Dan Heng vs Yanqing
Dan Heng vs Yanqing — two The Hunt characters competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Dan Heng if…
- You need a Wind The Hunt unit and Dan Heng's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Yanqing's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Dan Heng is an early Wind Hunt ST tool.
Pick Yanqing if…
- You need a Ice The Hunt unit and Yanqing's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Dan Heng's Main DPS identity.
- Situational standard—Yanqing collapses without Soulsteel Sync.
Dan Heng and Yanqing are both The Hunt investments that answer different account needs. Dan Heng (Wind, Main DPS) shines when Situational—Dan Heng is an early Wind Hunt ST tool.. Yanqing (Ice, Main DPS) is the better commit when Situational standard—Yanqing collapses without Soulsteel Sync.. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Dan Heng
- “Ethereal Dream” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Skill “Cloudlancer Art: Torrent” rolls a base-chance debuff that wants Effect Hit Rate—this is the spend that keeps the rotation honest.
- Talent “Superiority of Reach” When Dan Heng becomes the target of an ally's ability, his next attack's Wind RES PEN increases by 45%—ignore it and Dan Heng plays like a worse generic The Hunt unit.
- “Ethereal Dream” is single-target—multi-wave Pure Fiction asks the rest of the team to clear trash while Dan Heng focuses the elite.
- As a 4★ The Hunt unit, Dan Heng is easy to gear for early/mid game but usually loses the niche race to a modern limited option once that banner is built.
- Spamming “Cloudlancer Art: Torrent” every turn without watching Skill Points strands the rest of the team—Dan Heng is often the SP sink.
Yanqing
- “Amidst the Raining Bliss” dumps a huge single-target Ice multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Talent “One With the Sword” builds into self-triggered Follow-Up ATKs—stack management is the real rotation, not just Skill spam.
- Skill “Darting Ironthorn” dumps a large single-target multiplier into one elite—this is the spend that keeps the rotation honest.
- “Amidst the Raining Bliss” is single-target—multi-wave Pure Fiction asks the rest of the team to clear trash while Yanqing focuses the elite.
- “One With the Sword” Follow-Ups only fire after the Charge/HP conditions are met—wasting Skill or over-healing can strand Yanqing below the Follow-Up threshold for a full cycle.
- E0 without “Sleep Like the Dead” is still clearable, but the gap versus a signature copy is larger than a single eidolon for most The Hunt carries—plan the cone before deep eidolon hunting.
Shared Team Members
With Dan Heng
Bronya is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Yanqing
Bronya is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Dan Heng
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Yanqing
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Dan Heng
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Yanqing
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Dan Heng
Gallagher covers healing (and often Energy / cleanse) so the carry can stay on-curve.
With Yanqing
Gallagher covers healing (and often Energy / cleanse) so the carry can stay on-curve.
Best Builds (Signature)
Light Cone
Cruising in the Stellar Sea
Relics
Eagle of Twilight Line (4pc) + Firmament Frontline: Glamoth (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Wind DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Light Cone
Sleep Like the Dead
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Firmament Frontline: Glamoth (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Ice DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Wind The Hunt unit and Dan Heng's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Yanqing's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Dan Heng is an early Wind Hunt ST tool.
- Ultimate “Ethereal Dream” dumps a large single-target multiplier into one elite.
- “Ethereal Dream” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- You need a Ice The Hunt unit and Yanqing's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Dan Heng's Main DPS identity.
- Situational standard—Yanqing collapses without Soulsteel Sync.
- Ultimate “Amidst the Raining Bliss” buffs allies’ damage for a short window.
- “Amidst the Raining Bliss” dumps a huge single-target Ice multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.