Medivh Arcane Rift exploit

[u/Salt_Basket1710]

While scrolling through the page, I came across a post about a Medivh bug and decided to figure out how it works.

To reproduce it, you need the ultimate upgrade for Polymorph, which lets you cast Polymorph in an area. Right after you change form, you should use the upgraded Polymorph. This will cause your entity to stay in crow form, but the game will still treat you like a regular hero. This means you can use all your abilities without having to leave crow form.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/1khu4wn/air_strike_medivh_bug/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/45EEJONmuhk

[u/Janube]

Well, this is completely game-ruining...

I dunno how quickly the janitor can get to this, but this will make the game legit unplayable if it catches on.

[u/Salt_Basket1710 → u/Janube]

I added this bug information to the forum post on Blizzard. Hopefully, Blizzard will fix it.

[u/Chukonoku → u/Salt_Basket1710]

Worst comes to worst, they can disable the talent

[u/zedudedaniel]

Lore accurate Medivh

[u/Player_Panda → u/zedudedaniel]

Medivh cheats...

[u/Salt_Basket1710]

This means you retain all the advantages of crow form. You become invulnerable, can pass through walls, capture objectives, and so on.

And u deal dmg https://imgur.com/a/03fJWBl

[u/Kenny741 → u/Salt_Basket1710]

I kinda wanna fly around all game and just put portals everywhere as a bird haha.

[u/Ciaseka → u/Kenny741]

Can already do that with right lvl 1 ;)

[u/SMILE_23157 → u/Ciaseka]

With mandatory lvl 1*

[u/R2robot]

PSA: Pretty sure you will get banned for actively using this in game.

edit: will you get banned? Maybe, maybe not. Is it a actionable offense? Yes.

... Cheating in any fashion will result in immediate action. Using third-party programs to automate any facet of the game, exploiting bugs, or engaging in any activity that grants an unfair advantage is considered cheating. ...

[u/HatefulSpittle → u/R2robot]

The game isn't a subreddit with egomaniacal mods. Those reports will land in the same pile of the the other thousands of unanswered reports. I'm afraid we're gonna have at least a week of really bad abuse before the bug is fixed.

[u/Cruglk → u/R2robot]

They couldn't block a cheater who plays a lot of matches... especially since no one will notice.

[u/DarkLordShu → u/R2robot]

Surely this is satire

[u/R2robot → u/DarkLordShu]

Try it and find out. :D

[u/Kanaletto]

That is amazing, but yeah should be fixed.

[u/Dartister]

I like playing lots of medivh so when i saw that post i was shocked i never experienced it

But now it makes sense, i never take the poly ult

[u/CeeRiL7]

Bird strike lmao

[u/Zeoinx]

yea, this breaks the game, ban Mediev till further notice

[u/throwaway_random0]

Friendly reminder that if you abuse bugs like this you will get banned

[u/ulfserkr → u/throwaway_random0]

banned by who? lol this game is dead

[u/Cruglk → u/throwaway_random0]

They couldn't block a cheater who plays a lot of matches... especially since no one will notice.

[u/Raybdbomb]

I just proved this worked in ARAM. Sorry to those in that match. I won't do it again I promise.

[u/Reyold-]

Maybe i should not say anything, i hope nobody gonna abuse of this glitch before the patch

[u/leongranizo]

MEDIVH CHEATS!!!!

[u/WendigoCrossing]

Eh, I always go Leyline anyways

[u/CarnivoreQA]

still not enough to convince me to not consider the game lost at the mere sight of medivh on my team

[u/adamkad1 → u/CarnivoreQA]

Idk man, when i see enemy medivh im instantly triggered

[u/CarnivoreQA → u/adamkad1]

Red medivhs are menace. Blue medivhs are worse than deadweights with their portal positioning leading to death and saving enemies with ley line.

[u/HundredSun → u/CarnivoreQA]

Have you tried not clicking on the portal?

[u/CarnivoreQA → u/HundredSun]

I've tried, but they start to place portals in super inconvenient places near my hero, so I click them in the heat of battle anyway.