November 2025 Honor of Kings Tier List Overview
The November 2025 meta? It's been completely flipped on its head.
Patch 1.10.5 dropped on October 16, followed by the King's World Cup wrapping up on October 24 — and honestly, watching those matches was like seeing a masterclass in how mobility and sustain can dominate a game. The patch developers clearly had a vision: buff the mobile heroes, tone down the raw damage scaling, and cut back on those frustrating crowd control chains that were plaguing ranked matches.
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The King's World Cup wasn't just spectacle (though that $10 million prize pool and 58 million peak viewers certainly caught attention). Those 64 professional matches gave us invaluable data about what actually works when the stakes are highest. And let me tell you — the gap between theory-crafting and tournament reality became crystal clear.
My rankings here blend Diamond+ statistics with professional insights and post-patch performance metrics. I'm looking at win rates, pick/ban presence, versatility across team compositions, and — crucially — how well heroes adapted to this mobility-focused environment. S-tier heroes consistently hit that 52-55% win rate sweet spot in Diamond+ while maintaining significant professional relevance.
Patch 1.10.5 Impact Summary
October 16's patch was surgical in its approach.
Sun Shangxiang took the biggest hit — her ultimate scaling dropped from 200% to 180% attack damage. Doesn't sound like much on paper, but it was enough to knock her out of S-tier contention. Meanwhile, Athena's crowd control duration got slashed from 2.5 to 1.8 seconds, which honestly felt overdue given how oppressive her lockdown potential had become.
The winners? Charlotte received movement speed buffs that elevated her straight into A-tier territory. Zhou Yu's mid-lane AoE damage got enhanced, making him a legitimate objective denial threat. And Arthur — good old reliable Arthur — saw his win rate climb to 54.2% simply because the meta shifted toward straightforward, no-nonsense tank gameplay.
King's World Cup Meta Influence
Shanghai delivered some incredible matches from September 15 through October 24.
Wolves Esports took down Dynasty 4-2 in the finals, but the real story was Shadow's MVP performance — an 8.7 KDA on Lam that was just poetry in motion. The tournament meta heavily favored Rush Down compositions, which achieved a staggering 68% win rate through lightning-fast engagements and superior map control.
Lam absolutely dominated professional play with a 98% pick/ban rate and 67% win rate across all 64 matches. That's not just strong — that's meta-defining. Loong wasn't far behind with 96% professional presence and a 71% win rate. Even Daji, traditionally more of a solo queue star, earned a 91% pick/ban rate with 65% professional wins.
S-Tier Heroes: Meta Dominators
These are the heroes that define November 2025's ranked experience. We're talking 52-55% win rates in Diamond+ with the professional credentials to back it up.
Tank Role Champions
Augran sits at the top of S-tier as a hybrid fighter/tank with a commanding 55.1% win rate and 45% pick rate in Diamond+.
What makes him special? His kit perfectly embodies this mobility-sustain meta — he can engage, disengage, and sustain through extended fights while providing genuine utility to his team.
His passive shield scaling got a quiet buff in 1.10.5 that most players missed, but it's made him nearly unkillable in the right hands. Professional teams have been using him as both a primary tank and a flex pick, which speaks volumes about his versatility.
