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Dan Heng is one of the best single-target DPS characters that you can get in the turn-based RPG Honkai: Star Rail, created by famed Genshin Impact developers Hoyoverse. He can make light work of any enemy that is weak to the wind element.

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In a game where team composition is one of the most important aspects in combat, Dan Heng truly shines whenever a party is built around him. Feeding him abilities or techniques like speed buffs and shields make his attack far more deadly due to his Superiority of Reach Talent that increases his Wind resistance penetration, making his Ultimate even stronger on hit.

7 March 7th

Honkai Star Rail March 7th Splash and Menu

As Dan Heng's partner Trailblazer in the main storyline, it only makes sense to pair these two together. March 7th's shields can provide the needed protection for Dan Heng to shine, given that he has the lowest HP of all playable characters in Star Rail.

Not only will his damage increase due to the shield, but March 7th provides additional damage to any enemy that attacks Dan Heng. With March 7th's shields, you can make sure that your Dan Heng will stick around for even the longest boss fights.

6 Natasha

Honkai Star Rail Natasha Splash Art and Menu

As one of the two healers in the game, the Underworld doctor Natasha is a must-have whenever using Dan Heng. Her constant barrage of healing will make Dan Heng sustainable enough to tough out a lengthy battle against a mighty boss.

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A healer is a must when using Dan Heng since most parties that utilize him usually revolve around many support characters to make Dan Heng even stronger. Meaning that if you end up losing your Dan Heng, all of your damage is gone.

5 Bailu

Honkai Star Rail Bailu Splash Art and menu

When using Bailu, more commonly known as the better Natasha, there is very little chance that Dan Heng will get knocked out. With Bailu's Invigoration, you can stop thinking about healing for a couple of turns and use her basic attack to apply even more break to an enemy that is already slowed by Dan Heng.

If by any chance you end up getting Dan Heng knocked out, you don't have to worry, Bailu's passive will revive him once per battle.

4 Welt

Honkai Star Rail Welt Splash and Menu

Dan Heng's entire kit revolves around slowing down an enemy and then doing enormous amounts of damage to them. What's better than one character that can apply a slow debuff on enemies? If your answer was two, then Welt is the character for you.

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Welt synergy with Dan Heng is unmatched. Both characters can slow down enemies and directly benefit by doing so.

Welt can apply additional damage to slowed enemies and can even delay enemies by Imprisoning them, making them much easier targets for Dan Heng to clean up. Also, most of Welt's attacks are AoE attacks, filling a glaring weakness that Dan Heng has from being a single-target attacker.

3 Trailblazer - Fire

Female Trailblazer Splash Art and Menu in Honkai: Star Rail.

Shield buffs in Star Rail are a dime a dozen, but some of the best ones come from the main character Trailblazer. After progressing enough in the story, you can spec your Trailblazer into the Fire element, forgoing their old abilities and changing their kit altogether.

The Fire-element Trailblazer becomes tankier and can apply shields to the entire party, all while drawing aggro. This can protect Dan Heng so he can take out the enemies one by one with his speedy lance.

2 Gepard

Honkai Star Rail Gepard Splash and Menu

Gepard can apply one of the biggest shields in the game with his powerful ultimate all while freezing your opponents in their tracks. Not only does his Freeze open up the battle for Dan Heng to do his thing, but it also applies a DoT (Damage over time) on the enemy making it easier for Dan Heng to eliminate.

Gepard is one most sustainable characters in the game. He is fully equipped with a self-revive, on the off-chance he is ever taken down, that way he can continue to recast his mighty shield on the party as needed.

1 Asta

Honkai Star Rail Asta Splash and Menu

The lead astronomer of the Herta Space Station is often overlooked as a supporting character. While speed is quite unexplored as a build, Dan Heng being the best suited for these buffs makes Asta a great unit to pair with him.

Asta's Ultimate can increase the party's speed stat for two turns, which gives Dan Heng plenty of time to annihilate the opposition. Her AoE skill also covers Dan Heng's multi target weakness while also providing a much-welcomed attack buff to the entire party that can increase further depending on her Charging stacks.

It can take a bit for Asta to fully ramp up, but given that she is one of the free characters in the game, it is easily a great choice to pair with Dan Heng

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