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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]

Overview

Li Bai is an Honor of Kings MOBA hero and one of the most celebrated figures in the franchise. He has appeared on the official Honor of Kings: World hero data page which indicates that TiMi has confirmed him as part of the broader HoKW cast. However, he is NOT in the verified S0 Season launch roster (April 10, 2026) of 11 playable Resonances. His S0 launch status is therefore "confirmed in HoKW but not at launch," suggesting he may be added in a future season.

Li Bai 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. Li Bai 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.

Historical and Literary Background

The historical Li Bai (701 to 762 CE) was one of the most celebrated poets of the Tang Dynasty and one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. He is remembered for his lyrical verses about wine, the moon, nature, and wandering. His romantic legend portrays him as a wandering scholar-poet who valued freedom and spontaneity over official office. In popular culture he is often associated with a sword and with poetic improvisation.

MOBA Identity

In the Honor of Kings MOBA, Li Bai is an assassin hero who wields a longsword and whose kit emphasizes fast aerial combos and burst damage. His MOBA signature is his ability to chain sword strikes rapidly and close distance with dash attacks. In Honor of Kings: World, his kit is likely to be adapted into a 强攻 (Offensive) assassin Resonance when he is added.

Connection to Liu Cixin Collaboration

Li Bai is also notable because of the franchise-level collaboration between Honor of Kings and Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin. Liu's 1997 short story "Poetry Cloud" (诗云) has a godlike being attempting to surpass the poet Li Bai by computationally generating every possible Chinese poem. Tencent has cited this story as a touchstone for the broader Liu Cixin partnership with the Honor of Kings franchise. Whether "Poetry Cloud" themes appear directly in Honor of Kings: World has not been confirmed, but Li Bai's presence in the game creates the thematic possibility for that connection to pay off in a future season.

Availability in Honor of Kings: World

Li Bai (李白) is a hero from the Honor of Kings MOBA. As of the Honor of Kings: World S0 Season launch (April 10, 2026), Li Bai 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.

In the MOBA, Li Bai fills the assassin role. In Honor of Kings: World, Li Bai belongs to the lore of the Chang'an region, which is a planned future zone in Honor of Kings: World. Chang'an is not part of the S0 Season launch map.

For the canonical launch roster, see Heroes and Resonance System.