For Honor News

Hey Warriors,

Coming off the dark times of Season 3, the team wanted to celebrate the upcoming game anniversary as well as the community that continues to support and inspire the entire development team by bringing about a lighter mood. This season, the team is excited to take players on a journey of exciting competitive play and surprising new content. It's a year characterized by one word...




After so many signs, all believed the end of times was nigh. Yet the earth quieten down without warning, the skies cleared and a new dawn came.

At long last, warriors felt hope and remembered those who once fought for peace.

For the first time in history, the leaders of all factions gathered and agreed to cease their quarrel for a brief moment.

They signed what was called the Truce of Wyverndale.

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Introducing For Honor's Battle Pass, which will come with a free tier along with a premium version.


The Battle Pass will be in addition to the Content of the Week we normally have. It's available for all heroes, and the gear you unlock will depend on your level. You can apply your cosmetics later on as you progress with your designated hero.

Everything in the Battle Pass is purely cosmetic, and will not affect gameplay or the competitive scene (but you will look extra cool during event streams). You'll also have a roadmap of all the content that will be available from within the Battle Pass since you'll be able to see all the content available from Tier 1 to 100, even without the tiers unlocked. So hop in and check it out!

Did you start with the free Battle Pass and can't help but go for premium? Purchasing a premium pass will unlock all past tiers you already got with the free version!



At long last, Year 4 Season 1 introduces new armor sets! This is a time of peace in the world of For Honor, and Knights, Vikings and Samurai finally have access to the resources and time needed to create beautiful ceremonial armor variations. Meanwhile, the Wu Lin have crafted entirely new sets to enjoy!

To commemorate, the team is introducing themed colored weapons and brighter armor sets inspired by Hope to bring For Honor's fashion to the next level! More armor will be coming out throughout the year, so keep an eye out for some epic new sets!

Click the image below to check out the latest weapons and armor:



What do you think about the new themed weapons? Let us know on Reddit!



We are excited to announce For Honor Dominion Series, a competitive program comprising of NA and EU teams with events spanning Year 4.

These will include a series of online PC tournaments which will culminate in a LAN/offline event – one mid-year and one at the end of the year. The year-end event will crown the overall For Honor Champions.

The program will kick off at the end of Season 1, so stay tuned soon for more details on how to participate and qualify for the finals!

Of course, even if you don’t want to participate, there will be broadcasts of the tournament to give everyone a chance to participate in the competitive scene. We will be taking a close look at everyone's feedback on the program to further improve and grow it, so make sure you stay connected.

Oh and of course…The year will include a prize pool!

Now’s the time to step up and tell your war stories. Is your team the best For Honor Dominion team? Will you be crowned the For Honor Champions? Start recruiting, start grinding, join the For Honor Trials Discord and ramp up your Dominion skills. We’re looking forward to seeing who will come out on top.



As the quality of play gets higher and higher, the team is constantly looking to finely tune the competitive balance and ensure every character has a fair shot at winning. If you have feedback on the performance of certain characters, be sure to fill out the Testing Grounds feedback form.

In this patch, we're looking to help some characters with their roll/catch moves.

Also, be sure to click the image below for a great explanation of Fuzzy Guard, a key competitive technique which lets you take advantage of a small window of opportunity where it's possible to guard against two moves at the same time. If you want to have a chance at winning the For Honor Dominion events, then this may be the technique you're looking for!



Pro-Tip: Having trouble with fuzzy guards or learning finishers? Join the For Honor Discord to learn all the finishers!

Patch notes are scheduled for launch next week, February 6th, where we'll have all details for you. Stay tuned!



Our E3 Emote contest winner has been added to the game!


You can also pick up the Toss a Coin Emote for 3999 steel instead of the usual 7000 steel. Available until February 6th!



Ever wonder how a minion is borne into this world? From the sculpture to the in-game mesh and final textures, this is how they're made:



On the left is the sculpture that designers create as a framework for the final character. Once the final mesh (pictured right) is created, the designers are ready to apply textures to the model. Andrew Im, our Associate Art Director, walked us through the process and explained a bit about how this texture map helps with the final look:




From here, your minions are ready for battle!

And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.

We're excited to see all the wonderful matches to come in the official Dominion Tournaments!

We’ll see you soon for another edition of Warrior’s Den!

Hey Warriors,

We hope you had a fantastic time during the holidays, escaping with the emperor in Zhanhu’s Event, and most recently, the return of Frost Wind Festival, which ends today!!

In this recap, we cover the latest news on For Honor and delve into Testing Grounds and For Honor trials.


The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot (or Might Quest for short) just launched their cross-brand event with For Honor! Mighty Quest is a F2P mobile action RPG. They just announced their Season 3 – Frozen Hearts:

A cold wind is blowing over Opulencia as the wild Vikings of FOR HONOR are about to storm our lovely Castles! Can you stop the Raider before he loots everything before you? What's the real reason behind his presence? Tackle a brand-new EPIC PASS to find out... and get a chance to earn the time-limited HONOR OF THE RAIDER set!







From January 16th to 30th, be the Faction with the most matches completed in Testing Grounds.

As the earth stirred, the Messengers of Doom rose and struck fear in everyone's hearts.

Yet a bold combatant stood against these evil forces.



Each encounter is a fight against the Harbingers (Year 3 Heroes).



New Signatures for all heroes are available now!

• Testing Grounds is a tool that was implemented last year in Season 11 where players can test early changes the FH development team would like to introduce and provide feedback on them.
  
• Testing Ground Phase can be accessed from the world map.
  
• The content of the Testing Grounds won’t necessarily reflect what ends up in the live game as a result. The goal is to gather player feedback first in order to determine what will go live, and what will need further development.
  
• Testing Grounds aren’t subject to only fighter changes. This Phase, we will introduce changes to Breach.
  
• You can still group with teammates to go into MM.
  

For Honors Trials is a community-ran discord server dedicated to improving players’ gameplay with coaching from top competitive players, organized scrimmages (practice matches), and more. It is open to all skill levels. Click here to join now.




For Honor PS4 4v4 Dominion Europe

• First Place: Imagine DQ but we still here (Simply-_-Alex, OttoDogs, LunarDiversion, behzad0__0, Zombiekiller3351)
  
• Second Place: KO Gaming: Espadas (Glasorus, Ibyakua, RyuKen_SENSEI, Taekewjoe, Shaad746)
  
• 15 Teams Participated
  
• Prize: 200€ for the winner team
  
• More info here
• Check it out here

Elek’s NA Dominion Tournament (PC)

• First Place: Loodeelow Fan Club (Skorbrand, RavelordServant, Shiggstas, Karma__.__, Kwuilt)
  
• Second Place: NA Hydra (MystaKyle, Ledge_Meister, justdodge.tv, Soresu3)
  
• 5 Teams Participated
  
• Prize: Matcherino funded - $110
  
• Check it out here

Slayscion Gaming XBOX New Year 4v4

• First Place: Smoothbrains (Himnar, Auvus, Mors ipsum, Flotnar, LoF Raptor)
  
• Second Place: EOA & MDM (NoxchiBorz204, Little Man MDM, Osai Jusai MDM, TokinNCigSmokin, Gravebloom MDM)
  
• 19 Teams
  
• Prize: $200
  
• Check it out here

Elek’s EU Dominion Tournament (PC)

• When: Saturday, January 18th @ 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 4 PM UTC
  
• Prize: Donation Funded
  
• More info here

Slayscion Gaming PC 2v2 (PC)

• When: Saturday, Jan 18th @ 1 PM CST
  
• Prize: $200 USD to the winning team
  
• More info here

Slayscion Gaming PS4 4v4 #1 (PS4)

• When: Sunday, Jan 26 @ 1:30 PM CST
  
• Prize: $200 USD + donations
  
• More info here

Oni Vision: All Time Greatest Duelist (PS4, NA)

• When: Friday, Jan 24th @ 7 PM CST
  
• Prize: $30 Cashapp
  
• More info here

No Honor: It’s time to D-D-Duel! (PC, Russian)

• When: Sunday, Jan 26th @ 6 PM MSK
  
• Prize: Prize for top 3 players (250 / 150 / 100 )
  
• More info here

There are a lot of tournaments happening in the next few weeks, so make sure you search For Honor in the battlefy search bar to participate in all of them!

If you have any tournaments or montages, send all information to [email protected]

And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.

Testing Grounds is now live so hop into the game and try out the new Breach changes!

We’ll see you on January 30th for another edition of Warrior’s Den!

Happy New Year, Warriors!

The next live Warrior’s Den stream will occur on January 16th! We can’t wait to see you on Twitch at 12 PM ET / 17:00 UTC.

In this week’s Warrior’s Den Recap, we’ll be covering a wintry mix of topics:



We can now reveal the January roadmap!

The Frost Wind Festival begins today, with the next Testing Grounds phase just around the corner on January 16th. Next week’s Warrior’s Den will cover what’s happening during this Testing Grounds phase.

There will also be a Hero Trial for the Wu Lin heroes on the 23rd, who you’ll conveniently be able to rep up quickly due to the XP Fest taking place that weekend!



It’s very ice to welcome back the Frost Wind Festival! From today until January 16th, show you can remain frosty in the Ice Brawlers game mode.



Two versus two – brawls on ice. You won’t want to get cold feet in this game mode! Be wary of cracks in the ice, but don’t lose focus on your opponent.



Only the most cold-blooded Warriors will come out on top of the Special Vanquisher Challenge! Which Faction has what it takes?

• 1st Place: 1500 Steel + 3 crates
  
• 2nd Place: 1000 Steel + 2 crates
  
• 3rd Place: 500 Steel + 1 crate
  

Winter is a good time to bundle up! The Frost Wind Festival Bundle is on sale until January 20th.



The Fukuro Festival Arcade Quest is in-game from today until January 16th! Best of luck against your modifier-bearing AI opponents.



UltraShiko’s For Honor Dominion Tournament (PS4)

When: Friday, January 10th 2020 @ 7 PM CST

FHE’s For Honor 4v4 Dominion (PS4, EUROPE ONLY)

When: Saturday, January 11th 2020 @ 8 PM CET
Prize: 200€ First Place

Elek’s NA Dominion Tournament (PC)

When: Saturday, January 11th 2020 @ 12 PM PST
Prize: Matcherino funded, donate here!

Slayscion Gaming’s New Year 4v4 (XBOX)

When: Sunday, January 12th 2020 @ 1:30 PM CST
Prize: $200+ USD

There are many tournaments coming up this month, so be sure to join the community-run Competitive For Honor discord for all tournament-related news, as well as check out battlefy for more information and to sign up!

Additionally, if you are running tournaments and would like Ubisoft promotion, please send all information to [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you at the next Warrior’s Den on January 16th at 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC!

And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.

See you next week, Warriors!

Hey Warriors,

Today our Warrior’s Den was heavily packed! It featured a Recap of Year 4: Year of The Reckoning, the S12 Event, and a very special announcement 😊


As you may have already known, last week we announced Year 4: The Year of Reckoning.

Here’s the recap:

• Each season will have its own theme, rewards, activities, and art from a renowned artist each season.
  
• There will be two new heroes – one at Y4S2 and the other Y4S4!
  
• We’re introducing a new reward system –with the For Honor Battle Pass.
  
• Improved Fight Core Experience: Emphasis on Testing Ground
  
• An All-Access Competitive Program will be launched.
  
• There will be new armor! (In Year 4, not this year, Y3)
  

More info will come out in January, but you can read more details here!

We’re super excited for Year 4 and we hope you are too!


We have partnered up with one of our games for a cross-over collaboration: FOR HONOR is in TRIALS RISING! The Raider skin is available in Trials—now you can also be legendary 😊 The Raider is part of the Season 4 content which is plenty interesting and worth checking out this season!



From December 19th to January 2nd, earn exclusive rewards by playing this Season’s Event Game Mode!



Zhanzu’s Fire will be available to all heroes until January 2nd!



“The emperor's order were clear; go back to Qiang Pass and retrieve the artifact. The explosion has left the palace in a terrible state and surviving Blackstone still roam it, slowly dying. Careful where you step.”

From December 19th to December 26th, retrieve the experimental weapon which altered the Blackstones in dark, unexpected ways…

From December 19th to January 2nd, be the faction with the most executions performed:

• 1st Place: 2,000 Steel + Event Symbol
  
• 2nd Place: 1,000 Steel + Event Symbol
  
• 3rd Place: 500 Steel + Event Symbol
  

From December 19th to January 2nd, help the Emperor escape Qiang Pass in a 4 player co-op against A.I! You can think of it as a hoard mode with progression, and with the more progress, the higher the difficulty.

Rules and How to Play:

• Get out of Qiang Pass with the Emperor, and at least one player, alive.
  
• If all players die, you lose.
  
• If the Emperor dies, you lose.
  
• Clear and capture zones to move forward (the Emperor stays behind in the last captured zone.)
  
• Enemies come from everywhere and continuously respawn.
  
• Capturing a zone respawns dead players.
  
• Cursed enemies, identifiable by their purple flames (from the chemical weapon), are stronger than normal enemies.
  

GL Warriors!

• Gao Lei’s Ultimate
  
• Gao Lei’s Keepsake
  
• Gao Lei’s Warrior Outfit
  
• Illustrious outfits: Qiang Emissary & Sun Da’s Gambit
  

There is a mass of gorgeous, on-theme weapons available for loot in The Zhanhu’s Gambit seasonal event! Play it and loot now!


The Arena 4v4 Dominion Tournament Series

• When: Saturday Dec 21 (PS4), Sunday Dec 22 (PC) @ 1 PM EST
  
• Prize: Donation funded
  
• Sign up here

The Warriors Guild Seasons Beatings

• Seasonal duelfest! Duration will take place over the course of the month of December, with matches taking place within 3 days after registration closes.
  
• You can register as a spectator or a participant – sign-ups have already begun and will continue until Friday, Dec 20th.
  
• PSN 1v1
  

There are a lot of tournaments happening in the next few weeks, so make sure you search For Honor in the battlefy search bar to participate in all of them!

If you have any tournaments or montages, send all information to [email protected].

Thanks a lot for those who hung out with us on stream today, now make sure you go check out the ZHANHU’S GAMBIT event in-game! See you next year for another edition of the Warrior’s Den!

And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit!

🎄Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!❄️

Hey Warriors,

We know that you have been waiting patiently to know what’s going on for next year in For Honor. We are excited to announce, today, what we have planned for Year 4: The Year of Reckoning.

From launch three years ago to For Honor today, we are incredibilisly proud in the progress the game has made, none of which would have been possible without the unique relationship that we’ve built together with you, our players.

Year 4 is about learning and building upon what we have experienced together in these past 3 years. Let’s keep the party going!

We’ll be able to share more details in January 2020 but here is an overview of what’s in store.


The Year of Reckoning is a turning point in For Honor’s history. The great war that has been raging over the past years takes an unexpected turn. The earth has quietened down, but new leaders arise and warriors across all factions need to decide what they are really fighting for.


Like Year 3, Year 4 will have four new Seasons, each with its own theme, rewards, and activities.

Two new faces will arise during the Year of Reckoning. One Hero will be released during Year 4, Season 2, and the other during Year 4, Season 4. Their arrival will coincide with the storyline, as well as the events of the Year and its seasons. We can’t wait to find out which side you choose!

You will be able to purchase them upon release or unlock the new Heroes with steel as usual.


Starting with Year 4, Season 1, we will be introducing a new reward system with the For Honor Battle Pass.

In the past, rewards relied solely upon random drops after matches and scavenger crates, which gave little visibility on the items you were able to unlock.

Now you will have clear objectives throughout the 100 tiers within the Battle Pass where you will be able to unlock items through gameplay. The battle pass will be limited to character customization items and consumables meaning that you do not need to purchase it to have access to the two new heroes coming during the year.

The For Honor Battle Pass will consist on a Free pass and a Premium pass, with a shared progression across the different tiers and resetting with each new Season.

Everyone will have access to the Free pass and its rewards. In the Free pass, you can unlock items such as ornaments, steel, color swatches, champion status, embossings, and more.
Owners of the Premium passes will have access to unique customization rewards such as new signatures, new weapons, new executions, new effects, and more.

Both free and premium passes will have rewards for all heroes.

It was also important for us to make the Premium pass an addition to, and not a substitute for, the existing means of getting content in the game. Thus, we will be keeping original options for players with new content of the week, sales, and scavenger crates /drops at the end of the matches to get customizations items.

We will have more details to share on the Y4S1 Battle Pass and the season itself in January 2020.


With 26 heroes in the current roster and two new faces joining the fight in Year 4, balancing remains a top priority for us. This includes hero balancing, of course, but also game mode balancing.

A major step toward strengthening our process of balancing has been the introduction of Testing Grounds.

For Year 4, you can expect this tool to have a big role in how the dev team continues to bring changes to the game. The focus of the year remains on increasing character viability, allowing for a wider range in team composition at a higher level of play, and continue to improve offense to enhance the core gameplay of For Honor on a more general level.


The competitive nature of For Honor has been part of the experience since the get-go. One of the main reasons why the competitive scene has continued to grow over the years is thanks to you guys who have supported it at a grass roots level. Year 3 was the first step in better supporting the tournament/competitive scene of For Honor, with more visibility on community tournaments, in-game prizing, but most importantly the introduction of the spectator mode.

The competitive scene is extremely important to us as it is to you. It helps us grow the community and is ultimately a compass in shaping the experience of the game. It is a pillar which we intend to expand on in Year 4 with a new all-access competitive program set to launch.

More details will be shared soon.


We will expand on all of these elements in January as we get closer to launch of the Year of Reckoning, we are really excited for what this year has to offer!

Lastly, we want to thank you for all the creativity that you guys have shown us over the past 3 years. Whether it be cosplays, fan-fiction, memes, videos, and fan art; we felt inspired for Year 4.

That is why we will be working with renowned artists for each season’s iconic image,
starting with the Year 4 image below, made by the American illustrator AJ Frena. Representing the Year of Reckoning, we are proud to be able to share her piece of art with you all today and cannot wait to share more details later in January for what’s to come in For Honor.



Oh! And one last thing… new armors are coming this year.

Happy Holidays Warriors,
For Honor Dev Team