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How to Get Ascension Materials For The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail

The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail, the 5-star Ice Erudition version of starter character Herta, is a powerful attacker befitting her role as an Emanator in the story. To maximize her damage potential in the game, you’ll need to farm Ascension Materials for The Herta on both Jarilo-VI and Penacony.

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Here are the Ascension Materials for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail

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Ascension 1:

  • 5 Extinguished Cores
  • 4000 Credits

Ascension 2:

  • 10 Extinguished Cores
  • 8000 Credits

Ascension 3:

  • 6 Glimmering Cores
  • 3 Dream Fridges
  • 16,000 Credits

Ascension 4:

  • 9 Glimmering Cores
  • 7 Dream Fridges
  • 40,000 Credits

Ascension 5:

  • 6 Squirming Cores
  • 20 Dream Fridges
  • 80,000 Credits

Ascension 6:

  • 9 Squirming Cores
  • 35 Dream Fridges
  • 160,00 Credits

In total, to fully level up The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail, you’ll need the following Ascension Materials: 15 Extinguished Cores, 15 Glimmering Cores, 15 Squirming Cores, 65 Dream Fridges, and 308,000 Credits.

You can get Core materials from enemies like Blaze Out of Space, Imaginary Weaver, and Guardian Shadow. They’re also items you can get via Embers Exchange and Internal Purchase Officer, or as a reward from Assignments. As for Dream Fridges, you have to farm the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Nectar. This boss is available at The Reverie (Dreamscape) on Penacony.

How to level up Traces for The Herta

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To level up a non-Basic Attack Trace for The Herta, you’ll need:

  • 9 Extinguished Cores
  • 13 Glimmering Cores
  • 7 Squirming Cores
  • 3 Rough Sketches
  • 15 Dynamic Outlinings
  • 30 Exquisite Colored Drafts
  • 3 Auspice Slivers
  • 2 Tracks of Destiny
  • 652,500 Credits

You can get Auspice Sliver from fighting Echo of War: Inner Beast’s Battlefield. This is the Shadow of “Feixiao” fight that you can access via the Skysplitter on the Xianzhou Luofu.\

When levelling up Traces for The Herta, you’ll want to prioritize her Skill and Ultimate. Then, focus on her Talent. You should also get her Bonus Abilities as soon as possible, since they offer buffs for The Herta and her allies.

Honkai: Star Rail is on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. You can only pull for The Herta in Honkai: Star Rail when the “Message From Beyond” banner is live.


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Stephanie is a senior writer who has been writing for games journalism and translating since 2020. After graduating with a BA in English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, she spent a few years teaching English and history before fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a writer. In terms of games, she loves RPGs, action-adventure, and visual novels. Aside from writing for Siliconera and Crunchyroll, she translates light novels, manga, and video games.