Human · Legend · Zhou Dynasty
Sun Tzu
About 500 BC, by tradition · Military strategist
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
Who he was
By tradition, Sun Tzu (Sunzi, Master Sun) was a general who served King Helü of Wu in eastern China around 500 BC, and the author of The Art of War. The book teaches that war rests on deception, on knowing the enemy and oneself, and on winning without battle where possible.
Historians date its text to the 5th or 4th century BC and doubt the old stories of his life; commanders have read it ever since.
Sources: Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, chapter 65 · Sun Tzu, The Art of War, trans. Samuel B. Griffith (1963)
In Godsdusk
Passive · Know Your EnemyEach round an enemy stays on the field, it takes +5% damage from his side, up to +25% (resets when it leaves the field).
Active · Attack Their Strategy · cooldown 4 rounds1 enemy loses all its positive effects and cannot gain new ones for 2 rounds.