So, ive been stuck fighting Master of Leagions, Lance of Fury since that part of the story came out, and I am planing on useing a Therta team using Serval, RMC and Lynx with her to beat it, i just wanted to know what the professionals had to say befor i start building Lynx and Serval, Thnx
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Keywords of The Herta’s Novaflare: Adaptability, Get Magical Girl Beamed, Enduring Potency, Collaboration, Nous’ Emanating Girl
Caution—This section is for those that seek the TL;DR of my ‘The Herta Novaflare.’ If you are still willing to thoroughly read and understand my ‘The Herta Novaflare,’ then feel free to take an appreciated journey.
= Basic ATK’s: The Basic ATK now inflicts 1 stack of "Interpretation."
= Skill’s and Enhanced Skill’s: They now inflict 2 stacks of "Interpretation."
= Ultimate’s: The Ultimate and its provided ATK buff to The Herta are now 300% and 90%, respectively. When The Herta immediately takes action, the duration of all buffs that she has is extended by 1 turn.
= Talent’s: The number of "Interpretation" stacks applied to an enemy is now 30. When using the Enhanced Skill, resets the number of "Interpretation" stacks on the primary enemy to 15.
= Major Traces’:
A2’s: After attacking, if there are 4 to 5/3/2/1 enemies, for every 1 enemy hit by an ally’s attack, The Herta regenerates 3/4.5/6/7.5 fixed Energy. When using Enhanced Skill and if the primary enemy's "Interpretation" stack reaches 42, The Herta gets a 20% Ice RES PEN buff.
A4’s: If the team has 2 or more "Erudition" characters, then the team gets a 50% DMG buff and 90% CRIT DMG buff.
A6’s: When the primary target has 42 "Interpretation" stacks, The Herta equivalently gains 21 Answer stacks. When there are 3 to 5/2/1 enemies and when the team has 2 or more "Erudition" characters, if possessing 21 Answer stacks, the Enhanced Skill’s final instance of damage gets a 105%/126%/147% Original DMG buff.
= Stat Trace Totals’: Rather than gaining 5 Speed, The Herta gains 6.7% CRIT Rate.
= Eidolons’:
E1’s: The trace "Starved Landscape of Vacua’s" provided Original DMG buff now includes the Enhanced Skill’s third instance of damage.
E2’s: After using Enhanced Skill, The Herta's next action is advanced by 40%. For every 3 Enhanced Skill used, The Herta gains 1 extra turn and 1 stack of "Inspiration." During the extra turn, when The Herta uses her Enhanced Skill, if the primary enemy is/is not afflicted with maxed "Interpretation" stacks, then their "Interpretation" stacks will not be consumed/will be considered as being maxed out and, after using the Enhanced Skill, maxes out the "Interpretation" stacks.
E4’s: The SPD buff that "Erudition" characters get is now 18%. After an "Erudition" ally uses 3 Skills, their next action is advanced by 24%.
E6’s: When the number of enemies is 3 to 5/2/1, the Ultimate's DMG multiplier now increases by 280%/560%/840%.
Values that change with Level are given at Level 1/10/12 (1/6/7 for Basic ATK).
Basic ATK | Did You Get It
Single Target | Energy Regeneration 20 | Toughness Reduction 10 | SP +1
Deals Ice DMG equal to 50%/100%/110% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy and inflicts 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation."
Skill | Big Brain Energy
Blast | Energy Regeneration 30 | Toughness Reduction 15 primary + 5 adjacent | SP -1
Deals Ice DMG equal to 35%/70%/77% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy, and inflicts 2 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.
Skill (Enhanced) | Hear Me Out
Blast | Energy Regeneration 30 | Toughness Reduction 20 primary + 5 adjacent | SP -1
Consumes 1 stack of "Inspiration." Deals Ice DMG equal to 40%/80%/88% of The Herta's ATK to one designated enemy and inflicts 2 stack(s) of "Interpretation." Deals Ice DMG equal to 40%/80%/88% 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 20%/40%/44% of The Herta's ATK to all enemies.
Ultimate | Told Ya! Magic Happens
AoE | Energy Regeneration 5 | Energy Cost 220 | Toughness Reduction 20
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%/300%/320% The Herta's ATK to all enemies. When using Ultimate, increases The Herta's ATK by 45%/90%/98%, 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. In immediately taking action, causes the duration of all buffs on this unit to extend by 1 turn.
Talent | Hand Them Over
Enhance | Energy Regeneration 5 | Toughness Reduction N/A
When enemy targets enter battle, The Herta inflicts 1 stack of "Interpretation" on them. At the start of each wave, applies 30 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 4%/8%/8.8%/2%/4%/4.4% 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 4%/8%/8.8%/2%/4%/4.4% 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 15. 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.
Technique | Vibe Checker
Enhance | Energy Regeneration 0 | Toughness Reduction N/A
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.
A2 Bonus Ability | Aloofly Honest
When ally targets attack, inflicts 1 stack of "Interpretation" on the hit enemy target. After attacking, if there are 4 (or more)/3/2/1 enemy targets on the field, for every 1 target hit by this attack, regenerates 3/4.5/6/7.5 fixed Energy for The Herta. When using Enhanced Skill and if the primary target's "Interpretation" stack reaches 42, increases The Herta’s Ice RES PEN by 20% until the end of this attack.
A4 Bonus Ability | Message From Beyond the Veil
When entering battle, if the team has 2 or more characters following the Path of Erudition, then increases all allies' DMG dealt by 50% and CRIT DMG by 90%, calculates at least 3 targets when the Trace Aloofly Honest calculates hit targets, applies 1 stack(s) of "Interpretation" to the target that has the highest current "Interpretation" stacks among the hit enemy targets after attacking, and additionally applies 2 stack(s) of "Interpretation" if the attacker is a character following the Path of Erudition.
A6 Bonus Ability | Starved Landscape of Vacua
For every 2 stack(s) of "Interpretation" inflicted on the primary target, The Herta gains 1 stack of Answer, up to 21 stack(s). When there are 3 (or more)/2/1 enemy targets on the field, for every 1 stack(s) of Answer, the DMG dealt of the Enhanced Skill’s final instance of damage increases by 2.5%/3%/3.5% of the original DMG. If 2 or more characters follow the Path of Erudition in the team, then the Original DMG Multiplier is further boosted by an additional 2.5%/3%/3.5%.
2x Trace: CRIT Rate (6.7%)
3x Trace: ATK (18%)
5x Trace: Ice DMG (22.4%)
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. The Original DMG Multiplier in the trace "Starved Landscape of Vacua" additionally includes the Enhanced Skill’s third instance of damage.
Eidolon 2 | Wind Through Keyhole
After The Herta enters battle and uses her Ultimate, she additionally gains 1 stack of "Inspiration." After using Enhanced Skill, The Herta's subsequent action is advanced by 40%. For every 3 Enhanced Skill used, The Herta gains 1 extra turn and 1 stack of "Inspiration." During the extra turn, when The Herta uses her Enhanced Skill, if the primary target is/is not afflicted with the maximum amount of "Interpretation" stacks, then their "Interpretation" stacks will not be consumed/will be considered as being maxed out and, after using the Enhanced Skill, maxes out the "Interpretation" stacks.
Eidolon 4 | The Sixteenth Key
The SPD of characters following the Path of Erudition in the team increases by 18%. After an "Erudition" ally character uses 3 Skills, their next action is advanced by 24%.
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 280%/560%/840%.
5, 4, 3, 2…1 (enemy)—In taking on MoC (Memory of Chaos), AS (Apocalyptic Shadow), and any Endgame mode that will likely go ‘True Single Target,’ this is the dreaded countdown that The Herta inevitably experiences. Yes, DPSes with their specifically oriented attacks—from Single Target, and Blast, to Bounce, and AoE—have their own niche. But, HSR, from 3.X to 4.X, have released DPSes, Main and Sub/Dual DPS alike, whose primary attack is oriented as Single Target/Bounce, yet the said attack thrives even more in AoE/Single Target-oriented battles. To give names, I am referring to Ashveil and Anaxa. This dilemma, to make matters worse, also includes The Herta’s Energy regeneration.
So, for her to truly be unrestrained, as in free from time, space, and…the number of enemies, this Novaflare, via A6, gave The Herta a conditional original DMG buff for her Enhanced Skill’s final instance of damage. The buff is conditional as it will be at its strongest if The Herta has maxed Answer stacks, has 1 or more ‘Erudition’ ally, and the battle is ‘True Single Target.’
To intensify The Herta’s ‘magical girl beam,’ her provided buffs have increased in numbers, as in an Ice RES PEN buff is added and the former Ice DMG dealt—out of conservation—becomes teamwide; and potency, as in jointly increasing the personal ATK buff and teamwide CRIT DMG buff. For the ‘magical girl beam’ to be at its most ‘magical,’ The Herta has an accessible—accessible as in it is merely via the Ultimate’s immediate action advance—buff extension.
For the ‘magical girl beam’ to be conveniently and frequently launched, even when the battle is ‘True Single Target,’ The Herta’s fixed Energy becomes conditional, being at its highest when the battle only has 1 enemy. This is in conjunction with the Talent applying 30 "Interpretation" stacks and gaining the former E1’s refunding of "Interpretation" stacks. Additionally, the Basic ATK naturally applies "Interpretation," and the applied "Interpretation" stack of the Skill and Enhanced Skill doubled in number.
To conclude, this Novaflare strengthened The Herta and made her adaptable, being capable of handling a varying number of enemies, and it is about time that The Herta’s gameplay matched with her lore. This is because to have adaptability is to be a genius and a Genius Society member that is also an Emanator of Nous the Erudition. I mean, it is not so ‘The Herta’ if The Herta is incapable of providing alternative solutions and serving as one herself.
like in most cases i always preform better with mini herta than him even tho its the same build that i just switch between them the only cases where he might be better is against solo bosses who dont spawn other enemies or when the enemy has cryo resistance (but in these cases you aren't supposed to use her in the first place)
she gives more energy to herta deals more dmg (in AOE) and have more synergy with E1 tribbie with the true dmg buff cause she hits all enemies with the same amount of dmg
plus another thing like i know you can bypass this with a precise skillpoint management and speed management and practicing but bro nearly all the bosses in these days have a way to dispel debuffs therefore removing his mark in the process and it is really really annoying cause on top of losing dmg you lose energy on herta and him and his entire purpose of inflicting element weakness gets countered
