The invention relates to a method for improving properties of H13 die steel by adding nitrogen and belongs to the field of metal materials. In the method, chemical compositions of conventional H13 steel are improved, the strength, hardness and abrasive resistance of the die steel are improved by adding solid solution nitrogen element, and the toughness is not reduced. The nitrogen element is added by a method of adding a chromium nitride preliminary alloy, and other elements are added by a conventional method. In order to ensure yield of the nitrogen element during smelting, and reduce overflowing in the process of smelting and air bubbles during solidification, a smelting temperature is strictly controlled to be higher than a melting point within 50 DEG C, and the casting is quickly performed after the alloys completely smelt. The nitrogenous H13 die steel comprises the following chemical compositions by percentage: 0.28 to 0.40 percent of carbon, 0.8 to 1.2 percent of silicon, 0.2 to 0.5 percent of manganese, 4.75 to 5.5 percent of chromium, 1.10 to 1.75 percent of molybdenum, 0.8 to 1.2 percent of vanadium, 0.02 to 0.08 percent of nitrogen, less than or equal to 0.03 percent ofphosphorus, less than or equal to 0.03 percent of sulfur and the balance of Fe. A forge piece after thermal treatment has the following properties: the hardness value is 53 to 55HRC, the tensile strength is over 1,800MPa, the yield strength is over 1,480MPa, the impact absorption power value is between 15 and 16 J, the strength and hardness are higher than those of the H13 steel, and the toughness is not lower than that of the H13 steel.