Honkai: Star Rail - The Herta's Best Light Cones

This guide explores the best Light Cones for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail, a powerful 5-star Ice Erudition character. Her ideal stats focus on CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and ATK, benefiting from Light Cones that boost these attributes, especially CRIT Rate given her inherent 80% CRIT DMG buff. Improvements to Skill and Ultimate damage are also highly desirable.

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• The Seriousness of Breakfast (S5)
• The Day The Cosmos Fell (S5)
• Eternal Calculus (S5)
• Yet Hope Is Priceless (S1)
• Geniuses' Repose (S5)
• An Instant Before A Gaze (S1)
• Before Dawn (S1)
• Today Is Another Peaceful Day (S5)
• Night on the Milky Way (S1)
• Into the Unreachable Veil (S1)

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The Herta's kit makes her a formidable damage dealer. This guide ranks her Light Cone options, considering both readily available and limited choices.

Light Cone Options:

The Seriousness of Breakfast (S5)

S5 Passive: Increases wearer's DMG by 24%. For each defeated enemy, wearer's ATK increases by 8%, stacking up to 3 times.

A free, readily accessible Light Cone. Provides straightforward damage boosts, serving as a solid starting point for new players.

The Day The Cosmos Fell (S5)

S5 Passive: Increases wearer's ATK by 24%. When attacking at least 2 enemies with a Weakness, CRIT DMG increases by 40% for 2 turns.

Another free option; its effectiveness depends on consistently triggering the conditional CRIT DMG buff.

Eternal Calculus (S5)

S5 Passive: Increases wearer's ATK by 12%. After an attack, ATK increases by 8% per enemy hit (stacks 5 times, lasts until next attack). If 3+ enemies are hit, SPD increases by 16% for 1 turn.

A free 5-star Light Cone. ATK% boost varies with the number of targets. The SPD increase can be advantageous.

Yet Hope Is Priceless (S1)

S1 Passive: Increases wearer's CRIT Rate by 16%. Above 120% CRIT DMG, follow-up attack DMG increases (stacks up to 4 times). Ignores 20% target DEF on battle start or after Basic ATK/Ultimate use (2 turns).

Offers a valuable CRIT Rate increase. The DEF penetration is situational. Not recommended unless already owned.

Geniuses' Repose (S5)

S5 Passive: Increases wearer's ATK by 32%. After defeating an enemy, CRIT DMG increases by 48% for 3 turns.

A strong 4-star option. Provides a significant ATK increase and CRIT DMG boost, though the latter is conditional.

An Instant Before A Gaze (S1)

S1 Passive: Increases wearer's CRIT DMG by 36%. Ultimate DMG increases based on Max Energy (0.36% per point, up to 180 Energy).

Provides a substantial CRIT DMG increase and Ultimate DMG boost. However, The Herta benefits more from Skill DMG boosts.

Before Dawn (S1)

S1 Passive: Increases wearer's CRIT DMG by 36%. Increases Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%. After Skill/Ultimate use, gains Somnus Corpus; consuming it increases follow-up attack DMG by 48%.

Offers excellent unconditional stats, boosting CRIT DMG and both Skill and Ultimate damage.

Today Is Another Peaceful Day (S5)

S5 Passive: After entering battle, DMG increases based on Max Energy (0.4% per point, up to 160 Energy).

Provides a substantial unconditional damage boost, easily maximized by The Herta's high energy cost. Excellent F2P option.

Night on the Milky Way (S1)

S1 Passive: ATK increases by 9% per enemy (up to 5 stacks). When Weakness Break is inflicted, DMG increases by 30% for 1 turn.

A strong 5-star option. High ATK boost requires multiple enemies and Weakness Break application.

Into the Unreachable Veil (S1)

S1 Passive: Increases wearer's CRIT Rate by 12%. After using Ultimate, increases Skill and Ultimate DMG by 60% for 3 turns. If Ultimate consumed 140+ Energy, recovers 1 Skill Point.

The Herta's signature Light Cone; her best-in-slot option. Provides significant CRIT Rate and damage boosts to Skill and Ultimate, plus Skill Point recovery.

This guide offers a comprehensive overview to help you choose the best Light Cone for The Herta based on your resources and playstyle. Remember that team composition and enemy types also influence Light Cone effectiveness.