Herta Honkai Star Rail Build | Light Cones, Relics & Teams -

Herta is a 4-star character who can be unlocked from Stellar Wrap. She is an Ice Element Character from The Erudition Path in the game. Herta is a support character, and here we will Build her with the best Light Cones, Relic Sets & Team Comps in Honkai Star Rail. In addition, here you will find the alternative options to Build Herta as F2P in the game, including her ascension materials.

Talking about her Basic Talents:- When you use Herta Technique, her ATK% is increased by 40% for 3 turns. You can use it to deal with extra DMG. Her skill deals with AoE Ice DMG. The DMG taken by an enemy whose HP is more than 50% takes 20% more. Her Ultimate Deals AoE Ice DMG to all the enemies in the field. When her HP falls below 50%, Herta performs a follow-up attack on the enemy. It can be helpful to deal extra DMG to enemies.

Herta Material

These are the materials required to ascend Herta to the 80 levels in Honkai Star Rail:

Material Name	Quantity	How to Obtain
Extinguished Core	x12	By defeating Flamespawn, Frostspawn, Windspawn, Thunderspawn, Blaze Out of Space, Ice Out of Space, Mask of No Thought
Glimmering Core	x13	Level up equilibrium
Squirming Core	x12	By defeating Flamespawn, Frostspawn, Windspawn, Thunderspawn, Blaze Out of Space, Ice Out of Space, Mask of No Thought
Horn of Snow	x50	You can obtain the Horn of Snow from Stagnant Shadow, or you can get it from Synthesize by exchanging it with other ascend material

Herta’s Best Premium Team comp

Yanqing+Herta+March 7th+Bailu

Party	Role
Yanqing (Read Yanqing Build)	Main DPS
Herta	Sub-DPS
March 7th	Shield Provider(Support)
Bailu (Read Bailu Build)	Healer

Yanqing has good synergy and will play as Main DPS role in defeating the Elite boss, whereas Herta will be Sub-DPS in this Team. She will deal DMG to Multiple enemies with her Skill and Ultimate. Her Follow up attack can also be best to deal DMG to enemies.

March 7th is from The Preservation Path, so she will give a shield to Yanqing, which will protect him from the enemy. March also perform a follow-up attack which can deal with small DMG over time. The comp is incomplete without the best healer; therefore, add the Bailu to heal the party.

Herta Teams F2P

Herta+Asta+March 7th+Natasha

Party	Role
Herta	Sub-DPS
Asta	Support Role
March 7th (Read March Build)	Shield Provider
Natasha	Healer

Herta will play the Sub-DPS role in this Honkai Star Rail F2P team as she is from The Erudition Path. She deals AoE DMG to the Enemies with Ice Attacks which can be good for breaking the Toughness Bar of multiple enemies with a single attack. Asta can be a good support because she provides ATK% to the entire party.

March 7th will be the Shield in this composition, as she provides Shield to characters with her Skill. She can also break the Toughness Bar of the enemies, which can be useful against enemies who are weak to Ice Element. Finally, Natasha is a healer.

Sushang+Tingyun+Herta+Natasha

Party	Role
Sushang	Main DPS
Tingyun (Read Tingyun Build)	Support Character
Herta	Sub-DPS
Natasha	Healer

Sushang will be the Main DPS, and she will counter Elite Enemy.
Tingyun will play a Support role to give Buff to Sushang so she can deal with more DMG. Here in this Free-to-play team comp, Herta will be the Sub-DPS, as she will deal DMG to multiple Enemies with her Skill and Ultimate. She will also deal with DMG with her Follow up Attacks. Natasha is going to be the Healer.

Best Light Cones

Here are the Honkai Star Rail Light Cones, which are suitable for the Herta Build:

5-star Options	Description
Before Dawn	Before Dawn is the best Light cone of Herta in Star Rail as it increases the Crit DMG by 36% and boost Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%. When Herta uses her Skill or Ultimate, the next follow-up attack DMG is increased by 48%. This Lightcone increases her overall DMG.
Night on the Milky Way	Night on the Milky Way can also be a good option for her as this Lightcone increases the ATK by 9% for every enemy on the field. A total of 40% ATK can be obtained this way. When the enemy Toughness Bar is depleted the DMG dealt by Herta is increased by 30% for 1 turn.

Herta’s F2P Build Light Cones	Description
The Birth of the Self	The Birth of the Self is her best Free-to-play 4-star Light cone as it increases DMG dealt by Herta follow-up attacks by 24%. If the HP of the selected enemy is below or equal to 50%, it increases DMG dealt by follow-up attacks by an extra 24%. Overall, you can use this light cone for Herta while building her as Sub-DPS.
The Seriousness of Breakfast	The Seriousness of Breakfast can be used as DPS Light cone as it increases the Herta DMG by 12%. When Herta defeats an enemy, she gains 4% of the ATK. She can get a total of 12% in this way.

Best Relics

Here are the best Relics to build Herta for critical battles in Honkai Star Rail:

Hunter of Glacial Forest	Hunter of Glacial Forest increases the Ice DMG by 10% at the 2-piece set. It increases the Crit DMG by 25% for the next two turns when Herta uses her Ultimate. Overall, this relic is a good choice for building Herta due to the number of effects it gives her.
Hunter of Glacial Forest+Musketeer of Wild Wheat	You can use the combination of two sets, such as Hunter of Glacial Forest and Musketeer of Wild Wheat. This combo will give her 10% Ice DMG and 10% ATK. You can use this set combination if you don’t have a 4-piece set of Hunter of Glacial Forest.
Thief of Shooting Meteor	You can use Thief of Shooting Meteor as it increases the Break Effect by 20%. At a 4-piece set, this applies the weakness Break effect to enemies and regenerates 3 points of energy. You can use this relic for the supportive build of Herta.