Honkai: Star Rail's Herta Excels in Light Cones

This guide explores the best Light Cones for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail, a powerful 5-star Ice Erudition character. Her kit excels with CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and ATK, benefiting from Light Cones that boost these stats, particularly CRIT Rate due to her inherent 80% CRIT DMG buff. Skill and Ultimate damage enhancements are also highly valuable.

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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 optimal Light Cones are analyzed below, categorized by accessibility and effectiveness:

Light Cone Options:

1. Into the Unreachable Veil (S1): The Herta's signature Light Cone, providing exceptional CRIT Rate, Skill & Ultimate DMG boosts, and Skill Point recovery. This is her undisputed best-in-slot.

2. Before Dawn (S1): Jing Yuan's signature Light Cone. Offers substantial CRIT DMG, Skill, and Ultimate DMG increases, making it a strong contender.

3. Today Is Another Peaceful Day (S5): An excellent 4-star option providing a large, unconditional DMG boost based on Max Energy, highly effective on The Herta.

4. Night on the Milky Way (S1): A strong 5-star option, but its effectiveness is heavily dependent on the number of enemies and Weakness Break application.

5. Geniuses' Repose (S5): A great 4-star option offering substantial ATK and CRIT DMG boosts, but the CRIT DMG is conditional on defeating enemies.

6. An Instant Before A Gaze (S1): Provides CRIT DMG and Ultimate DMG boosts, but less versatile than other options.

7. Yet Hope Is Priceless (S1): Offers CRIT Rate and DEF penetration, but less effective than free alternatives for The Herta.

8. Eternal Calculus (S5): A free 5-star Light Cone with a significant ATK% boost, but its effectiveness fluctuates based on target count.

9. The Day The Cosmos Fell (S5): A free Light Cone with ATK and conditional CRIT DMG boosts.

10. The Seriousness of Breakfast (S5): A free Light Cone offering straightforward ATK and DMG boosts. A good starting point.

Each Light Cone's stats and passive effects are detailed in the sections below (omitted for brevity, but readily available in the original text). Remember to consider your team composition and playstyle when choosing the best Light Cone for The Herta.