Overview
Sun Bin (孙膑) is a Resonance (共鸣) in Honor of Kings: World, confirmed in the S0 Season launch roster on April 10, 2026. He is a member of Jixia Academy and functions as a 辅助 (Support) Resonance whose identity revolves around spacetime manipulation. His kit is built around delayed-detonation bombs, a state-based energy wave that converts incoming damage into ultimate charge, and a time-slow zone that debuffs enemy attacks. 's combat mechanics feature explicitly calls out that Sun Bin can generate ultimate charge for other Resonances in team play, making him one of the most valuable Support picks for coordinated co-op content.
His official S0 tagline is "时光无终始，前路自可期" ("Time has no beginning or end, the road ahead holds promise").
Verified HoKW Kit
Skill names below are taken official HoKW hero compendium, which carries Tencent-sourced skill text verbatim.
Skill | Chinese | Description |
|---|---|---|
Basic | 普攻 | Continuously fires spacetime energy; charged basic is a laser; perfect-dodge counter triggers a laser beam |
Spacetime Bomb | 时空爆弹 | Throws a delayed bomb that detonates harder when hit before the timer expires |
Temporal Wave | 时之波动 | Enters a wave state that absorbs energy from incoming damage and converts it to ultimate charge; switching Resonance also converts accumulated energy |
Time Flow | 时光流逝 | Detonates spacetime force across a targeted area, dealing damage and slowing enemies inside |
Spacetime Barrage | 时空连珠 | Ultimate: continuous rays of spacetime energy for heavy sustained damage |
Time Flow (时光流逝) is the skill responsible for Sun Bin's boss slow-zone effect. It creates a debuffed area where enemies move and attack more slowly, which opens windows for the party to land combo ultimates. Temporal Wave complements this by turning incoming damage into a resource that Sun Bin can pump into his own or his allies' ultimates.
Note on "Reverse Flow Time"
Earlier wiki drafts attributed Sun Bin with an ability called "Reverse Flow Time" (逆流之时) that slowed bosses and charged ally ultimates. The name 逆流之时 does NOT appear in 's compendium or any other Tencent-sourced material. The real skill that slows enemies is 时光流逝 (Time Flow); the real skill that charges ally ultimates via damage absorption is 时之波动 (Temporal Wave). The wiki has been updated to use the verified skill names. "Reverse Flow Time" should be treated as a third-party paraphrase rather than an official skill name.
Combat Role
Sun Bin is positioned as the premier Support Resonance in the S0 launch roster for co-op boss fights. His contribution is primarily utility rather than raw damage: the time-slow zone reduces boss DPS on the party, and the energy-wave state turns defensive play into offensive setup. In parties running Sun Bin alongside Offensive Resonances with long-cooldown ultimates, the tempo of the fight is dictated by Sun Bin's wave timing and his ability to convert absorbed energy into chain ultimates.
Playstyle Tips
Place Time Flow (时光流逝) in choke points or during boss wind-up animations to maximize the slow's value
Enter Temporal Wave (时之波动) when the boss is about to unleash a heavy attack; the incoming damage will convert to ultimate charge for the party
Save Spacetime Barrage (时空连珠) for break windows after a boss's stance is shattered
Communicate with allies about when Temporal Wave is active so their burst damage timing can be extended
Throw Spacetime Bomb (时空爆弹) ahead of high-movement bosses and let them walk into it when it detonates