Wrapping Up The Amazing 2025 With Honor of Kings Year of Tiger Skins and E-Sports Inspired In-Game Event!

Honor of Kings, the world’s most-played MOBA, is closing out 2025 with special in-game events and a new exclusive skin series to celebrate the year and welcome 2026. Starting today, players can represent their nations, take part in a unique 5v5v5 esports-inspired battle, and unlock exclusive Year of Tiger skins.

Claim Your National Honor as an E‑sports Star

Starting December 31 at 5 AM GMT through February 10 at 5 AM GMT, players can participate in the Path to E-sports in‑game event, play the role of national e-sports competitors representing their country, climb the ranks by staying active, unlock prizes and rise to become top‑ranked e-sports stars! 

• Spriteling Troop

  
  

  • Players can place their national flags in-game to grant buffs to nearby teammates within a certain range.

• Tri- National Clash

  
  

  • Players can form three teams of five, each representing a different country through AI matching, and compete against one another to claim the e-sports championship.

  • Players earn points by defeating enemy heroes or towers. Once any team reaches 100 points, the final battle begins, and the two trailing teams form an alliance. Victory is achieved when the leading team either holds first place for 90 seconds or destroys one of the opposition’s towers.

  • Players can also unlock the extra skills from Spriteling Troop.

    
    

• Three-player PK battle

  
  

  • Each day, three players from different countries are matched to form a group and complete missions, climb the ranking ladder, earn titles, and unlock rewards.

Unlock Exclusive Year of Tiger Skins

From December 31 to January 30, claim the exclusive Year of Tiger skins via direct purchase.

• Pei - Fighting Tiger

  
  

  • Available for limited-time 1350 tokens from December 31 to January 6 

  • Available for limited-time 1688 tokens from January 7 to 29

    
    

• Luban No.7 - Scorching Tiger

  
  

  • Available for limited-time 1350 tokens from December 31 to January 6 

  • Available for limited-time 1688 tokens from January 7 to 29

    
    

• Lian Po - Guarding Tiger

  
  

  • Available for limited-time 710 tokens from January 1 to 7

  • Available for limited-time 888 tokens from January 8 to 30

    
    

• Sun Bin - Soaring Tiger

  
  

  • Available for limited-time 710 tokens from January 1 to 7

  • Available for limited-time 888 tokens from January 8 to 30

    
    

• Yuhuan - Lyrical Tiger

  
  

  • Available for limited-time 710 tokens from January 1 to 7

  • Available for limited-time 888 tokens from January 8 to 30

Be the National Star to Join KIS4! 

Get ready for the National Star: Rise Up! event to win your chance to join the Tri-National Clash at KIS4!

• Community Challenge

  
  

Starting from December 31, the Community Challenge will run until January 20. At the end of the challenge, the top 10 highest star value players of the 3 countries will receive one Epic skin and a reserved VIP seat at KIS4.

• KIS4 Professional Player Challenge

  
  

The Top 3 professional esports players of KIS4 with the highest star value will be honored with the “Top Star Value Player” title at the Grand Finals of KIS4.

• Influencers Challenge

  
  

30 influencers from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines — 10 from each country — will be invited to participate in the National Star Challenge. They will be divided into 2 teams, with 2 captains appointed. 

From December 31 to January 9, all the influencers must complete the challenge to increase their star value, following the same rules as National Star: Rise Up! Upon the completion of the Challenge on January 9, the two captains will recruit players based on recruitment funding earned and each player’s star value.

From January 17 to 21, the two teams from each country/region will face off in a BO5 (Best-of-Five) match under pick-ban rules. The winning team will secure eligibility to compete in the KIS4 held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Rise up, play your best, and claim your spot on the KIS4 stage — the journey to becoming a National Star starts now!