Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile guide: All skills, best tree builds, and more

Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile is a formidable commander, excelling in tactical warfare and strategic damage. You can harness his skills to gain a competitive edge in battles, making him one of the top heroes in the game. Sun Tzu is a Chinese military general and strategist known for his remarkable achievements in military leadership during the Eastern Zhou period.

In this guide, we explore Sun Tzu's skills, stats, and talent tree builds to help you unleash his full potential on the battlefield.

All skills of Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile explained

Sun Tzu's stats in Age of Empires Mobile (Image via Level Infinite)

Skill 1: Strategy Cuts Deeper (Commander skill)
Skill 2: The Way of War (Signature skill)
Skill 3: Deception
Skill 4: Boulder Trap
Skill 5: Ultimate Strategy
Skill 6: High Spirit
Skill 7: Flash of Inspiration
Skill 8: Startegy Master's Gift

Strategy Cuts Deeper (Commander skill)

This skill deals strategy damage to the target (damage rate: 113.24%, strategy bonus) and enters the Ultimate Strategist state for 6s. Grants 100 initial rage upon entering battle.

The Way of War (Signature skill)

This skill allows you to enter the charging state. After 3s, it deals strategy damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 59.60%, strategy bonus). Afterward, it enters the Ultimate Strategist state for 6s.

If already in the Ultimate Strategist state when the skill is activated, it deals extra strategy damage (damage rate: 65.56%, strategy bonus) and refreshes the Ultimate Strategist state’s duration.

Deception

Deals 1 instance of strategy damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 45.72%, strategy bonus).

Boulder Trap

When activated, you enter a charging state. After 3s, it deals strategy damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 76.93%, strategy bonus).

Ultimate Strategy

Deals 1 instance of strategy damage to the enemy troop (damage rate: 70.70%, strategy bonus).

High Spirit

Increases the activation chance of the hero’s active skills by 3.64% (increases by 4.55% for charging skills).

Flash of Inspiration

When the hero’s signature active skill enters the charging state, there is a 17.17% chance to skip the charging. If you fail to skip the charging, it increases the skill’s activation chance by 4.04% for 6s.

Strategy Master's Gift

This skill increases the hero’s strategy damage by 8.94% and the activation chance of signature active skills by 3.03%.

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Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile: All stats

Here are all the base stats for Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile:

Might: 48.83 (+0.58)
Armor: 80.67 (+0.98)
Strategy: 96.17 (+1.17)
Siege: 53.28 (+0.66)

Best Tree Build for Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile

Sun Tzu's best tree build (Image via Level Infinite)

Talent 1: Military Tactics Mastery

Activate Commander Normal Attack Damage, Commander Skill Damage, Commander's Damage, Siege Increase, and Field Battle XP.

Talent 2: Strategic Preparation

Left Nodes - Activate all.
Right Nodes - Activate Normal Attack Damage Reduction, Skill Damage Reduction, Damage Reduction, Field Battle Damage Increase, Siege Increase, Strategy Increase, and Gathering Defense.

Talent 3: Strength in Numbers

Left Nodes - Activate Commander's Damage.
Right Nodes - Activate only Strategy Increase.

Talent 4: Revolutionary Guile

Left Node - Activate Normal Attack Damage Reduction and Gathering Protection.
Right Node - Activate Skill Damage Reduction and Gathering Defense.

Talent 5: Initiative Onslaught

Left Node - Activate Troop's Health Bonus, Rally Damage and Solo Damage.
Right Node - Activate Strategy Increase and Troop's Health Bonus.

Talent 6: War Hardened

Activate Troop's Attack Bonus and Troop's Defense Bonus.

Best pairings for Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile

Sun Tzu in Age of Empires Mobile is best used by combining these heroes:

Philip IV
Theodora
Cleopatra
Baldassi
Nino

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