The Lost Vikings return to Heroes of the Storm

Before Starcraft, before Diablo, and even before Warcraft, there was The Lost Vikings — an old-school trio of characters who platformed their way out of the evil clutches of Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire. If you weren't a gamer back in the early 90s, you probably have no idea what I'm referring to, but if you're a current Heroes of the Storm player, you soon will.

That's because this trio of beloved Vikings are making their way to Blizzard's multiplayer online battle arena. Arriving in today's patch, The Lost Vikings are now a playable character in Heroes of the Storm. That's right, all three characters are being rolled into one Hero, and they each closely resemble their old-school counterpart. For example, Erik can move faster than the other Vikings and has a longer attack range, while Olaf has lots of health and can charge to slow enemies. Each Viking can move, attack, and be killed separately, and also have their own individual respawn timers on death.

Below are the detailed abilities for the new hero, The Lost Vikings (Olaf, Baleog, and Erik).

The Lost Vikings, (Olaf, Baleog, and Erik) just fell through a Nexus portal and are now available for play! Read on for a brief overview of their Abilities, as well as how to control the Vikings in-game.

• General
  • The Lost Vikings are three Heroes in one!
    • Olaf – Has lots of Health, regenerates Health quickly, and charges to slow enemies
    • Baleog – Deals splash damage to enemies behind his attack target
    • Erik – Moves faster than the other Vikings and has a longer attack range
  • Each Viking can move, attack, and be killed separately. They will also receive individual respawn timers on death.
    • Use the activated Talent hotkeys “1”, “2”, and “3” to select and control the Vikings individually, or press the “4” key to guide them as a group.
• Basic Abilities
  • The Lost Vikings’ Basic Abilities must be unlocked through Talent Selection.
  • Spin to Win! (Q)
    • Deals damage around each Viking.
    • Can be unlocked at Level 4 by learning the Spin to Win! Talent
  • Jump! (W)
    • All Vikings become temporarily Invulnerable.
    • Can be unlocked at Level 7 by learning the Jump! Talent
  • Norse Force! (E)
    • All Vikings temporarily gain a Shield.
    • Can be unlocked at Level 16 by learning the Norse Force! Talent
• Mount
  • Go go go! (Z)
    • The Vikings gain increased Movement Speed for a few seconds.
• Trait
  • Fast Restart
    • Death time is reduced for The Lost Vikings.
• Heroic Abilities
  • Play Again! (R)
    • All Vikings are revived and teleported to the summoning Viking.
  • Longboat Raid! (R)
    • Summon a Longboat and go on a Viking Raid!

For more info on The Lost Vikings, including a look at their champion skins, check out the formal announcement on Battle.net.