Honkai: Star Rail has many ways to obtain its long list of incredible characters, with some tied exclusively to its Warp system (Gacha) and others unlocking automatically as you progress through the game’s decently lengthy story and other activities.
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Herta is among these characters and is, fortunately, obtained via the game’s story after you complete the Simulated Universe: First Closed Beta. While she pales in damage compared to other DPS-focused characters, she can be competent with proper focus and dedication.
Updated March 5, 2025, by Seth Parmer: It’s been a hot minute since we’ve last focused on this guide, allowing us to add some more excellent Light Cones, Ornaments, and Team Compositions for Herta in the mix, allowing you to get her to perform at her best in all combat situations!
Best Relics And Planar Ornaments For Herta
In the grand scheme of things, Herta is a surprisingly underwhelming DPS character who needs quite a bit of work to compete with most of the other characters in the role. Fortunately, she can shine bright with the right build and team around her.
Equipping the most optimal Relics and Ornaments is the first step to making a solid build. They can make or break your overall performance in battle by a substantial margin, so equipping the right Sets will go a long way to maximizing any character’s potential in combat.
Best Relics For Herta
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Relic Set |
Reason For Synergy |
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Hunter of Glacial Forest Four Pieces |
This is the best Relic Set for Herta as it grants her a substantial buff to her Ice Damage and will further increase her Critical Damage by 25 Percent for two turns after she performs her Ultimate Attack. Ice DMG +10 Percent, Crit DMG +25 Percent |
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Musketeer of Wild Wheat Four Pieces |
If you need more Speed or Basic Attack Damage out of Herta, this Relic Set will be your best choice, as it does an excellent job at striking a balance between granting her more Speed without sacrificing her overall Damage output. ATK +12 Percent, SPD +6 Percent, Basic ATK DMG +10 Percent |
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The Ashblazing Grand Duke Four Pieces |
Attack increases by four percent when landing follow-up actions, which can stack up to eight times, lasting for three turns, making this the perfect set to equip on Herta if she’s constantly attacking. Follow-Up ATK DMG +32 Percent |
Best Ornaments For Herta
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Ornament Set |
Reason For Synergy |
|---|---|
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Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation |
Arguably the best option for Herta, as it raises her Critical Rate by four percent. Defeating a target will further increase her Critical Rate by an additional four percent, stacking up to ten times, making her land Criticals consistently for massive damage. Critical Rate +4 Percent, with the potential gain an additional 40 percent. |
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Space Sealing Station |
This Ornament Set is one of the best in the game and works wonders for Herta. Its ability to significantly increase her overall Attack based on her Speed Stat allows her to attack first in most situations, making work of her excellent Ice Skill and Element. ATK +12 Percent, Adds another +12 Percent to ATK if Speed is at least 120 |
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Insert Salsotto |
If you want even more Critical Damage out of Herta, this is an excellent option to pair with the Glacial Forest Relics. It raises her Critical Rate significantly while increasing her Critical Damage and Follow-Up Attack Damage by 15 Percent if her Critical Rate is or exceeds 50 Percent. Critical Rate +8 Percent, Critical/Follow-Up Attack DMG +15 Percent |
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Celestial Differentiator |
One of Herta’s best Ornaments, thanks to its ability to raise her Critical Damage by 16 percent. Not only that, if her Critical Damage reaches at least 120 percent, she will gain an additional 60 percent upon entering battle, ending after her first turn. Critical Damage +16 percent. Adds an additional 60 percent at the start of an encounter if her Critical Damage reaches or exceeds 120 percent before entering battle. |
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Firmament Frontline: Glamoth |
Raises Herta’s ATK by 12 percent. If her SPD Stat is at least 135 or 160, she will deal an additional 12 to 16 percent damage. ATK +12 percent with an additional 12 to 16 percent damage increase if SPD is at least 135 or 160. |
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Rutilant Arena |
Herta’s Critical Rate will be increased by eight percent. If her Critical Rate reaches or surpasses 70 percent, her Basic and Skill Damage will be raised by 20 percent. Critical Rate +8 Percent, Basic and Skill Damage +20 Percent if Critical Rate is at least 70 percent. |
Best Light Cones For Herta
Nailing the pairing of Light Cone and character is crucial. With tons of options to choose from, selecting the best Light Cone can be overwhelming and a bit daunting at first, but you should absolutely not take them lightly or neglect them.
Light Cones are the backbone of any good build, and every character has several Light Cones you can utilize to help get the most out of them. This is particularly useful as there are some Light Cones you can only acquire via Warps (Gacha), but others that come by simply playing the game.
We have separated Herta’s best Light Cones into two tables, one outlining the best options you can only get via Warps, with the other focusing on the Free-To-Play side of things, allowing you to get the most out of her no matter your playstyle!
Best Warp (Gacha) Light Cones For Herta
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Light Cone |
Description |
|---|---|
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Before Dawn |
Increases Critical DMG by 60 Percent and raises Skill and Ultimate DMG by 30 Percent. Using a Skill or Ultimate Attack will grant a stack of Somnus Corpus, which will be consumed when performing a Follow-Up Attack. The Follow-Up Attack will be enhanced by 80 Percent. HP +1058, ATK +582, DEF +468 |
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The Birth of the Self |
Follow-Up Attack DMG is increased by 48 Percent. If your target is at half HP or lower, your Follow-Up Attack DMG will be raised by an additional 48 Percent. HP +952, ATK +476, DEF +330 |
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Night on the Milky Way |
Your Attack is raised by 15 Percent for every enemy on the battlefield, stacking up to five times for a total of 75 Percent. Landing a Weakness Break on your target will raise your overall Damage by 50 Percent for one turn. HP +1164, ATK +582, DEF +396 |
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Today Is Another Peaceful Day |
Raises your overall DMG output depending on your Max Energy, raising your DMG by 40 percent per Energy Point, maxing out at 160 Energy Points. HP +846, ATK +529, DEF +330 |
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Geniuses’ Repose |
User’s Attack will be raised by 32 percent. Defeating a target will increase the user’s Critical Damage by 48 percent for three turns. HP+846, ATK +476. DEF +396 |
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An Instant Before A Gaze |
Increases your Critical Damage by 60 percent. Your Ultimate Damage will also be raised by .60 percent for every point of Energy you have up to 180 Energy Points. HP+1058, ATK +582. DEF +463 |
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Yet Hope Is Priceless |
Critical Damage Rate is raised by 28 percent. Anytime your Critical Damage exceeds 120 percent by an additional 20 percent, your following action’s damage will be increased by 20 percent, stacking up to four times. Basic Attacks will also have your Ultimate Attack or follow-up actions ignore 36 percent of your opponent’s Defense for two turns. HP+952, ATK +582. DEF +529 |
Best Free-To-Play Light Cones For Herta
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Light Cone |
Description |
|---|---|
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Sagacity |
After performing your Ultimate, your Attack will be raised by 48 Percent for two turns. HP +740, ATK +370, DEF +264 |
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The Seriousness of Breakfast |
Raises your Damage by 24 Percent, which increases every time you get a kill, stacking up to three times for a total of 72 Percent. HP +846, ATK +476, DEF +396 |
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Eternal Calculus |
Attack is raised by 12 percent and can be further raised by an additional eight percent for every target hit by an attack, stacking up to five times. Hitting multiple targets will raise user’s Speed by 16 percent. HP +1058, ATK +529, DEF +397 |
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The Day The Cosmos Fell |
Increases your Attack by 24 percent. Attacking at least two enemies with their weakness will raise your Critical Damage by 40 percent for two turns. HP +953, ATK +476, DEF +330 |
The Stats of the Light Cones above are of their maxed-out properties, meaning yours will likely be substantially less potent when you first acquire them. You will have to Superimpose and Ascend them to reach what’s shown above!
Herta Traces Overview And Priority
As covered in the sections above, Herta’s damage is slacking compared to the vast majority of other DPS characters, making her struggle without a specific build and team composition. However, she can become reasonably competent once you hone in on these aspects.
Traces will be our last focus, as they will give her a substantial boost during combat, getting her closer to what you’d expect from her role. The Traces below are the ones we suggest upgrading first, but make sure not to neglect the others, as they are also crucial!
It’s Magic, I Added Some Magic
This is Herta’s Ultimate Attack, which deals Ice Damage to all enemies on the field, making it an excellent option to Weakness Break several targets weak to the element, with the potential to Freeze some of them.
Upgrading this Trace will substantially raise Herta’s Ice Damage during her Ultimate, making it arguably one of the best Ice AoE actions in the game, especially when paired with Light Cones, Relics, and Ornaments that further enhance its capabilities.
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Level 1 |
Level 15 |
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Deal Ice Damage to all enemies that is equal to 120 Percent of Herta’s Attack. |
Deal Ice Damage to all enemies that is equal to 240 Percent of Herta’s Attack. |
One-Time Offer
The other crucial Trace you should focus on for Herta is her One-Time Offer Skill, which has her deal Ice Damage to all enemies on screen, with a little extra to targets who still have 50 Percent of their HP remaining or greater.
Enhancing One-Time Offer makes her a force to be reckoned with when facing large amounts of enemies that are weak to Ice Damage. Like her Ultimate, the more emphasis you place on her Ice Damage, the better she gets. It will just take time and effort to get there.
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Level 1 |
Level 15 |
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Deal Ice Damage to all enemies that is equal to 50 Percent of Herta’s Attack. If a target has 50 Percent or more HP remaining, they receive an additional 20 Percent Damage. |
Deal Ice Damage to all enemies that is equal to 125 Percent of Herta’s Attack. If a target has 50 Percent or more HP remaining, they receive an additional 20 Percent Damage. |
Best Team Compositions And Character Synergies
On her own, Herta isn’t particularly a high-damage dealer, but when paired with a solid team, the proper Light Cones, Ornaments, and Relics, she can shine immensely bright, becoming a very solid and useable character.
While it will take lots of time and effort to get her up to snuff, we feel Herta makes a solid party member, especially if you have other characters to help prop her up, highlight her strengths, and cover her weaknesses. The team compositions below are the best for Herta that you should aim to build if you want to see her at her best!
Herta Best Character Synergies
Best Memory Of Chaos Team Composition
Best Rounded Team Composition
Best Follow-Up Damage Team Composition
Best Free-To-Play Team Composition
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