The NEW Dan Heng PT, makes his debut in the upcoming Honkai Star Rail version 3.6 as one of the best universal sustain and support characters. In this guide, we will go over how players can best build Dan Heng Permansor Terrae to maximize both his sustain and support capabilities for end game contents in Honkai Star Rail.
Catalogue
Skill Kit & Leveling Priorities
General Introduction
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae is a Physical character that follows the path of Preservation. He specializes in boosting the damage output of a single ally by providing them with a special summon while also helping to boost the team’s survivability by providing the team with shields proportional to his attack stat.
It's worth noting that all of Dan Heng Permansor Terrae shields from his skills can stack, though the total shield value cannot exceed three times the amount granted by his Skill shield. This mechanic makes his shielding power absolutely incredible—a true fortress of safety! It's no wonder players have nicknamed him the "Zhongli of Honkai: Star Rail".
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Preservation |
Shield/ Follow Up Attacks |
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Dan Heng PT Skill Kit Details
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s main gimmick lies in his ability to assign an ally on the field as his Bond Mate, providing the ally with an attack boost and a summon that can deal follow up attack proportional to Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s attack stat. Additionally, Dan Heng Permasor Terrae can help the team survive by granting the entire team shields.
The summon’s damage is considered for Dan Heng, however, the summon is considered the Bondmate’s own summon, meaning certain effects like Sunday buffs will be able to trigger fully when used on the Bondmate. Additionally, this skill will provide a shield to all allies when used, with shield value stacking up to 300% of his attack stat. Finally, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae is the team’s sustain and last support option, boosting the attack of Phainon while also supplementing his damage output when he is in his solo form by providing him with a summon that can go alongside him in his Solo mode to deal damage with him.
When using his Ultimate, Dan Heng will deal Physical damage to all enemies, granting a shield to all allies and enhancing his summon. When enhanced, upon taking action, the summon will deal enhanced follow up attack to all enemies and deal an additional instance of damage based on The Bondmate’s attack stat.
Dan Heng PT Trace Priorities
As a Sustain/ Support Hybrid Character, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s abilities and trace level up priorities are as followed:
- Players should focus on maxing out Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s Skill as high as possible to maximize his shield value.
- His Ultimate should be the 2nd order of leveling as it helps to boost his damage output and help improve his shield value further.
- Players need to unlock all of Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s 3 Bonus Abilities as quickly as possible to maximize his support capability and help to improve his overall damage rotation.
- Players do not need to level up Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s Basic Attack.
Sort: Skill > Ultimate > 3 Bonus Abilities
Acorrding to this sort, we've summarized all the trace materials needed for his ascension.
- Fear-Stomped Flesh × 9
- Scattered Stardust × 6
- Crystal Meteorites × 20
- Divine Amber × 38
- Courage-Torn Chest × 13
- Glory-Aspersed Torso × 7
- Daythunder Anamnesis × 6
- Tracks of Destiny × 4
- Credit × 837,500
*Want to know more about Dan Heng Permansor Terrae's Materials? Keep reading Dan Heng Permansor Terrae's Materials.
Dan Heng PT Recommended Lightcones
As a Sustain/ Support character who can boost the attack of an ally proportional to his own attack stat while also dealing good damage and providing the team with shields, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae wants to have as much Attack as possible to maximize his support potential.
For Dan Heng Permansor Terrae, players should focus on Lightcones that boost his attack stat rather than boosting his shielding ability.
The best in slot lightcone for Dan Heng Permansor Terrae is of course, his Signature Lightcone:
- Though Worlds Apart
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Though Worlds Apart (5* Limited)
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Increases the wearer's ATK by 24% and Shield Effect provided by 30% . When the wearer uses Ultimate, restores HP equal to 10% of the wearer's ATK to all allies, and additionally restores HP equal to 10% of the wearer's ATK to the ally character with the lowest HP, and grants "Redoubt" to all allies for 3 turn(s). Targets with "Redoubt" deal 24% more DMG, which further increases by 12% if they have summons. |
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Alternatively, another great Lightcone that boost Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s Max HP and own damage output is Inherently Unjust Destiny:
- Inherently Unjust Destiny
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Inherently Unjust Destiny (5* Limited)
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Increases the wearer's DEF by 40% . When the wearer provides a Shield to an ally, the wearer's CRIT DMG increases by 40%, lasting for 2 turn(s). When the wearer's Follow-up ATK hits an enemy target, there is a 100% base chance to increase the DMG taken by the attacked enemy target by 10%, lasting for 2 turn(s). |
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This Light Cone is an excellent fit for Dan Heng Permansor Terrae. It greatly boosts his DEF, enhancing his durability as a frontline unit. When he provides a Shield to bondmate, he gains an additional 40% CRIT DMG for two turns, significantly amplifying the power of his counterattacks. Moreover, his follow-up attacks have a 100% base chance to make enemies take 10% more DMG for two turns, further increasing the team's overall damage output. Whether for survivability or team support, this Light Cone maximizes Dan Heng Permansor Terrae's full combat potential.
Some of the best 4 Stars Lightcones that Dan Heng Permansor Terrae can use includes:
- Journey, Forever Peaceful
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Journey, Forever Peaceful (4* Battle Pass)
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Increases the wearer's provided Shield Effect by 12%. When an ally target has a Shield, the DMG dealt increases by 12%. |
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This Light Cone is a strong choice for Dan Heng Permansor Terrae as it perfectly complements his shield-focused playstyle. It enhances his Shield Effect, allowing him to provide stronger protection for the team. Additionally, when bondmates are shielded, their overall DMG increases, creating a consistent offensive boost while maintaining strong defense. This makes it ideal for teams that rely on sustained shielding and balanced offense-defense synergy.
Landau's Choice:
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We Are Wildfire (4*)
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At the start of the battle, the DMG dealt to all allies decreases by 8% / 10% / 12% / 14% / 16% for 5 turn(s). At the same time, immediately restores HP to all allies equal to 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% of the respective HP difference between the characters' Max HP and current HP. |
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This Light Cone is a great option for Dan Heng Permansor Terrae as it provides strong early-battle sustain and team protection. At the start of combat, it reduces the DMG taken by all bondmates, giving the team a safer setup for the first few turns. Additionally, it instantly heals allies based on their missing HP, helping the entire team recover and maintain stability. This makes it especially valuable in longer or high-difficulty battles where Dan Heng Permansor Terrae's durability and team support play a crucial role.
Sort: Though Worlds Apart > Journey, Forever Peaceful > Inherently Unjust Destiny > She Already Shut Her Eyes > We Are Wildfire
Dan Heng PT Best Relic & Ornament Sets
For Dan Heng Permansor Terrae, his best Relic set is his dedicated Relic set - the Self-Enshrouded Recluse set, which boosts the amount of shield he provides to allies as well as providing a critical damage boost to all allies that have a shield on them.
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Self-Enshrouded Recluse |
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2pcs |
Increases Shield Effect by 10%. |
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4pcs |
Increases Shield Effect provided by the wearer by 12%. When an ally target has a Shield provided by the wearer, the ally target's CRIT DMG increases by 15%. |
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s best Ornament set is Lushaka, the Sunken Seas, which grants Dan Heng Permansor Terrae a slight Energy regen boost and allow him to boost the attack of the ally on the team’s 1st position, helping to boost the team damage.
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Lushaka, the Sunken Seas |
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Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. If the wearer is not the first character in the team lineup, then increases the ATK of the first character in the team lineup by 12%. |
For Main Stats and Sub Stats, players should prioritize Attack and Critical Stats on Dan Heng Permansor Terrae to maximize his damage output and his Shield amount as all of his shield and damage scales off his own Attack stat. Additionally, players should invest in some critical stats and energy regen for him to both help him trigger his Ultimate as frequently as possible and help boost his overall damage output
- For Dan Heng Permansor Terrae, players should focus on these stats:
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Body |
Critical Damage% or Critical Rate% |
- Priority #1: Attack%, Critical Rate% & Critical Damage% - Priority #2: Other Stats |
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Rope |
Energy Regen% or Attack% |
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Attack% |
Dan Heng PT Eidolons VS Signature LC
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae is already a complete unit even at E0 — his Light Cone and Eidolons mainly serve as finishing touches rather than necessities. However, since he fits into multiple team systems, his long-term value remains high. Players who enjoy using him can consider investing further based on their own needs.
The Light Cone "Though Worlds Apart": This Light Cone significantly boosts Dan Heng Terrae's ATK, allowing his shield capacity to exceed 4000+, adding around 200 extra ATK, and granting a 24% teamwide DMG bonus plus an additional 12% DMG boost for allies. It also introduces a healing mechanic — upon using his Ultimate, all allies restore HP equal to 10% of his ATK, with the lowest-HP ally receiving double the amount.
Currently, Dan Heng Terrae doesn't face major survivability issues, so the extra shield and healing mainly enhance his margin for error. The true value of this Light Cone lies in its 36% team DMG increase and the additional ATK boost, offering an overall performance improvement of over 10% compared to other Light Cones.
E1 - Shed Scales of Old
When using his Ultimate, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae generates 1 Skill and grants his Bondmate 18% Resistance Penetration. Depending on the enemy's RES, this translates to roughly a 22.5% damage increase in unfavorable matchups and about 18% in favorable ones. However, if there are additional PEN sources (like Tribbie's), the overall gain will be lower.
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s 1st Eidolons is his must have supporting Eidolons that allow him to support the team by recovering the team’s Skill point when he uses his Ultimate in addition to allowing the Bondmate to deal more damage to enemies by increasing their Res Pen stat.
Rating: Highly Recommended (Further Boost Dan Heng’s Team Support capability and boost the damage of the Bondmate)
E2 - Watch Trails to Blaze
When casting his Ultimate, Souldragon gains 4 enhancement stacks instead of 3 and acts immediately afterward. The shield strength is doubled, and the Bondmate's damage multiplier in Souldragon's attacks is also doubled, resulting in an overall 10%+ performance boost.
Rating: Highly Recommended (Improves Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s own damage output and his summon’s damage output by improving his rotation and shielding effects)
E4 - By Oath, This Vessel Is I
The Bondmate gains 20% DMG Reduction, further improving survivability. It's a straightforward effect that doesn’t actually provide much utility worthy of investment.
Rating: Not Recommended (Only provide a single simple effect that is not worth that investment)
E6 - One Dream to Enfold All Wilds
Adds 20% increased Vulnerability, 12% DEF Ignore for the Bondmate, and causes Dan Heng Permansor Terrae's Ultimate to deal additional DMG equal to 330% of the Bondmate's ATK multiplier, yielding an overall boost of 30%+.
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s 6th Eidolons is his best Eidolon by far, helping to maximize his team support capability while being a sustain unit by making all enemies on the field takes more damage, increasing the damage dealt by the Bondmate and even grants an additional damage instance to enemies whenever the Bondmate attacks.
Rating: Most Recommended (Improves the team’s damage output and massively boost the Bondmate’s damage)
Therefore, with these considerations, players should invest in Dan Heng Permansor Terrae in this order:
E0S1 > E1S1 > E2S1 > E6S1 > E6S5.
Best Team Recommendations
As a Sustain/Support character that can boost the attack of an ally while dealing decent damage himself while providing the entire team with shield, realistically speaking, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae can be slotted into any team as long as that team is not Max HP based or doesn’t want shield as a form of sustain. However, there are certain teams in the game that takes the most advantage with having Dan Heng Permansor Terrae.
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Therefore, some of Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s best team include:
Phainon Hypercarry Team
As a character that is designed mainly to go alongside Phainon, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae serves as the main and best sustain option for a Phainon hypercarry team by providing Phainon with extremely good buffs while also allow Phainon to deal extra damage even when he is in his Solo mode.
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Phainon |
Sunday |
Cerydra |
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae |
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Main DPS |
Sustain/ Support |
Damage Support |
Sustain/ Support |
Phainon serves as the team’s main DPS option with his strong damage output when buffed by the other strong buffers in the team to enter his solo mode.
Cerydra is Phainon’s best in slot damage support with her ability to grant massive amounts of Skill Damage and Critical Damage buff to Phainon. Sunday is the best secondary buffer in the team to boost Phainon’s damage even further and thanks to the fact that Dan Heng Permansor Terrae’s summon is considered the Bond Mate’s summon, Phainon can enjoy the full benefit of Sunday’s buffs when an ally has a summon.
Furtermore, Phainon's Talent grants an additional 45% damage boost when receiving a shield or healing, and the Souldragon is treated as a Bondmate's summon, allowing Sunday to trigger an extra 50% damage increase. Because the Souldragon is considered a summon tied to the same character, it will follow Phainon's ultimate duration, continuing to deal damage and provide shields together.
Dan Heng PT Sunday Combo Teams
General speaking, Dan Heng Permansor Terrae can be slotted into hypercarry teams that relies on Attack based main DPS characters to boost the hypercarry character’s attack while also allow him to combo with Sunday to provide the Main DPS with all of Sunday’s strong buffs
Some of the team variations that players can run Dan Heng Permansor Terrae in includes:
- The Herta Dual Carry Team:
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The Herta |
Anaxa |
Sunday |
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae |
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Sub DPS |
Support |
Sustain/ Support |
- Feixiao Hypercarry Team:
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Feixiao |
Topaz |
Sunday |
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae |
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Main DPS |
Sub DPS |
Support |
Sustain/ Support |
- Archer Hypercarry Team:
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Archer |
Sparkle |
Sunday |
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae |
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Main DPS |
Support |
Support |
Sustain/Support |
Conclusion
With that, we hope that we have been able to provide players with the best information regarding Dan Heng Permansor Terrae and how they can best invest in Dan Heng Permansor Terrae to make him one of the best universal sustain and support Preservation characters in the game.
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