Hera Build Guide

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Hera

Rogue class icon
Odius
SSR Chaos Rogue DPS

Hera is a DOT damage dealer and nuker with massive ultimate multipliers. Her Enhanced Ultimate at 1920% ATK is extremely powerful once activated. There are two viable build paths: full DOT damage focus or crit rate/crit damage focus - both perform similarly well. Keep in mind that reaching 20 DOT layers for Enhanced Ultimate is quite difficult and requires teammates who can apply significant DOT debuffs to help stack layers faster.

Skill Priority

Skill level recommendations for F2P non-spender:

1
Ultimate: Despair Strangulation
Level 10
Cooldown: 1.0s | Energy Cost: 6 Summons giant flying sword dealing 1440% attack power chaos damage. When enemy has 20+ layers of continuous damage, can cast [Enhanced Ultimate] within 5 seconds dealing 1920% attack power chaos damage
2
Auto Skill: Judgment Execution
Level 10
Cooldown: 8.0s 8 flying swords simultaneously launch, dealing 720% attack power chaos damage to designated enemy unit
3
Passive: Strong Pressure
Level 10
Every 4 sword attacks (Basic Attack also count as 1 sword attack, Auto Skill counts as 8 sword attacks), next attack adds [Void] effect. [Void]: Deals 36% attack power chaos damage per second per layer, max 10 layers, lasts 10 seconds
4
Normal Attack: Queen's Torture
Level 7
Cooldown: 2.0s Deals 120% attack power chaos damage to designated enemy unit

Recommended Memory Cards

These are the best memory cards for Hera:

Hera Memory memory card
Hera Memory ★ Exclusive
Highly Recommended
Only effective for DPS, 5-price awakening. Attack power +40%, when attacking targets affected by continuous damage effects, damage increases by 40%
Stats: HP 5,040 / ATK 780 / DEF 474
Heroes, Never Stop memory card
Heroes, Never Stop
Recommended
When the number of enemies on field is less than 2: Increase critical hit damage by 72%
Stats: HP 4,200 / ATK 650 / DEF 395

Alternative Memory Cards

Good alternative options if you don't have the recommended cards:

I am your Christmas present. memory card
I am your Christmas present.
Critical hit rate increased by 34%, ultimate skill damage increased by 40%. When there is only one enemy on the field, ultimate skill damage is increased by an additional 40%.
Stats: HP 5,040 / ATK 780 / DEF 474
Strange Gaze Full of Desire memory card
Strange Gaze Full of Desire
Crit Rate +34%, and when allies cast ultimates, damage dealt increases by 24% for 5 seconds (max 3 stacks, up to 72% bonus damage).
Stats: HP 5,040 / ATK 780 / DEF 474

Runes Priorities

Focus on these rune stats for Hera:

Primary Stat:
Attack %, Crit Rate %
Secondary Stat:
Crit DMG%

Highly Recommended Stats:

ATK% Crit Rate% Crit DMG%

Additional Stats:

Penetration

Recommended Rune Sets:

Gimel-Continuous-Damage rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Alpha rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Gimel Continuous Damage 4-piece + Alpha 2-piece
2-piece (Gimel-Continuous-Damage): 2-piece: Continuous damage increased by 20%
4-piece (Gimel-Continuous-Damage): 4-piece: After dealing continuous damage, own attack power increases by 2%, can stack up to 10 layers, lasts 5 seconds
2-piece (Alpha): 2-piece: Attack Power +8%
Beth rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Alpha rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Beth 4-piece + Alpha 2-piece
2-piece (Beth): 2-piece: Critical Hit Rate +6%
4-piece (Beth): 4-piece: When HP >80%: Critical Hit Damage +24%
2-piece (Alpha): 2-piece: Attack Power +8%

Alternative Builds:

Beth rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Gimel-Continuous-Damage rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Beth 4-piece + Gimel 2-piece
2-piece (Beth): 2-piece: Critical Hit Rate +6%
4-piece (Beth): 4-piece: When HP >80%: Critical Hit Damage +24%
2-piece (Gimel-Continuous-Damage): 2-piece: Continuous damage increased by 20%
Gimel-Continuous-Damage rune (4-piece)
4-piece
+
Beth rune (2-piece)
2-piece
Gimel Continuous Damage 4-piece + Beth 2-piece
2-piece (Gimel-Continuous-Damage): 2-piece: Continuous damage increased by 20%
4-piece (Gimel-Continuous-Damage): 4-piece: After dealing continuous damage, own attack power increases by 2%, can stack up to 10 layers, lasts 5 seconds
2-piece (Beth): 2-piece: Critical Hit Rate +6%

Main Stats by Position

Recommended main stats for each rune position for Hera:

Position 1 — Fixed Main Stat

HP (Flat Value)

Always HP - no other options

Position 2 — Fixed Main Stat

Attack (Flat Value)

Always Attack - no other options

Position 3 — Fixed Main Stat

Defense (Flat Value)

Always Defense - no other options

Position 4 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Healing Effectiveness (%) Critical Rate (%) Critical Damage (%) Attack Penetration (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Attack % for DOT build. Crit Rate % if you are lacking crit rate, otherwise get Crit Damage %.

Position 5 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Chaos Attribute Damage (%) Fire Attribute Damage (%) Ice Attribute Damage (%) Holy Attribute Damage (%) Wind Attribute Damage (%) Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Chaos Attribute Damage % is essential for Hera as all her damage is Chaos

Position 6 — Variable Main Stats

Available Options:
Attack (%) HP (%) Defense (%)

Attack % for maximum damage scaling on both direct hits and DOT

Awakening Priority

A1 Mid

Attack power +20%

A2 Very Good

Add [Void] required attack count -1 (from 4 to 3)

A3 Mid

[Skills] and [Normal Attack] level cap +4

A4 Good

Chaos damage +30%

A5 Mid

[Required Skills] and [Passive] level cap +4

A6 Very Good

Ultimate skill ignores target's 20% chaos resistance

Team Synergy

Good Teammates:

Freye (best pick - Chaos DOT synergy)Hela (Chaos DPS)Morgan Le Fay (Buffer)Jorogumo (Healer)Thor or Guinevere (Tank)

Hera is quite hard to use since she needs specific team compositions. The main problem is finding good DOT damage dealers to help stack layers. Freye is the best pick to pair with her for Chaos and DOT synergy. Recommended team: Hera + Freye + Jorogumo (healer) + Thor or Guinevere (tank). Morgan Le Fay works well as a buffer if needed.