As we continue to march on through our Trailblazing adventure, there are many fresh faces to meet – but one that looks particularly familiar yet entirely different is Honkai Star Rail’s Imbibitor Lunae. This mysterious, dragon-like man who boasts such a revered title aboard the Xianzhou Luofu is definitely hiding some secrets beneath those flowing locks and garments, so let’s take a look at his best build, light cones, relics, and what ties he has to our fellow Trailblazer, Dan Heng.
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Now, let’s take a look at the best Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae build.
What’s the best Imbibitor Lunae build?
Imbibitor Lunae is a powerful imaginary damage-dealing DPS who treads the path of the Destruction. The Destruction characters deal outstanding amounts of damage and possess great survivability, making him a brilliant fit for a wide range of combat scenarios.
His ability to enhance his own basic attack and collecting his own special ‘skill points’ makes him a very valuable and self-sufficient unit, but a little extra buffing can always help. For example, the brilliant Honkai Star Rail’s Bronya can give him a very welcome boost to both his attack, crit, and damage, while also providing him with extra turns.
Alternatively, teaming him up with Honkai Star Rail’s Luocha and Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong, with the latter using the Planetary Rendezvous light cone, you can build a very strong imaginary team that boosts Imbibitor Lunae’s attack and therefore makes his enhanced normal attacks even stronger.
What is the best Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae light cone?
As with many other characters, Imbibitor Lunae has his own signature light cone called Brighter Than the Sun, which boosts his crit rate, attack, and energy regeneration. However, it’s a limited five-star light cone that you can only pull on the banner that runs alongside him, so it can be a bit tricky to snag.
Alternatively, Under the Blue Sky is a super strong four-star option, especially at S5. However, its strength relies on the passive having 100% uptime, which means that Imbibitor Lunae needs to consistently score kills at least every three turns, which may not be possible against certain bosses.
A safer option is On the Fall of an Aeon – the five-star destruction light cone that you can purchase from Herta’s Store. This increases his attack% buff, and he can take advantage of the second passive pretty easily due to his high toughness damage.
Finally, if you’re struggling to pick up any of the others, Nowhere to Run at S5 offers a decent amount of attack. The Moles Welcome You is also a decent placeholder, however, he can’t obtain the third stack as his skill doesn’t target an enemy, so you should really replace it as soon as possible.
| Light cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| Brighter Than the Sun | Increases the wearer’s crit rate by 18%. When the wearer uses their basic attack, they gain one stack of Dragon’s Call, lasting for two turns. Each stack of Dragon’s Call increases the wearer’s attack by 18% and energy regeneration rate by 6%. Dragon’s Call can stack up to two times | Gacha |
| Under the Blue Sky | Increases the wearer’s attack by 16%. When the wearer defeats an enemy, the wearer’s crit rate increases by 12% for three turns | Gacha |
| On the Fall of an Aeon | Whenever the wearer attacks, their attack increases by 8% in this battle. This effect can stack up to four times. When the wearer inflicts weakness break on enemies, the wearer’s damage increases by 12% for two turns | Herta’s Store in the Simulated Universe |
| Nowhere to Run | Increases the wearer’s attack by 24%. Whenever the wearer defeats an enemy, they restore HP equal to 12% of their attack | Gacha |
| The Moles Welcome You | When the wearer uses thei basic attack, skill, or ultimate to attack enemies, they gain one stack of Mischievous. Each stack increases the wearer’s attack by 12% | Gacha |
What are the best Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae relics?
The best relics for Imbibitor Lunae are a full set of Wastelander of Banditry Desert or a full set of Musketeer of Wild Wheat. Alternatively, you can combine two pieces of Wastelander of Banditry Desert with either two pieces of Musketeer of Wild Wheat or two pieces of Messenger Traversing Hackerspace.
In terms of Planar Ornaments, we recommend Rutilant Arena for its crit, attack, and skill damage boosts, though Space Sealing Station and Inert Salsotto are also strong options.
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Wastelander of Banditry Desert | Two equipped: increases imaginary damage by 10% Four equipped: when attacking debuffed enemies, the wearer’s crit rate increases by 10%. If the enemy is imprisoned, the wearer’s crit damage increases by 20% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Conflagration, Stargazer Navalia, The Xianzhou Luofu |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two equipped: increases attack by 12% Four equipped: increases the wearer’s speed by 6% and their basic attack damage by 10% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting, Corridor of Fading Echoes, Jarilo-VI |
| Messenger Traversing Hackerspace | Two equipped: increases speed by 6% | Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Elixir Seekers, Alchemy Commission, Xianzhou Luofu |
Planar Ornaments
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Rutilant Arena | Two equipped: increases the wearer’s crit rate. When the wearer’s current crit rate is equal to or greater than a certain percentage, the wearer’s basic attack and skill damage increase | World 7 of the Simulated Universe |
| Space Sealing Station | Two equipped: increases the wearer’s attack by 12%. When the wearer’s speed reaches 120 or higher, the wearer’s attack increases by another 12% | World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Inert Salsotto | Two equipped: increases the wearer’s crit rate by 8%. When the wearer’s current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, their ultimate and follow-up attack damage increases by 15% | World 6 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
When you’re picking relics for Imbibitor Lunae, we recommend prioritizing the following stats:
Main stats:
- Feet: attack% / speed
- Body: crit rate / crit damage
- Planar Spehere: imaginary damage / attack%
- Link rope: attack%
Sub-stats
- Speed
- Crit damage
- Crit rate
- Attack%
What are Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae’s abilities?
Imbibitor Lunae’s main strength lies with his ability to enhance himself with his skill and generate his own faux skill points called ‘squama sacrosancta’.
Essentially, if Imbibitor Lunae has no squama sacrosancta, then he uses one skill point each time you hit enhance, and you can enhance his normal attack up to three times. However, if you use his technique before entering battle you gain one squama sacrosancta, and if you use his ultimate in battle you gain two squama sacrosancta.
Imbibitor Lunae can have a maximum three squama sacrosancta at a time. If you enhance while he posseses squama sacrosancta, it will use one of those instead of your skill point.
Therefore we recommend aiming to use his technique before battle wherever possible, and that you use his ultimate as often as you can in order to accrue those squama sacrosancta, so you can enhance his normal attack while still saving skill points for your other characters.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Beneficent Lotus | Imbibitor Lunae uses a two-hit attack and deals imaginary damage equal to 50% of his attack to a single enemy target |
| Basic attack enhanced once: Transcendence | Imbibitor Lunae uses a three-hit attack and deals imaginary damage equal to 130% of his attack to a single enemy target |
| Basic attack enhanced twice: Divine Spear | Imbibitor Lunae uses a five-hit attack deals imaginary damage equal to 190% of his attack to a single enemy target. From the fourth hit onward, he simultaneously deals imaginary damage equal to 30% of his attack to adjacent targets |
| Basic attack enhanced three times: Fulgurant Leap | Imbibitor Lunae uses a seven-hit attack and deals imaginary damage equal to 250% of his attack to a single enemy target. From the fourth hit onward, he simultaneously deals imaginary damage equal to 90% of his attack to adjacent targets |
| Skill: Dracore Libre | Tap the skill button to enhance Imbibitor Lunae’s basic attack up to three times. When Imbibitor Lunae uses Divine Spear or Fulgurant Leap, starting from the fourth hit, he gains one stack of Outroar before every hit. Each stack of Outroar increases his crit damage by 6%, for a max of four stacks. These stacks last until the end of his turn |
| Ultimate: Azure’s Aqua Ablutes All | Imbibitor Lunae uses a three-hit attack and deals imaginary damage equal to 180% of his attack to a single enemy target. At the same time, he deals 84% of his attack to adjacent targets, then he obtains two Squama Sacrosancta, up to a maximum of three. He can use the Squama Sacrosancta to offset his use of skill points, as consuming a Squama Sacrosancta is equivalent to consuming a skill point |
Passive skill:
| Skill | Effect |
| Talent: Righteous Heart | After each hit he deals during an attack, Imbibitor Lunae gains one stack of Righteous Heart, increasing his damage by 5%. This effect can stack up to six times, lasting until the end of his turn |
Technique:
| Technique | Effect |
| Heaven-Quelling Prismadrakon | Imbibitor Lunae enters a Leaping Dragon state for 20 seconds. While in the Leaping Dragon state, using his attack enables Imbibitor Lunae to move forward rapidly for a set distance, attacking all enemies he touches and blocking all incoming attacks. After entering combat via attacking enemies i n the Leaping Dragon state, he deals imaginary damage equal to 120% of his attack to all enemies, and gains one Squama Sacrosancta |
What are Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae’s eidolons?
If you manage to pull more than one copy of Imbibitor Lunae, you can unlock one of his eidolons. As with all characters, he has six eidolons – each of which offer a unique buff. Here are all of his eidolons:
| Eidolon | Effect |
| E1: Tethered to Sky | Increases the number of stackable Righteous Heart stacks by four. Each hit per attack gains one additional stack of Righteous Heart |
| E2: Imperium On Cloud Nine | After using his ultimate, Imbibitor Lunae’s action advances forward by 100% and gains one extra Squama Sacrosancta |
| E3: Clothed in Clouds | Increases the level of Imbibitor Lunae’s skill by two, up to a maximum of 15, and his basic attack by one, up to a maximum of ten |
| E4: Zephyr’s Bliss | Buffs provided by Dominating Roar persists until the end of this character’s next turn |
| E5: Fall is the Pride | Increases the level of Imbibitor Lunae’s ultimate and talent by two, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E6: Reign, Returned | after any other ally uses their Ultimate, the imaginary res pen of Imbibitor Lunae’s next Fulgrant Leap attack increases by 20%, up to three stacks |
What are Honkai Star Rail Imbibitor Lunae’s ascension materials?
You can get Honkai Star Rail’s Imbibitor Lunae all the way up to level 80, but you need to use a set of specific materials at set intervals to ascend him and raise his level cap.
| Required level | Credits | Ascension materials |
| 20 | 4k | Five immortal scionette |
| 30 | 8k | Ten immortal scionette |
| 40 | 16k | Six immortal aeroblossom and three suppressing edict |
| 50 | 40k | Nine immortal aeroblossom and seven suppressing edict |
| 60 | 80k | Six immortal lumintwig and 20 suppressing edict |
| 70 | 160k | Nine immortal lumintwig and 35 suppressing edict |
Here’s where you can get each of the materials:
- Immortal scionette, aeroblossom, and lumintwig – mara-struck enemies aboard the Xianzhou Luofu, simulated universe enemies, assignment rewards
- Suppressing edict – Stagnant Shadow: Artisanship Commission
Who is Honkai Star Rail’s Imbibitor Lunae?
As mentioned above, Imbibitor Lunae is Dan Heng’s true form. He appears as a human with turquoise horns, pointed ears, and long, flowing hair. In his splash art, we see him summoning a dragon made of water.
In this official tweet from the Honkai Star Rail Twitter account, Hoyoverse describes him as the ‘High Elder of the Luofu’ and ‘bearer of the Azure Dragon’s legacy’ who ‘brings forth clouds and rain’ and is ‘entrusted with the duty of guarding the Ambrosial Arbor’. This suggests that he previously held a very high rank on the Xianzhou Luofu.
Is Honkai Star Rail’s Imbibitor Lunae a five-star Dan Heng?
In short, yes – Imbibitor Lunae is a five-star Dan Heng, named Dan Feng. Honkai Star Rail’s Dan Heng has some form of secret power that he has hidden or forgotten in an attempt to escape his past since joining the Astral Express. During our adventure aboard the Xianzhou Luofu, Dan Heng’s power is awakened, leading to his transformation into his powerful, dragon-like form.
That’s all we’ve got on Honkai Star Rail’s Imbibitor Lunae so far, but rest assured that we’ll update this guide as soon as we find out more. In the meantime, be sure to check out our other Hoyo content, including our Genshin Impact codes, Genshin Impact tier list, Genshin Impact banner, and Genshin Impact events guides.
