Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae — Honkai Star Rail Character Guide

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae is a Physical Preservation Sustain in Honkai: Star Rail, and this HSR build guide covers teams, relics, light cones, and investment priority. Best teams use Acheron, Archer, Ashveil; recommended relics are Self-Enshrouded Recluse with Lushaka, the Sunken Seas; the top light cone is Though Worlds Apart; the first investment target is E2; Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae is strongest in Memory of Chaos (MoC T0).

Physical Preservation Sustain · MoC T0 · PF T0.5 · AS T0.5

For account-specific results, use the HSR team builder, compare upgrades in Pull Advisor, optimize equipment in the Light Cone Advisor, or read the StarGuide methodology.

Overview

ATK-scaling shielder with a Souldragon summon that passively stacks shields and cleanses debuffs. Enables Sunday's full 80% DMG buff for any character via summon mechanics, and provides a 15% ATK buff to the Bondmate. Completely free at launch.

ATK-scaling Preservation sustain who designates one ally as a Bondmate and summons Souldragon to passively stack shields and cleanse debuffs. Souldragon acts independently at 165 SPD, providing teamwide shields every action without spending SP. Ultimate enhances Souldragon to launch Follow-up ATKs dealing AoE Physical DMG plus Additional DMG of the Bondmate's Type scaling off the Bondmate's ATK. Provides a 15% ATK buff to the Bondmate via A2 trace, and Souldragon counts as the Bondmate's summon for effects like Sunday's 80% DMG buff.

Key Mechanics

Souldragon counts as the Bondmate's summon. This enables Sunday's full 80% DMG buff (normally reserved for summon/memosprite owners) on any character. When Sunday advances the Bondmate, Souldragon is also advanced, generating even more shields.
Shields scale entirely off ATK, not DEF. Most Preservation LCs provide DEF with low base ATK, making them suboptimal. High base ATK off-path LCs can outperform many on-path options.
Enhanced Souldragon's Additional DMG scales off the Bondmate's ATK and deals the Bondmate's element Type. This is not considered an attack by the Bondmate — it is a separate damage instance from the summon.
SP positive in practice because Souldragon passively maintains shields at 165 SPD. After the initial Skill, Dan Heng can spam Basic ATK to generate SP for the team while Souldragon handles sustain duties.
Designed for ATK-scaling hypercarries. The 15% ATK buff from A2, Souldragon summon enabling Sunday interaction, and Additional DMG scaling off the Bondmate's ATK all favor high-ATK single carry setups.

Best Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae DPS Pairings

Acheron (S+), Archer (S), Ashveil (S), Hysilens (S), Kafka (S), Sparxie (S), Anaxa (S), Boothill (S), Phainon (S), The Herta (S), Feixiao (S), Saber (S), Yunli (S), Clara (S)

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Investment Priority

E2 — Largest investment breakpoint — doubles enhanced Souldragon actions from 2 to 4, immediately advances Souldragon after Ultimate, and doubles both Additional DMG and Shield Effect on enhanced Souldragon attacks.
LC S1 — Signature grants 64% ATK (boosting shields and the ATK buff), heals all allies on Ultimate, and provides 24-36% DMG buff increased further for characters with summons — easily triggered by Souldragon.
E1 — SP refund on Ultimate and 18% All-Type RES PEN for Bondmate. Strong QoL in SP-intensive teams, especially useful before E2.

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Relics and Stat Targets

Recommended: Self-Enshrouded Recluse with Lushaka, the Sunken Seas

Stat targets: ATK 3000+, SPD 134+, Effect RES 30%+

Main stats: Body: ATK% · Feet: SPD · Sphere: ATK% · Rope: Energy Regen

Best Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Light Cones

Though Worlds Apart (Best in Slot): Signature LC granting 64% ATK at S1, which directly scales shields and the 15% ATK buff to Bondmate. Ultimate heals all allies for 10% of ATK, providing an emergency sustain layer. Grants 24% DMG buff to all allies (36% with summons — easily met by Souldragon). Only Preservation LC that grants ATK, making it uniquely suited to this character.
Journey, Forever Peaceful: Battle Pass LC providing 24% Shield Effect and 20% team DMG buff at S5. Lower base ATK (476) means weaker shields and ATK buff than signature, but Shield Effect partially compensates. A strong accessible option — at S5 closes much of the gap to signature outside of the healing effect.
Thus Burns the Dawn: Off-path option with the highest base ATK (687) available, producing the strongest shields and ATK buff of any LC. Most Preservation LCs scale with DEF and have low base ATK, making this high base ATK off-path option viable. The 18% DEF ignore and DMG buff only benefit this character's own attacks, not the Bondmate. Aim for LC base ATK of 582+ (good), 635+ (great), 687 (best).
On the Fall of an Aeon: Top F2P option from the Herta Store. Base ATK 529 provides reasonable shield scaling. Stacking ATK% and DMG% bonuses on Break contribute to damage but are not core to this character's support role. Notably weaker shields than premium options with higher base ATK.

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae FAQ

Who works best with Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae in HSR?

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae's best team options include Acheron, Archer, Ashveil. StarGuide rates teammates by role and composition fit so the recommendation reflects how the character is actually played.

What relics should Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae use?

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae's recommended relic setup is Self-Enshrouded Recluse with Lushaka, the Sunken Seas, with stat targets around ATK 3000+, SPD 134+, Effect RES 30%+.

What is the best light cone for Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae?

Though Worlds Apart is the top listed light cone for Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae. Signature LC granting 64% ATK at S1, which directly scales shields and the 15% ATK buff to Bondmate. Ultimate heals all allies for 10% of ATK, providing an emergency sustain layer. Grants 24% DMG buff to all allies (36% with summons — easily met by Souldragon). Only Preservation LC that grants ATK, making it uniquely suited to this character.

How should I invest in Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae?

Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae's first listed investment priority is E2. Largest investment breakpoint — doubles enhanced Souldragon actions from 2 to 4, immediately advances Souldragon after Ultimate, and doubles both Additional DMG and Shield Effect on enhanced Souldragon attacks.

Important Notes

ATK-scaling sustain — provides no meaningful offensive value for HP-scaling or DEF-scaling DPS characters.
Only one Bondmate at a time — limits effectiveness in compositions with multiple primary damage dealers competing for the summon.
Self-Enshrouded Recluse 4pc CRIT DMG buff is wasted in DoT teams — adjust relic set accordingly when supporting DoT compositions.
Preservation Light Cone options are limited due to ATK scaling — most Preservation LCs scale with DEF and have low base ATK, making off-path high base ATK LCs viable alternatives.
Sunday synergy is this character's primary competitive edge over other sustains. Without Sunday in the team, the advantage narrows considerably.