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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+Zhou Yu is a strategist and naval commander in the Honor of Kings MOBA, drawn from the historical figure (175 to 210 CE) who led the coalition that defeated Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs.
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33 Overview
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55 Zhou Yu 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 historical figure from the Three Kingdoms period, famous as a strategist and naval commander, and husband of Xiao Qiao.
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77 Zhou Yu 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. Zhou Yu 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 Background
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1111 The historical Zhou Yu (175 to 210 CE) was a military general and strategist under Sun Ce and later Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He is best known for his leadership at the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 CE, where he commanded the coalition that defeated Cao Cao's numerically superior forces using fire ships. His relationship with his wife Xiao Qiao is a recurring subject in Chinese literature and opera.
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1313 MOBA Identity
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1515 In the Honor of Kings MOBA, Zhou Yu is a mage hero whose kit revolves around fire-themed area attacks, drawing on his historical association with the fire attack at Red Cliffs. If he is added to Honor of Kings: World in a future season, his fire-control kit would fit a 强攻 (Offensive) mage role.
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1717 Availability in Honor of Kings: World
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1919 Zhou Yu (周瑜) is a hero from the Honor of Kings MOBA. As of the Honor of Kings: World S0 Season launch (April 10, 2026), Zhou Yu 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, Zhou Yu fills the mage role. In Honor of Kings: World, Zhou Yu appears in canonical lore surrounding the Stargazing Range, especially the '瑜亮之争' (Zhou Yu versus Zhuge Liang) story thread that the Stargazing Range Suowen quest weaves through. He is a referenced character in launch content but not a playable Resonance.
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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]