What is the best Light Cone for The 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 The 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 The 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.

The Herta, Ice Erudition character | Honkai: Star Rail

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The Herta Build

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

IceEruditionMain DPS

English voice: PJ Mattson

The best The Herta build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is Into the Unreachable Veil with Scholar Lost in Erudition. Updated November 5, 2026

Abilities Traces Materials Eidolons

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

Into the Unreachable Veil, 5★ Erudition Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISInto the Unreachable Veil

114.35% at S1

635

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP463 DEF

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

#2Today Is Another Peaceful Day

100% at S5

529

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP331 DEF

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

#3Night on the Milky Way

97.42% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1164 HP397 DEF

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

#4Before Dawn

96.95% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

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

#5Geniuses' Repose

94.99% at S5

476

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP397 DEF

Relics

3 sets

CoreScholar Lost in Erudition

Best set for The Herta by a significant margin because of it providing CRIT RATE (her best stat) and a tremendous amount of DMG% to the abilities she cares most about.

2PCIncreases CRIT Rate by 8%.

4PCIncreases DMG dealt by Skill and Ultimate by 20%. After using Ultimate, additionally increases the DMG dealt by the next Skill by 25%.

Also works

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreIzumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm

The Herta always wants to be paired with another Erudition character, because of that this set has no downside while also having a lot of CRIT RATE her best stat.

2PCIncreases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When entering battle, if at least one teammate follows the same Path as the wearer, then the wearer's CRIT Rate increases by 12%.

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 220 energy

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

Substat priority

Highest first

1SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint)Best
2CRIT RATE
3CRIT DMG
4ATK%

Trace priority

Level in this order

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

Major traces, best first: Message From Beyond the Veil (A4) > Aloofly Honest (A2) > Starved Landscape of Vacua (A6)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1Night at Shorefall
E2Wind Through Keyhole
E3Level bump
E4The Sixteenth Key
E5Level bump
E6Sweet Lure of Answer

E1
Night at Shorefall
Game text
When the Enhanced Skill calculates the number of "Interpretation" stacks, additionally counts 50% of the number of "Interpretation" stacks on the 1 target with the most stacks among the primary target and adjacent targets. When "Interpretation" is reset by using the Enhanced Skill, its stack number is reset to 15 instead.
E2
Wind Through Keyhole
Game text
After The Herta enters combat or uses Ultimate, additionally gains 1 "Inspiration" stack. After using Enhanced Skill, advances The Herta's next action by 35%.
E4
The Sixteenth Key
Game text
The SPD of Erudition characters in the team increases by 12%.
E6
Sweet Lure of Answer
Game text
The Herta's Ice RES PEN increases by 20%. When the number of enemy targets on the field is (≥3)/2/1, Ultimate's DMG multiplier increases by 140%/250%/400% respectively.

Teams

1 team

The Herta team

Ice · EruditionLeads

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 Herta, this characterMain DPS
HertaErudition partner
TribbieHarmony buffer
LingshaSustain

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Honkai: Star Rail 5★ Ice Erudition Main DPS

The Herta build summary

Updated November 5, 2026

Into the Unreachable Veil tops the light cone ranking for The Herta, at 114.35% relative damage at S1, ahead of Today Is Another Peaceful Day, Night on the Milky Way and Before Dawn. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run Scholar Lost in Erudition on The Herta, with Hunter of Glacial Forest and Poet of Mourning Collapse behind it. The planar ornament is Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm. Main stats are CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG body, Speed = ATK% feet, Ice DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% >= Energy Regen Rate rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint) > CRIT RATE > CRIT DMG > ATK%.

Trace priority is Talent >= Skill = Ultimate > Basic. The Ultimate costs 220 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

The strongest team is The Herta, Herta, Tribbie and Lingsha, built around The Herta: Ice · Erudition.

Role: Main DPS
Best light cone: Into the Unreachable Veil
Alternatives: Today Is Another Peaceful Day, Night on the Milky Way, Before Dawn
Relic set: Scholar Lost in Erudition
Planar ornament: Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
Main stats: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG body, Speed = ATK% feet, Ice DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% >= Energy Regen Rate rope
Substat priority: SPD (Until Desired Breakpoint) > CRIT RATE > CRIT DMG > ATK%
Trace priority: Talent >= Skill = Ultimate > Basic
Best team: The Herta, Herta, Tribbie, Lingsha
Ultimate energy cost: 220 energy
Key ascension material: 65× Dream Fridge
Last updated: November 5, 2026

The Herta build FAQ

What is the best Light Cone for The 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 The 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 The 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.

The Herta Build

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

Night at Shorefall

Wind Through Keyhole

The Sixteenth Key

Sweet Lure of Answer

Teams

The Herta build FAQ