The Nexus Compendium

Cursed Hollow <Battleground>

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As one of the first and most ancient realms pulled into the Nexus, the realm of Raven Court has grown large and prosperous over the millennia. The province of Cursed Hollow, a gothic landscape of twisting villages and farmlands, serves as an ideal trial grounds for the Heroes of the Storm.

Official Site: Battleground Page
Realm: Raven Court
Released: 2014-03-13 (during Alpha/Beta)
Rotation: Ranked and Unranked

This Battleground:

has 3 Lanes with Minions
has 2 Primary Objectives to follow
has 6 Camps (Mercenaries enabled during Objectives)
has 2 Watchtowers to capture
holds 1 Entity in it
has 3 Resources available

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 - Curse		The Core will spawn a Curse under a nearby enemy Hero. If they are Cursed, they take 5% maximum Health as damage and their Armor is reduced by 75 for 4 seconds.
		Recast after 3 sec when an enemy Hero is close.
	Amount: 2	Located at the middle of each base.
Raven Lord's Tribute		Tributes spawn periodically. Gather three to Silence Enemy Structures and Lower Minion Health to 1 for 1 min 10 sec.
	Spawns: 3 min	Respawns 50 sec after Tribute is captured (50sec~1min, 30sec) or Curse has ended (2min~2min, 40sec)
	Amount: 6	Located all over the area between top and bottom lanes.

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.

Giants Camp		Giants (Siege) spawn. Moves down the top or bottom lanes.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 3 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located close to forts, northeast and southwest.
Wizard Knights Camp		Wizard Knights (Bruiser) spawn. Moves down the middle lane.
	Spawns: 1 min	Respawns 4 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located close to middle lane, northeast and southwest.
Bone Golem		Bone Golem (Boss) spawns. Moves down the top or bottom lanes.
	Spawns: 5 min	Respawns 5 min after the Camp has been captured.
	Amount: 2	Located close to top-west and bottom-east gates.

Watchtowers

Capture these to gain vision, until captured by the opposing team.

Watchtower		Two Watchtowers, each giving vision of a Tribute point.
	Amount: 2	Located close by lanes, northwest and southeast.

Entities

These entities are found in this Battleground, one way or the other.

Raven Lord (Primary Announcer) - available as an Announcer

Also known as Oberon, he's the ruler of the Raven Court, and on a crusade to dominate or control all realms of the Nexus, in order to, seemingly, protect it from an unknown threat. Highly dissatisfied with the path his daughter, Orphea, has taken.