For Honor Celebrates 35 Million Players and Unveils New Varangian Guard Hero, Arriving February 1

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For Honor’s first fully armored Viking Hero, the Varangian Guard, will join the game on February 1. Arriving in Heathmoor to help recapture the Viking village that was seized at the beginning of Year 7 Season 4, the Varangian Guard is a shield-bearing, axe-wielding mercenary protector who can disable enemies with their unique Oathkeeper defensive stance.

Announced during today’s Warrior’s Den livestream – which also celebrated For Honor reaching 35 million players – the Varangian Guard Hero arrives as part of Year 7 Season 4 Title Update 2, and will be available for purchase starting on February 1 from the in-game store and first-party stores, and will also include a new ornament, Elite Outfit, three Scavenger Crates with random gear, and seven-day Champion status (which confers extra loot, extra XP, and more). Players will also be able to unlock the Varangian Guard for 15,000 Steel starting on February 14.

The Warrior’s Den also announced plans for Year 8, which begins on March 14 and will run through March 2024, and which will feature four Seasons and two new Heroes (to be introduced in Title Update 2 for Seasons 2 and 4), along with new Hero Skins. Year 8 will also introduce Converted Maps, which will gradually increase the pool of Dominion maps by converting existing non-Dominion maps, with two maps scheduled for conversion during Year 8.

Another new feature is the Legacy Pass, which will let players purchase or continue previous Battle Passes in chronological order, starting with the Year 4 Season 1 Battle Pass. Players who already owned and started previous Battle Passes can continue their progression without having to re-purchase them, and can work through multiple Battle Passes simultaneously. The Legacy Pass