5-star Herta could be just as strong as Acheron

A new leak about 5-star Herta in Honkai: Star Rail suggests that the character may be just as strong as Acheron, one of the game's best DPS units. The 5-star Herta is a long-rumored character for the HoYoverse turn-based RPG. The Herta that players meet in the Herta space station is actually a doll – one of many the Genius Society member created to oversee the maintenance of her space station. Therefore, the players have not yet learned Herta's true form Honkai: Star Rail. However, she was annoyed by in-game illustrations, such as those in the simulated universe.

The rumors about Herta's 5-star form have increased in the last few updates, even though HoYoverse has made no official announcements about her possible release. The leaks suggest so The 5-star Herta will be one of the new playable characters appearing in version 3.0 alongside Aglaeaanother long-rumored character. This would make the two of them the first new characters in the game's third year of content. Some of the leaks have also detailed Herta's possible gameplay features Honkai: Star Railwhich suggests she will be a huge boon to team comps in the 3.x patches starting next year.

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Now new information about the 5-star company Herta has emerged through leaks. According to the leaker known as Uncle QCJAGGU The 5-star character Herta is a character that the developer wants to promote particularly well, more than Aglaea – Rumor has it that a new character, Herta, will be added in the same update. The leak was reported in a post marked “Questionable” on Reddit. The rumored amount of increased promotional material surrounding the 5-star Herta immediately bears some resemblance to the way HoYoverse dedicated marketing to Acheron in 2011 Honkai: Star Rail back in version 2.1 earlier this year.

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In the period leading up to the character's release and for a while afterwards, HoYoverse heavily promoted Acheron as a new playable character. The 5-star unit Lightning was one of the most teaser trailers related to it, and while HoYoverse didn't specifically mention it, Acheron was given special treatment. During the version 2.1 livestream detailing their kit, The developers mentioned that they wanted to make Acheron feel broken when it came to her power level – and with success. Acheron was and is one of the strongest DPS characters ever Honkai: Star Rail.

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Herta from Honkai: Star Rail looks serious.

If Acheron's promotional materials and release were any indication, the rumors of a concentrated effort to promote the release of the 5-star Herta in version 3.0 could be an indication of its level of performance. The Genius Society member's true form could have an increased power level compared to other characters, similar to Acheron. Upon release, Acheron rocked the meta with the damage she could inflict with her ultimate. Its unique charging method also stood out, which is why it remains one of the best DPS units. In the same patch, HoYoverse released Aventurine in Honkai: Star Rail.

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Aventurine is arguably just as good as Acheron, although he does a great job of protecting his allies while she focuses on dealing damage. Aventurine is indispensable for many team competitions. However, it did not receive as much attention through promotional materials as the self-annihilator. Even so, If HoYoverse is putting so much effort and money into promoting the 5-star Herta, it's probably because she'll be an essential character for team competitions. If she reaches Acheron's power level in any way, Herta's new form will likely be drawn to a large portion of the player base Honkai: Star Rail.

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The character is rumored to follow scholarship

Honkai Star Rail's Herta doll holds smaller dolls in her hand. — Custom image by Bruno Yonezawa

As previously mentioned, part of Herta's gameplay kit has reportedly been leaked. Based on information from leaker HomDGCat shared in a post tagged “”.Reliable” on Reddit, The 5-star Herta will be an ice figure who follows the path of learning. Therefore, it should retain the typing of its 4-star form. Due to the direction of her path, the 5-star Herta should be a specialist in dealing damage to multiple targets at once rather than focusing on a single enemy Honkai: Star Rail – and that is reflected in their leaked gameplay kit.

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According to the leak, the 5-star Herta's Skill hits a single target and applies Mark to it. The mark then explodes, dealing damage to the enemy and neighboring enemies. These neighboring enemies then receive marks themselves, which also explode and spread to the unmarked neighboring targets for a final detonation. As such, It's entirely possible that the 5-star Herta can deal damage to all enemies on the field with a single use of her ability.

Additionally, her leaked ultimate is said to deal damage to all enemies and give her a buff that is consumed when she uses her ability to deal additional damage to enemies.

The leak also mentions that her passive allows the 5-star Herta to restore energy and gain a stacking ATK buff when her allies use their ultimate abilities. Additionally, both of their tracks increase the DMG multiplier of their skill's first mark detonation and increase their CRIT DMG, respectively. In total, It looks like the 5-star Herta will take on a main DPS role in team competitions, as opposed to the sub-DPS role of her 4-star form. While her gameplay loadout seems powerful on its own, it could coincide with a leaked Scholarship buff Honkai: Star Rail.

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The path of learning may soon be improved

The aforementioned Scholarship improvement may occur in version 2.7. According to the leak, Pure Fiction will be getting a new mechanic called Grit, which appears to reward players who use characters capable of hitting multiple enemies at once. This means players can quickly accumulate more Grit for each target they hit Characters on the Path of Scholarship should excel in this aspect more than DPS units from other paths, which tend to hit fewer enemies per attack. It seems like HoYoverse is pushing for the use of Erudition in 3.x patches, starting with the unannounced improvement Honkai: Star Rail 2.7.

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If that's true, it makes sense that the leaked 5-star Herta, which supposedly follows Erudition, was promoted so heavily in the lead-up to its supposed release in version 3.0. Of course, all of these leaks should be treated with extreme caution for the time being. The information provided may be incorrect, incomplete, or subject to significant change before HoYoverse's development and marketing teams reach an official conclusion. Nevertheless, it looks as if 5-star Herta will play an important role Honkai: Star Railis the third year full of content.

Source: Reddit (1, 2)