Sun Tzu Prime
primary nuker
Skills
Skill 1Fluid FormationStrikes his current target with a heavy smite hit and opens a five-second Military Sage window that echoes smite hits as true damage.
Skill 2War for PeaceInfantry march faster, and while he leads a troop on the map his infantry also gain health and attack.
Skill 3Surprise StrikeOn the map his infantry gain defence; during Military Sage his smite hits land harder and basic attacks can add a smite strike.
Skill 4Myriad ManeuversHis 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 PrimeOverview
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
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.