Herta

Herta is a 4★ Ice character on the Path of Erudition. She fires off area-of-effect follow-up attacks when enemies fall below a health threshold, excelling against waves of foes.

How to Play

Run Herta in multi-target content with a Harmony buffer and sustain. See her tier on the HSR tier list.

Best Build

Light Cones: Before Dawn; Night on the Milky Way; The Birth of the Self (follow-up scaling). Relic Set: The Ashblazing Grand Duke (4pc, follow-up) or Genius of Brilliant Stars (4pc, Quantum DEF-ignore -> here Hypnocomb / Eagle for Ice; use a follow-up / DMG set). Planar Ornament: Inert Salsotto (2pc, CRIT) or Talia for Break builds. Main Stats: Body CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate / Feet SPD / Planar Sphere Ice DMG / Link Rope ATK%. Substats: CRIT > ATK% > SPD.

Best Teams

1. AoE follow-up: Himeko + Ruan Mei + a sustain.
2. Erudition AoE: another Erudition DPS + Harmony + healer.

Kit Overview

• Skill: AoE Ice damage that hits harder against enemies above 50% HP.
• Ultimate: full-screen Ice nuke.
• Talent/role: Ice Erudition AoE DPS that fires follow-ups when enemies drop below 50% HP.

Pros and Cons

Pros: Free event 4-star with strong AoE; great in multi-target content. Cons: Damage drops on bosses / single targets; needs enemies above 50% HP for her Skill bonus.