Discover the power of Dan Heng: Moon Eater in Honkai: Star Rail with this comprehensive character guide. Learn how to master his abilities and dominate the battlefield.

It’s not uncommon for a single character to have multiple versions of varying rarities in the Honkai universe. For example, a legendary version of Tingyun was recently announced, and Gerta is rumored to be getting an upgrade as well.

But in this article we will talk about the first character who received such a glow-up. We will analyze the guide for Dan Heng: Moon Eater, see what to put him in the current conditions, and which characters will best complement his abilities.

About the character

Dan Heng himself is not quite human. He comes from a long-lived species of Vidyadhara from Lofu and is actually a dragon. In his current life, he prefers to be in the form of an ordinary mortal and travel with the Star Express to different worlds. But he was once an elder Vidyadhara and went by the name Dan Feng. In fact, Dan Heng: Moon Eater is his true form that he received after being reborn.

Unlike its normal wind-element version, Moon Eater deals imaginary damage. It belongs to the path of Destruction (not the path of Hunting like the 4★ version), and the main damage comes from using enhanced normal attacks and skill points that

How to get

Right now, Dan Heng: Moon Eater can only be obtained through reruns. At the time of writing, the closest of these was in version 2.6, along with the Rappa banner: from October 23 to November 13, 2024. You can also get Lynx, Xueyi, and Yukun with an increased chance.

Pros and cons

Source: thegamer.com / Dan Heng: Moon Eater from Honkai: Star Rail

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Pros

Cons

·         A strong damage dealer who deals well with multiple opponents. ·         Particularly effective in the virtual universe under the blessings of the Path of Propagation. ·         Can close both regular dungeons with resources and complex content. ·         Depending on the pack, it can play both from normal damage and from penetration. ·         Feels comfortable even without eidolons. ·         Accumulates buff points for basic attack, ult and technique.

·         Quite an expensive ult – 140 units. Because of this, problems with energy recovery may arise. ·         Dependent on energy consumption, so may not work well with characters that need to use the skill often. ·         Can only act as the main damage dealer, as it requires some investment. ·         Requires a signature cone to reach maximum potential.

Ascension and leveling up

Level

Phase	Maximum level	Credits	Stagnant shadow	Material
1	30	4,000	—	x5 Sprouts of Immortality
2	40	8,000	—	x10 Sprouts of Immortality
3	50	16,000	x4 Pacifying Talisman	x6 Ethereal Flower of Immortality
4	60	40,000	x7 Tranquilizing Talisman	x9 Ethereal Flower of Immortality
5	70	80,000	x20 Pacifying Talisman	x6 Branch of Immortal Glory
6	80	160,000	x35 Pacifying Talisman	x9 Branch of Immortal Glory

Traces

Credits	Material	Sepal	Elevation material	Echoes of War: Scaly Gorge
3,000,000	x41 Sprouts of Immortality x56 Ethereal Flower of Immortality x58 Branch of Immortal Glory	x18 Split Blade x69 Lifeless Blade x139 All-Destroying Blade	x8 Imprints of Destiny	x12 Repentance of the Eternal False Body

Traces and abilities

Capabilities

Name	Type	Description
Lotus of patronage	Basic attack	When using a normal basic attack, performs the Lotus of Aegis move and deals 2 hits of fake damage. When 1 Action Point is spent, converts the basic attack into the Overpower move and deals 3 hits. When 2 Skill Points are spent, attacks enemies with the Divine Spear, dealing 5 hits. When 3 skill points are used to enhance, the attack becomes a Dash Jump. Performs 7 hits on enemies.
Release of the Dragon Power	Skill	The skill is not offensive and the action points converted by it are not counted as skill use. It is used to increase the basic attack up to 3 times: ·         1 boost transforms Lotus of Aegis into Transcendence; ·         2 buffs transform Lotus of Aegis into Divine Spear; ·         3 buffs transform Lotus of Aegis into Swift Leap. When Divine Spear or Swift Leap is activated, hits starting at 4 deal additional imaginary damage. Additionally, all subsequent hits after 4 grant the Moon Eater 1 level of Loud Roar. The buff stacks up to 4 times, lasts until the end of the character’s turn, and increases their critical damage by 6% for each level.
The azure waters that carry away	Superpower	Performs three attacks on enemies on the field, dealing imaginary damage to them. Instantly gains 2 Dragon Scale charges. You can have up to 3 Dragon Scale charges in total, which will be spent on strengthening instead of action points.
Righteous Heart	Talent	After each hit on enemies, Dan Heng: Moon Eater gains 1 stack of Righteous Heart. This stacks up to 6 times and increases damage dealt by 5% for each stack. Lasts until end of turn.
Sky-Pacifying Prismatic Dragon	Technique	When used, grants the character the Jumping Dragon status for 20 seconds. Attacking in this state causes the character to dash forward and attack all enemies in the way. When using Leaping Dragon status to initiate combat, Moon Eater instantly gains 1 Dragon Scale and deals imaginary damage to enemies on the field.

Traces

Name	When does it open?	Description
Hidden Star	2 rise	At the beginning of the battle, restores 15 units of energy.
Taming the flood	4th rise	The chance to avoid the enemy’s control effect increases by 35%.
Awakened Legend	6th rise	When attacking enemies with a false vulnerability, the Moon Eater’s critical damage is increased by 24%.

Light Cones for Moon Eater

Icon	Name	Characteristics	Description
	Brighter than the sun	The wearer’s critical hit chance is increased by 18-30%. When using a basic attack, the Dragon’s Call status is activated. It lasts for 2 turns and increases attack power by 18-30%, energy recovery rate by 6-10%. The effect can be stacked up to 2 times.	Dan Heng’s signature cone: Moon Eater, which works better on him than other options. It provides important damage buffs and allows him to build up energy faster for his ult.
	On the Fall of Aeon	When using any attack, the character gains an 8-16% increase in attack power. The effect can stack up to 4 times and lasts for the entire battle. When the wearer penetrates an enemy’s vulnerability, the damage dealt is increased by 12-24% for 2 turns.	Cone from Gerta’s shop. A good alternative to signature weapons. Gives a lot of attack power and additionally buffs the character’s damage.
	Under the blue sky	The wearer’s attack power increases by 16-32%. After defeating an enemy, their critical hit chance increases by 12-24% for 3 turns.	A decent gacha weapon option. Fairly easy to use and best used against waves of enemies to maintain the critical hit chance bonus.
	The moles greet you	Whenever the user uses any ability to attack an enemy, the cone’s owner gains 1 level of Mischief. Each level increases their attack power by 12-24%.	Another good option that gives a lot of attack power. But otherwise loses to the options above.
	There is nowhere to run	The wearer’s attack power increases by 24-48%. After defeating an enemy, he restores HP equal to 12-24% of his own attack power.	Cone from the paid battle pass. Initially designed for Blade, but can work well on the Moon Eater too. Especially in squads without a healer.

Relics

Cave relics

Despite the huge number of sets that have come out since the first patch with Dan Heng: Moon Eater, the best options for him are still the two starter sets.

The first of them is the Desert Bandit Cutthroat:

• 2 pieces give 10% imaginary damage.
• 4 parts when dealing damage to an enemy with weakenings give a 10% chance of a critical hit. And if the target had the Conclusion status at that time from breaking through an imaginary vulnerability, then the wearer gets a 20% chance of a critical hit.

Option 2 – Wild Wheat Shooter:

• 2 pieces give 12% attack power;
• 4 pieces increase the wearer’s speed by 6% and their basic attack damage by 10%.

Planar decorations

There’s more choice here. As many as 3 sets can fit Dan Heng: Moon Eater. The first one works perfectly if you have a signature cone of the character.

Star Arena gives the wearer an 8% chance of a critical hit. And if this indicator reaches 70%, then the damage from basic attacks and skills increases by 20%.

The second option is suitable for those who like to put their characters’ boots on speed to attack enemies earlier. Glatiramer’s Sky Front gives 12% attack power. And if the wearer’s speed is higher or equal to 135/160 units, then all hero damage is increased by 12/18%.

Well, the third option is the Space Sealing Station. The set also gives 12% attack power, and for a speed indicator equal to or higher than 120 units gives another 12% attack power.

Teams with Moon Eater

Here it all depends on what squad you are playing. If you are playing with a classic squad, without penetration buffs, then you need a team that will fill the Moon Eater with energy and spend little action points.

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This squad includes:

• Dan Heng: Moon Eater;
• Tingyun;
• Sparkle/Hanya/Armor (E1);
• Aventurine/Locha/Gallagher.

If we do go all-in and collect the penetration, then we definitely need the Pathfinder of Harmony. Playing through super penetration allows you to deal a lot of damage and remove the vulnerability scale faster. This squad will be especially fun for those who have Moon Eater E6.

This pack contains:

• Dan Heng: Moon Eater;
• Pioneer of Harmony;
• Ruan Mei;
• Gallagher/Linsha.

Well, the third variant of the squad involves using the Silver Wolf to impose an imaginary vulnerability on enemies.

The squad includes:

• Dan Heng: Moon Eater
• Sparkle/Yukun;
• Silver Wolf;
• Aventurine/Locha.

Eidolons

Level	Name	Description
1	Shrouded in Heaven	The maximum level of Righteous Heart is increased to 4. Each hit grants an additional level of this status.
2	Banners of Dominion	After using his Ultimate, Moon Eater advances his damage by 100% and immediately gains 1 additional level of Dragon Scale.
3	Cloud Banner	+2 levels to skill, +1 level to base attack.
4	The beauty of a gentle breeze	The boost from Thunder Roar lasts for 2 character turns.
5	The Fall of Pride	+2 levels in ult, +2 levels in talent.
6	Return of the Divine Dragon	After any ally uses their Ultimate, the effectiveness of Swift Leap’s False Vulnerability Penetration is increased by 20%. This effect can stack up to 3 times.