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Herta Build

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

4-star
IceEruditionMain DPS

English voice: PJ Mattson

The best Herta build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is Before Dawn with The Ashblazing Grand Duke. Updated November 5, 2026

AbilitiesTracesMaterialsEidolons
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

Relics

The Ashblazing Grand Duke, Cavern Relic set | Honkai: Star Rail
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.

Planar ornaments

Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation, Planar Ornament set | Honkai: Star Rail
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).

Main stats

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

Substat priority

  1. 1SPD (breakpoint) = CRIT RATE = CRIT DMGBest
  2. 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

  1. #1

    Skill = Talent

    Max first

  2. #2

    Ultimate

    Then

  3. #3

    Basic

    Next

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

Best Eidolons

  1. Herta E1 Kick You When You're Down, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE1
  2. Herta E2 Keep the Ball Rolling, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE2
  3. Herta E3 That's the Kind of Girl I Am, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE3
  4. Herta E4 Hit Where It Hurts, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE4
  5. Herta E5 Cuss Big or Cuss Nothing, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE5
  6. Herta E6 No One Can Betray Me, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE6
  1. Herta E1 Kick You When You're Down, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE1

    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.

  2. Herta E2 Keep the Ball Rolling, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE2

    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).

  3. Herta E4 Hit Where It Hurts, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE4

    Hit Where It Hurts

    Game text

    When Talent is triggered, DMG increases by 10%.

  4. Herta E6 No One Can Betray Me, Eidolon | Honkai: Star RailE6

    No One Can Betray Me

    Game text

    After using Ultimate, this character's ATK increases by 25% for 1 turn(s).

Teams

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.

  1. The Herta, Ice Erudition character | Honkai: Star RailThe HertaMain DPS
  2. Herta, Ice Erudition character | Honkai: Star RailHerta, this characterErudition partner
  3. Tribbie, Quantum Harmony character | Honkai: Star RailTribbieHarmony buffer
  4. Lingsha, Fire Abundance character | Honkai: Star RailLingshaSustain

All teams, with every replacement

Honkai: Star Rail 4★ Ice Erudition Main DPS

Herta build summary

Updated November 5, 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
November 5, 2026

Herta build FAQ

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.
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