Honor of Kings Meng Ya hero leaks: Release date, skills, and more

Honor of Kings (HoK) is expected to launch its 94th hero, Meng Ya, a character who is suitable for the farm lane role. Official information about Meng Ya will be released later by HoK's developers, but here is some leaked information you might be interested in!

First released four years ago in China’s version of HoK, Meng Ya is a hyper-carry marksman who uses gatling guns as his main weapon. Meng Ya will be the next hero to be launched after Dyadia, and be available in the game starting on October 19, right in the middle of the Honor of Kings Championship 2024.

Meng Ya is a high-damage, fast-attacking marksman capable of dealing massive damage with his abilities. He doesn't rely on mana to use skills; instead, his mana bar is replaced by "Anger," which enhances the effects of his abilities.

Below are Meng Ya's abilities description as announced by HoK Global Esports:

For every 5% increase in Attack Speed, cooldown is reduced by 1%. Gains Anger upon Basic Attack hits (Critical Hits). At max Anger, enters the Excited state.

Excited: Enhances all skills. Restoring 0~3 (+1% physical attack) health for every 1 surplus Anger.
When not gaining any Anger for 3s, Anger will begin to diminish over time.

Uses the Apocalyptor to strafe continuously for 5s. Each bullet deals 30/40/50/60/70/80 (+33% physical attack) physical damage. While strafing. Movement Speed is reduced by 50. Enters cooldown after casting.

Enhancement: At max Energy, bullets have a piercing effect, dealing 50% damage to subsequent enemies. Firing speed is increased by 1% for every 1.5% Attack Speed up to 100%.

Fires a heavy round in the target direction, dealing 150/180/210/240/270/300(+25% physical attack) physical damage to all enemies hit and slowing them by 25%-50% for 2s.

When the round hits an enemy or wall, or reaches its maximum range, it explodes and splits into 5 splinters that can ricochet off walls and deal 300/360/420/480/540/600(+50% physical attack) physical damage to the first enemy they hit.

Enhancement: At max Energy, the number of splinters increases from 5 to 9.
If multiple splinters hit the same target within 1s, subsequent hits only deal 25% damage.

Meng Ya scans the vicinity and marks the locations of enemies within range when they take damage from his teammates (up to 5 locations can be marked). When the scan is complete, he fires missiles that deal 250/375/500 (+100% physical attack) physical damage.

Subsequent hits on the same target deal 75% less damage and grant 10% Anger. He continues to fire up to 1 missile every second for 8s after the scan. 50% of the skill's cooldown is refunded if the skill is canceled or interrupted.

Enhancement: The minimum interval between subsequent missiles is reduced from 1s to 0.55. The skill button can be held down for up to 3s to expand the scan range. He gains 50% Movement Speed while scanning.

Meng Ya is expected to be available in the shop with a price tag of either 18,888 Starstones or 13,888 Starstones. The hero can also be bought with Tokens or Limited-Time Tokens, but it is recommended to buy her with Starstones instead since you can get that currency more easily.

HoK Players might be able to get her at cheaper prices later on through weekly discounts. It's also possible to use a Trial Card to play her in matches.

More information about Meng Ya will be updated later, so stay tuned on esports.gg!