Honkai: Star Rail – Herta build and ascension guide

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Enhance the enchantment at your gathering by employing the optimal Honkai: Star Rail Herta setup. This mechanical puppet belongs to The Herta, a prestigious figure within the Genius Society and overseer of the Herta Space Station. Although she can be quite exasperating as an adversary (thanks to an outstanding vocal performance), you’ll find that she won’t have control over you when she becomes part of your squad as a complimentary character. Along the Erudition pathway, Herta focuses on dispensing Ice damage and excels at spiraling sequential attacks.

In simpler terms, Herta’s unique ability, titled “One-Time Offer,” unleashes a wave of ice damage onto all active opponents. The amount of damage is determined by her attack power. Enemies who have more than half of their health remaining receive additional damage.

In simpler terms, “Herta’s Ultimate, It’s Magic, I Added Some Magic,” refers to an additional Ice Damage capability in Herta’s ultimate move. This ability harms all enemies on the battlefield, and its power is derived from Herta’s attack stats.

As a skilled gamer, I’ve got it covered when it comes to Herta’s Talent. If one of my allies delivers an attack that drops an enemy’s health below half their max HP, she’ll retaliate with a swift follow-up strike, taking down every foe on the battlefield in one fell swoop – just like her other abilities!

Herta’s Eidolon enhancements, acquired by having multiple copies of her, amplify her attacking power. At level 1, her fundamental attack inflicts additional damage on enemies with less than half their maximum health. Level 2 grants a stackable critical rate increase to Herta’s subsequent attack. Her subsequent attack receives an enhancement at level 4, while level 6 enables Herta’s ultimate ability to temporarily boost her attacking power for one turn.

Honkai: Star Rail – Herta: best Light Cones

Herta finds Before Dawn, Jing Yuan‘s distinctive Light Cone, incredibly beneficial. The increased Critical Damage for skills and abilities, alongside the boost in Skill and Ultimate Damage, are valuable advantages on their own. However, what truly sets it apart is that using a skill or ability triggers the Somnus Corpus effect, which can be consumed by the next follow-up attack to amplify its damage, making it an even sweeter deal.

Best Light Cones for Herta in HSR:

  • Before Dawn (5-Star)
  • Night on the Milky Way (5-Star)
  • Yet Hope is Priceless (5-Star)
  • Eternal Calculus (5-Star)
  • The Birth of the Self (4-Star)
  • Geniuses’ Repose (4-Star)
  • The Seriousness of Breakfast (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – Herta: best Relics

For Herta, it’s essential to take the initiative, so you’d want stats such as Attack, Critical Rate, and Critical Damage on this formidable doll.

Best Relic Sets for Herta in HSR:

  • Hunter of Glacial Forest (4) – +10% Ice DMG, +25% CRIT DMG for the wearer for two turns after activating their Ultimate.

Best Planar Ornaments for Herta in HSR:

  • Inert Salsatto (2) – +8% CRIT Rate, +15% Ultimate and Follow-Up Attack DMG when the wearer’s CRIT Rate surpasses 50%.
  • [Pure Fiction] Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation (2) – +4% CRIT Rate, +4% CRIT DMG whenever an enemy target is defeated (stacks up to ten times).

Best stats for Herta in HSR:

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

Honkai: Star Rail – Herta: best teams

In Pure Fiction, Herta stands out due to her ability to overwhelm numerous lesser opponents with her wide-reaching attack strategies, making her an exceptional choice for gameplay.

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

Herta is a valuable asset when paired with a squad that includes The Herta. She’s capable of frequently recharging her master’s energy through her area-of-effect assaults. While Jade might be slightly superior in this role, Herta has the advantage of being freely obtainable, making her more cost-effective. With a damage booster like Trailblazer (Remembrance), Fugue, or Ruan Mei added to the mix, you’ve got a formidable party on your hands. To complete the team, consider adding either Lingsha or Huohuo as healers. They can help maintain everyone’s health and contribute to energy regeneration.

Honkai: Star Rail – Herta: ascension materials

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to advance Herta to the highest rank and enhance all her abilities:

1. Follow this process to reach Herta’s maximum level.
2. Upgrade each of her skills as follows:

This approach offers a clear roadmap for advancing Herta, ensuring that every skill is upgraded properly.

To reach level 80, Herta needs these items for ascension alongside the required XP:

  • Credits x246,000
  • Extinguished Core x12
  • Glimmering Core x13
  • Squirming Core x12
  • Horn of Snow x50

In Backwater Pass, Rivet Town, and the Simulated Universe, you gather Cores from defeated foes. You can also produce or swap them using the Omni-Synthesizer onboard the Astral Express. Extinguished Cores, a common resource, are primarily obtained through Daily Missions assigned to your characters, providing a consistent supply. The Horn of Snow can be acquired by defeating the Stagnant Shadow (in the Corridor of Fading Shadows) or through exchange. The primary source of Credits is found in the Golden Calyxes scattered throughout the universe.

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

  • Credits x2,400,000
  • Extinguished Core x28
  • Glimmering Core x42
  • Squirming Core x42
  • Key of Inspiration x12
  • Key of Knowledge x54
  • Key of Wisdom x105
  • Destroyer’s Final Road x12
  • Tracks of Destiny x5

To find more details about the previously mentioned items, look upwards. You’ll discover that Crimson Calyx (Rivet Town) is where you can obtain keys. As always, you can craft advanced materials by breaking down lower-level ones in the Omni-Synthesizer located on the Astral Express.

The Destroyer’s Last Path is a scarce resource exclusively found within the Echo of War (Supply Zone) domain, whereas Traces of Fate can be acquired during special events, the Embers Swap, the Nameless Valor, or as a Reward for Simulated Universe Points.

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2025-04-22 16:47