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Honor of Kings ranks in order: all tiers & how to climb
Honor of Kings ranks progress from Bronze to Grandmaster, then use higher star-milestone labels for Mythic, Epic and Legend. This guide explains the order, what to improve at each stage, and how to turn a close match into steady ranked progress.
Rank order at a glance
Core ladder: Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Diamond → Master → Grandmaster. Higher Grandmaster star milestones are labelled Mythic → Epic → Legend. Seasonal requirements can change, so use the in-game ranked screen as the source of truth for exact stars and reset rules.
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Diamond Master Grandmaster
What to improve at every rank
Silver
Build a small comfort pool and learn the purpose of boots, buffs and nearby objectives.
Gold
Stop taking fights without a reason. Push a wave, take vision, then move first to the next objective.
Platinum
Play around lane priority. Your jungler and mid need help before you contest river or invade.
Diamond
Learn draft basics: protect a carry, bring reliable crowd control and avoid stacking the same damage profile.
Master
Turn a lead into towers and objectives. A kill is useful only when your team converts it into map control.
Grandmaster
Refine your role pool, track key cooldowns and make fewer coin-flip engages. Review lost games for the first preventable mistake.
After Grandmaster: Mythic, Epic & Legend
These are higher star milestones within the Grandmaster system, not separate roles or hero tiers. At this point, climbing comes from draft discipline, objective setup and making fewer unforced errors—not from changing your main after every loss.
Mythic
The first higher-star label after Grandmaster.
Epic
A later Grandmaster star milestone, above Mythic.
Legend
The highest Grandmaster milestone label shown in the global rank system.
A practical Honor of Kings climbing plan
Choose one main role and a backup
Master a role’s first three minutes before expanding your pool. Keep one backup role so autofill does not turn every second game into a loss.
Use a three-hero pool
Keep one safe default pick, one answer to a different enemy composition, and one comfort carry. Use current tier data as a filter, not as a substitute for practice.
Play for the next objective
Before a fight, ask what it unlocks: a tower, Tyrant, Overlord, enemy jungle camp or safe reset. If the answer is nothing, clear the wave and reset instead.
Review one decision after each loss
Find the first avoidable death, missed wave, or objective contest. Fixing one repeated error is more effective than changing heroes after every defeat.
Choose a ranked-ready hero pool
Check current hero tiers, then open the build and counter page for every pick in your pool.
Open current tier list →Learning Jungle?
Start with a repeatable clear, lane-priority rules and objective windows before trying advanced invades.
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Honor of Kings ranks FAQ
What are the Honor of Kings ranks in order?
For the global Honor of Kings ranked ladder, the core tiers progress from Bronze to Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master and Grandmaster. Beyond Grandmaster, the client displays higher star-milestone labels: Mythic, Epic and Legend.
What is the highest Honor of Kings rank?
Legend is the highest label in the Grandmaster milestone system. Rank names, star requirements, season resets and queue rules can change, so check the live in-game ranked screen for the current season’s exact requirements.
Are Honor of Kings hero tiers the same as player ranks?
No. A hero tier list estimates how strong a hero is in the current patch. Your player rank measures your competitive progress. A lower-tier comfort hero can still be a better choice than an unfamiliar top-tier pick.
How can I climb rank faster in Honor of Kings?
Use a small hero pool, protect your first clear or lane wave, arrive early for objectives, and review one recurring mistake after losses. Long streaks are less important than making repeatable decisions over many games.
Should I one-trick a hero to climb?
One strong comfort pick is useful, but a three-hero pool is safer. It gives you a backup for bans, a different damage profile, and an answer when your first choice is a poor fit for the draft.