Honkai Star Rail 3.0 drip marketing reveals The Herta, an upcoming character

HoYoverse has finally revealed the Genius Society member, The Herta, as one of the new characters who will join the game with the Honkai Star Rail 3.0 update. The owner of the Space Station where we began our journey has been one of the most popular characters, and she is finally ready to join the playable roster as an Erudition unit, wielding Ice as her element.

Let's take a look at everything we know about the enigmatic member of the Genius Society.

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The Herta revealed for Honkai Star Rail 3.0 update

The Herta is a genius researcher who will finally make her playable debut in the upcoming 3.0 patch. Similar to her currently playable 4-star puppet form, the #83 Member of the Genius Society will also debut as an Erudition Ice character.

The official announcement post had a small excerpt from her.

"The writers from the Intelligentsia Guild wanted to give me an extra title. Something like "Herta Prime" to separate me from my puppets. How banal. Are the puppets not "me" as well? So, I gave them a suggestion — if they dared to write that, then I would call myself THE Herta. It's short, simple, straight to the point, and elegant."

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The Herta's expected release window and character type in Honkai Star Rail

The #83 member of the Genius Society will likely make her debut during the first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 3.0 update. More details will be revealed in the upcoming days, but we will likely receive this patch during January 2025

• Rarity: 5-star
• Element: Ice
• Path: Erudition

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Honkai Star Rail 3.0 release date

If HoYoverse follows the 42-day patch system, Honkai Star Rail's 3.0 update will likely be released on January 14, 2025. Alongside new characters, we might also get the planet of Amphoreus as the next destination on the path of Trailblaze.

• Phase 1: January 14, 2025
• Phase 2: February 4, 2025

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More details regarding Herta's kit will be revealed soon when the Honkai Star Rail Special Program for version 3.0 goes live during the second half of the upcoming 2.7 update.