Herta Honkai Star Rail Build Guide: Best Relics & Light Cones

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Herta Honkai Star Rail build guide is your go-to resource for optimizing this icy genius into a top-tier AoE damage dealer.

While Herta may not always top the meta charts, with the right setup, she can dominate multi-target content like Pure Fiction.

From her powerful follow-up Talent to her scalable Ice damage, this guide covers her best relics, Light Cones, Traces, Eidolons, and materials to make sure you’re getting the most out of every frozen hit.

Ready to give this brainy puppet the spotlight she deserves? Let’s get started.

Table of Contents

Who is Herta in Honkai Star Rail?

Herta is a 4★ Ice-type character who walks the Path of Erudition, which means she specializes in AoE damage.

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Her signature puppet form appears as a younger version of herself (and yes, she admits it’s about 70% accurate).

She’s super smart, super quirky, and only interested in doing things that amuse her–like freezing enemies solid.

General Ratings:

Overall: A
DPS: A
Pure Fiction (multi-target mode): SS
Simulated Universe / MoC: B–C

Verdict? She’s niche but nasty. Great in wave-based content, not so hot in boss fights.

Herta HSR Skills Overview

Let’s break down her icy toolkit:

Basic ATK – What Are You Looking At?

Single Target Ice DMG (100% ATK)
Simple and boring, but it gets the job done early game.

Skill – One-Time Offer

AoE Ice DMG (100% ATK)
+20% DMG bonus if enemies are above 50% HP
Great for initiating AoE combos!

Ultimate – It’s Magic, I Added Some Magic

200% Ice DMG to all enemies
Costs 110 Energy
Absolute blizzard! This skill is why you keep her on your team.

Talent – Fine, I’ll Do It Myself

Follow-up attack triggers when an enemy drops below 50% HP
Deals 40% Ice DMG to ALL enemies
This is what turns her from “meh” to “whoa!” in AoE content.

Technique – It Can Still Be Optimized

Boosts ATK by 40% at the start of the next battle
Best for wave-clearing setups like Pure Fiction.

Herta Honkai Star Rail Build Guide

Want to make Herta more than just the space station’s puppet prodigy? The guide below will help you unlock her full potential as a devastating AoE Ice DPS, from her major Traces, best relic sets, top Light Cones, and more.

Let’s break the ice and get building!

Herta Major Traces in HSR

Unlocking her Traces adds extra frostbite to her arsenal:

A2 – Efficiency

Skill applies a 25% extra DMG boost to enemies
Perfect synergy with her AoE style.

A4 – Puppet

35% more resistance to Crowd Control debuffs
A little defense never hurts.

A6 – Icing

20% more DMG against Frozen enemies after using Ultimate
Time to stack some freeze synergies!

Best Herta HSR Relics and Ornaments

Top Relic Sets:

Relic Set	Effect	Rating
Hunter of Glacial Forest (4pc)	Boosts Ice DMG and CRIT DMG	★★★★★ Best-in-slot
Hunter + Musketeer (2pc/2pc)	Budget built with substat flexibility	★★★★☆
Ashblazing Grand Duke (4pc)	Better for follow-up attacks in multi-target fights	★★★☆☆ Situational

Best Ornament Sets:

Ornament Set	Bonus	Ideal Use
Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation	Stacks CRIT DMG after kills	★★★★★ Great in Pure Fiction
Firmament Frontline Glamoth	Boosts ATK with higher Speed	★★★★☆ Speed matters
Inert Salsotto	Buffs follow-ups and Ultimate	★★★☆☆ Niche pick

Herta HSR Best Light Cones

Here are her top-performing weapons of mass ice-struction:

1. Night on the Milky Way (★5)

Stacks ATK per enemy + bonus DMG on Weakness Break
Top-tier pick for multi-target scenarios.

2. Before Dawn (★5)

CRIT DMG + Skill & Ultimate DMG + boosted follow-ups
More burst potential with the follow-up synergy.

Herta’s Eidolons Build Guide in Honkai Star Rail

herta honkai star rail eidolons build guide

Here’s the lowdown on her Eidolons:

Eidolon	Effect	Rating
E1 – Kick You When You’re Down	Bonus Ice DMG on Basic ATK if enemy HP ≤ 50%.	★★☆☆☆
E2 – Keep the Ball Rolling	CRIT Rate +3% (stacks 5x) when Talent triggers.	★★★★☆ (solid)
E3 – That’s the Kind of Girl I Am	Skill +2, Basic ATK +1.	Passive boost
E4 – Hit Where it Hurts	Talent DMG +10%.	★★★☆☆ (decent)
E5 – Swear Big or Don’t Swear at All	Ultimate & Talent +2.	More numbers
E6 – No One Can Betray Me	+25% ATK after Ult for 1 turn.	★★☆☆☆ (small buff)

Best Eidolon? Definitely E2, especially for Pure Fiction-focused builds.

Herta Honkai Star Rail’s Stat Priorities & Build Tips

To make Herta shine (and not just from all that ice), here’s what to focus on:

Main Stats

Body: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Feet: ATK% or SPD
Sphere: Ice DMG Boost
Rope: ATK% or Energy Regen

Substats

CRIT Rate → CRIT DMG → ATK% → SPD

If you’re using “Before Dawn” or Inert Salsotto, hitting that 50% CRIT Rate threshold is a must.

Herta Ascension and Trace Materials in Honkai Star Rail

Let’s not get caught farming last minute.

Ascension Materials Needed

12x Extinguished Core
13x Glimmering Core
12x Squirming Core
50x Horn of Snow
246,400 Credits.

Trace Materials (Full)

12x Key of Inspiration
54x Key of Knowledge
105x Key of Wisdom
28x Extinguished Core
42x Glimmering Core
42x Squirming Core
12x Destroyer’s Final Road
5x Tracks of Destiny
2.4M Credits.

Okay, that’s it–Herta Honkai Star Rail build guide to cover everything you need to turn Herta from a background puppet into a frontline wave-clearing machine.

With her icy AoE power, smart relic sets, and solid Light Cone picks, she fits perfectly in multi-target modes and Pure Fiction runs. Want to build her faster and smash through enemy waves without waiting on Trailblaze Power?

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