Honkai: Star Rail Guide to Herta Ascension and Trace Materials

Enhancing the performance of Herta in Honkai: Star Rail requires strategic farming of Ascension and Trace materials. As a notable 5-star Ice character on the Path of the Erudition, Herta is one of the premium units introduced during the game’s third year, specifically featured in the Phase 1 banners of Honkai: Star Rail 3.0, ahead of Aglaea’s arrival. Unlike Aglaea, Herta has a significant role in the story but isn’t from Amphoreus.

Herta showcases an interesting gameplay style as an Erudition character. Her Skill targets an enemy, inflicting a stack of Interpretation, while also impacting adjacent foes. When utilizing her Ultimate ability, she can rearrange these stacks among Elite enemies, delivering Ice damage to all affected targets. Notably, when executing her Enhanced Skill against an enemy with a 42 stack of Interpretation, Herta unleashes additional Ice damage, demonstrating her formidable kit in team compositions.

Ascension Materials to Farm for Herta in Honkai: Star Rail

Gather Items from Across Several Maps

To maximize her potential, you must gather Herta’s Ascension materials. According to Honey Hunter World, her necessary materials include Extinguished Core, Glimmering Core, and Squirming Core, all obtained by defeating Fragmentum monsters such as Windspawn and Imaginary Weaver. The most efficient way to farm these materials is through the Calyx (Golden) activities in the Xianzhou Luofu maps, rich in Fragmentum enemies.

The following table outlines Herta’s Ascension materials by level, summarizing what is needed for full upgrades:

Herta Ascension Materials & Rewards in Honkai: Star Rail
Level Ascension	Materials	Rewards
Level 20	5x Extinguished Core 4,000x Credits	1x Star Rail Pass
Level 30	10x Extinguished Core 8,000x Credits	–
Level 40	6x Glimmering Core 3x Dream Fridge 16,000x Credits	1x Star Rail Pass
Level 50	9x Glimmering Core 7x Dream Fridge 40,000x Credits	–
Level 60	6x Squirming Core 20x Dream Fridge 80,000x Credits	1x Star Rail Pass
Level 70	9x Squirming Core 35x Dream Fridge 160,000x Credits	–
Total Materials	15x Extinguished Core 15x Glimmering Core 15x Squirming Core 65x Dream Fridge 308,000x Credits	3x Star Rail Pass

You can also obtain Extinguished Core, Glimmering Core, and Squirming Core through specific Assignments and by engaging in Simulated Universe and Divergent Universe activities, as well as from the Embers Exchange shop. Due to Herta’s requirements for her Traces, it’s advisable to stockpile these resources.

Utilizing the Omni-Synthesizer can streamline your farming; for instance, three Extinguished Cores can be converted into one Glimmering Core. Furthermore, you will need Dream Fridge as an Ice character-exclusive Ascension material, previously used for Misha’s upgrades. Dream Fridge can be gathered from the Stagnant Shadow: The Reverie activity on the Dreamscape map in Penacony. The collection of 65 Dream Fridges may take several days, but this is achievable.

To support Herta through all Ascension tiers, accumulating a total of 308,000 Credits is essential. If Character EXP Materials are applied as well, you’ll need an additional 508,000 Credits. For optimal farming, targeting Calyx (Golden): Bud of Treasures in Xianzhou Luofu is recommended to boost both your Credit collection and Core farming for Herta.

Materials for Herta’s Traces (Abilities) in Honkai: Star Rail

You Will Need to Face a Tough Weekly Boss

Honkai Star Rail's The Herta hushes the viewer. — Custom Image by Bruno Yonezawa

To fully enhance all of Herta’s abilities, an even greater quantity of Extinguished Core, Glimmering Core, and Squirming Core will be necessary. These can still be most effectively farmed on the Xianzhou Luofu, but you can also defeat enemies in the overworld maps of Herta Space Station and Jarilo-VI for additional resources.

The following table details the materials required to fully max out Herta’s abilities in Honkai: Star Rail:

The Herta Trace Materials in Honkai: Star Rail
Extinguished Core	41x
Glimmering Core	56x
Squirming Core	58x
Rough Sketch	18x
Dynamic Outlining	69x
Exquisite Colored Draft	139x
Look at Sliver	12x
Tracks of Destiny	8x
Credits	3,000,000x

The second material family needed for upgrading Herta’s Traces, consisting of Rough Sketch, Dynamic Outlining, and Exquisite Colored Draft, can be farmed at the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Erudition activity in the Penacony Grand Theater. Expect extensive farming sessions to gather substantial quantities of these materials, but the Omni-Synthesizer will assist you in your endeavors.

At heightened Trace levels, the Auspice Sliver is required. This item drops from the challenging weekly boss, Enho of War: Inner Beast’s Battlefield, where players battle the Shadow of Feixiao. Due to the challenging nature of this encounter and weekly limitations, acquiring all 12 Auspice Slivers may take several weeks. Auspice Sliver is also included in Lingsha’s materials. Additionally, you will need Tracks of Destiny, which can be earned weekly through the Simulated Universe or obtained during special events. While only eight are required, they are limited in availability, so manage your stocks wisely.

You will also need an abundant amount of Credits to fully level Herta’s abilities. While Credits can be gathered from various activities, farming them from Calyx (Golden): Bud of Treasure remains the most efficient method. Overall, veterans may find the materials needed for Herta’s upgrades relatively easy to farm, with many resources having been accessible prior to Amphoreus’ release.

Source: Honey Hunter World

Source & Images