S14 Apr 2026 Stat Buffs
Increased skill damage
Lady Sun
(孙尚香) A Farm Difficulty
Marksman
Artillery Marksman Gap-Close/Cleanup Late Game Hard
Lady Sun
孙尚香
A Farm
Difficulty Marksman
Artillery Marksman Gap-Close/Cleanup Late Game Hard
Also known as
Lady Sun is also known as Sun Shangxiang (孙尚香) in Chinese Honor of Kings references.
孙尚香Sun ShangxiangSun Shang Xiang
Quick summary
Lady Sun is a strong Farm Marksman who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Eternity Blade and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Lady Sun, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Lady Sun is a strong Farm Marksman who wants to snowball with kills off early ganks. Public guide data shows a build centered on Eternity Blade, Boots of Dexterity, Shadow Ripper, paired with Flash, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick her when the draft lets Lady Sun reach the back-line scaling window without being caught out; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Lady Sun when
- Your draft can capitalize on early picks and snowball lane leads
- The enemy team relies on long-cooldown engage skills that leave them vulnerable post-fight
- The enemy draft includes Diaochan, Nakoruru, and Ying, who appear in counter data as matchups Lady Sun can pressure.
Avoid Lady Sun when
- Enemy peel is strong and Lady Sun cannot reach the backline without dying first
- The enemy team disengages well, so cleanup windows never open
- The enemy team is built around answers to Gap-Close, removing the windows Lady Sun's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Mid game: with cooldown reduction online, gap-close skills come back fast enough to chain into multiple fights
Late game: full build online, Lady Sun reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor her once items are completed.
Build decisions
Crit marksman core
Lady Sun's official build runs a crit-marksman path. Eternity Blade (high crit damage) and Shadow Ripper (crits boost attack speed) anchor the crit snowball, while Boots of Dexterity ramps attack speed and Daybreaker's Virtue adds the marksman-focused sustain damage. Doomsday scales her basic-attack output so each crit hits harder.
Burst & survivability options
Overlord's Might adds a high-damage hit for bursting squishies, while Destiny (negates fatal damage) and Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) are the survivability items that keep the carry alive through dives. The recommended arcana are Calamity, Reaver, Hunt and Eagle Eye, supporting a crit-based marksman with enough sustain and kiting speed. Flash is the battle spell for spacing.
Matchup logic
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Lady Sun's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Ultimate Shell, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Lady Sun is a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Lian Po, Ata, and Lu Bu as strong partners for Lady Sun. Plan engages around Lian Po's setup window, then second-engage with Ultimate Shell.
Common mistakes
- Diving while enemy hard control is still up, which directly counters Lady Sun's engage.
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Lady Sun's commit reaches the target alive.
- Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.
Background
Cannon Belle
“Get outta my way! Now!”
To the noble Lady Sun, "powdering one's nose" means to have one's face covered in gunpowder fumes after annihilating those who bully the weak. Following in the footsteps of her elder brother, Sun Ce, Lady Sun grew up with the desire to make life better for all of Jiang. One day, after fighting back against a sudden pirate attack, word of her prowess with the cannon spread far and wide. Be it helping her brother reform the country or repelling enemies, this bold lady is always willing to go all out.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 166 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Wu
- Title:
- Princess of Wu
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Lady Sun.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3329
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
40
HP/5s
Offense
169
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
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.
Critical strike
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Presets
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Teratas
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Arcana
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
arsenais
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Presets
Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Skills
passive Energy Burst
Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of Skill 1.
skill1 Rolling Raid
Rolls in the target direction, granting extra range and a piercing effect to the next Basic Attack. Gains increased Movement Speed if there are enemy heroes nearby after rolling.
skill2 Frag Grenade
Throws a grenade at the target location, damaging, marking, and sundering hit enemies. Her Basic Attack deals extra damage to marked targets.
ultimate Ultimate Shell
Fires a shell in the target direction, dealing AoE damage when enemies are hit or when exploding at max range.
Skins
10 skins
Doomsday Mecha
Nobara Kugisaki
Lovers Across Time
Dragon of Divination
Miss K.O.
Beat of Freedom
Fruit Sweetheart
Power of Calm
Rosebud Sweetheart
Cannoneer Lass
Playstyle
Lady Sun's win condition runs through Ultimate Shell (fires a shell in the target direction, dealing Ao E damage when enemies are hit or when exploding at max). Reposition between every volley rather than standing still to deal damage.
Patch History
S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage
S9 Mar 2025 Stat Buffs
Stat Buffs