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Tang Sanzang Review: The Monk Who Heals Faster Than You Can Blink
"Tang Sanzang brings Very Fast healing and cleansing to the table, but does this Journey hero have the stats to survive the modern meta? We analyze the 'Great Mystery of the River' to see if he's worth your rings."
Special Skill

Golden Cicada
- Boosts health of all allies by 500. Boosted health can exceed max HP.
- Cleanses the latest cleansable status ailments from all allies.
- All allies get +20% defense for 2 turns.
Family Bonus

Three Kingdoms - Journey
- Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique Heroes of the same family.
- Bonus for 1/2/3 Heroes:
- 50% / 75% / 100% chance to increase the duration of each status effect that is cast by the hero by 1/2/3 turns.
- MORALE BOOST:
- Heroes belonging to this family as well as Heroes fighting alongside them receive the following perks in War of the Three Kingdoms:
- +10% attack, +3% defense, +7% health.
Passives
Passive Skills
Mana on Buff ReceivedThis character has a 50% chance to gain 10% mana when they receive a buff or positive stack.
Health Recovery on Buff ReceivedThis character has a 50% chance to recover 10% health when they receive a buff or positive stack.
Aether Power

Damage Reduction
At the start of each battle, all damage received by this Hero is reduced by -10% for 6 turns.
Matching Legendary Troops












These troops provide full Class Synergy bonuses when equipped on Monk heroes of the Yellow element.
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Mana Optimization Strategy
How it works
By default, Tang Sanzang has Very Fast mana speed, requiring 6.5 tiles to charge. Equipping troops with a Mana Bonus can reach specific Breakpoints β the exact percentages where your tile count drops β allowing your hero to fire their special skill faster, with less tiles.



5β Mana Troop Set



5β Mana Troop Set

4β Mana Troop Set
General Information
Tang Sanzang "Great Mystery of the River"
- Rarity





- Element
Holy - Class
Monk - Mana SpeedVery Fast
- Skill Types
- SourceThree Kingdoms Summon
- Family
Journey Family - Aether Power
Damage Reduction - Release DateApr 2, 2024
- AvailabilityCoach:Apr 2, 2026HA10:Apr 2, 2026
Ascension Requirements
273K
3
2
3
442K
3
1
1
4
708K
1
6
1
4Limit Break Requirements
5
20
35
5
1
5
10
1
5
10
1
1
3
5Stats & Emblems
Simulation: 0 Emblems
| Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | πͺ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4/80 | 1011 | 1073 | 1757 | 1025 |
4/85lb1 | 1090 | 1156 | 1893 | 1095 |
4/90lb2 | 1247 | 1323 | 2166 | 1235 |
Attack
Defense
Health
Mana
Crit
Emblems
Master
Food
Iron





+18


+15



+15


+18








+3%


+15

+2%

+18







+15


+18





+15


+18

+36


+3%


+4%

+50


+50



+50
+50



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