Hertha in Honkai Star Rail: Best Cones, Relics, and Squad Build Guide

В Paths of Erudite. Takes the position of a sub-damage dealer, who helps the group by inflicting additional damage, including outside of his turn due to the activation of a bonus attack. In the initial stages, he can also act as a basis, for example, when completing story missions.

The heroine is easy to use and stable as a third-party source of area damage. Due to this, she is firmly established as one of the most popular units in a mode such as "Pure fiction". At the same time, with the right selection of equipment and characteristics, she is able to make a significant contribution to the battle, being in almost any team composition.

Rating	S-position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐
[Type] element	ice element
Path	Erudition
when added to the game	April 26, 2023 (patch 1.0)
How to get a character	Banners: Star Jump, Starting Jump, Event Jump: Character, and Event Jump: Light Cone
Gender	Female
Home region	Sineva
Role in the squad	Secondary DPS character
Role in the game	Space station owner and creator virtual universe
signature light cone	"The Birth of the Self"
Voice actors	English Voice Actress - Patty Mattson Japanese Voice Actress - Haruka Yamazaki Chinese Voice Actress - Xiaofei Hou Korean Voice Actress - Kim Seo-yeong

Hero's story

The girl is the legal head of the eponymous space station that started it and is number 83 in the Society of Geniuses. Somewhat insensitive, she represents one of the four participants who launched and the project. Ways.

The scientist is so smart that she even cools down to world discoveries and abandons them halfway. She sees no point in wasting time and energy on people, and therefore most often only one of the articulated puppets of a miniature girl appears before everyone, conducting dialogues and doing things instead of the real one. According to the genius, the appearance of the doll reminds her of her childhood, and therefore one can only guess about the true age of the heroine.

How to get a character

A regular 4-star Gerta is given as a reward for completing the mission "virtual universe: Primary test. 1 to 4 eidolons available for free, if you take part in that mode with the generation of levels and completely complete Worlds 2, 4, 6 and 7 on the first difficulty.

Additionally, it can be knocked out with a small probability from all types of banners: in the initial "Launch Jump", the basic "Star Jump", in the event "Event Jump: Character" and "Event Jump: Light Cone".

Features

When leveling up, the basic parameters are numerically strengthened. Parameters such as speed or taunt do not change in any way with increasing level, but these characteristics can be affected light cones and skills of some heroes. Detailed information about the values ​​is provided in the plate.

Level of	Base HP	Basic Attack	Basic protection	base speed	Basic taunt
1	129	79	54	100	75
10	187	114	78	100	75
20	304	186	126	100	75
30	369	225	153	100	75
40	486	297	202	100	75
50	602	368	251	100	75
60	719	439	299	100	75
70	835	510	348	100	75
80	952	582	396	100	75

How Gerta's skills work

Epic Gerta's skills deal instant area-of-effect damage and effectively break the shields of enemies vulnerable to the ice element. Thanks to the talent with the execution bonus hits the heroine is capable of acting as both a secondary and a primary DD. However, the latter option is relevant only for the initial stages of the game. Subsequently, the girl cannot withstand competition among other representatives of the combat class, including the Path of Erudition.

Active skills

ive skills

The order of leveling abilities

Skill = Talent > Superpower > Normal Attack.

In order to balance the overall damage, it is recommended to first upgrade the skill and talent. One ability will strengthen the heroine if the opponents' HP is less than 50%, and the second will help when the opponents' health is above half. The order of pumping may change slightly if the heroine acts as the main DD instead of the secondary one. One ability will strengthen the heroine if the opponents' HP is less than 50%, and the second, when the opponents' health is higher, will decently increase the scientist's overall damage.

The other pair of abilities are less of a priority, but still important to upgrade if you want to maximize damage output. superpower has the most damage, but it is more useful for protracted fights and against bosses. Basic Attack will do the least damage, but with a high level of character development it can lower the HP of enemies below half and trigger the talent proc, since it has a DPS bonus with the first eidolon. At the same time, the skill will not spend points for moves and will save them for the future or for allies.

Tracks

The final increase in parameters will be:

Ice Damage Bonus	+ 14,4 %
Critical Chance	+ 6,7 %
DEF	+ 22,5 %

Eidolons

All unit consts:

number	Name	<font><font>Materials</font></font>
1	I kick the recumbent	When the enemy's health is below or equal to 50%, deals additional ice damage with a basic attack equal to 40% of her total attack power.
2	Always in pursuit of victory	For the first 5 instances of the talent, the critical chance is increased by 3% each time, for a total of a maximum of 15%
3	That's the kind of girl I am	Increases skill by 2 lvl, maximum - 15. Increases base attack by 1 lvl, maximum - 10.
4	If you hit, then hit in the face	When the talent is triggered, the damage dealt is increased by 10%.
5	Swear loudly or be silent	Increases super ability by 2 lvl, maximum - 15. Increases talent by 2 lvl, maximum - 15.
6	Never betray me	If the ultimate ability is used, then the attack power is increased by 25%, but only for 1 turn.

Gerta's best eidolons: E2, E4 и E6.

• Feature of the second eidolon: Full stacks of the buff can increase critical hit chance by 15%. Traces of the character also increase the critical chance, and all this together will allow you to invest more in other characteristics when placing relics or make the hero's damage even higher.
• Feature of the fourth eidolon: a constellation that is the peak of strength. The character's talent can often work on several enemies, and an additional increase in the damage it inflicts will allow you to finish off stronger opponents and generally strengthen the hero.
• Feature of the sixth eidolon: is not the best, but with each use of the ult it will increase ATK for the next turn. All abilities depend on this parameter, due to which the total DPS inflicted by the hero will increase. With a high amount of energy and the ability to use the super ability more often, the constellation will help Gerta act as the main DD if necessary or her damage as a sub DD, since it will also affect the talent.

How to play Hertha

The skills of the owner of the space station are aimed at defeating enemies in the area. The style of play for her varies slightly depending on what specific purpose she is in the team for. Most often, she stands in the team as a secondary damage dealer, but in some cases she can act independently if she has good in the squad.

The heroine's specialty is her talent, which allows her to perform an AoE attack if she previously dealt damage to a monster with less than 50% health. Keep an eye on your opponents' HP and weaknesses to create perfect combinations in turn-based combat. The scientist is at her best against multiple waves of opponents or those with ice vulnerability.

Generally speaking, the rotation of the regular Hertha is built on the basis of the following recommendations:

• Before the start of the battle, use the effect of the skill "It can still be optimized" to increase attack power for the first three turns. This will allow you to destroy enemy waves faster, but do not forget about the techniques of other characters in the team.
• If the heroine gets the first turn, use her skill "One time offer", since when the enemies' HP is above half, it will deal additional damage.
• If the scientist's role is secondary, then depending on the remaining number of points, use either the skill or use a normal attack that deals ice damage.
• Keep an eye on the percentage of health of monsters to properly distribute abilities and thus self-activate the talent "Let me try" with a bonus attack after allies hit. If necessary, remove the shields of vulnerable enemies with ice damage.
• As soon as the energy for the superpower is accumulated "I added some magic" use it. Using the ult in time can not only cause damage, but also save the team, to knock down the enemy's vulnerability and cancel the cast of his ability. As another option, the ultimate can destroy, for example, exploding opponents when there are no skill points left or all the heroes have already managed to walk.

All about character leveling

Let's look at all the resources needed to maximize a unit's level, containing materials to increase talents, traces, and elevation.

Elevation materials

As a result, the following amount of materials are required to raise the hero to level 80:

• Credits - ×246,400. The resource is obtained from ing the test of the Chashelist in the Big Mine on Yarilo-6, it is a reward for daily errands and missions.
• Extinguished Core - ×12. The material is mined at Yarilo-6 in the Sewage age, Zaklepkograd and in Lofu Xianzhou for battles with Spawns of ice, fire, thunder and wind. Other Loot Locations: Worlds virtual universe, errands, and the Pom-Pom store.
• Shimmering Core - ×13. All methods of obtaining as for the Fallen, but from and above the 2nd level of Equilibrium.
• Wriggling Core - ×12. Similar farming methods, but from and above 4 levels of Equilibrium.
• Snow Horn - ×50. A rare material is found among the rewards of the Stagnant Shadow challenge on Yarilo-6 in the Corridor of Disappearing Echoes.

The materials discussed above, in addition to credits, can additionally be exchanged and / or developed from resources of lower rarity in the Universal Synthesis Machine.

Skill Leveling Materials

To enhance your abilities, you need to prepare additional materials:

• Keys to inspiration, knowledge and wisdom - issued as a reward for testing the crimson sepal in Zaklepkograd on Yarilo-6. From lower rarities, it is possible to obtain higher ones using the Universal Synthesis Machine.
• Tracks of Destiny - issued for clearing the levels of the Virtual Universe, at the same time in the Honor of the Nameless and bought in the Pom-Pom store, and also provided as a reward for temporary events.
• Destroyer’s Final Road - mined from Echoes of war, located on the second floor of the Zone at the location of the Hertha Space Station.

The order of pumping traces

The table shows the full amount of all materials for upgrading tracks in order of improvement.

Advantages and disadvantages

After studying the basic mechanics, you can see the pros and cons of the unit.

Advantages	Disadvantages
The first 3 constellations of the hero are easy to obtain - the last one may be difficult, but at least they can all be obtained as you progress through the content. Half of the eidolons will allow you to get a damage increase.	As the Mastery level increases, it is displaced by the rest of the Path of Erudition, among which there are two free 4☆ characters, although it is able to synergize with the same standard 5☆ Himeko.
It is able to significantly save time and help with quick clearing of content with groups of monsters, among which there is a daily farm of dungeons, levels Oblivion Hall.	Unlike some heroes, she can't freeze enemies with her abilities, so she's a combat-type character, not a character for the team. This is also a negative point, since she needs the help of stronger damage dealers or (de-)buffers.
The traces basically improve almost the most important stats of the character, and she is the second free hero with the ice element and, unlike March 7 can act as a damage dealer.	Weak against bosses, which is not only a disadvantage of the class, but also of the regular Gerta herself due to her abilities being tied to the opponent's health percentage.

Best Gerta Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

The Scholar follows the class Path of Erudition, so her role is to deal area damage. In most situations (especially in the mid and late stages of the game), she takes the position of a secondary unit that helps allies outside the battlefield using bonus attacks. As a result, the Hertha 4⭐ build in XSR is built on the selection of the following parameters:

• ATK, since all abilities scale from this stat.
• Crete. damage and crit. chance as an additional boost to DPS.

Alternative stats in relics and planar jewelry:

• Speed will not be superfluous, as it will allow you to perform actions more often, and, accordingly, more actively inflict damage on enemies.
• Penetration effect will be effective against targets vulnerable to ice, but for the same reason the stat is not mandatory.

Recommended Specs

Characteristics to look for in relics:

Relic	Main characteristic
Head	HP (permanent)
Arms	Attack Power (constant)
Body	Crete. chance (or crit damage)
Legs	Attack power (or speed)
planar sphere	Ice Damage Bonus (or Attack Power)
Connecting rope	ATK

In advanced settings, note the following:

• Crete. indicators.
• Attack power.
• Speed.

Light Cone Rating

The essential criterion is to choose cone of the Path of Erudition, because otherwise the ive effect of the gun will not activate, and the weapon will become a kind of stopper, giving the hero only the main stats. In turn, the key parameters and buffs should be as follows:

• Damage % increased.
• Increases attack power and crits.
• Increases bonus attack.

What relics and decorations are needed

The same characteristics are selected in relics as in the light cone. In addition to this, it is possible to distinguish sets aimed at enhancing specific skills that are most often used by the character during combat and are an important source of damage.

cave relics

planar decorations

Squad Guide for Hertha in HSR

In a team, Gert 4⭐ rarity takes the role of a secondary damage dealer. Because of this, Path of the Hunt allies will suit her against bosses/elites or Destruction, while for farming - Erudite. Since she deals damage, in a squad with her, for survivability, a character of Abundance with healing or Preservation with shields is necessary. Heroes of the class of Nothingness or Harmony will be a great addition, strengthening allied heroes or weakening enemies.

Which characters are suitable?

As a sub-dd, the girl can a squad with all heroes depending on the requirements and specific situations, but some work especially well with her:

Examples of the best teams

With the above characters you can create a variety of squads:

Conclusion on the character

Free Hertha 4⭐, representing Path of Erudite, has high AoE damage and is most often played as a secondary DD in combination with other heroes of the combat class. The only problem is that the hero has weaknesses against large single enemies, except for the very first boss, which limits her potential. However, the character is especially good against some enemies due to the talent being tied to the health of targets on the battlefield. She is able to significantly reduce the time it takes to farm materials, and is also extremely effective in "Pure fiction" with numerous waves of enemies.

Achievements

You can get 1 achievement for playing with the character:

• Four and a half pirouettes - Activate the talent after hitting an ally and make her spin 5 times. Reward: star jade ×5.

We hope our guide helped you put together the best build for 4-star Gertha. comments Ask any questions about the character so that the author or other players can help.