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Sun Ce
(孙策)Fighter/Tank
Sun Ce
孙策
Fighter/Tank
Also known as
Sun Ce's Chinese name is 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.
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
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
“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
Offense
Utility
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIClash 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 defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Populer
Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Jungle AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
TANKY
Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
equipos
AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
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Skills
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.
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.
Strides forward and sweeps enemies in front, dealing damage and slowing them. Sweeps an extra 2 times before the skill goes into cooldown.
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
Mask Spirits
Manga Crossover
Loving Promise
Driver of Souls
Dragon of Protection
Pet Diaries
Doomsday Mecha
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
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."