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Overview
Zhuangzi is an Honor of Kings MOBA hero AND one of the Three Sages of Jixia Academy in Honor of Kings: World's lore. However, he is NOT in the verified S0 Season launch roster (April 10, 2026) as a playable Resonance. His role at launch is as an NPC Jixia Academy sage and the creator of Dreaming Word Lakeside (梦语湖畔), a dream-training ground named after him.
Zhuangzi 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. Zhuangzi 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.
Role in HoKW Lore
Zhuangzi is one of the Three Sages who lead Jixia Academy alongside Fuzi and Mozi. primary text confirms that Zhuangzi created Dreaming Word Lakeside (梦语湖畔) as a dream-training ground where students can explore meditative and Flow-based self-cultivation. His philosophical tradition within Jixia corresponds to Taoist-style contemplation, contrasting with Fuzi's Martial Way and Mozi's Mechanism Way.
Historical and Philosophical Background
The historical Zhuangzi (c. 369 to 286 BCE) is one of the founding philosophers of Chinese Taoism, and the text bearing his name, the Zhuangzi (庄子), is a foundational Taoist work alongside the Dao De Jing. He is famous for the "butterfly dream" parable, in which he questions whether he is Zhuangzi who dreamed he was a butterfly or a butterfly now dreaming he is Zhuangzi. The theme of reality versus dream directly informs his HoKW role as the creator of a dream training ground.
MOBA Identity
In the Honor of Kings MOBA, Zhuangzi is a support hero whose kit features dream-themed abilities, shields, and crowd control. Earlier pre-launch Honor of Kings: World coverage suggested his HoKW adaptation would shift him toward a tank role, but his S0 launch status is as an NPC Sage, not a playable Resonance. If he is added as a playable Resonance in a future season, his kit is likely to emphasize area shields, sustained healing, or dream-magic crowd control.
Availability in Honor of Kings: World
Zhuangzi (庄周) is a hero from the Honor of Kings MOBA. As of the Honor of Kings: World S0 Season launch (April 10, 2026), Zhuangzi 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, Zhuangzi fills the tank / support role. In Honor of Kings: World, Zhuangzi is one of the Three Sages of Jixia Academy, heading the Mystic Way school (魔道学院). He appears as a NPC teacher in Jixia content and has created the meditation realm Dreamwhisper Lakeside (梦语湖畔) that players can visit in the launch build. He is not a playable Resonance at S0 launch.
For the canonical launch roster, see Heroes and Resonance System.