The minimap is a UI element that represents the Battleground's map on a smaller scale. It displays in real time the location and status of structures, heroes, some abilities (like Ragnaros' Lave Wave), minions, catapults, monsters and objectives. The minimap is subject to team vision, with unseen areas covered by the fog of war.
Right clicking anywhere on the minimap will command the hero to move to that location. However, this option can be turned off to prevent missclicks. ALT + left-clicking an enemy Hero portrait will ping that Hero's location on the Minimap if they are within allied vision. If that enemy is outside of allied vision, a chat message will inform allies that the Hero is missing.
Minimap Awareness[ | ]
Minimap Awareness in Heroes of the Storm refers to the degree to which a player is aware of what's going on throughout the battlefield through information gleaned from the minimap, which you can find in the lower-right corner of the screen. In addition to providing you the location of your own teammates, the minimap will reveal opponents' positions while they are visible to your team. It will also indicate when objectives and Mercenary camps are available, and the status of all fortifications.
By regularly keeping an eye on your minimap, you are in a much better position to make informed decisions about where you should be focusing your efforts. Are there three enemy Heroes visible on the other side of the map? Maybe it's time to team up and take down that half-health enemy fort.[1]
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Minimap Icons[ | ]
Battleground Icons[ | ]
Icon | Description |
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Generic Icons | |
The Core | |
A Fort or a Keep | |
A Healing Fountain | |
A catapult | |
A watchtower | |
A Siege Camp | |
A Bruiser Camp | |
A Boss Camp | |
Mercenary on the lane | |
Battlefield of Eternity | |
Ilarian | |
Beleth | |
Blackheart's Bay | |
Blackheart | |
Blackheart's Ghostship | |
The Treasure Chests | |
Skeleton pirate | |
Braxis Holdout | |
Braxis Holdouts beacons | |
A Globe Generator | |
Zerg Holding Pens | |
Braxis Holdouts beacons | |
The Zerg Wave | |
Cursed Hollow | |
Tribute | |
Dragon Shire | |
The northern Shrine of the Sun | |
The southern Shrine of the Moon | |
The Dragon Knight | |
Garden of Terror | |
Fertile Soil | |
Garden Terror | |
The Shamblers | |
Seeds | |
Hanamura | |
Hanamura Payload | |
Haunted Mines | |
The Grave Golems spawnpoint for each team | |
Waygate into the Mines | |
The Bone Golem within the Mines | |
The Skeletons within the Mines | |
Infernal Shrines | |
The Shrines | |
The Punisher | |
Sky Temple | |
The northern Crocodile Temple | |
The middle Snake Temple | |
The southern Jackal Temple | |
Tomb of the Spider Queen | |
The Spider Queens Altars | |
The Webweavers | |
Towers of Doom | |
Altars | |
The Waygates | |
Warhead Junction | |
Nuke | |
Volskaya Foundry | |
The Triglav Protector |
References[ | ]
- ↑ Core Concepts: Battleground Basics - The Importance of Map Awareness. Battle.net. Retrieved on 2017-05-23.