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1-Status: This character appears in the base Honor of Kings MOBA roster but is NOT a playable Resonance in Honor of Kings: World as of the April 10, 2026 S0 season launch. The 11 confirmed launch Resonances are the Child of the Primal Flow, Dongfang Yao, Xi Shi, Meng Ya, Master Lu Ban, Sun Bin, Wang Zhaojun, Jialuo, Mulan, Kai, and Leng Chun. This article describes the character's base-MOBA background and is retained for reference. It may be updated if the character is added as a Resonance in a future HoKW season. [NOT-IN-S0-MOBA-HERO-2026-04-12]
1+Jiang Ziya is a strategist hero in the Honor of Kings MOBA, drawn from the legendary Zhou Dynasty advisor and central figure in the classical fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods (封神演义).
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55 Jiang Ziya is an Honor of Kings MOBA hero who has not been confirmed as a playable Resonance in Honor of Kings: World as of the April 10, 2026 S0 Season launch. He is a legendary figure from the Zhou Dynasty founding period and a frequent character in Chinese mythology and historical fiction.
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77 Jiang Ziya is not in the confirmed S0 Season launch roster of Honor of Kings: World (April 10, 2026). The verified 11 S0 Resonances are: Child of the Primal Flow, Dongfang Yao, Xi Shi, Meng Ya, Master Lu Ban, Sun Bin, Wang Zhaojun, Jialuo, Mulan, Kai, and Leng Chun. Jiang Ziya has appeared in pre-launch trailers or demos in some cases, but has not been officially confirmed as a playable Resonance at the S0 launch. Any specific HoKW ability descriptions on earlier versions of this page should be treated as unverified.
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99 Historical and Mythological Background
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1111 Jiang Ziya (Jiang Shang, traditionally dated around the 11th century BCE) is a legendary strategist and advisor who helped King Wen and King Wu of Zhou overthrow the Shang Dynasty. He is a central figure in the classical Chinese fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods (封神演义, Fengshen Yanyi), where he commands a coalition of heroes and deities during the war between Shang and Zhou. His role in fiction combines strategic wisdom, Taoist magic, and a grandfatherly mentor figure.
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1313 MOBA Identity
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1515 In the Honor of Kings MOBA, Jiang Ziya is a mage hero whose kit centers on supporting allies and applying debuffs to enemies. If added to Honor of Kings: World in a future season, his kit could fit either a 强攻 (Offensive) mage role or a 辅助 (Support) role depending on how TiMi adapts him.
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1717 Availability in Honor of Kings: World
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1919 Jiang Ziya (姜子牙) is a hero from the Honor of Kings MOBA. As of the Honor of Kings: World S0 Season launch (April 10, 2026), Jiang Ziya is not a playable Resonance (共鸣) in the open-world action RPG. The S0 launch roster contains only 11 playable Resonances: Child of the Primal Flow, Dongfang Yao, Xi Shi, Meng Ya, Master Lu Ban, Sun Bin, Wang Zhaojun, Jialuo, Mulan, Kai, Leng Chun. Any skills or kit descriptions on this page that reference playable gameplay should be read as MOBA reference material, not as Honor of Kings: World launch content.
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2121 In the MOBA, Jiang Ziya fills the mage role. Jiang Ziya has not been confirmed as an NPC, boss, or quest figure in any published Honor of Kings: World launch-window source. Tencent has not publicly committed to a specific Resonance release schedule, so future playable status remains possible but unannounced.
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2323 For the canonical launch roster, see Heroes and Resonance System.
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25+Honor of Kings: World Launch Status
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27+Status: This character appears in the base Honor of Kings MOBA roster but is NOT a playable Resonance in Honor of Kings: World as of the April 10, 2026 S0 season launch. The 11 confirmed launch Resonances are the Child of the Primal Flow, Dongfang Yao, Xi Shi, Meng Ya, Master Lu Ban, Sun Bin, Wang Zhaojun, Jialuo, Mulan, Kai, and Leng Chun. This article describes the character's base-MOBA background and is retained for reference. It may be updated if the character is added as a Resonance in a future HoKW season. [NOT-IN-S0-MOBA-HERO-2026-04-12]