The Herta is an Ice Erudition unit in Honkai: Star Rail who can deal massive AoE damage and clear out waves of enemies with ease. She made her debut with version 3.0 of Amphoreus and, since then, has been one of the strongest DPS characters in the game.
One of the best parts about The Herta is that she isn’t too dependent on her team and can work with a wide range of characters. Her kit is powerful and doesn’t need much external support, which makes her quite free-to-play friendly.
Best The Herta Build In Honkai: Star Rail
The Herta, being a DPS character, needs a good Light Cone so that her damage isn’t compromised. As for her Relics and Ornaments, a few standard choices work quite optimally with her.
However, stats are everything for someone like The Herta, and since she is a DPS, she will rely on consistent Crit attacks.
| Best Light Cone | Into the Unreachable Veil |
| Relic Set | Scholar Lost In Erudition |
| Planar Ornament Set | Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm |
| Body | Crit Rate or Crit DMG |
| Feet | SPD |
| Sphere | Ice DMG |
| Rope | ATK% |
| Substats | Crit DMG, Crit Rate, ATK%, SPD |
Try to push for as much Crit Rate as possible. Your target should be over 80%, since you get Crit DMG from The Herta’s Bonus Ability.
Best The Herta Light Cones In Honkai: Star Rail
Into the Unreachable Veil is the best Light Cone for The Herta since its passive directly buffs The Herta’s damage. However, there are a few free-to-play options as well, which will also perform quite well, even though the damage won’t be as high when compared to the signature Light Cone.
| Light Cone | Synergy with The Herta |
|---|---|
| Into the Unreachable Veil | This is the best Light Cone for The Herta as it increases her Crit Rate while also increasing both Skill and Ultimate DMG significantly. |
| Today is Another Peaceful Day | This is a very good 4-Star Light Cone for The Herta as it increases damage based on the total Energy of the wielder. |
| Geniuses’ Repose | This is also a pretty good Light Cone for The Herta as it increases her ATK massively. It also provides a boost in Crit DMG when an enemy is defeated, which makes it handy for Pure Fiction and farming. |
Best Relic and Planar Ornament For The Herta In Honkai: Star Rail
The best Relic set for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail is Scholar Lost In Erudition, as this buffs the overall damage output of The Herta. Regarding her Planar Ornaments, you should go with Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm.
Relic Set
| Relic Set | Synergy with The Herta |
|---|---|
| Scholar Lost In Erudition | This Relic set provides a Crit Rate boost to The Herta while also buffing both the Skill and Ultimate DMG of the character. |
Planar Ornament
| Relic Set | Synergy with The Herta |
|---|---|
| Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm | This Planar Ornament increases The Herta’s ATK stats quite a bit. Additionally, if the team has a second Erudition character, The Herta will get a massive Crit Rate boost as well. |
The Herta Kit Overview And Trace Priority In Honkai: Star Rail
| Character Overview | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Rarity | 5-Star |
| Element | Ice |
| Path | Erudition |
| MoC Rating | SS |
| PF Rating | SS |
| Apocalyptic Shadow Rating | SS |
The most important part of The Herta’s kit is the Interpretation stacks, which are distributed on enemies. It can reach up to a maximum of 42 and is the key source of The Herta’s damage.
This is because every stack that is there on enemies increases the damage they take from The Herta’s attacks. When she uses her Ultimate ability, these stacks get redistributed on enemies, with the powerful ones getting more stacks on them.
The Herta will deal massive damage to targets when she uses her skill, which is further enhanced when the Empowered version of the ability is used. The damage increases depending on the number of Interpretation stacks on the enemies.
Trace Priority for The Herta
This is how you should be prioritizing leveling up The Herta’s Traces:
- Skill
- Ultimate
- Bonus Abilities
Skill is exceptionally important as the empowered version of it is your primary DPS source. The Ultimate also deals decent damage and is needed to redistribute the stacks.
