Level Infinite has announced Honor of Kings Season 7, Architects of Fate. The update comes with a new hero, character adjustments, and more. The ranks will also reset and change based on the final tier players obtained in the previous season.
This article provides the official Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes.
Honor of Kings season 7 patch notes: Rank reset and new rank rewards upgrade
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A player’s starting tier in Honor of Kings Season 7 will be determined by their final rank at the end of the previous season.
Level Infinite has also upgraded rank rewards for Honor of Kings Season 7. Here are the details:
- Diamond: Advanced Everything Box (Random Skin ✕ 1)
- Master: Advanced Everything Box (Random Skin ✕ 1)
- Grandmaster: Epic Skin Pearl (Random Epic Skin ✕ 1)
- Mythic (25 stars): Epic Skin pearl (Random Epic Skin ✕ 1)
New hero in Honor of Kings Season 7
A new Honor of Kings hero, Dyadia, will debut on September 25, 2024, in Honor of Kings Season 7. Players can purchase her from the in-game shop till October 1, 2024, for 388 Tokens (at a 33% discount). She will be available to buy for 588 Tokens or 13,888 Starstones from October 2, 2024.
Dyadia is a roaming hero with the ability to steal gold from enemies. She can heal allies and buff their movement speed with her skills. Additionally, she can deal damage to enemies, immobilize them, and receive less damage from them.
Players can check out the full Dyadia build in Honor of Kings here.
Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes: Battlefield changes
Level Infinite has made three changes to the Hero's Gorge in Honor of Kings Season 7. Here are the details:
- Minions in all lanes will be more potent after players destroy all opponents' high-ground towers. After the update, the minion waves will change to Melee Super Minion, Ranged Super Minion, and Cannon instead of standard Melee Super Minion, Melee Minion, and Ranged. The new Ranged Super Minion will have 3,000 Health, 300 Basic Attack, and 300 Magical Attack. However, the gold obtained by slaying it remains the same as the Ranged Minions.
- Killing Firehawk in Farm Lane grants an equal amount of gold to all teammates. Defeating it gives a base reward of 40 gold and 80 EXP. Additionally, it rewards 100 gold to the entire team, split evenly among the team members.
- A new unit, Space Sprite, will be available in Clash Lane’s teleportation portal. The teleportation portal will activate only after slaying the Space Sprite. Killing it rewards 40 Gold and 50 EXP. The sprite will spawn only once per match.
New theme modes
In addition to the above changes, new theme modes will be available in the Hero’s Gorge as a limited-time game mode.
The first theme is Spirit of the Gorge, available from September 25, 2024, to October 17, 2024. In this theme mode, players can use a new Common Skill, Prison Sprite.
Prison Sprite has a cooldown period of 90 seconds. It slows enemies down by 75% and imprisons those within a four-meter range.
Prison Sprite won’t follow enemies and lasts seven seconds. It will also immobilize enemies who stay within its range for two seconds. Immobilized enemies cannot move and use Flash or movement skills. However, they can use their Basic Attacks or skills.
Prison Sprite can imprison an enemy only once, and the effects of multiple sprites from the same team won’t stack.
A new mechanic, Vision Sprite, will also be available as a Theme mode from October 17, 2024, to October 31, 2024. Level Infinite will reveal the details of Vision Sprite in the future.
Honor of Kings season 7 patch notes: Hero balance adjustments
Level Infinite has adjusted the mechanics of seven heroes in Honor of Kings Season 7. Additionally, the developer has buffed four heroes and nerfed one.
Mechanics Adjustments
Hero buffs and nerfs
In addition to these changes, Level Infinite has combat improvements for Yuhan. The developer improved the projectile visual effects of Yuhan’s Passive and the War and Peace effects of her Ultimate Skill.
Additionally, some heroes can use equipment’s active effects while casting their skills. The table below shows the details of the heroes and skills affected by this change:
Additionally, Level Infinite has optimized skill point recommendations for the following heroes:
- Ming
- Kui
- Sima Yi
- Zhou Yu
- Dun
- Xiang Yu
- Jing
- Kaizer
- Li Bai
Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes: Equipment balance adjustments
The table below shows the balance adjustments Level Infinite made to certain pieces of equipment in Honor of Kings Season 7:
Honor of Kings season 7 patch notes: New game modes
Honor of Kings Season 7 brings three new game modes for a limited time. Here are the details:
Mechacraft Veteran
This game mode will be available in Honor of Kings Season 7 from September 25, 2024, to October 22, 2024. It is a roguelike game mode where players face an endless horde of monsters in several chapters. Additionally, they can participate in the Limitless Challenge mode to achieve the highest possible score.
Additionally, two new game modes, Battle of Awakening and Mount Magma, will be available in the future. Level Infinite will reveal their schedule and further details later.
Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes: System updates
Here are the system updates in Honor of Kings Season 7:
Activeness Chest
Players can open an Everything Box by completing their first ranked or normal match daily. There is also a slight possibility of obtaining an additional Surprise Chest. Level Infinite has upgraded the Honor of Kings season 7’s Everything Box to give more rewards and an increased chance of getting high-value items.
Players can get an extra Everything Box each day on weekends. Moreover, they can receive higher-tier Everything Box by completing certain events and tier milestones. This item has a high chance of granting Honor of Kings skins as rewards.
Download As You Play
Level Infinite has optimized the layout of the Download As You Play interface. The download resources are categorized by function, allowing the players to select and download only those assets they want.
Match results improvement
Level Infinite has removed unnecessary content on the match results page to help players start the next match sooner. Additionally, they have optimized the evaluation system for match highlights.
Groups update
Level Infinite has added a new feature, Premade Invites, to Groups. Players can send match-up invites directly to their Group Channel. Additionally, Group Administrators can also add new tags to their Group.
Lastly, if players from the same group enter the matchmaking room, the Same-Group effect will trigger and play simultaneously.
Elite Privileges and Mail
Level Infinite has made two changes to the Elite Privileges system. First, the Free Trials for All Skins event re-opens for a month. Secondly, the developer has adjusted the requirement for obtaining Elite Privileges from the top 10 to the top 20.
Level Infinite has also restructured the Mail interface. It will now display various types of mail on the tabs.
Honor Pass
Players can now purchase a Mini Pass for 88 Tokens in the Honor Pass. They can get rewards equivalent to the Elite Pass levels 1 to 10 from the new Mini Pass.
Players can upgrade the Mini Pass to the Elite Pass at any time by paying the price difference. The total price of the Honor Pass will not change.
Custom Buttons
Players can now purchase Custom Buttons for various skins at the in-game shop. They can buy the buttons from the Personalization tab under Custom Buttons.
The buttons cost 188 Tokens at a full price. However, one can buy them at the discounted price of 130 Tokens in the first week.
The table below shows all skins for which players can buy Custom Buttons as of writing:
Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes: New events
Here is a list of new events in Honor of Kings Season 7:
- Endless Refinement: This event starts on September 25, 2024, and ends on October 11, 2024. Players can play the new game mode, Mechcraft Veteran, and clear daily missions to obtain Lady Zhen’s new skin, Peony Romantic, for free.
- Season Skin Bonanza: This event will be available from September 25, 2024, to October 8, 2024. Players can obtain skins from previous seasons for free by playing matches during the period.
- Erin Tryout: Players can use Erin in matches from September 28, 2024, to October 4, 2024, to claim various rewards.
- New Hero Affinity: Players can use Dyadia or Augran from September 25, 2024, to October 7, 2024, in matches to claim various rewards.
- Weekly Hero Picks: Players can claim several rewards using Cirrus or Yaria in matches from October 1, 2024, to October 7, 2024. Additionally, they can get rewards by using Zhou You from October 8, 2024, to October 14, 2024, and Yuhuan from October 15, 2024, to October 21, 2024.
- Battle of Awakening: Players can play the upcoming game mode, Battle of Awakening, from October 4, 2024, to October 6, 2024, to claim various rewards.
- Mount Magma: Players can participate in the upcoming game mode, Mount Magma, from October 18, 2024, to October 20, 2024, to claim various rewards.
- Free Epic Skin Selection Chest: Players can complete the puzzle, which will be available from October 4, 2024, to October 20, 2024, to get a Hero Selection Chest and Epic Skin Selection Chest as rewards.
- New Mythic Skin: Players can obtain a new Mythic Skin for Guan Yu from the Point Draw. They can also exchange the skin with Honor Crystals.
- Point Draw Discount Event: Players can perform Point Draws at a discounted price from September 25, 2024, to October 1, 2024. A single draw costs 45 Honor Points, and 5 ✕ Draw costs 200 Honor Points.
- Limited Skin HL Edge: Players can purchase a new skin for Dun that will be available from September 25, 2024, to November 11, 2024. It will cost 710 Tokens (20% discount) from September 25, 2024, to October 1, 2024. One can purchase it at a full price of 888 Tokens from October 2, 2024, to November 25, 2024.
- Exclusive Honor Pass Skins: Players can get exclusive Honor Pass Skins, Pro Gamer for Biron and Substitute Teacher for Athena, from the Honor Pass Exchange Shop. It will be available from September 25, 2024, to October 27, 2024.
- Monthly Skin Pop-Up Chest: Players can purchase the skin chest shop for 60 Tokens. It will be available from October 1, 2024, to October 6, 2024. One can either get the skin they don’t possess or Skin Fragments.
That is the end of the Honor of Kings Season 7 patch notes. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more Honor of Kings-related guides and news.