Heroes of the Storm adds Murky

The third of four Heroes revealed at PAX East has joined the Heroes of the Storm roster, as Murky rides in to represent the murlocs.

Ozzie Mejia

May 22, 2014 2:00 PM

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For a Blizzard game, Heroes of the Storm seems to be lacking murlocs. But fear not, because the childlike Murky is riding in to fill the requisite murloc quota for Blizzard's upcoming MOBA. Originally unveiled at PAX East, this murloc is far from the jovial dancing amphibian you remember from his World of Warcraft days.

The newest Heroes of the Storm trailer shows a slightly darker (yet delightfully comical) backstory for the now-older Murky. The murloc fills a specialist role, utilizing Spawn Eggs that can be hidden anywhere on the map to create a forward spawn point, making him quite the persistent pest. When used correctly, Murky can quickly overwhelm the enemy by sheer perseverance and with his March of the Murlocs attack, which sics his murloc brethren on enemies.

Murky is the third of the four Heroes revealed at PAX East to debut in Heroes of the Storm, with only StarCraft's Zagara remaining. He can now be purchased from the game's shop, along with an alternate Grunty Murky skin.

For more on Murky, check out the Heroes of the Storm website. The full notes for the latest Technical Alpha patch can be found here.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?