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Sun Tzu Prime

SS
Legendary
Infantry
Smite
Versatility

primary nuker

Skills

  1. Skill 1
    Fluid Formation

    Strikes his current target with a heavy smite hit and opens a five-second Military Sage window that echoes smite hits as true damage.

  2. Skill 2
    War for Peace

    Infantry march faster, and while he leads a troop on the map his infantry also gain health and attack.

  3. Skill 3
    Surprise Strike

    On the map his infantry gain defence; during Military Sage his smite hits land harder and basic attacks can add a smite strike.

  4. Skill 4
    Myriad Maneuvers

    His troop takes less damage, and each enemy scorched by Military Sage refunds rage and can stack a small damage bonus.

Community builds

Builds for Sun Tzu Prime

Overview

Active AoE nuke hitting up to five targets and restoring rage; the Prime rework adds fixed true damage that bypasses defensive buffs, a low rage requirement, and large stat boosts. Passives raise skill damage and infantry stats, countering the defensive meta.

Talent focus

Skill + Infantry (+ Attack)

Pairings

  • Bai Qi · as deputy

    Infantry march; five-march setup.

  • Liu Che · as deputy

    Infantry march; seven-march extension.

  • Alexander the Great · as deputy

    Anti-heal option behind Sun Tzu (Prime).

  • Liu Che · as primary

    From Liu Che profile pairings.

Counters & matchups

Infantry holds the edge over cavalry and gives it up to archers, whatever the scenario.

Best matchups

Open field · Marches meeting on the map.

  • Alexander Nevsky · CavalryS+

    Infantry over cavalry, and true damage cuts through Nevsky's damage reduction.

  • Arthur Pendragon · CavalryS+

    Infantry over cavalry; the five-target nuke and rage refund keep pressure on the whole cavalry line.

  • Scipio Africanus Prime · InfantryS+

    Sun Tzu Prime's fixed true damage ignores the shields and damage reduction Scipio Prime's march relies on.

  • Achilles · CavalryS

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Gang Gam-chan · CavalryS

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Joan of Arc Prime · CavalryS

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

9 more
  • Bertrand · CavalryA

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Belisarius Prime · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Genghis Khan · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Huo Qubing · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Ivan IV · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Takeda Shingen · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • William · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Lancelot · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

  • Dragon Lancer · Cavalry

    Infantry over cavalry, and both are built for the field (Versatility talents). By troop type.

Countered by

Open field · Marches meeting on the map.

  • Yi Seong-Gye · ArcherS

    Archers over infantry; Yi Seong-Gye's circular AoE punishes infantry lines that bunch up.

Favoured, not guaranteed: equipment, talents, skill levels and troop counts decide real fights. Rows marked “by troop type” come from the troop triangle and each commander’s talent trees; the rest are written by hand. Checked against the meta on 2026-09-23.

Talent trees

infantry
versatility
smite
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