If you’ve just grabbed The Herta in the latest Honkai Star Rail banner, you probably have no idea of where to start in terms of putting together a build. Well, that’s where we come in. We’ve put together a list of the best Light Cones, Relics, and Planetary sets to help you be the best The Herta you can be.
We’ve opted to go down the tier list route for several of these options, as you might not be able to gain access to the best.
The Herta Light Cones Tier List
Let’s start by taking a look at the Light Cones options for Herta.
Tier | Light Cone |
S | Into the Unreachable Veil |
A | Today Is Another Peaceful Day |
B | Night on the Milky Way, Before Dawn |
C | Geniuse’s Repose, Eternal Calculus |
D | The Seriousness of Breakfast |
The Best: Into the Unreachable Veil
Into the Unreachable Veil is the best Light Cone for The Herta, as it boosts her critical hit rate, as well as her ultimate and skill damage considerably for three turns.
You also recover a skill point whenever you use your ultimate, which is a terrific boon for a DPS like The Herta.
The Alternative: Today Is Another Peaceful Day
Today Is Another Peaceful Day is a solid alternative that’s a lot easier to get. It boosts your damage depending on your max energy, up to 160 energy.
Given maxing out that cap is pretty easy with The Herta, you basically have a permanent – and huge – DPS boost.
The Herta Relics Tier List
Tier | Relic |
S | Scholar Lost in Erudition |
A | Hunter of Glacial Forest |
The Best: Scholar Lost in Erudition
Scholar Lost in Erudition is the ideal set to go for, as it boosts The Herta’s crit rate considerably, as well as skill and ultimate damage. All good things for a DPS like The Herta.
You also get a massive DPS boost on your next skill after using your Ultimate. Again, that’s excellent for The Herta and a great synergy with her best Light Cone, Into the Unreachable Veil.
The Alternative: Hunter of Glacial Forest
If you can’t get Scholar Lost in Erudition, grab Hunter of Glacial Forest. It is a considerable DPS loss thanks to lacking a crit rate boost, but, on the flipside, it boosts your Ice and crit DMG, so it’s a solid alternative relic set.
The Herta Planetary Sets Tier List
Tier | Planetary Set |
S | Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm |
A | Rutilant Arena |
B | Firmament Frontline: Glamoth |
The Best: Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
You will need an other Erudition character in your party to make the most of this set, but do so and you gain a considerable DPS boost thanks to its ATK and CRIT rate buffs.
The Alternative: Rutilant Arena
The Rutilant Arena set isn’t far behind. It also boosts your crit rate, though not quite as highly as Izumo Gensei, but you get a massive ATK and Skill DMG boost when your crit rate is over 70%.
The Herta Best Stats
Gear | Best Stats |
Body | Crit Rate |
Feet | Speed or ATK |
Planar Sphere | Ice DMG |
Link Rope | ATK % or Energy Regen Rate |
How to Prioritise Stats
When focusing on stats, you want to prioritise them in this order:
- Speed
- Critical rate
- Critical damage
- Attack %
Only focus on speed until you’re happy with it, then plough the rest into critical rate. When you can’t get critical rate, focus on the next stat priority.
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