Herta is an Ice and Erudition character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out Herta's best builds, team comps, materials, light cones, relics, and her kit here!

Herta Character Information

Herta Basic Info and Rating

Herta Basic Information
Herta	Rarity	4-star
	Element	Ice
	Path	Erudition
General Rating		Endgame Rating
Overall DPS		MoC PF AS

Ratings are based on E0.

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Character Tier List

Herta Stats

Is Herta Worth It?

Herta is great for game modes such as Pure Fiction and Simulated Universe thanks to her AoE Follow-up Attacks. While her DMG is lacking against tougher enemies, Herta will have no problem defeating waves of smaller enemies.

If you want another Erudition DPS that can help you farm in Calyxes and beat Pure Fiction, Herta is worth building for.

Herta's Best Builds

AoE Sub DPS Build

Herta's best build involves equipping the Hunter of Glacial Forest to increase her CRIT DMG whenever she uses her Ultimate.

Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation will be Herta's best ornament thanks to its ability to increase her CRIT DMG for every enemy taken out.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
ATK	2200 - 2500+
CRIT Rate	60% or above
CRIT DMG	100% or above (outside of combat)
SPD	134 / 143 / 160+

Since Herta will get a lot of CRIT DMG stats from her best Relic sets, focus on getting more CRIT Rate to even out the CRIT Ratio. As for her SPD, we recommend having at least 134 SPD to take more turns. Higher SPD is even better, but try to hit SPD Breakpoints.

Herta's Best Team Comps

Herta F2P Team (Free to Play)

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Shielder	Healer
Herta	Serval	March 7th	Lynx

Herta alone won't be able to deal a lot of DMG, especially in F2P. A Main DPS like Serval will help you deal enough DMG to trigger follow-up attacks.

March 7th is a great pair with Herta to do consecutive follow-up attacks. This team can be used effectively in Simulated Universe with Remembrance and Elation buffs.

Herta Follow-Up ATK Team

Sub-DPS	Main-DPS	Support	Sustain
Herta	Himeko	Ruan Mei	Fu Xuan

This Herta team is useful in clearing out mobs in game modes such as Simulated Universe, Pure Fiction, and Calyx farming.

Himeko will launch a Follow-up Attack if enemies have their Weakness Broken and Herta can deal bonus Follow-ups if enemies are below 50% HP. Ruan Mei will buff both Herta and Himeko and help reduce enemy toughness at a much faster rate.

Herta Remembrance Team

Main DPS	Support	Tank	Healer
Herta	March 7th	Gepard	Luocha

This Herta team is great in the Simulated Universe game modes as long as you choose the Path of Remembrance. Herta can easily Weakness Break mobs with her AoE attacks while March 7th can Freeze enemies with her Ultimate.

Herta's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relic Set	Merits
Hunter of Glacial Forest x4	★★★★★ - Best Hunter of Glacial Forest is the best set for general use and helps increase Herta's Ice DMG and CRIT DMG.
Hunter of Glacial Forest x2 Musketeer of Wild Wheat x2	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best A mix of Hunter of Glacial Forest and Musketeer of Wild Wheat is a great budget set if this provides better Relic sub-stats.
The Ashblazing Grand Duke x4	★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best The Ashblazing Grand Duke is a decent option for multi-target scenarios which work best in content such as Pure Fiction.
Ornament Set	Merits
Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation	★★★★★ - Best Sigonia works extremely well in content with multiple waves of enemies like Pure Fiction. This provides Herta stacking CRIT DMG buffs that last until the end of combat.
Firmament Frontline Glamoth	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Firmament Frontline Glamoth is great for increasing Herta's overall damage as long as she has 135 or 160 SPD.
Inert Salsotto	★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best Inert Salsotto increases CRIT Rate while boosting Herta's Ultimate and Follow-up attack DMG. The 50% CRIT Rate requirement is easy to achieve with Herta's CRIT Rate traces and 2nd Eidolon.

Herta's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Light Cone	Why We Recommend It
Before Dawn	★★★★★ - Best Before Dawn is the best Light Cone for Herta since it boosts her CRIT DMG, Skill, and Ultimate DMG. The Somnus Corpus effect also increases the damage of her Follow-Up Attacks.
Night on the Milky Way	★★★★☆ - Great Night on the Milky Way is a great Light Cone for Herta since it increases her ATK and boosts her DMG when she inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy. To fully utilize this Light Cone, however, there needs to be multiple enemies in the battle. This Light Cone shines in modes like Pure Fiction.
Yet Hope Is Priceless	★★★★☆ - Great Yet Hope is Priceless is a great Light Cone for Herta that allows her Follow-Up Attacks to ignore enemy DEF and deal more DMG. It also increases her Follow-Up Attack DMG based on her CRIT DMG. This fits perfectly with Herta since she also uses Basic ATKs in her rotation which activates the DEF ignore effect. This also synergizes with the Glacial Hunter Relic Set and Sigonia Ornament Set.
Geniuses' Repose	★★★☆☆ - Good Geniuses' Repose is a good 4-Star Light Cone for Herta since it increases her ATK and provides a CRIT DMG buff when she defeats an enemy.
Eternal Calculus	★★★☆☆ - Good Eternal Calculus is also a good option for Herta since it increases both her ATK and SPD as long as she attacks multiple enemies. This Light Cone shines in modes like Pure Fiction with multiple enemies per wave.
An Instant Before A Gaze	★★★☆☆ - Good An Instant Before A Gaze is a good Light Cone option for Herta since it increases her Ultimate's DMG based on her max Energy. It also increases her CRIT DMG, which increases her overall DMG even more.

Light Cone List & Guide

Herta's Trace Priority

Combat Traces

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★☆☆☆ - Lower Priority Only used for SP regeneration. This should be the last Trace to be leveled up.
Skill	★★★★☆ - High Priority Herta's secondary source for dealing damage.
Ultimate	★★★★☆ - High Priority Hertas main utility. One of her main sources of damage.
Talent	★★★★★ - Highest Priority What defines Herta as an AoE attacker. This only triggers once per enemy.

Bonus Abilities

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Efficiency	★★★★★ - Highest Priority This boosts Herta's Skill DMG greatly against enemies with 50% or higher HP, which increases her overall damage.
Puppet	★★★★☆ - High Priority This allows Herta to resist debuffs, but it's not as high of a priority as her other Bonus Abilities.
Icing	★★★★★ - Highest Priority This lets Herta's Ultimate deal more DMG against Frozen enemies, which increases her overall damage.

Herta Gameplay Guide

Ice DMG Sub-DPS

Herta's kit does not offer much aside from DMG. Her multipliers are pretty low, which makes her a better fit for a Sub-DPS role.

Her talent allows her to do follow-up attacks on all enemies whenever an enemy drops to half health. This makes Herta effective in Calyx auto-farming team compositions.

Inflict Ice DMG to All Enemies with Skill

Herta's Skill One-Time Offer is a simple AoE attack on all enemies dealing Ice DMG. Enemies not at half HP will take 20% more DMG from this skill.

More Ice DMG with Ultimate

Just like her Skill, Herta's Ultimate It's Magic, I Added Some Magic deals Ice DMG to all enemies but with a higher multiplier.

Herta's Traces (Skills and Kit)

Active Abilities

Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.

Technique and Bonus Abilities

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Technique	It Can Still Be Optimized: After using her Technique, Herta's ATK increases by 40% for 3 turn(s) at the beginning of the next battle. Stat Bonus: 1. Ice DMG +3.2% 2. Ice DMG +6.4%
Bonus Ability	Puppet: The chance to resist Crowd Control Debuffs increases by 35%. Stat Bonus: 1. Ice DMG +4.8% 2. Ice DMG +4.8% 3. DEF +7.5%
Bonus Ability	Icing: When Ultimate is used, deals 20% more DMG to Frozen enemies. Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT Rate +4.0% 2. DEF +10.0%
Bonus Ability	Efficiency: When Skill is used, the DMG Boost effect on target enemies increases by an extra 25%. Stat Bonus: 1. DEF +5.0% 2. CRIT Rate +2.7% 3. Ice DMG +3.2%

Herta's Eidolons

Herta's Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E1	★★☆☆☆ - Situational Only effective if Herta is a Sub-DPS helping gain SP. Otherwise, Basic Attacks shouldn't be used.
E2	★★★★☆ - Great Decent CRIT Rate buff when dealing with enemies in an AoE. Doesn't do well in Single Target situations.
E4	★★★☆☆ - Decent Good DMG% increase for her follow-up attack.
E6	★★☆☆☆ - Situational Requires her to use her Ultimate to receive this small damage buff.

All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	Kick You When You're Down If the enemy's HP is at 50% of their Max HP or less, Herta's Basic ATK deals additional Ice DMG equal to 40% of Herta's ATK.
E2	Keep the Ball Rolling Every time Talent is triggered, this character's CRIT Rate increases by 3%. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).
E3	That's the Kind of Girl I Am Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1. up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4	Hit Where it Hurts When Talent is triggered, DMG increases by 10%
E5	Swear Big or Don't Swear at All Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6	No One Can Betray Me After using Herta's Ultimate, this character's ATK increases by 25% for 1 turn(s).

Herta Ascension and Trace Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Extinguished Core	12
Glimmering Core	13
Squirming Core	12
Horn of Snow	50
Credit	246,400

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Key of Inspiration	12
Extinguished Core	28
Key of Knowledge	54
Glimmering Core	42
Key of Wisdom	105
Squirming Core	42
Destroyer's Final Road	12
Tracks of Destiny	5
Credit	2,400,000

Additional Herta Information

How to Get Herta

Complete Simulated Universe World 1

You can get Herta for free by completing the first level in the Simulated Universe as you progress through the story. You will also get more copies of Herta by completing the Simulated Universe stages.

Simulated Universe Guide

Pull From Any Banner

All Limited and Permanent Banners
Brilliant Fixation	Swirl of Heavenly Spear
Bygone Reminiscence	Eyes to the Stars
Stellar Warp	Departure Warp

You can get Herta by pulling from any of the Warp Banners.

All Gacha (Warp) Banners

Background and Voice Actors

Voice Actor	EN: PJ Mattson JP: Haruka Yamazaki
Faction / Affiliation	Genius Society

Herta's In-Game Lore

Faction	Herta Space Station
Background	Member 83 of the Genius Society. The real master of the space station. An incredibly intelligent yet unsympathetic scientist.

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