What Combat Type is Herta?

Herta is a 4-star Ice character on the Path of Erudition, from Herta Space Station, released in version 1.0.

What stat does Herta scale on?

Herta's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best Light Cone for Herta?

Flickering Stars is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Erudition Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Dream Scented in Wheat is the best 4-star alternative.

Which relic set should Herta use?

Hunter of Glacial Forest. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Ice DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: After the wearer uses their Ultimate, their CRIT DMG increases by 25% for 2 turn(s).

Which Planar Ornament should Herta use?

City of Converging Stars. Its 2-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

How much does it cost to max Herta's traces?

Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Herta E1 do?

Kick You When You're Down: When using Basic ATK, if the designated enemy's HP percentage is at 50% or less, additionally deals Ice Additional DMG equal to 40% of Herta's ATK.

Herta — Ice Erudition character | Honkai: Star Rail

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Herta Space Station

Herta

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

IceEruditionMain DPS

English voice: PJ Mattson

The best Herta build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.4) is Before Dawn with The Ashblazing Grand Duke. Updated August 28, 2026

Where these rankings come fromThe light cone order, relic sets and stat priorities on this tab are prydwen.gg’s, measured in play and rephrased. Relative damage figures are ratios against the bottom of each ranking, not absolute numbers, and each one holds only for the superimposition and team its row states. Everything else — base stats, passive text, material totals — is read from the game’s own data.

Light cones

7 ranked

Before Dawn — 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISBefore Dawn

107.38% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

Night on the Milky Way — 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2Night on the Milky Way

108.52% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1164 HP397 DEF

Geniuses' Repose — 4★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3Geniuses' Repose

100% at S5

476

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP397 DEF

Eternal Calculus — 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Eternal Calculus

97.88% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP397 DEF

Today Is Another Peaceful Day — 4★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#5Today Is Another Peaceful Day

95.20% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP331 DEF

Relics

3 sets

CoreThe Ashblazing Grand Duke

Best set for Pure Fiction.

2PCIncreases the DMG dealt by Follow-Up ATK by 20%.

4PCWhen the wearer uses a Follow-Up ATK, increases the wearer's ATK by 6% for every time the Follow-Up ATK deals DMG. This effect can stack up to 8 time(s) and lasts for 3 turn(s). This effect is removed the next time the wearer uses a Follow-Up ATK.

Also works

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreSigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation

Assumes the effect is fully stacked.

2PCIncreases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 4%. When an enemy target gets defeated, the wearer's CRIT DMG increases by 4%, stacking up to 10 time(s).

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 110 energy

Body: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG
Feet: ATK% > Speed
Planar Sphere: Ice DMG > ATK%
Link Rope: ATK%

Substat priority

Highest first

1SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMGBest
2ATK%

This is your typical DPS build that focuses on the holy trifecta - ATK, Crit Rate, and Crit DMG. For every 1% of Crit try to have 2% of Crit DMG.

Trace priority

Level in this order

#1
Skill = Talent
Max first
#2
Ultimate
Then
#3
Basic
Next

Major traces, best first: Efficiency (A2) > Icing (A6) > Puppet (A4)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1Kick You When You're Down
E2Keep the Ball Rolling
E3Level bump
E4Hit Where It Hurts
E5Level bump
E6No One Can Betray Me

E1
Kick You When You're Down
Game text
When using Basic ATK, if the designated enemy's HP percentage is at 50% or less, additionally deals Ice Additional DMG equal to 40% of Herta's ATK.
E2
Keep the Ball Rolling
Game text
Every time Talent is triggered, this character's CRIT Rate increases by 3%. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).
E4
Hit Where It Hurts
Game text
When Talent is triggered, DMG increases by 10%.
E6
No One Can Betray Me
Game text
After using Ultimate, this character's ATK increases by 25% for 1 turn(s).

Teams

1 team

The Herta team

Ice · EruditionPlays Erudition partner

Two Erudition units feed each other stacks on wide waves, a Harmony unit multiplies the area damage, and a sustain covers the turns spent charging.

The HertaMain DPS
Herta — this characterErudition partner
TribbieHarmony buffer
LingshaSustain

All teams, with every replacement

Honkai: Star Rail 4★ Ice Erudition Main DPS

Herta build summary

Updated August 28, 2026

Before Dawn tops the light cone ranking for Herta, at 107.38% relative damage at S1, ahead of Night on the Milky Way, Geniuses' Repose and Eternal Calculus. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run The Ashblazing Grand Duke on Herta, with Scholar Lost in Erudition and Hunter of Glacial Forest behind it. The planar ornament is Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation. Main stats are CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, ATK% > Speed feet, Ice DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%.

Trace priority is Skill = Talent > Ultimate > Basic. The Ultimate costs 110 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

Herta plays Erudition partner in the The Herta team, alongside The Herta, Tribbie and Lingsha.

Role: Main DPS
Best light cone: Before Dawn
Alternatives: Night on the Milky Way, Geniuses' Repose, Eternal Calculus
Relic set: The Ashblazing Grand Duke
Planar ornament: Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation
Main stats: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, ATK% > Speed feet, Ice DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% rope
Substat priority: SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%
Trace priority: Skill = Talent > Ultimate > Basic
Best team: The Herta, Herta, Tribbie, Lingsha
Ultimate energy cost: 110 energy
Key ascension material: 50× Horn of Snow
Last updated: August 28, 2026

Abilities

4 levellable

Basic

What Are You Looking At?

Single Target
+20 energy
30 Toughness

Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Herta's ATK to one designated enemy.

Ability level

6 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Basic ATK DMG: 100%

All 10 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Basic ATK DMG	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%	110%	120%	130%	140%

Skill

One-Time Offer

AoE
+30 energy
30 Toughness

Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of Herta's ATK to all enemies. If the enemy's HP percentage is 50% or higher, DMG dealt to this target increases by 20%.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

AoE DMG: 100%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
AoE DMG	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	75%	81%	88%	94%	100%	105%	110%	115%	120%	125%

Ultimate

It's Magic, I Added Some Magic

AoE
+5 energy
60 Toughness

Deals Ice DMG equal to 200% of Herta's ATK to all enemies.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

AoE DMG: 200%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
AoE DMG	120%	128%	136%	144%	152%	160%	170%	180%	190%	200%	208%	216%	224%	232%	240%

Talent

Fine, I'll Do It Myself

AoE
+5 energy
15 Toughness

When an ally target's attack causes an enemy target's HP percentage to fall to 50% or lower, Herta will launch a Follow-Up ATK, dealing Ice DMG equal to 40% of Herta's ATK to all enemies.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

AoE DMG: 40%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
AoE DMG	25%	27%	28%	30%	31%	33%	34%	36%	38%	40%	42%	43%	45%	46%	48%

Technique and fixed effects

1 fixed

Technique

It Can Still Be Optimized

Enhance

After using her Technique, Herta's ATK increases by 40% for 3 turn(s) at the beginning of the next battle.

Bonus Abilities

3 unlocked by ascension

A2
Efficiency
When Skill is used, the DMG Boost effect on target enemies increases by an extra 25%.
A4
Puppet
Increases the chance to resist Crowd Control debuffs by 35%.
A6
Icing
When Ultimate is used, deals 20% more DMG to Frozen enemies.

Stat traces

Every node taken

Ice DMG: 22.4%
DEF: 22.5%
CRIT Rate: 6.7%

Totals at full unlock, summed across every node of that stat. Ascension rank gates the nodes as it gates the Bonus Abilities above.

Full bill

Credits, summed from the tables below

Level 80 and every ability maxed

1,812,400

Credits 12 material lines

Ascension to 80

246,400

Credits 4 materials · 6 steps

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000

Credits 3× the single-ability bill

Ascension

Level 1 → 80 in 6 steps

Lv 30
Extinguished Core ×4
3,200Credits
Lv 40
Extinguished Core ×8
6,400Credits
Lv 50
Horn of Snow ×2
Glimmering Core ×5
12,800Credits
Lv 60
Horn of Snow ×5
Glimmering Core ×8
32,000Credits
Lv 70
Horn of Snow ×15
Squirming Core ×5
64,000Credits
Lv 80
Horn of Snow ×28
Squirming Core ×7
128,000Credits

Total to level 80

246,400 Credits

Horn of Snow

Squirming Core

Glimmering Core

Extinguished Core

Trace materials

Per ability · 3 levellable

→ 2
Extinguished Core ×2
2,000Credits
→ 3
Extinguished Core ×4
Key of Inspiration ×2
4,000Credits
→ 4
Glimmering Core ×2
Key of Knowledge ×2
8,000Credits
→ 5
Glimmering Core ×3
Key of Knowledge ×4
16,000Credits
→ 6
Glimmering Core ×5
Key of Knowledge ×6
24,000Credits
→ 7
Key of Wisdom ×2
Squirming Core ×2
36,000Credits
→ 8
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Key of Wisdom ×4
Squirming Core ×3
64,000Credits
→ 9
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Key of Wisdom ×6
128,000Credits
→ 10
Tracks of Destiny ×1
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Key of Wisdom ×11
240,000Credits

One ability maxed

522,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Destroyer's Final Road

Key of Wisdom

Squirming Core

Glimmering Core

Key of Knowledge

Extinguished Core

Key of Inspiration

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Destroyer's Final Road

Key of Wisdom

Squirming Core

Glimmering Core

Key of Knowledge

Extinguished Core

Key of Inspiration

Herta’s Eidolons

6 unlocks

E1
Kick You When You're Down
When using Basic ATK, if the designated enemy's HP percentage is at 50% or less, additionally deals Ice Additional 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
Cuss Big or Cuss Nothing
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 Ultimate, this character's ATK increases by 25% for 1 turn(s).

Herta FAQ

What Combat Type is Herta?: Herta is a 4-star Ice character on the Path of Erudition, from Herta Space Station, released in version 1.0.
What stat does Herta scale on?: Herta's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best Light Cone for Herta?: Flickering Stars is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Erudition Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Dream Scented in Wheat is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Herta use?: Hunter of Glacial Forest. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Ice DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: After the wearer uses their Ultimate, their CRIT DMG increases by 25% for 2 turn(s).
Which Planar Ornament should Herta use?: City of Converging Stars. Its 2-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.
How much does it cost to max Herta's traces?: Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Herta E1 do?: Kick You When You're Down: When using Basic ATK, if the designated enemy's HP percentage is at 50% or less, additionally deals Ice Additional DMG equal to 40% of Herta's ATK.

Herta

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

Kick You When You're Down

Keep the Ball Rolling

Hit Where It Hurts

No One Can Betray Me

Teams

Abilities

Technique and fixed effects

Bonus Abilities

Efficiency

Puppet

Icing

Stat traces

Full bill

Ascension

Trace materials

Herta’s Eidolons

Kick You When You're Down

Keep the Ball Rolling

That's the Kind of Girl I Am

Hit Where It Hurts

Cuss Big or Cuss Nothing

No One Can Betray Me

Herta FAQ