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Sun Ce

Sun Ce

孙策

B Clash Lane Jungle
Difficulty

Fighter/Tank

Charger Crowd Control/Initiate Balanced Hard

Also known as

Sun Ce's Chinese name is 孙策.

孙策

Quick summary

Sun Ce is a strong Clash Lane Fighter who wants to soak engage and create space. Public guides recommend a build starting with Meteor.

Current patch decision guide

When to pick Sun Ce, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.

Updated 2026-06-04

Sun Ce is a strong Clash Lane Fighter who wants to isolate high-priority targets with hard control chains. Public guide data shows a build centered on Meteor, Boots of Fortitude, Axe of Torment, used to soak pressure in lane and threaten side objectives. Pick him when the draft lets Sun Ce reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy is built around percent-HP damage and armor penetration.

Pick Sun Ce when

  • Your team needs a setup hero whose Typhoon creates kill windows for the carry
  • The enemy team has high physical or magic burst that demands a dedicated tank to absorb
  • The enemy draft includes Liang, Gan & Mo, and Mi Yue, who appear in counter data as matchups Sun Ce can pressure.

Avoid Sun Ce when

  • The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
  • Your team comp lacks damage and adding another non-damage pick collapses the win condition
  • The enemy team is built around answers to Crowd Control, removing the windows Sun Ce's kit needs to perform.

Power spikes

Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Sun Ce's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Set Sail! extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: Frigid Charge, Succubus Cloak, and Spikemail on the bar means Sun Ce can soak commits in 5v5 team fights for his carries.

Build decisions

Default clash lane path

Public build references for Sun Ce recommend Meteor, Boots of Fortitude, Axe of Torment, Frigid Charge, Succubus Cloak, and Spikemail. Use this as the baseline fighter plan before adapting to the enemy draft.

Situational item pivots

Spare options listed in build data include Protector's Cuirass, Blazing Cape, Sage's Sanctuary, and Destiny. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.

Matchup logic

Versus mobility

Dashes and immunity skills bypass Sun Ce's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Set Sail!, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.

Role positioning

Sun Ce is a Clash Lane pick whose value depends on a durable front-line presence with steady wave control. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.

Synergies

Public synergy data lists Dyadia, Cai Yan, and Liu Bang as strong partners for Sun Ce. Plan engages around Dyadia's setup window, then second-engage with Set Sail!.

Common mistakes

  • Throwing Typhoon on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
  • Building damage items hoping to deal kills, when the team needs the durability that makes you a tank in the first place.
  • Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Sun Ce's commit reaches the target alive.
  • Forcing solo engages instead of waiting for ally commit — Sun Ce's value compounds when the team follows up on engages.

Background

Seafarer

Three Kingdoms
“Indomitable waves!”

Passionate, forthright, chivalrous, and kind, Sun Ce is a leader one can trust. To him, no difficulty is too great, no challenge too daunting. Even as a youth he was ambitious, with dreams of breaking the anomalic rule, implementing a new regime that would benefit the people, and establishing his ideal country in Jiang. Sun Ce loves to lead the charge, sailing his ship across the waters. Wherever his anchor drops, you're bound to see his indomitable figure.

Race:
Human
Height:
185 cm
Style:
Martial Arts
Nation:
Wu
Title:
Marquis of Wu

Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Sun Ce.

Base Stats

Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)

Survivability

3504
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
80
HP/5s

Offense

166
Phys ATK
200%
Crit DMG

Utility

380
Move Speed
580
Max Mana
14
Mana/5s
Melee
Range

Current patch rates

Source: Camp API

Clash Lane

Win rate
48.4%
Pick rate
0.9%
Ban rate
0.0%

Rates are role-specific snapshots from the current Honor of Kings Camp data refresh.

Build

How to choose a build

Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.

AD penetration

Safe default

Start here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.

Position 1

Populer

Full AD lethality

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 1

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

Full AD lethality

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

Jungle Full AD lethality

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 1

TANKY

Full AD lethality

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

equipos

AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

Full AD lethality

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 1

T

Recommended Build

Spells

Flash

Skills

passive Raging Tide

The next Basic Attack periodically deals extra damage and restores Health Gains 1 stack every time the skill deals damage, or every time he receives physical or true damage (up to 10 stacks). Each stack increases Physical Defense.

skill1 Wave Render

Dashes in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies in his path and dealing AoE damage on arrival. After a short delay, launches enemies and deals them damage.

skill2 Typhoon

Strides forward and sweeps enemies in front, dealing damage and slowing them. Sweeps an extra 2 times before the skill goes into cooldown.

ultimate Set Sail!

Pilots a boat forward while lmmune. lt can carry 1 teammate. When it runs into terrain or certain enemies, it explodes, damages, launches, and sunders. lf he bails out early, it'll coast for a bit.

Skins

8 skins
Sun Ce skin: Mask Spirits

Mask Spirits

Sun Ce skin: Manga Crossover

Manga Crossover

Sun Ce skin: Loving Promise

Loving Promise

Sun Ce skin: Driver of Souls

Driver of Souls

Sun Ce skin: Dragon of Protection

Dragon of Protection

Sun Ce skin: Pet Diaries

Pet Diaries

Sun Ce skin: Doomsday Mecha

Doomsday Mecha

Sun Ce skin: Sea Voyage

Sea Voyage

Playstyle

Land control on the enemy carry, not the front-line tank — chain follow-up damage from teammates immediately after. Engage on cooldown windows where carries can free-cast, not before your team is in position.

Patch History

S10 Jun 2025 Stat Buffs

Skill Damage Increase

S7 Nov 2024 Stat Buffs

Increased base stats and Ultimate damage

Show details

"We hope that Sun Ce's Ultimate will not only serve as a way to assist teammates, but also provide some extra damage in his combos."

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