Introduction and Guide for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail

In the wonderful universe of "Honkai: Star Rail", Herta is a mysterious and powerful character. With her unique background story and remarkable skill mechanisms and output capabilities in battles, she has become a popular choice for players when forming teams.

I. Character Basic Information

Herta is the true owner of the space station "Herta". Through the Herta Sequence technology, she has achieved rejuvenation, and her real age remains a mystery. As the most intelligent human on Planet Azure, she only engages in activities that interest her. Once her interest fades, she will leave without hesitation. In daily life, she often appears in the form of a remotely controlled puppet.

II. Skill and Talent Analysis

Skills

• Normal Attack - What Are You Looking At?: Deals Ice - attribute damage equal to 50% of Herta's ATK to a designated single enemy target.

• Skill - A One - Shot Deal: Deals Ice - attribute damage equal to 50% of Herta's ATK to all enemy targets. If the enemy target's HP is above 50% of its maximum HP, the damage dealt to this target is increased by 20%.

• Ultimate - It's Magic: I've Added Magic: Deals Ice - attribute damage equal to 120% of Herta's ATK to all enemy targets.

• Enhanced Skill: Deals Ice - attribute damage to a designated single enemy target, applies several layers of [Spiritual Key], then deals Ice - attribute damage again to this target and adjacent targets, and finally deals Ice - attribute damage to all enemy targets.

• Secret Technique - It Can Be Optimized: After using the secret technique, Herta's ATK is increased by 40% at the start of the next battle, lasting for 3 turns. In the open world, it marks the locations of up to 3 loots. In the Simulated Universe and Differential Universe, it deals True Damage equal to 99% of the maximum HP to normal monsters and 30% of the maximum HP to elite or higher - level targets in each wave.

Talents

• Let Me Do It: When the attack of any of our ally targets makes the current HP percentage of an enemy target less than or equal to 50%, Herta launches an additional attack, dealing Ice - attribute damage equal to 25% of Herta's ATK to all enemy targets.

• Deep Talent Mechanism: When an enemy target enters the battlefield, it will be stacked with one layer of [Interpretation]. At the start of each wave, 25 layers of [Interpretation] will be preferentially applied to elite or higher - level enemies. When the main target of the enhanced skill has [Interpretation], the damage multiplier is increased. When there are at least two characters with the "Erudition" Path in the team, the damage multiplier is increased additionally. [Interpretation] can be stacked up to 42 layers. When the enhanced skill is released, the [Interpretation] of the main target will be reset to 1 layer. When an enemy target is eliminated, the [Interpretation] will be transferred to elite and higher - level monsters preferentially.

III. Eidolon Effects

• 1st Eidolon: When releasing the enhanced skill, an additional 50% of the [Interpretation] layers of the main target with the most [Interpretation] are calculated. And when resetting the [Interpretation] of this target, it will be reset to 15 layers of [Interpretation].

• 2nd Eidolon: Obtain an additional layer of [Inspiration] when entering the battle and releasing the ultimate skill. And after releasing the enhanced skill, Herta's turn is advanced by 35%.

• 4th Eidolon: Increases the SPD of all characters with the "Erudition" Path in the team.

• 6th Eidolon: Increases Herta's Ice - attribute RES penetration. At the same time, when the ultimate skill hits 3 or more/2/1 target(s), the multiplier of the ultimate skill is increased by 140%/250%/400%.

IV. Cultivation Guide

Light Cone Recommendations

• Preferred: The exclusive Light Cone [Towards the Unquestionable], which provides CRIT Rate and high damage bonuses for skills and the ultimate. Releasing the ultimate can also restore Skill Points.

• Alternative: Jing Yuan and Himeko's Light Cones [Before Dawn] and [The Night of the Galactic Railway]. The former provides CRIT DMG and damage bonuses for skills and the ultimate, while the latter provides a large amount of ATK.

• Others: The Battle Pass Light Cone [Today Is Also a Peaceful Day], which has a 64% all - damage bonus when fully stacked. The free Light Cones [The Rest of the Geniuses] and the Light Cone [Unceasing Calculation] from the Herta Store can be used as lower - tier alternatives. The former has CRIT DMG and ATK bonuses, and the latter has high ATK and SPD bonuses.

Relic Combinations

• Outer Relics: [The Scholar Lost in the Sea of Consciousness]/[The Hunter Lying in the Snow in the Forest]/2 + 2 combination.

• Inner Relics: [The Lawless Wilderness Tsagania]/[Izumizawa Yo and the High Celestial Kingdom]/[The Starry Arena].

• Attribute Selection: Choose CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG for the garment, ATK for the shoes, Ice - attribute DMG Bonus for the Planar Sphere, and ATK for the Link Rope. Effective attributes also include CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK, and SPD.

Team Composition Ideas

• Herta + Jade + Robin + Huo Huo: This team has high SPD and can quickly stack damage increase effects for Herta. Jade and Herta are both characters with the "Erudition" Path. Based on Herta's talent, it can provide additional ATK bonuses for the whole team. Huo Huo can ensure the lower limit of the team's output, and her ultimate can also provide ATK bonuses for the whole team.

• Herta + Himeko + Ruan Mei + Sha Jin: The team has high chasing output damage. Combined with Ruan Mei's Break bonus, it can quickly break the enemy's weaknesses. Herta's ultimate can release an additional skill, thereby triggering Himeko's chasing damage.

V. Character Advantages and Disadvantages Analysis

Advantages

• High Numerical Output: The skill damage multipliers are considerable. Especially in battles against multiple enemies, she can deal high damage with her skill and ultimate.

• Strong Group Control Ability: Her talent and skill mechanisms enable her to fully utilize her advantages when facing multiple enemies and clear the field efficiently.

• Single - Target Compensation: By eliminating small monsters and transferring the [Interpretation] layers to the boss, it can make up for the insufficient single - target output to a certain extent.

Disadvantages

• Struggles in Pure Single - Target Situations: In pure single - target situations where there are no small monsters to stack the [Interpretation] layers for the boss, her output ability will be greatly limited.

VI. Gacha Recommendation

If players lack powerful characters with the "Erudition" Path, Herta is a good choice. She performs well in the Fiction Narrative and can also hold her own against the dual - target and triple - target group battles in the Chaotic Memories and Doomsday Phantoms. If players already have popular characters with 2 Eidolons like Yukong and Luka, they can decide whether to gacha for Herta according to their own resources and needs.

Mastering Herta's character characteristics and cultivation techniques can enable players to navigate their adventures in "Honkai: Star Rail" more smoothly and fully appreciate the unique charm of this mysterious character.