. His undead pirate crew has poured onto the streets, claiming the once thriving marketplace as their new den of villainy.
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Battleground Map
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Primary Objectives
These objectives are what makes the Battleground unique, and are essential to know in order to win.
| Core Ability - Cannonball | The Core will shoot a cannonball at 2 nearby enemy Heroes, dealing 5% maximum Health as damage, slowing them by 70% for 1.5 seconds, and knocking them back. | |
| Recast after 4 sec when an enemy Hero is close. | ||
| Amount: 2 | Located at the middle of each base. | |
| Captain Blackheart | Coins can be turned in to Blackheart, causing him lauch a volley of 12 cannonballs toward the Enemy Structures. Prioritizes the lane with the most Structures. Starts at 10 coins and increases by 2 for every new turn-in for that team. | |
| Spawns: 1 min, 15 sec | Remains active for the rest of the game. | |
| Amount: 1 | Located in the middle of the map between middle and bottom lanes. | |
| Chests | Two Chests spawn at each side of the map. Destroy a Chest to gain 5 Coins. | |
| Spawns: 1 min, 30 sec | Respawns 3 min after all Chests have been broken. | |
| Amount: 2 | Located close by lanes, north and south. | |
Camps
When captured at the right time, Camps can make a huge difference or provide a needed bit of support.
Note that Mercenaries are enabled during the Primary Objectives.
| Dubloon Camp | Skeleton Warriors spawn. Drops 2 Coins upon defeat. | |
| Spawns: 1 min | Respawns 2 min, 30 sec after the Camp has been captured. | |
| Amount: 4 | Located at the bottom center and near bottom and middle gates on each side. | |
| Giants Camp | Giants (Siege) spawn. Drops 2 Coins upon capture. Moves down the bottom lane. | |
| Spawns: 1 min | Respawns 3 min after the Camp has been captured. | |
| Amount: 2 | Located near the bottom gates for each side. | |
| Wizard Knights Camp | Wizard Knights (Bruiser) spawn. Drops 2 Coins upon capture. Moves down the top or bottom lanes. | |
| Spawns: 1 min | Respawns 4 min after the Camp has been captured. | |
| Amount: 3 | Located at the bottom center and between middle and top lanes near each team's gates. | |
| Bone Golem | Bone Golem (Boss) spawns. Moves down the top lane. | |
| Spawns: 5 min | Respawns 5 min after the Camp has been captured. | |
| Amount: 1 | Located at the top center. | |
Watchtowers
Capture these to gain vision, until captured by the opposing team.
| Watchtower | One Watchtower revealing Top and Center lanes. | |
| Amount: 1 | Located at the center between top and middle lanes. | |
Entities
These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.
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Blackheart (Primary Announcer & Objective) - available as an Announcer Ghost Pirate before it was cool. Likes loot and rum, but dislikes old gaming platforms. |
Resources
Useful websites, that gives detailed information about certain aspects of the Battleground.
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Heroes Patch Notes - Blackheart's Bay Patch Notes |
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Heroes Profile - Blackheart's Bay Win Rates |
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Heroes Wiki - Blackheart's Bay |
Battleground Rotations
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