Mastering The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail
The Herta, a highly anticipated 5-star character, finally joins the Honkai: Star Rail roster. Unlike her 4-star puppet counterpart, The Herta boasts a unique gameplay style centered around "Interpretation" stacks. These stacks, gained when allies attack, significantly boost her damage output. This guide explores optimal team compositions to maximize her potential.
Key to The Herta's Success: Stacking Interpretation
The Herta's effectiveness hinges on consistently generating Interpretation stacks. Team compositions should prioritize allies with frequent AoE attacks, especially those with follow-up attacks, for efficient stack generation.
Premium Team Composition: The Herta + Jade + Robin + Lingsha

This lineup represents The Herta's strongest team on release. Jade, an ideal Erudition companion, provides consistent AoE follow-up attacks, perfectly complementing The Herta's stacking mechanic. Lingsha offers crucial healing and additional AoE 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, leveraging their combined AoE capabilities for stack generation. Remembrance Trailblazer contributes True DMG and Crit DMG buffs, while Gallagher provides consistent healing and AoE support. Serval can substitute for the 4-star Herta, and Pela or Tingyun offer alternative support options.
Team Roles:
- The Herta: Main/Sub DPS
- Herta: Sub-DPS
- Remembrance Trailblazer: Support, Sub-DPS, Buffer
- Gallagher: Healer, Debuffer
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