Basic Attack: Did You Get It

Deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy target.

The Herta's Basic Attack is nothing special. In ideal circumstances, you'll almost never want to use this attack.

Skill: Big Brain Energy

Deals Ice DMG equal to 70% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy, and inflicts 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation." Deals Ice DMG equal to 70% 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.

One of The Herta’s main damage sources. The Herta’s Skill can deal respectable damage and is most effective in Blast-to-AoE scenarios. It is what you will be using the majority of the time to inflict Interpretation stacks and give The Herta Energy for her Ultimate, which makes The Herta a SP-negative character in combat. It is also important to note that your Skill can only hit all 5 enemies if you aim the Skill at the middle enemy (This also applies to the Enhanced Skill).

Enhanced Skill: Hear Me Out

Consumes 1 stack of "Inspiration." Deals Ice DMG equal to 80% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy and inflicts 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation." Deals Ice DMG equal to 80% of The Herta's ATK to the target hit by this instance of Skill and adjacent targets, repeating 2 times. Finally, deals Ice DMG equal to 40% of The Herta's ATK to all enemies.

The Herta’s bread and butter, her main source of damage. The low base multipliers shouldn’t be overlooked as this Enhanced Skill gets most of its DMG multiplier from her Talent, making The Herta hit like a truck against groups of enemies. Aside from that, another difference it has from her normal Skill is that it has a final AoE finisher, giving her a nuke or burst type of damage to play around with.

Ultimate: Told Ya! Magic Happens

Rearranges the number of "Interpretation" stacks on all enemies, prioritizing the transfer of a higher number of "Interpretation" stacks to Elite-level targets and above. Then, deals Ice DMG equal to 200% The Herta's ATK to all enemies. When using Ultimate, increases The Herta's ATK by 80%, lasting for 3 turn(s). After using the Ultimate, 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.”

The Herta's Ultimate enables her to use her Enhanced Skill, as well as allow her to immediately take action. This Ultimate generally guarantees there will be at least 1 enemy that has 42 stacks of Interpretation before the stacks are consumed.

Talent: Hand Them Over

When enemy targets enter battle, 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 enemy targets or higher. When the Enhanced Skill's primary target has "Interpretation," the multiplier for the DMG dealt increases, with each stack granting an increase of 8%/4% 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 8%/4% 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 battle or gets defeated by any unit, "Interpretation" will be transferred, prioritizing the transfer to Elite-level targets and above.

Interpretation is the root of The Herta’s entire kit, behaving similarly to Acheron’s Crimson Knot stacks. The more Interpretation is applied to the primary target, the higher the damage The Herta will do, specifically through her Enhanced Skill. After stacks are consumed, only the stacks on the primary target will reset, while the rest stay the same.
The Herta’s Talent states that if there are 2 or more Path of Erudition characters in the party, she obtains twice the multiplier granted by her Talent. This Talent already considers The Herta as a character following the Path of Erudition, meaning players only need another Erudition character to maximize her Talent.

Technique: Vibe Checker

After using Technique, The Herta's ATK increases 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 will mark up to 3 Basic Treasures' locations.
After entering battle by using Technique in Simulated Universe or Divergent Universe, deals True DMG equal to 99% of the target's Max HP to enemy targets lower than Elite-level, and True DMG equal to 30% of the target's Max HP to enemy targets at Elite-level and above.

The Herta gains a huge ATK buff from using this Technique. However, its main selling point is its exploration capability and the quality of life it provides, as it can help players locate Basic Treasures near the area where the players use her Technique. Moreover, as The Herta is one of the founders and developers of our beloved Simulated or Divergent Universe, The Herta deals True DMG to enemies based on a percentage of their Max HP, aiding players to clear SU/DU faster. Plus, you get to see her smirk whenever she uses her Technique — an absolute win.

Eidolon 1: Night at Shorefall

★★★★★

When Enhanced Skill calculates "Interpretation," additionally calculates 50% of the "Interpretation" stacks on the 1 target with the highest stacks out of the primary target and adjacent targets. When using Enhanced Skill to reset "Interpretation," reset the stack number to 15 instead.

When The Herta uses her Enhanced Skill and the highest stack among the primary and adjacent targets is 42, E1 will cause 50% of 42 stacks to be added to all enemies, resulting in higher damage; it also resets Interpretation stacks to 15. Moreover, E1 gives her the leeway to be more than an AoE-dependent damage dealer and work against any enemy lineup. A great Eidolon to deal more damage and get a headstart on building up Interpretation stacks.

Eidolon 2: Wind Through Keyhole

★★★★★

If enemy "Interpretation" reaches 42 when stacks are applied or transferred to them, then The Herta gains 1 stack of "Inspiration." When using Enhanced Skill, The Herta's action advances by 35%.

The Herta’s 2nd Eidolon gives her more access to gaining Inspiration, thus more usage of Enhanced Skill. Additionally, every use of the Enhanced Skill will advance The Herta's action by 35%, which allows her to act more often in cycles and deal more consistent nukes. This is considered her strongest eidolon when calculating cost for value.

Eidolon 3: Door Into Summer

★★★☆☆

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

The Herta’s Skill and Enhanced Skill will deal more damage.

Eidolon 4: The Sixteenth Key

★☆☆☆☆

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

Pretty straightforward; The Herta (and any Path of Erudition units you run alongside her) receive a 12% increase to their SPD.

Eidolon 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.

Increases The Herta’s Ultimate DMG, as well as the scaling of the ATK% Buff granted by her Ultimate.

Eidolon 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 (or more)/2/1, Ultimate's DMG multiplier increases by 140%/250%/400%.

Increases The Herta’s damage by gaining Ice RES PEN. Her 6th Eidolon however is mainly for increasing the damage of her Ultimate by giving it more DMG multiplier depending on the enemy targets on the field. It is not one of the strongest final Eidolons, but it makes her even more effective than previously in scenarios with few targets.

One of the best Erudition synergies or Sub-DPS for The Herta. While Jade is mostly used in Pure Fiction content, she is one of the best options we have right now when finding the 2nd Erudition to maximize The Herta’s Traces and Talent. Jade has high self-buffs, can dish out respectable damage, as well as high enough attack frequency due to her Follow-Up Attacks. Aside from that, she is different from most Erudition units in that she is an SP Positive unit, which helps The Herta teams in its SP economy.When choosing her Debt Collector, the ideal option would be Lingsha, because of her high frequency of AoE attacks. The Herta is also a viable Debt Collector if there are no better options as the SPD buff can also help her reach certain SPD breakpoints while using ATK or SPD boots.

Argenti as The Herta’s Sub-DPS/2nd Erudition synergy is also one of the best options available. He will need two different builds to serve as her Sub-DPS/Battery since he will be built with Eagle of Twilight Line (Wind set) for MOC/AS and Thief of Shooting Meteor for PF. and a choice of ER set for the ornaments. This build ensures he will serve as an Ultimate battery to constantly apply Interpretation stacks with his AoE-centered kit and funnel Energy for The Herta, while dealing decent damage due to having good self-buffs.Argenti may have different builds as Sub-DPS for different content. Look at the Example Team section for more information.

Serval is a good F2P option as The Herta’s Sub-DPS/Erudition synergy. She might be a 4 star but do not underestimate her, because with the right build and owning at least E2/E4 Serval, she is very competitive to current teams of The Herta that uses Jade as the Erudition synergy. Similar to Argenti, she’ll be using Eagle of Twilight Line (Wind set) as her relics and an ER ornament, like Sprightly Vonwacq. With Serval’s low Energy cost of 100 and utilizing her 2nd Eidolon, she can serve as an Ultimate battery. The main difference to Argenti, however, is she won’t be contributing a lot of damage to the team, but can still apply Interpretation constantly and funnel Energy to The Herta.There will be a detailed discussion in the Teams section below, showing how to build her properly so she can synergize well with The Herta.

4-Star Herta is another beginner-friendly F2P option for the 2nd Erudition slot in The Herta teams. She is an excellent pick for Pure Fiction, and performs very well in MOC/AS when the lineup fits her. She can’t fully utilize the Ultimate battery build since she has slightly higher Energy cost and does not have other ways to gain Energy from her base kit or eidolons. However, it's a different story in Pure Fiction since she is the unit that has the highest attack frequency in that game mode. In Pure Fiction, she’ll be one of the strongest options because of her high attack frequency and the ability to deal satisfactory damage to constantly clear smaller mobs.