Hero Bonds (羁绊) are preset synergies between specific heroes in Cinder & Crowns. Field every hero a bond names together, and that bond activates — granting a passive stat bonus for as long as they stand on the same battlefield. There are 17 bonds spread across all 30 heroes.
How bonds work
A bond costs nothing and has no level. It is simply on the moment its heroes are all in play, and off when one of them isn't. Every pairing follows real history — dynasty founders who built the first empires, rival warlords of the same age, queens who turned grief into vengeance — so building a bonded lineup is also a way of reading the past.
Ten bonds reward fielding three named heroes; seven reward a pair. A single hero can belong to several bonds at once, so there is no one "correct" roster — only trade-offs between the bonuses you most want stacked.
Three-hero bonds (10)
- Imperial Myth (帝国神话) — Qin Shi Huang + Gilgamesh + Chandragupta → +5% Damage Reduction
- King's Hegemony (王者霸业) — Qin Shi Huang + Alexander + Saladin → +5% Damage Bonus
- Bulwark of the Nation (国之壁垒) — Yi Sun-sin + William Wallace + Spartacus → +5% Damage Reduction
- Divine Right (王权神授) — Ashoka + King David + Seondeok → +6% Crit Rate
- Heroic Epic (英灵史诗) — Gilgamesh + Boudica + Dido → +12% Crit Damage
- Mandate of Heaven (天命君主) — Hannibal Barca + Cyrus the Great + Pericles → +5% Damage Reduction
- Expeditionary Commander (远征统帅) — Alexander + Julius Caesar + Hannibal Barca → +5% Damage Bonus
- Crusade (十字征途) — Saladin + Richard I + Frederick I → +6% Crit Resist
- Covenant Rule (圣约之治) — Ramkhamhaeng + King David + Christina → +12% Crit DMG Resistance
- Code of Governance (治世法典) — Chandragupta + Pericles + Tribhuwana → +3 Luck
Two-hero bonds (7)
- Warring Blades (战国血刃) — Toyotomi Hideyoshi + Oda Nobunaga → +4% Damage Bonus
- Avenger's Judgment (复仇者审判) — Boudica + Tomyris → +10% Crit Damage
- Unbending Banner (不屈旌旗) — Yi Sun-sin + William Wallace → +5% Crit Rate
- Star of Ruin (破军之星) — Mulan + Joan of Arc → +5% Crit Resist
- Heavenly Order (天理国制) — Thutmose III + Seondeok → +4% Damage Reduction
- Cornerstone of the Nation (建国基石) — Artemisia + Tribhuwana → +4% Damage Bonus
- Crown of Wisdom (智慧冠冕) — Cleopatra + Dido → +10% Crit DMG Resistance
Bond effects shown are the current in-game values and may be tuned during testing.