Published: 2026-10-20 · Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Sun guide and counters (2.2.16a): attack speed build, clone tactics and matchups
Role and playstyle
Sun is a clone-based fighter played in the EXP lane and the jungle. Each hit lowers the target's armor, and his clones copy part of his stats, so he melts tanks and turrets quickly. In mlbbhub's October 18 data he is A tier with a 52.4% win rate, a 1.6% pick rate and a 21.4% ban rate. One detail stands out: he wins 55.6% in Epic but only 48.8% in Mythical Glory and above, because experienced players know how to handle his clones.
Recommended build and emblem
- Items: Swift Boots, Corrosion Scythe, Demon Hunter Sword, Golden Staff, Sea Halberd, Windtalker. mlbbhub and TopUpLive recommend the same six items.
- Boots: Tough Boots against chain crowd control, Warrior Boots against physical-heavy lanes.
- Flex swaps: Rose Gold Meteor over Windtalker against burst mages; Thunder Belt when you need to be sturdier; Blade of Despair over Sea Halberd when you are ahead and the enemy has no healing.
- Emblem: Assassin set with Rupture, Master Assassin and Killing Spree.
- Battle spell: Flicker.
Clone tactics and tips
- Send the clone-creating skill into a bush to scout safely, or let a clone tank turret shots.
- Use Swift Exchange to close distance, escape or cross a wall; Sun and his clone dash together.
- Use the brief invulnerability window of his ultimate to waste the enemy's crowd control, turret shots or burst.
- Stack the armor reduction quickly with clone hits so tanks and objectives like the Lord and Turtle melt much faster.
- Focus on pushing towers in your own lane; since 2.2.16 his roaming build was trimmed because it took too many team resources.
What to pick against Sun
- Area-control tanks: clones get crowd-controlled too, so tanks like Minotaur, Tigreal, Gloo and Khufra work well. Our engine lists Gloo and Khufra among the top picks.
- Burst mages: area mages such as Pharsa, Vale and Eudora clear his clones within seconds.
- mlbbhub statistics: the biggest win rate edges against him belong to Natan (+5.3 points), Joy (+4.7), Marcel (+3.9), Ruby and Faramis.
- Items: Sea Halberd or Necklace of Durance to cut his healing, and Antique Cuirass or Wind of Nature against his physical damage.
Who Sun is good against
mlbbhub's data shows an edge against Jawhead (+4.2), Harley (+3.1) and Layla (+3.0), and TopUpLive also points to marksmen without escapes, like Layla and Miya, as easy targets.
What changed recently
In 2.2.16 Moonton trimmed Sun's roaming build because it took too many resources from teammates. His passive heals less per clone hit, enemies who kill a clone get less gold, and his clone skill has a shorter cooldown. Sun was not touched in 2.2.16a.
mlbbhub.com Sun build and matchup data (patch 2.2.16a, rank stats October 18, 2026) · TopUpLive Sun build guide 2026 (August 19, 2026) · Moonton patch notes 2.2.16 (summary on mlbbhub.com)