Da Pan

early game dps

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Da Pan is a Physical Striker who stacks Vulnerability onto enemies with his Battle Skill and Ultimate, then cashes those stacks in through his Combo Skill for a heavy Crush hit. He performs far better in multi-enemy fights because his Ultimate feeds Prep Ingredients stacks that shorten his Combo Skill cooldown, while his single-target output falls off noticeably.

A budget progression build for players who have not yet farmed endgame gear. Ancient Canal is the recommended free weapon because it grants Arts Intensity and Physical DMG alongside Strength, matching the three stats Da Pan actually cares about. The Armored MSGR set supplies a flat Strength bonus and rolls ATK through its pieces, with a low-health damage reduction clause that keeps him alive while learning fights. Nothing here changes his rotation — you still open with the Ultimate to apply Vulnerability, then Crush with the Combo Skill — it simply front-loads raw stats instead of the Crush-scaling bonuses the endgame set provides. Replace this setup with Grizzled Edge the moment it becomes farmable.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Battle Skill FLIP DA WOK! charges up and deals Physical DMG while applying Lift, which puts a Vulnerability stack on the target.
Combo Skill MORE SPICE! auto-triggers once an enemy reaches 4 Vulnerability stacks, dealing heavy Physical DMG plus a boosted Crush hit.
Ultimate CHOP 'N DUNK! lifts everything in a frontal area, follows with a six-hit flurry, then slams enemies down and applies 4 Vulnerability stacks.
Talent Salty or Mild grants Prep Ingredients for each enemy touched by the Ultimate's final sequence; spending one cuts Combo Skill cooldown by 40%.
Talent Reduce and Thicken turns each consumed Vulnerability stack into a stacking Physical DMG buff for 10s, up to 4 stacks.

Scaling

Early on Da Pan leans entirely on raw Strength and ATK, so the free Ancient Canal plus Armored MSGR is enough to clear story content comfortably.
His damage curve is tied to enemy count: grouped fights let him refresh Prep Ingredients and loop his Combo Skill far more often than solo boss encounters.
Endgame output is gated by the Grizzled Edge set converting consumed Vulnerability stacks into a large Physical DMG window after a Crush.
Teammates that Stagger, apply Physical Susceptibility, or attach Originium Crystals push that gear buff to its 1.5x tier, which is where his ceiling sits.

Team Role

Da Pan occupies the main damage slot of a Physical team and wants the rest of the squad to help him reach 4 Vulnerability stacks quickly so his Combo Skill fires on demand. Pair him with operators who apply Physical Susceptibility, Stagger, or Originium Crystal attachment, since those conditions upgrade his Grizzled Edge buff to 1.5x and let his Crush hits land much harder. Because Prep Ingredients is generated from the number of enemies caught by his Ultimate's final sequence, he fits wave-clearing and clustered encounters far better than single-target boss rooms. Position him so his Ultimate cone covers as many enemies as possible, and treat his Battle Skill purely as a Vulnerability feeder rather than a damage tool.

Weapon

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5★ Claymores

Weapon Stat Priority

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Gear

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Pieces

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Stat Priority

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Explanation

Ancient Canal is picked here purely because it is free and still covers his two most useful offensive stats, Arts Intensity and Strength.

Armored MSGR is chosen for its unconditional Strength boost and the extra ATK that comes off the individual pieces, which is plenty while gear options are limited.

The low-HP damage reduction gives him room to keep swinging in early fights where he has no defensive support.

Brutality is prioritised as the weapon's essence because it directly feeds his damage during the stage of the game where raw stats matter most.

This setup is explicitly transitional — once Grizzled Edge is obtainable, the Crush-scaling endgame build replaces it entirely.

Notes

Ancient Canal is the strongest no-cost option for him, feeding Arts Intensity and Physical DMG while still boosting Strength.
Armored MSGR is a straightforward starter set: flat Strength plus a DMG reduction clause that triggers while HP is under half.
The damage reduction is mostly a survival crutch for early progression content rather than a damage increase.
Swap into the Grizzled Edge setup as soon as you can farm it, since this build stops scaling once enemy HP rises.