S10 Jun 2025 Stat Buffs
Skill Damage Increase
Sun Ce
(孙策) A Clash Lane Jungle Difficulty
Fighter/Tank
Charger Crowd Control/Initiate Balanced Hard
Sun Ce
孙策
A 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 and Flash.
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 Resistance, Axe of Torment, paired with Flash, 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: Master Sword, Overlord's Might, and Starbreaker on the bar means Sun Ce can soak commits in 5v5 team fights for his carries.
Build decisions
Engage-tank core
Sun Ce's official build supports his Crowd Control and Initiate identity. Meteor (attack and cooldown reduction) and Boots of Resistance keep his engage available while shortening enemy lockdown, then Axe of Torment is the anti-squishy core and Master Sword plus Overlord's Might add the damage to make his dives threatening rather than purely tanky.
Anti-tank, peel & survivability
Starbreaker is the anti-tank pivot against armor stacks, while Ominous Premonition (slows attackers) adds peel for himself and allies. Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) and Immovable - Sky Dome (temporary damage reduction) round out the survivability so he can dive in first and survive. The recommended arcana are Mutation, Hunt, Reaver and Eagle Eye, with Flash for the engage.
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
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
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.
Full AD lethality
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
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
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
Mask Spirits
Manga Crossover
Loving Promise
Driver of Souls
Dragon of Protection
Pet Diaries
Doomsday Mecha
Sea Voyage
Playstyle
Sun Ce's win condition runs through Set Sail! (pilots a boat forward while immune). Use your mobility to reach the back line, but bait the enemy's lockdown before you dash in.
Patch History
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."