Honor of Kings is celebrating the Decade of Promise by collaborating with Sanxingdui
While other mobile esports titles collaborate with eateries, Sonic the Hedgehog, and blockbuster films, Honor of Kings is collaborating with a Chinese cultural heritage site, Sanxingdui.
The popuar MOBA is bringing players the Decade of promise, which devs are calling "a new chapter celebrating the enduring connection between heroes and players." This will include in-game events and experiences centered around a collaboration with Sanxingdui.
According to a press release from Honor of Kings, Sanxingdui features exhibits from 4,000 years ago, showing China's "highly advanced culture" even back then. The ancient culture will be brought into Honor of Kings' world thanks to filmmakerr Zhang Yimou acting as the Art Director of the collaboration.
This collaboration further demonstrates Honor of Kings’commitment to preserving and promoting cultural diversity around the globe," developers stated.
Honor of Kings brings Decade of Promise to players
Starting today, October 17th, gamers will be able to experience the Decade of Promise in Honor of Kings. There's a brand-new collection full of exclusive collaboration skins inspired by traditional Chinese art and in-game activities and challenges.Until October 29th, there will be a two-phased event that allows the mto earn exclusive rewards. Phase One will be October 17th to the 23rd, including missions to complete for points to unlock Sanxingdui-themed skins and other cosmetics. Phase Two will be October 24th to the 29th, bringing a free skin and more.
Sanxingdui skins
Here are the four special skins and other cosmetics along with how to get them: Nuwa - Spiritual Awakening (Obtainable from Oct 17- Oct 29)- Starting Oct 17, complete 5v5, ranked, peak, or championship matches, earn points and exchange for rewards.
- Missions reset daily at 5 am (UTC), with double points available every Saturday (excluding accumulated missions)
- Available for redemption starting October 17, with pre-registration notifications available.
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- From October 17 to November 6, complete 5v5, ranked, peak, or championship matches, earn points to unlock the Legendary Hou Yi skin (available to claim starting October 25), with notifications open for pre-registration.
- Obtainable during the first week after release via direct purchase for 60 tokens (Oct 25 - Oct 31)
- Obtainable via direct purchase for original price of 888 token vouchers ( Nov 1 - Dec 25)
- During the first week after release (Oct 25 - Oct 31), enjoy a 20% discount, and combine it with a login coupon to directly purchase for as little as 990 tokens
- Obtainable via direct purchase for original price of 1,688 token vouchers (Nov 1 - Dec 25)
- Heavenly Arrow Background: (October 24 - November 27)
- Join the event to get a free Divine Arrow Background Coin for your first entry, with the first daily draw at half price.
- Win Heavenly Arrow Backgrounds and Divine Arrow Points through the lucky draw, exchange points for rewards, with duplicates converted into points.
- During the event, players can use one Glory Crystal to redeem the anniversary-exclusive minion skin — dress up your minions now!
Spriteling Battle
From today until November 12th, players can unlock Spriteling rewards by participating in Spriteling Battle, a mini-game where players go head-to-head with one another to earn points, draw gear or skills, build loadouts, and climb the ranks. There will be exclusive prizes for doing so, like the Spriteling Costume sand Ming - Midnight Channel.If you want a more chill way to participate, there's an ongoing Spriteling Costume Design Contest where you can show off a unique "Voyage" themed look. You'll have until November 2nd to submit your look for the Cat Spriteling. The winner could earn up to $1,500 as well as exlusive in-game rewards.
These winners will also be submitted to the community voting and expert review throughout November, with the final winners announced on December 5th.