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Sun Shangxiang
July 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Add July 9 2026 balance note: armor-penetration nerf
S1 "World Beginning" went live on May 29, 2026. The following details are now confirmed in the live build:
Role: official live coverage lists Sun Shangxiang as an attack marksman (攻击射手), a ranged damage Resonance built around sustained output and self-preservation while kiting in open-world combat.
Flow: she channels Scorching Flow (灼流), the same elemental Flow flagged in S1 marketing.
Availability: she headlined the S1-opening Heavenly Reward banner at the May 29 season start, alongside Longya.
Sun Shangxiang (孙尚香) is a new Resonance (共鸣) arriving in the S1 World Beginning Season of Honor of Kings: World, went live on May 29, 2026 as one of two first-half S1 Resonances alongside Longya. This article documents the live S1 information confirmed by official Tencent sources after the May 29, 2026 launch, together with details still being filled in by Chinese guide sites. Full skill numbers and Talent details continue to be documented in the weeks after launch.
Sun Shangxiang carries forward the IP's portrayal of the historical Wu princess Sun Ren as a martial warrior, recontextualized for the dual-Flow combat of Honor of Kings: World. She is the third historically grounded female Resonance to join the S0+S1 roster after Wang Zhaojun and Mulan.
The following details are confirmed for the live S1 build:
Arrival window: first half of S1 (launches May 29, 2026)
Acquisition: rotates onto the Heavenly Reward cosmetic/character banner at S1 start
Flow type: Scorching Flow (灼流)
Confirmed loadouts at launch: a Strong Attack damage build and a Support build, giving her flexible role placement across cooperative content
Available with the new genderswap (性转) feature shipping at S1 start
Specific skill names, base stats, cooldown numbers, and Talent tree details were not published in pre-show materials and are still being documented by Chinese guide sites in the weeks after the May 29 launch.
Scorching Flow (灼流) is the elemental Flow that Sun Shangxiang channels. Pre-show breakdowns describe two distinct ways to equip her:
Build | Role | Pre-Show Notes |
|---|---|---|
Scorching Flow Strong Attack | Offensive damage | Front-loaded burst built around her main weapon. Suited to boss-fight damage windows and break phases. |
Scorching Flow Support | Support utility | Buff and pressure-relief setup that pairs with a Strong Attack partner. Complements close-range or melee allies. |
The dual-build identity mirrors the design TiMi Studio Group has used for the launch protagonist Child of the Primal Flow: one base character, multiple Flow loadouts that can be re-spec'd between encounters.
Sun Shangxiang is the headline Resonance on the S1-opening Heavenly Reward Banner, which uses the standard cosmetic-banner pull mechanics rather than character gacha. Specific price anchors and pity numbers for the S1 banner are being documented now that the season is live; the Monetization article will be updated with verified figures once the in-game store goes live.
New region she may appear in: Caiyun Basin
Story chapter introducing her: Chapter 9: Guixu Dream Performance
Co-launch Resonance: Longya
Master Resonance roster: Heroes
S1 hub: S1 World Beginning Season
Official patch notes after the season launch reference several named pieces of Sun Shangxiang's live kit, which confirm the mechanical framework even though full numbers are still being documented. Her Resonance is built around a Crimson Lotus state (红莲绽), with a Lotus Fire Burst attack (莲火爆弹) that applies burning damage, and a Co-Flow skill named Barrage (共流技 炮火纷飞). Like every Resonance she also has a "concentrated arms" on-swap buff (凝武) that applies when she is tagged in from the standby slot. These are her open-world action-RPG mechanics: none of them correspond to the separate Honor of Kings MOBA marksman of the same name. Exact damage values, cooldowns, and the full Talent tree continue to be filled in by Chinese guide sites.
The July 9, 2026 S1 second-half patch nerfed Sun Shangxiang, reducing the high armor-penetration output that had kept her a top-tier damage pick. Exact numeric values were not published.
Her confirmed role and Flow are live as of the May 29, 2026 S1 launch. What remains pending (and is excluded here to avoid fabrication) is the full skill kit: specific skill names, base stats, cooldown numbers, and Talent tree details, which Chinese guide sites are still documenting in the weeks after launch. Note: the original Honor of Kings MOBA also has a Sun Shangxiang marksman, but that is an entirely different character build with a separate ability set and item list; none of that MOBA kit applies to this open-world Resonance. As live coverage publishes verified kit data, this article will be expanded and any build framing here may be refined.
