The Herta — Honkai: Star Rail

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Best stats

Body: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG:
Feet: ATK% / Speed:
Planar sphere: Ice DMG:
Link rope: ATK%:

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Priority 1: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Priority 2: Speed
Priority 3: ATK%
Priority 4: Break Effect

Skills

Basic ATK Did You Get It

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Deals Ice DMG equal to 50% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy.

Skill Big Brain Energy

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Deals Ice DMG equal to 35% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy, and inflicts 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation." Deals Ice DMG equal to 35% of The Herta's ATK to the targets hit by this instance of Skill and their respective adjacent targets. This effect can repeat 2 times.

Ultimate Told Ya! Magic Happens

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Rearranges the numbers of "Interpretation" stacks on all enemies, prioritizing the transfer of the higher numbers of "Interpretation" stacks to Elite-level targets and above. Then, deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of The Herta's ATK to all enemies. When using Ultimate, increases The Herta's ATK by 40%, lasting for 3 turn(s). After the use, The Herta immediately takes action and gains 1 stack of "Inspiration." "Inspiration" can stack up to 4 time(s). While having "Inspiration," enhances Skill to "Hear Me Out."

Talent Hand Them Over

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When enemy targets enter combat, The Herta inflicts 1 stack of "Interpretation" on them. At the start of each wave, applies 25 stack(s) of "Interpretation" to a random enemy target, prioritizing Elite-level targets and above. When the Enhanced Skill's primary target has "Interpretation," the multiplier for the DMG dealt increases, with each stack granting an increase of 4%/2% on the primary target/other targets respectively. If 2 or more characters follow the Path of Erudition in the team, each stack grants an additional increase of 4%/2% on the primary target/other targets respectively. "Interpretation" can stack up to 42 time(s). When using the Enhanced Skill, resets the number of "Interpretation" stacks on the primary target to 1. After the enemy target leaves the field or gets defeated by any unit, "Interpretation" will be transferred, prioritizing the transfer to Elite-level targets and above.

Technique Attack

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Attacks an enemy, and after entering combat, reduces their Toughness of the corresponding Type.

Technique Vibe Checker

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After using Technique, increases The Herta's ATK by 60% at the start of the next battle, lasting for 2 turn(s). If there are Basic Treasures in this current map, using Technique can mark up to 3 Basic Treasures' locations. After entering battle by using Technique in Simulated Universe or Divergent Universe, at the start of each wave, deals True DMG to enemy targets lower than Elite-level by an amount equal to 99% of the targets' Max HP, and deals True DMG to enemy targets at Elite-level and above by an amount equal to 30% of the targets' Max HP.

Skill Hear Me Out

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Consumes 1 stack of "Inspiration." Deals Ice DMG equal to 40% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy and inflicts 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation." Deals Ice DMG equal to 40% of The Herta's ATK to the targets hit by this instance of Skill and their respective adjacent targets, repeating 2 times. At the end, deals Ice DMG equal to 20% of The Herta's ATK to all enemies.

Passive talents

Major trace Aloofly Honest

Ascension 2

When ally targets attack, inflicts 1 stack of "Interpretation" on the hit enemy target. After attacking, for every 1 target hit by this attack, regenerates 3 fixed Energy for The Herta, counting up to a maximum of 5 targets. When using Enhanced Skill, if the primary target's "Interpretation" stack reaches 42, increases the Ice DMG dealt by The Herta by 50%, lasting until the end of this attack.

Major trace Message From Beyond the Veil

Ascension 4

When entering battle, if the team has 2 or more Erudition characters, increases all allies' CRIT DMG by 80%. And the Trace "Aloofly Honest" counts at least 3 target(s) when calculating the number of targets hit. After attacking, applies 1 "Interpretation" stack(s) to the target that has the highest existing "Interpretation" stacks among the hit enemy targets. If the attacker is an Erudition character, then additionally applies 2 "Interpretation" stack(s).

Major trace Starved Landscape of Vacua

Ascension 6

For every 1 stack of "Interpretation" inflicted on enemy targets, The Herta gains 1 stack of "Answer," up to a max of 99 stack(s). When using Ultimate, each "Answer" stack increases this instance of Ultimate's DMG multiplier by 1%.

Minor trace ATK +18%

Minor trace Ice DMG Boost +22.4%

Minor trace SPD +5

Dupes / advancement

Rank 1 Night at Shorefall

When the Enhanced Skill calculates the number of "Interpretation" stacks, additionally counts 50% of the number of "Interpretation" stacks on the 1 target with the most stacks among the primary target and adjacent targets. When "Interpretation" is reset by using the Enhanced Skill, its stack number is reset to 15 instead.

Rank 2 Wind Through Keyhole

After The Herta enters combat or uses Ultimate, additionally gains 1 "Inspiration" stack. After using Enhanced Skill, advances The Herta's next action by 35%.

Rank 3 Door into Summer

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Rank 4 The Sixteenth Key

The SPD of Erudition characters in the team increases by 12%.

Rank 5 Bitter Pill of Truth

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Rank 6 Sweet Lure of Answer

The Herta's Ice RES PEN increases by 20%. When the number of enemy targets on the field is (≥3)/2/1, Ultimate's DMG multiplier increases by 140%/250%/400% respectively.

Materials summary

Auspice Sliver
Credit
Dynamic Outlining
Exquisite Colored Draft
Extinguished Core
Glimmering Core
Rough Sketch
Squirming Core
Tracks of Destiny

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