Honkai: Star Rail – The Herta build and ascension guide

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Discover the limitless abilities of an Emanator by utilizing the optimal Herta build in Honkai: Star Rail, and embark on a quest across the cosmos to find the next significant question to address. This 5-Star character adheres to The Erudition and inflicts Ice damage, sweeping through hordes of enemies while dishing out considerable harm to individual targets.

Herta’s skills, such as The Herta’s Talent, Hand Them Over, and certain of her traces, enable her and her teammates (especially other Erudition characters) to impose stacks of Insight on adversary targets, focusing primarily on Elites. Her ability, Big Brain Energy, deals Ice damage proportional to her ATK to three enemies, while also adding Insight to the main target.

I Told You So! The Herta’s Ultimate Ability, titled ‘Ultimate’, inflicts Ice damage on all opponents based on her current Attack power. This boosts her Attack for the next three turns. During the Ultimate, all Interpretation stacks are reorganized, giving priority to Elite enemies. The Ultimate also grants Herta one use of Inspiration (which can be stacked up to four times). This Inspiration triggers her enhanced skill, ‘Hear Me Out’.

Listen Up uses an Inspiration resource and inflicts Ice Damage on a single opponent, based on The Herta’s Attack power. Then, it deals another round of Ice Damage to all other enemies. The damage inflicted on the primary target is boosted depending on the number of Interpretation stacks (up to 42) the enemy has. This effect becomes stronger if at least two characters are following The Erudition in the team. After this attack, the Interpretation status on the primary target is reset.”

This version aims to convey the same information in a more natural and easy-to-understand manner, making it easier for readers to grasp the abilities of “Hear Me Out”.

In a simplified term, using the Herta’s Technique, known as the Vibe Checker, can point out as many as three hidden Treasure Chests on the map within the Simulated Universe. This technique is incredibly useful, and it inflicts heavy damage upon any opposing entities.

Upgrading her Eidolon Levels by creating duplicates serves to amplify her power. Here’s what each level does:

1. Eidolon 1: It enhances the damage calculation for The Herta’s Enhanced Skill by adding more Interpretation stacks and makes it easier for the Interpretation reset to occur.
2. Eidolon 2: This allows The Herta to gain an extra Inspiration after using her Ultimate and moves her action forward when she uses her Enhanced Skill.
3. Eidolon 4: It grants a SPD buff to all characters in The Erudition team.
4. Eidolon 6: This boosts her Ice RES PEN and increases her Ultimate damage based on the number of enemies on the field, making her more effective against single targets.

Honkai: Star Rail – The Herta: best Light Cones

Herta’s distinctive Light Cone ability, titled “Beyond the Veil,” enhances Critical Rate, which is the key stat to focus on for her equipment since her abilities boost Critical Damage. Moreover, the Light Cone also temporarily increases Skill and Ultimate Damage after using an Ultimate. If a user has over 140 Energy when activating their Ultimate, they’ll gain a Skill Point. With Herta boasting a substantial Energy capacity of 220, this ensures you’ll have enough Skill Points to utilize her Enhanced Skill effectively.

Best Light Cones for The Herta:

  • Into the Unreachable Veil (5-Star)
  • An Instant Before a Gaze (5-Star)
  • Eternal Calculus (5-Star)
  • Night on the Milky Way (5-Star)
  • Yet Hope Is Priceless (5-Star)
  • The Seriousness of Breakfast (4-Star)
  • Geniuses’ Repose (4-Star)
  • The Day the Cosmos Fell (4-Star)
  • Make the World Clamor (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – The Herta: best Relics

Herta’s primary causes of harm stem from her Enhanced Skill and Ultimate, both heavily reliant on her Attack (ATK). This stat is crucial as it significantly impacts their power. Additionally, focusing on Crit Rate, Critical Damage (CD), and Speed will be other key aspects to consider. Despite Herta’s high energy consumption, Energy Regeneration isn’t a concern due to one of her Traces that grants energy whenever allies strike enemies. To maximize Herta’s potential, it’s advisable to include at least one other Erudition character in your team. Their area-of-effect attacks will essentially function as a battery for Herta.

Best Relic Sets for The Herta:

  • Scholar Lost in Erudition (4) – +8% CRIT Rate, +20% Skill and Ultimate DMG, +25% Skill DMG after Ultimate use.

Best Planar Ornaments for The Herta:

  • Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm (2) – +12% ATK, +12% CRIT Rate if at least one other character follows the same Path as the wearer.
  • Rutilant Arena (2) – +8% CRIT Rate, +20% Attack and Skill DMG if the wearer’s CRIT Rate surpasses 70%.

Best stats for The Herta:

  • Head – HP (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, SPD
  • Hands – Attack (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, SPD
  • Body – CRIT Rate (Primary), ATK %, CRIT DMG, SPD, ATK
  • Feet – SPD (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK
  • Planar Sphere – Ice DMG (Primary), ATK %, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, SPD
  • Link Rope – ATK % (Primary), CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, SPD, ATK

Honkai: Star Rail – The Herta: best teams

The Herta is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a robust, versatile character with strong general abilities. Unlike other The Erudition characters, she has the unique capability to effectively handle both boss encounters and wave clearing tasks, making her a highly adaptable unit in any line-up.

  • The Herta (Main DPS), Herta (Sub DPS), Trailblazer (Remembrance) (Support), Lingsha (Support)

For optimal performance within The Herta team, it’s advisable to incorporate another character from The Erudition – a 4-Star Herta is an ideal, freely obtainable option for this role. She triggers The Herta’s passive abilities and delivers abundant splash damage to recharge Energy and apply Interpretation. An exceptional Support can be found in Trailblazer (Remembrance), another free character. Acting as a damage amplifier, they significantly boost The Herta’s offensive capabilities, while the rapid Energy Regeneration of the duo consisting of The Herta and Herta ensures that Mem charges up swiftly. Lingsha is a smart selection for the sustain position, given her combined healing, cleansing abilities, and additional splash damage to administer Interpretation.

As a gamer, I’ve found that this game character setup is quite versatile. Huohuo stands out as a reliable choice for sustain due to her Energy Regeneration and offensive boosts, while Aventurine provides some splash damage. For the Support role, Sunday, Bronya, Tribbie, or Fugue are all fantastic options. As for the Sub DPS, most of The Erudition characters can fit in nicely, such as Jade, Himeko, and Serval.

Honkai: Star Rail – The Herta: ascension materials

Here’s a breakdown of how to advance The Herta to its highest level and enhance all her abilities:

This way, the information is presented in a simpler and more conversational manner, making it easier for readers to comprehend.

To reach level 80 on Herta, you’ll need these ascent materials along with the required experience points:

  • Credits x308,000
  • Extinguished Core x15
  • Glimmering Core x15
  • Squirming Core x15
  • Dream Fridge x65

On Herta Space Station and the Simulated Universe, you can gather Cores from enemies. You can trade or manufacture them using the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express. They’re a readily available resource through Daily Assignments for your characters, ensuring a consistent supply of this material. The Dream Fridge is dropped by the Stagnant Shadow in The Reverie, Dreamscape. The most abundant source of Credits can be found in Golden Calyxes on various planets.

The Herta requires the following materials to upgrade her combat abilities and Traces:

  • Credits x3,000,000
  • Extinguished Core x41
  • Glimmering Core x56
  • Squirming Core x58
  • Rough Sketch x18
  • Dynamic Outlining x69
  • Exquisite Colored Draft x139
  • Auspice Sliver x12
  • Tracks of Destiny x8

To review, you’ll find Rough Sketches, Dynamic Outlinings, and Detailed Colored Drawings in the Crimson Calyx (Penacony Grand Theater). As always, construct advanced materials by transforming lower-level ones in the Omni-Synthesizer onboard the Astral Express.

The Auspice Sliver is a scarcely found material that originates exclusively from the Skysplitter domain’s Echo of War, whereas Tracks of Destiny can be obtained during special events such as time-limited activities, the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or by earning points in a Simulated Universe.

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2025-04-22 16:18