Photo: miHoYo
Imbibitor Lunae is the newest character added to miHoYo’s latest game, Honkai: Star Rail. And while we’re excited to share his best build with you, let’s first dive into a bit of backstory.
Imbibitor Lunae is the alter ego of Dan Heng, one of the first characters you’ll obtain as you progress through Honkai: Star Rail. Essentially, Imbibitor Lunae (IL for short) is Dan Heng in a past life. As players, our role is to help Dan Heng as he struggles to make up for the sins of his past self while revealing more about the Vidyadhara race.
Because Dan Heng • IL is heavily featured in this version (v.1.4) of the game, he has been made available to summon for a limited time. So without further ado, let’s move on to how to build Dan Heng • IL.
Build Overview
Photo: miHoYo
Photo: miHoYo
Normal Atk => Talent => Ultimate =>Skill
Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae’s abilities all mesh together to make him a top-tier hyper carry. The majority of his damage is dealt with through his normal attacks, so we highly recommend prioritizing it before investing in his other abilities.
Next, you should focus on investing in his Talent, since it increases his damage for every instance of damage he deals during his turn. This ability starts at 5% during the first instance, with the potential to stack six times in total. This ability works on both his normal attacks and his ultimate, so it should be prioritized over your Ultimate and your Skill.
Photo: miHoYo
Afterward, you can focus on investing in your Ultimate. Each point invested in Dan Heng • IL’s Ultimate increases the damage it deals. This ability scales with Imbibitor Lunae’s attack, so the higher your Attack and Ultimate levels, the more damage this ability deals.
Invest in Imbibitor Lunae’s Skill last because all it does is increase the critical damage dealt. This implies that you first need to build Critical Rate in order to do Critical Damage, which can be difficult for most players since increasing this stat is largely reliant on RNG mechanics.
Traces
Photo: miHoYo
- Aqua Reign – Increases the chance to resist Crowd Control debuffs by 35%.
- Star Veil – At the start of a battle, immediately regenerates 15 Energy.
- Jolt Anew – Increases Critical Damage by 24% when damaging enemy targets with Imaginary Weakness.
At first glance, Imbibitor Lunae’s Traces doesn’t seem to do much in terms of increasing his playstyle options. But upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that his traces play supplementary roles that allow Dan Heng to perform his hyper-carrying duties uninhibited.
Aqua Reign grants Imbibitor Lunae a layer of defense against enemies that like to apply crowd-controlling debuffs. This makes Dan Heng • IL resistant to things like freezes, mind-control, and other paralyzing status effects. This means you can slot offensive supports to boost his damage further, instead of having to choose a defensive support to cleanse or debuff him.
Star Veil allows Imbibitor Lunae to hit the ground running whenever a battle begins since it grants access to Dan Heng • IL’s ultimate sooner. Having his ultimate sooner also makes it easier to afford enhancing his basic attacks with his skill.
Jolt Anew is a straight damage boost against enemies weak to imaginary. While you would typically bring Imbibitor Lunae to fight against imaginary weak enemies, having a Silver Wolf would make this trace available permanently.
Eidolons
Photo: miHoYo
Photo: miHoYo
Photo: miHoYo
Photo: miHoYo
Photo: miHoYo
Imbibitor Lunae deals has the potential to deal so much damage, that it’s difficult to argue against pulling for him. Players who already have Seele, Jing Yuan, and Blade could consider skipping him since he plays the same role, but players without a dedicated DPS should most definitely try their luck and summon Imbibitor Lunae.
Photo: miHoYo
If you’re still looking for more Honkai: Star Rail character guides, be sure to check out our guides for some of Imbibitor Lunae’s potential teammates; Bronya, Gepard, and Luocha!
