What Combat Type is Dan Heng?

Dan Heng is a 4-star Wind character on the Path of The Hunt, from Astral Express, released in version 1.0.

What stat does Dan Heng scale on?

Dan Heng's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best Light Cone for Dan Heng?

I Venture Forth to Hunt is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star The Hunt Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. See You at the End is the best 4-star alternative.

Which relic set should Dan Heng use?

Hero of Triumphant Song. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases ATK by 12%. Its 4-piece bonus is: While the wearer's memosprite is on the field, increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's memosprite attacks, increases the wearer's and memosprite's CRIT DMG by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Which Planar Ornament should Dan Heng use?

Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When the wearer's SPD is equal to or higher than 135/160, the wearer deals 12%/18% more DMG. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

How much does it cost to max Dan Heng's traces?

Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Dan Heng E1 do?

The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall: When the target enemy's current HP percentage is greater than or equal to 50%, CRIT Rate increases by 12%.

Dan Heng — Wind The Hunt character | Honkai: Star Rail

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Dan Heng

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

WindThe HuntMain DPS

English voice: Nicholas Leung

The best Dan Heng build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.4) is In the Night with Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters. Updated August 28, 2026

Where these rankings come fromThe light cone order, relic sets and stat priorities on this tab are prydwen.gg’s, measured in play and rephrased. Relative damage figures are ratios against the bottom of each ranking, not absolute numbers, and each one holds only for the superimposition and team its row states. Everything else — base stats, passive text, material totals — is read from the game’s own data.

Light cones

6 ranked

In the Night — 5★ The Hunt Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISIn the Night

108.54% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

Swordplay — 4★ The Hunt Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2Swordplay

106.67% at S5

476

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP331 DEF

Only Silence Remains — 4★ The Hunt Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3Only Silence Remains

100.04% at S5

476

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP331 DEF

Cruising in the Stellar Sea — 5★ The Hunt Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Cruising in the Stellar Sea

100% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP463 DEF

Sleep Like the Dead — 5★ The Hunt Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#5Sleep Like the Dead

95.16% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

Relics

2 sets

CorePioneer Diver of Dead Waters

100% uptime | 3 Debuffs Required

2PCIncreases DMG dealt to enemies with debuffs by 12%.

4PCIncreases CRIT Rate by 4%. The wearer deals 8%/12% increased CRIT DMG to enemies with at least 2/3 debuffs. After the wearer inflicts a debuff on enemy targets, the aforementioned effects increase by 100%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

Also works

Scholar Lost in Erudition

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreRutilant Arena

2PCIncreases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer's current CRIT Rate reaches 70% or higher, DMG dealt by Basic ATK and Skill increases by 20%.

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 100 energy

Body: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG
Feet: Speed >= ATK%
Planar Sphere: Wind DMG >= ATK%
Link Rope: ATK%

Substat priority

Highest first

1SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMGBest
2ATK%

This is your typical DPS build that focuses on the holy trifecta - ATK, Crit Rate, and Crit DMG. For every 1% of Crit try to have 2% of Crit DMG.

Trace priority

Level in this order

#1
Skill = Ultimate
Max first
#2
Talent
Then
#3
Basic
Next

Major traces, best first: Faster Than Light (A4) > Hidden Dragon (A2) > High Gale (A6)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall
E2Quell the Venom Octet, Quench the Vice O'Flame
E3Level bump
E4Roaring Dragon and Soaring Sun
E5Level bump
E6The Troubled Soul Lies in Wait

E1
The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall
Game text
When the target enemy's current HP percentage is greater than or equal to 50%, CRIT Rate increases by 12%.
E2
Quell the Venom Octet, Quench the Vice O'Flame
Game text
Reduces Talent cooldown by 1 turn.
E4
Roaring Dragon and Soaring Sun
Game text
When Dan Heng uses his Ultimate to defeat an enemy, he will immediately take action again.
E6
The Troubled Soul Lies in Wait
Game text
The Slow state triggered by Skill reduces the enemy's SPD by an extra 8%.

Teams

No composition on the site currently uses Dan Heng. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.

Honkai: Star Rail 4★ Wind The Hunt Main DPS

Dan Heng build summary

Updated August 28, 2026

In the Night tops the light cone ranking for Dan Heng, at 108.54% relative damage at S1, ahead of Swordplay, Only Silence Remains and Cruising in the Stellar Sea. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters on Dan Heng, with Scholar Lost in Erudition behind it. The planar ornament is Rutilant Arena. Main stats are CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Wind DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%.

Trace priority is Skill = Ultimate > Talent > Basic. The Ultimate costs 100 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

Role: Main DPS / Support
Best light cone: In the Night
Alternatives: Swordplay, Only Silence Remains, Cruising in the Stellar Sea
Relic set: Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
Planar ornament: Rutilant Arena
Main stats: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Wind DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope
Substat priority: SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%
Trace priority: Skill = Ultimate > Talent > Basic
Ultimate energy cost: 100 energy
Key ascension material: 12× Squirming Core
Last updated: August 28, 2026

Abilities

4 levellable

Basic

Cloudlancer Art: North Wind

Single Target
+20 energy
30 Toughness

Deals Wind DMG equal to 100% of Dan Heng's ATK to one enemy.

Ability level

6 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Basic ATK DMG: 100%

All 10 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Basic ATK DMG	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%	110%	120%	130%	140%

Skill

Cloudlancer Art: Torrent

Single Target
+30 energy
60 Toughness

Deals Wind DMG equal to 260% of Dan Heng's ATK to one designated enemy. When DMG dealt by Skill triggers CRIT Hit, there is a 100% base chance to reduce the target's SPD by 12%, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Skill DMG: 260%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Skill DMG	130%	143%	156%	169%	182%	195%	211%	228%	244%	260%	273%	286%	299%	312%	325%

Ultimate

Ethereal Dream

Single Target
+5 energy
90 Toughness

Deals Wind DMG equal to 400% of Dan Heng's ATK to one designated enemy target. If the attacked enemy is Slowed, the multiplier for the DMG dealt by Ultimate increases by 120%.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Ultimate DMG: 400%
Ultimate DMG (2): 120%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ultimate DMG	240%	256%	272%	288%	304%	320%	340%	360%	380%	400%	416%	432%	448%	464%	480%
Ultimate DMG (2)	72%	77%	82%	86%	91%	96%	102%	108%	114%	120%	125%	130%	134%	139%	144%

Talent

Superiority of Reach

Enhance

When Dan Heng becomes the target of an ally's ability, his next attack's Wind RES PEN increases by 36%. This effect can be triggered again after 2 turn(s).

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Bonus: 36%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Bonus	18%	20%	22%	23%	25%	27%	29%	32%	34%	36%	38%	40%	41%	43%	45%

Technique and fixed effects

1 fixed

Technique

Splitting Spearhead

Enhance

After Dan Heng uses his Technique, his ATK increases by 40% at the start of the next battle for 3 turn(s).

Bonus Abilities

3 unlocked by ascension

A2
Hidden Dragon
When current HP percentage is 50% or lower, reduces the chance of being attacked by enemies.
A4
Faster Than Light
After launching an attack, there is a 50% fixed chance to increase this unit's SPD by 20% for 2 turn(s).
A6
High Gale
Basic ATK deals 40% more DMG to Slowed enemies.

Stat traces

Every node taken

Wind DMG: 22.4%
ATK: 18.0%
DEF: 12.5%

Totals at full unlock, summed across every node of that stat. Ascension rank gates the nodes as it gates the Bonus Abilities above.

Full bill

Credits, summed from the tables below

Level 80 and every ability maxed

1,812,400

Credits 12 material lines

Ascension to 80

246,400

Credits 4 materials · 6 steps

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000

Credits 3× the single-ability bill

Ascension

Level 1 → 80 in 6 steps

Lv 30
Extinguished Core ×4
3,200Credits
Lv 40
Extinguished Core ×8
6,400Credits
Lv 50
Storm Eye ×2
Glimmering Core ×5
12,800Credits
Lv 60
Storm Eye ×5
Glimmering Core ×8
32,000Credits
Lv 70
Squirming Core ×5
Storm Eye ×15
64,000Credits
Lv 80
Squirming Core ×7
Storm Eye ×28
128,000Credits

Total to level 80

246,400 Credits

Squirming Core

Storm Eye

Glimmering Core

Extinguished Core

Trace materials

Per ability · 3 levellable

→ 2
Extinguished Core ×2
2,000Credits
→ 3
Arrow of the Beast Hunter ×2
Extinguished Core ×4
4,000Credits
→ 4
Arrow of the Demon Slayer ×2
Glimmering Core ×2
8,000Credits
→ 5
Arrow of the Demon Slayer ×4
Glimmering Core ×3
16,000Credits
→ 6
Arrow of the Demon Slayer ×6
Glimmering Core ×5
24,000Credits
→ 7
Arrow of the Starchaser ×2
Squirming Core ×2
36,000Credits
→ 8
Arrow of the Starchaser ×4
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Squirming Core ×3
64,000Credits
→ 9
Arrow of the Starchaser ×6
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
128,000Credits
→ 10
Tracks of Destiny ×1
Arrow of the Starchaser ×11
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
240,000Credits

One ability maxed

522,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Arrow of the Starchaser

Destroyer's Final Road

Squirming Core

Arrow of the Demon Slayer

Glimmering Core

Arrow of the Beast Hunter

Extinguished Core

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Arrow of the Starchaser

Destroyer's Final Road

Squirming Core

Arrow of the Demon Slayer

Glimmering Core

Arrow of the Beast Hunter

Extinguished Core

Dan Heng’s Eidolons

6 unlocks

E1
The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall
When the target enemy's current HP percentage is greater than or equal to 50%, CRIT Rate increases by 12%.
E2
Quell the Venom Octet, Quench the Vice O'Flame
Reduces Talent cooldown by 1 turn.
E3
Seen and Unseen
Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4
Roaring Dragon and Soaring Sun
When Dan Heng uses his Ultimate to defeat an enemy, he will immediately take action again.
E5
A Drop of Rain Feeds a Torrent
Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6
The Troubled Soul Lies in Wait
The Slow state triggered by Skill reduces the enemy's SPD by an extra 8%.

Dan Heng FAQ

What Combat Type is Dan Heng?: Dan Heng is a 4-star Wind character on the Path of The Hunt, from Astral Express, released in version 1.0.
What stat does Dan Heng scale on?: Dan Heng's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best Light Cone for Dan Heng?: I Venture Forth to Hunt is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star The Hunt Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. See You at the End is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Dan Heng use?: Hero of Triumphant Song. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases ATK by 12%. Its 4-piece bonus is: While the wearer's memosprite is on the field, increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's memosprite attacks, increases the wearer's and memosprite's CRIT DMG by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
Which Planar Ornament should Dan Heng use?: Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When the wearer's SPD is equal to or higher than 135/160, the wearer deals 12%/18% more DMG. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.
How much does it cost to max Dan Heng's traces?: Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Dan Heng E1 do?: The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall: When the target enemy's current HP percentage is greater than or equal to 50%, CRIT Rate increases by 12%.

Dan Heng

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall

Quell the Venom Octet, Quench the Vice O'Flame

Roaring Dragon and Soaring Sun

The Troubled Soul Lies in Wait

Teams

Abilities

Technique and fixed effects

Bonus Abilities

Hidden Dragon

Faster Than Light

High Gale

Stat traces

Full bill

Ascension

Trace materials

Dan Heng’s Eidolons

The Higher You Fly, the Harder You Fall

Quell the Venom Octet, Quench the Vice O'Flame

Seen and Unseen

Roaring Dragon and Soaring Sun

A Drop of Rain Feeds a Torrent

The Troubled Soul Lies in Wait

Dan Heng FAQ