SUN BIN
Support
Roaming
Sun Bin in Honor of Kings, is a versatile support mage who excels at enhancing team mobility and survivability. His abilities offer AoE silence and healing, making him invaluable in team fights. A suitable build focuses on items that enhance his Survivability and cooldown reduction for effective support.
HERO PROFILE
Support/Mage
Tactical Support
Crowd Control/Team Buffs
Late Game
SKILLS
This is the list of skills of Sun Bin
Passive
Hourglass of Time
Description: When Sun Bin casts a skill, his movement speed increases by 15%โ30% for 2 seconds.
Tips: Casting skills briefly increases movement speed, enhancing Sun Bin’s survivability and disrupting the enemy’s attack rhythm.
Skill 01
Time Bomb
Cooldown: 8/7.6/7.2/6.8/6s, Cost: 60
Description: Sun Bin throws a bomb that attaches to an enemy upon hitting them, dealing 200/240/280/320/360/400 (+20% Magic Attack) magic damage. After 3 seconds, the bomb explodes, dealing 550/660/770/880/990/1100 (+55% Magic Attack) magic damage to enemies in the area and slowing them by 40% for 2 seconds. If the bomb is removed, it will immediately trigger the explosion.
Tips: This is an important crowd control skill for Sun Bin, with a long range that can be used to either chase or retreat. It also reduces enemy magic resistance, amplifying the damage output of your team’s mages.
Skill 02
Time Flux
Cooldown: 13/12.4/11.8/11.2/10.6/10s, Cost: 60
Sun Bin channels temporal power, increasing the movement speed of allied heroes within range by 30/36/42/48/54/60% for 2 seconds. At the end of this duration, time rewinds, restoring 25/30/35/40/45/50% of the damage taken, as well as 25/30/35/40/45/50% of the mana and energy consumed during this period.
Passive: Sun Bin gains 7.5/9/10.5/12/13.5/15% cooldown reduction.
Tips: The time rewind effect is crucial for restoring health and resources, and the passive cooldown reduction further improves Sun Binโs ability to support the team.
Ultimate
Time Lapse
Cooldown: 45/40/35s, Cost: 100
Description: Sun Bin throws an enhanced bomb that creates a force field upon hitting an enemy or reaching its maximum distance, dealing 500/625/750 (+45% Magic Attack) magic damage to enemies in the area and slowing them by 90%. It also interrupts enemy skills and silences them for 1 second. After 5 seconds, the force field explodes, dealing 1500/1875/2250 (+135% Magic Attack) magic damage to enemies in the area.
Tips: This skill has a large area of effect. If it hits multiple enemies during a team fight, it silences and slows them, reducing their damage output and creating excellent opportunities for your team to capitalize on.
BUILD OPTION-1
Crimson Shadow – Redemption
Boots of Resistance
Holy Grail
Glacial Buckler
Succubus Cloak
Ominous Premonition
Nightmare 10x
Harmony 10x
Void 10x
Flash
COUNTER
This is the list of heroes that can counter this hero in team fight/solo fight depending on the situation.
Support
CAI YAN
Support
DA QIAO
Support
DOLIA
Sun Bin Best Synergy Hero
- Marco Polo: Sun Bin’s second skill can help Marco Polo chase enemies with its short speed boost, making it harder for them to dodge Marco Polo’s linear first skill. Sun Bin’s ultimate can also provide a favorable environment for Marco Polo to deal damage by silencing enemies.
- Gao Jianli: Sun Bin’s second skill compensates for Gao Jianli’s lack of mobility, and his ultimate can silence enemies, assisting Gao Jianli in dealing damage during team fights.
Sun Bin Counterplay
- Assassins with high burst damage can easily eliminate Sun Bin, a sustained damage dealer.
- Evade Sun Bin’s control skills by dodging and maintaining distance.
- In team fights, spread out to avoid being silenced and slowed by Sun Bin’s ultimate, affecting more allies.
Prince of Lanling: Lan Ling Wang’s invisibility and burst damage make it easy for him to get close to Timebender and eliminate him quickly.
Sun Bin Teamfight Strategy
In team fights, Sun Bin excels at counter-attacks. His second skill providesallies with a speed boost and a shield, making it easier for them to engage or disengage. When enemies dive into your formation, use Timebender’s third skill to weaken their damage output and disrupt the battlefield. While enemies are slowed, the first skill has a higher chance of hitting and controlling multiple enemies, creating favorable conditions for your allies to deal damage.
How to Play Sun Bin
(Gameplay Strategy)
As a Pro gamer, Here is a Suggested Gameplay that you can use to play Timebender in Early, Mid and Late Game.
Early Game Strategy:
- Farming: Focus on farming and securing experience points in your lane to level up your skills, especially Time Bomb (Skill 01) and Flux Capacitor (Skill 02). Clear minion waves efficiently and avoid overextending in the lane.
- Harassment: Use Time Bomb (Skill 01) to poke enemies from a safe distance, while keeping an eye on your mana to avoid running out of resources. Aim to disrupt the enemy’s farm and create pressure on their laner.
- Vision and Map Control: Provide vision by placing wards around the map, especially near key objectives such as the Tyrant and Spirit Sentinel. This will help your team avoid enemy ganks and facilitate better decision-making.
Mid Game Strategy:
- Roaming and Ganking: With your core skills leveled up, start roaming and assisting your teammates in securing kills. Use Time Bomb (Skill 01) to engage, followed by Flux Capacitor (Skill 02) to boost allies’ movement speed and increase their damage potential.
- Objective Control: Participate in securing objectives like the Tyrant and Spirit Sentinel. Use your skills to zone out and control enemies, making it difficult for them to contest objectives.
- Team Fights: Position yourself behind your frontline, providing support and crowd control with your skills. Look for opportunities to land a well-timed Time Lapse (Ultimate) to disrupt enemy team’s formation and create favorable conditions for your allies.
Late Game Strategy:
- Map Pressure: Keep lanes pushed and maintain vision control around key objectives like Dark Tyrant and Overlord.
- Team Fights: Prioritize staying alive and providing utility to your team. Use Time Bomb (Skill 01) to poke enemies and Flux Capacitor (Skill 02) to assist your allies in engaging or disengaging. Look for the right moment to unleash Time Lapse (Ultimate) to cause maximum disruption to the enemy team.
- Pick Off and Siege: Help your team secure picks by catching enemies out of position with your crowd control abilities. After securing a pick, pressure the enemy base by sieging towers and inhibitors, using your skills to control and zone out defenders.
By executing this early, mid, and late game strategy, you’ll provide your team with valuable support, crowd control, and utility, maximizing your chances of victory in Honor of Kings as Timebender.

