MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration: Launch date, new skins, and more

Moonton has recently announced the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration. After the MOBA title's immensely hit collab with Attack on Titans, the animated TV show, the community is eagerly waiting for this new crossover with Kings of Fighters '97, a popular console game of the nineties.

The developer posted a trailer video recently on their official X page, talking about the new hero skins arriving in the latest update. The caption states that the skins will arrive in-game on April 24, 2024.

This article states all the crucial details you must know about the upcoming MLBB x KOF collaboration.

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Mobile Legends Bang Bang community awaits the launch of the highly anticipated MLBB x KOF collaboration

Since King of Fighters '97 is a popular fighting title in itself and has its own dedicated playerbase (especially in Southeast Asia), the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration, launching on April 24, 2024, has created a buzz in both the title's communities.

Moonton has chosen three heroes for the new skins of this collaboration event. Detailed below are all the heroes getting new skins in the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration.

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Valir "Kyo Kusanagi" skin

Valir gets a new skin in the latest MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration event (Image via Moonton)

Per the official X post, Valir, among the best Mages in the game, gets one of the best KOF '97 character-inspired skins in this MLBB x KOF '97 collab. Valir looks like the popular fighter from KOF '97's Japan Team (Hero Team) in this new skin. His skill effects have undergone vast changes in this costume. Lastly, the fireballs Valir throws in his basic attacks seem bigger in the trailer.

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Masha "Mai Shiranui" skin

Masha skin in the new collaboration event (Image via Moonton)

While Valir, the Mage gets one of the most popular skins in the upcoming MLBB x KOF '97, the other two cosmetic enhancements went to two of the most popular Fighter heroes in the title.

Masha is among the best Fighters in MLBB and got one of the best lady character-themed skins in this event. Mai Shirunai is a King of Fighters '97 character from the Women Fighter team. Her skin complements Masha and her gameplay incredibly, as seen in the trailer.

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Paquito "Terry Bogard" skin

New Paquito skin in MLBB (Image via Moonton)

Paquito, currently a top-tier fighter on the MLBB meta-tier list, has been honored with Terry Bogard's (a member of the Fatal Fury Team) skin in the Mobile Legends Bang Bang x King of Fighters '97 collaboration. His new skill effects are seemingly inspired by fire.

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Other skins of this MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration

While the X post mentions only these three skins, plenty of other skins are set to arrive in the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration event. Per the YouTube video posted from the title's official YouTube handle, they are:

• Guison "K" skin
• Aurora "Kula Diamond" skin
• Dyrroth "Orochi Chris" skin
• Karina "Leona" skin
• Chou "Iori Yagami" skin
• Guinevere "Athena Asamiya" skin

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Other specifications of the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration

New Golden and Silver ID Tags (Image via Moonton)

The new event also brings plenty of other perks for players. As seen in the official video, they are:

• A new K.O. Killing Notification
• Specific random actions and idle animation of these skins
• New Battle Emotes
• New Recall and Spawn animation

That said, the most exclusive specification set to arrive in the game is that each of the skins obtained arrives with a specific ID tag, and the skins received in the first week of the MLBB x KOF '97 collaboration event will arrive with a Golden ID tag.

Since there is still time before this new event arrives, it is hard to predict how to get these items and skins from the event. However, from the previous events, you can expect that there will be some event-specific tokens you can collect from the draws and use them in the store to purchase the skins and other perks.

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