Mastering The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail
The Herta, a highly anticipated 5-star character, finally arrives in Honkai: Star Rail. Unlike her 4-star puppet counterpart, The Herta boasts a unique gameplay style centered around "Interpretation" stacks, significantly boosting her damage output. This guide explores her optimal team compositions, focusing on maximizing stack generation and synergy.
Key to The Herta's Power: Interpretation Stacks
The Herta's damage scales directly with Interpretation stacks, gained whenever an ally attacks enemies. Therefore, team building should prioritize allies with frequent AoE attacks, especially follow-up attacks, for efficient stack accumulation.
The Herta's Bonus Ability: Message From Beyond the Veil
This crucial ability grants all allies an 80% Crit DMG boost if another Erudition character is present. This makes duo-DPS Erudition teams incredibly powerful with The Herta.
Premium Team Composition: The Herta + Jade + Robin + Lingsha
This team is exceptionally strong. Jade, as an Erudition character, provides significant buffs and quick follow-up attacks, perfectly complementing The Herta's stacking mechanic. Lingsha offers crucial AoE healing and follow-up attacks, mitigating The Herta's HP drain (as Debt Collector). Robin excels as a buffer, enhancing follow-up attacks and providing overall damage boosts.
- Team Roles:
- The Herta: Main/Sub DPS
- Jade: Sub-DPS, Support
- Robin: Support, Buffer
- Lingsha: Sub-DPS, Healer, Debuffer
F2P Team Composition: The Herta + Herta + Remembrance Trailblazer + Gallagher
This F2P-friendly team utilizes both The Herta and her 4-star counterpart for powerful synergy. Remembrance Trailblazer provides substantial support, especially in Ice-oriented content, while Gallagher offers reliable AoE healing and debuffs. Serval can replace the 4-star Herta, offering strong AoE capabilities.
- Team Roles:
- The Herta: Main/Sub DPS
- Herta: Sub-DPS
- Remembrance Trailblazer: Support, Sub-DPS, Buffer
- Gallagher: Healer, Debuffer
Further Considerations:
Alternative support options include Aventurine (strong shielding, but less consistent AoE), Huo Huo, Fu Xuan (strong buffs, less frequent attacks), and Sunday (single-target buffing, viable Robin alternative). Pela and Tingyun offer alternative support for the F2P team.
Remember to prioritize building The Herta with Light Cones that enhance her damage output and stack generation. Experiment with different team compositions to find what works best for your roster and playstyle.
