Honor of Kings Equipment, Arcana, and more explained

Mastering a hero’s skill, teamwork, and strategies are all key to winning an Honor of Kings match. However, Equipment and Arcana are the two most important things one should consider before stepping into Hero’s Gorge.

Before identifying heroes with the best Equipment and Arcana, one should be well-informed about their effects. While they are filled with various buffs and exceptional skills that grant players an advantage over opponents, one should carefully select the best ones to build a hero properly.

This guide will provide the necessary information about all available Equipment and Arcana in Honor of Kings. It will also give players valuable tips for using and upgrading them for an optimum hero build.

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Honor of Kings Equipment types and effects explained

Honor of Kings offers six kinds of Equipment: Physical, Magical, Defense, Movement, Roaming, and Jungling. Of these, some equipment types only work with certain types of heroes. For instance, Magical Equipment only benefits Mage and Support class heroes.

That said, below is the list of all equipment types and their effects in Honor of Kings.

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Physical Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Physical items (Image via Level Infinite)

Physical items boost heroes’ attacks, movement speed, and survivability. Physical Equipment benefits Marksman, Fighter, and Assassin class heroes. Here is the table with all Physical items and their effects and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonuses
Axe of Torment	Great against squishy targets	85 Physical Attack, 15% Cooldown Reduction, and 500 Max Health
Eternity Blade	Grants high critical damage	110 Physical Attack, and 20% Critical Rate
Shadow Ripper	Critical hits boosts Attack Speed	35% Attack Speed, 25% Critical Rate, and 5% Movement Speed
Doomsday	Boosts Basic Attack’s damage	60 Physical Attack, 30% Attack Speed, and 10% Physical Lifesteal
Sparkforged Dagger	Gives Chain Lighting effect to Basic Attack	35% Attack Speed and 8% Movement Speed
Bloodweeper	Physical Lifesteal item	100 Physical Attack, 25% Physical Lifesteal, and 500 Max Health
Daybreaker	Great for Marksmen heroes	50 Physical Attack, 35% Attack SPeed, and 10% Critical Rate
Flaming Wrath	Gives true burning damage	1100 Max Health and 8% Movement Speed
Destiny	Nullifies fatal damage	60 Physical attack and 5% Cooldown Reduction
Master Sword	Boosts Basic Attack	80 Physical Attack, 20% Critical Rate, 500 Max Mana, and 500 Max Health
Starbreaker	Anti-tank item	80 Physical Attack and 10% Cooldown reduction
Siege Breaker	Boosts damage	180 Physical Attack
Dreamforged - Tempest	Basic Attack can pierce (stacks up to 2 times)	65 Physical Attack and 25% Attack Speed
Dreamforged - Skypiercer	Basic Attack knocks back enemies	100 Physical Attack, 10% Critical Rate, and 800 Max Health
Deepfrost Siege	Basic Attack Slows enemies	30% Attack Speed and 600 Max Health
Mortal Punisher	Lowers enemies’ HP regeneration	100 Physical Attack, 15% Attack Speed, and 15% Physical Lifesteal
Runic Blade	Boosts Magical defense	90 Physical Attack, 100 Magical Defense, 500 Max health
Pure Sky and Sky Dome	Temporary damage reduction	100 Physical Attack, 10% Cooldown Reduction, and 500 Max Health
Sunpool and Sunchaser	Boosts attack range	25% Attack Speed, 10% Critical Rate, and 5% Movement Speed

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Magical Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Magical items (Image via Level Infinite)

Excellent for Support and Mage class heroes, Magical Equipment boosts magical attack and damage. The table below lists all Magical items and their effects and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonus
Scepter of Reverberation	Heroes’ skills hits explode upon impact	240% Magical Attack and 7% Movement Speed
Savant’s Wrath	Boosts Magic Attack	240 Magical Attack
Masks of Agony	Boosts skill’s damage	120 Magical Attack, 5% Cooldown Reduction, and 800 Max Health
Twilight Stream	Boosts Magical Pierce	140 Magical Attack, 10% Cooldown Reduction, and 300 Max Health
Void Staff	Anti-tank item	240 Magical Attack and 500 Max Health
Insatiable Tome	Magical Lifesteal	180 Magical Attack, 10% Cooldown Reduction, and 1000 Max Health
Tome of Wisdom	Great item for Mages	400 Magical Attack and 10% Cooldown Reduction
Splendor	Temporary Invincibility	160 Magical Attack and 10% Cooldown Reduction
Holy Grail	Rapidly regenerates HP and Mana	180 Magical Attack and 15% Cooldown Reduction, and 500 Max Health
Golden Blade	Enhances Basic Attack overtime	20% Attack Speed, 160 Magical Attack, and 5% Movement Speed
Stave of Sorcery	Boosts Basic Attack	180 Magical Attack, 500 Max Mana and Health, and 8% Movement Speed
Augur’s Word	Offense and Defense item	150 Magical Attack, 500 Max Mana, and 1000 Max Health
Ardent Dominator	Grants a shield when HP drops below 30%	200 Magical Attack, 600 Max Mana and 15 Mana per second
Breakthrough Robe	HP converts into Magical Pierce	120 Magical Attack and 1000 Max Health
Frozen Breath	Skills hits slows down enemies	160 Magical Attack, 5% Cooldown Reduction, and 600 Max Health
Venomous Staff	Lowers enemies’ HP regeneration	240 Magical Attack, 10% Cooldown Reduction, and 5% Movement Speed
Moon Goddess	Temporary Invincibility	160 Magical Attack and 10% Cooldown Reduction

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Defense Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Defense items (Image via Level Infinite)

Defensive Equipment boosts heroes’ defensive abilities, granting Physical and Magical defenses, boosting HP and Movement Speed, and more. Support, Fighter, and Tank class heroes synergize well with this type of Equipment. The table below lists all Defensive items, their effects, and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonuses
Dawnlight	Grants shield while dealing damage	10% Cooldown Reduction, 240 Physical Defense, and 150 Health per second
Blazing Cape	Burns nearby enemies	240 Physical Defense and 1000 Max Health
Ominous Premonition	Slows attackers	270 Physical Defense and 1200 Max Health
Glacial Buckler	Boosts damage and slows enemies	20% Cooldown Reduction, 500 Max Mana, and 360 Physical Defense
Spikemail	Reflects Physical damage	300 Physical Attack and 360 Physical defense
Succubus Cloak	Nullifies magical damage	200 Magical Defense, 1000 Max health, and 100 Health per second
Cuirass of Savagery	Offense and Defense item	30 Physical Attack, 220 Physical Defense, 900 Max health, and 5% Movement Speed
Longnight Guardian	Resists burst damage	360 Magical Defense and 1000 Max Health
Sage’s Sanctuary	Resurrect on the Spot (Can be triggered two times per match)	140 Physical and Magical Defense
Eye of the Phoenix	Boosts HP regen	240 Magical Defense, 1200 Max Health, 100 Health per 5 seconds
Overlord’s Platemail	Healing item	2000 Max Health
Frostscar’s Embrace	Basic Attack slows enemies	40 Physical Attack, 10% Cooldown Reduction, 500 Max Mana, 240 Physical Defense, and 500 Max Health
Blood Rage and Phantom	Grants temporary shield and boosts basic attack	40 Physical Attack and 1000 Max Health
Frigid Charge and Winter	Group Crowd Control	240 Physical Defense and 1000 Max Health

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Movement Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Movement items (Image via Level Infinite)

Movement Equipment boosts heroes’ movement speed by providing physical and magical defense, reducing skills’ cooldown, and more. Every hero needs one item from the Movement Equipment. The table below lists all Movement items, their effects, and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonuses
Boots of Fortitude	Reduces Physical damage	120 Physical Defense
Boots of Resistance	Shortens Crowd Control by granting 30% resistance	120 Magical Defense
Boots of Tranquility	Speeds Skills cooldown reduction	15% Cooldown reduction
Boots of the Arcane	Magical Pierce	25 Mana/5 seconds
Boots of Dexterity	Boosts Attack Speed	20% Attack Speed
Boots of Defense	Grants Movement Speed	300 Max Health

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Jungling Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Jungling items (Image via Level Infinite)

Jungling Equipment boosts heroes’ attacks and HP when they kill monsters and increases their gold earnings. Thus, players who take the Jungling position benefit significantly from these items. The table below lists all Jungling items, their effects, and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonuses
Runeblade	Killing monsters boosts Magical Attack	150 Magical Attack, 5% Cooldown Reduction, and 7% Movement Speed
Rapacious Bite	Killing monster boosts attack	90 Physical Attack, 5% Cooldown Reduction, and 8% Movement Speed
Giant’s Grip	Killing monsters boosts HP	5% Cooldown Reduction, 1200 Max Health, and 6% Movement Speed

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Roaming Equipment

An in-game screenshot of Roaming items (Image via Level Infinite)

Roaming Equipment helps heroes move faster and prolongs survivability. Tank and Support class heroes benefit from these types of Equipment. The table below lists all Roaming items, their effects, and bonuses.

Items	Effects	Bonuses
Guardian	Grants 32-60 Physical and Magical defense to allies allies within the range of 800	500 Max Health and 6% Movement Speed
Crimson Shadow	Grants 8% Attack Speed and Cooldown Reduction, and 10 Mana every 5 seconds to all allies within the range of 800	500 Max Health and 6% Movement Speed
Stormchaser	Grants 3% Movement Speed and boosts attack stats by 20	500 Max Health and 6% Movement Speed
Stormchaser - Redemption	Grants shield that nullifies 600 to 1800 damage for 3 seconds to all allies within range	1200 Max Health and 10% Movement Speed
Stormchaser - Starspring	Restores allies HP and Mana	1200 Max Health and 10% Movement Speed
Stormchaser - Howl	Increases movement speed of allies within range	1200 Max Health and 10% Movement Speed
Stormchaser - Radiance	Grants Area damage and vision	1200 Max Health and 10% Movement Speed

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Recommended items for each class

Here is the list of the best items for each class:

• Assassin: Boots of Dexterity, Destiny, Pure Sky, Bloodweeper, Siege Breaker, and Sage’s Sanctuary
• Support: Guardian’s Glory, Boots of Tranquility, Holy Grail, Angur’s Word, Venomous Staff, Splendor
• Marskman: Boots of Dexterity, Sparkforged Dagger, Eternity Blade, Bloodweeper, Daybreaker, Sage’s Sanctuary
• Fighter: Boots of Resistance, Spikemail, Siege Breaker, Runic Blade, Cuirass of Savagery, Destiny
• Tank: Boots of Resistance, Spikemail, Longnight Guardian, Blazing Cape, Eye of the Phoenix, Frigid Charge
• Mage: Boots of Arcane, Scepter of Reverberation, Savant’s Wrath, Insatiable Tome, Void Staff, Tome of Wisdom

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Honor of Kings Arcanas and their effects explained

Honor of Kings offers 30 Arcanas categorized into Red, Blue, and Green colors (Image via Level Infinite)

In Honor of Kings, Arcanas are valuable items that boost heroes’ base stats, helping them in the early game. They boost heroes’ attacks, cooldown reduction, HP, defense, and more. There are 30 Arcanas in the game, categorized into three types: Red, Blue, and Green.

Red Arcanas boosts damage, Blue focuses on self-regeneration, and Green boosts defensive abilities. Players can mix Arcanas and equip up to 10 of each color for every hero. The table below lists all Arcanas under their respective types and their effects:

Red Arcanas
Name	Effects (at level 5)
Inheritance	+3.2 Physical Attack
Saint	+5.3 Magical Attack
Red Moon	+1.6% Attack Speed and 0.5% Critical Rate
Mutation	+2 Physical Attack and 3.6 Physical Pierce
Conflict	+2.5 Physical Attack and 0.5% Physical Lifesteal
Unparalleled	+0.7% Critical Rate and 3.6% Critical Damage
Fate	+1% Attack Speed, +33.7 Health, and 2.3 Physical Defense
Nightmare	+4.2 Magical Attack and 2.4% Magical Pierce
Omen	+4.2 Magical Attack and 0.6% Attack Speed
Calamity	+1.6% Critical Rate

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Blue Arcanas
Name	Effects (at level 5)
Longevity	75 Max Health
Meditation	+60 Max Health and 4.5 Health every 5 seconds
Hunt	+1% Attack and Movement Speed
Avarice	+1.6% Magical Lifesteal
Reaver	+1.6% Physical Lifesteal
Beast Scar	+0.5% Critical Rate and 60 Max Health
Prosperity	+1% Physical Lifesteal and 4.1 Magical Defense
Reincarnation	+2.4 Magical Attack and 1% Magical Lifesteal
Harmony	+45 Max Health, 5.2 Health every 5 seconds, and 0.4% Movement Speed
Stealth	+1.6 Physical Attack and 1% Movement Speed

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Green Arcanas
Name	Effects (at level 5)
Eagle Eye	+0.9 Physical Attack and 6.4 Physical Pierce
Mind’s Eye	+0.6% Attack Speed and 6.4 Magical Pierce
Compassion	+1% Cooldown Reduction
Bulwark	+9 Physical Defense
Fortify	+5 Physical and Magical defense
Vacuity	+37.5 Max Health and 0.6% Cooldown Reduction
Cognizance	+9 Magical Defense
Tribute	+2.4 Magical Attack and 0.7% Cooldown Reduction
Reverence	+0.7% Magical Lifesteal and +5.9 Physical Defense
Reverberation	+2.7 Physical and Magical Defense and 0.6% Cooldown Reduction

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Upgrading Arcanas in Honor of Kings

Upgrading Arcanas requires Arcana Fragments (Image via Level Infinite)

Players can upgrade each Arcana to level 5 with Arcana Fragments. One can obtain these Fragments from daily rewards and limited-time events, by selling Arcanas, and exchanging them with Starstones or Diamonds.

Here are the recommended Arcanas of each type to prioritize upgrading based on the heroes’ type:

Red Arcanas

• Physical Damage heroes: Mutation, Red Moon, Unparalleled, and Calamity
• Magical Damage heroes: Nightmare
• Tank and Support heroes: Fate

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Green Arcanas

• Physical Damage heroes: Eagle Eye
• Magical Damage heroes: Minds Eye and Tribute
• Tank and Support heroes: Vacuity

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Blue Arcanas

• Physical Damage heroes: Hunt, Stealth, and Rever
• Magical Damage heroes: Avarice and Hunt
• Tank and Support heroes: Harmony

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Players must upgrade and use Arcanas based on their play style. They should also understand each hero’s abilities and mix Arcanas accordingly.