Gilgamesh | Honkai: Star Rail

Overview

Lightning Destruction damage dealer who combines Ultimate damage with team buffs. With Saber, their Joint Follow-Up also restores her Energy and strengthens her next Ultimate.

Role

Ultimate damage / Saber joint-attack support.

Playstyle

Let other allies act to build Interest and use their Ultimates to fuel his Energy. Once Interest Piqued! is active, his turns use Skill. Pair him with Saber to enable their named Joint Follow-Up and align his Ultimate with team buffs.

Why It Works

Other allies' actions build Interest and increase Gilgamesh's SPD; their Ultimates also restore his Energy and grant his Ultimate damage buff. His teamwide ATK and CRIT DMG bonuses increase further for allies whose Max Energy exceeds 140.

Watch For

The Joint Follow-Up requires Saber, and only attacks by Gilgamesh or Saber raise its tally. Other allies' actions still generate Interest, while their Ultimates help recharge his Energy.

Playstyle

Combat Flow

Allies act → build Interest → enter Interest Piqued! → Gilgamesh uses Skill → teammates' Ultimates restore his Energy → align his Ultimate with buffs. With Saber, their attacks build the Joint Follow-Up tally.

Key Notes

With Saber, their attacks build the Joint Follow-Up tally; other allies' actions build Interest instead. Align Gilgamesh's Ultimate with team buffs and the Ultimate-damage bonus from a teammate's Ultimate.
Skill costs no SP and grants personal DEF Ignore.
High Max Energy allies receive stronger buffs.

Build & Investment

Light Cones

Primary

I Am As You Behold

Signature option tailored to his Destruction damage and Ultimate pattern.

Alternative

A Thankless Coronation

Strong premium Ultimate-focused alternative.

F2P

On the Fall of an Aeon

Accessible ATK and weakness-break fallback.

Relics

Primary

Scholar Lost in Erudition

A general Skill and Ultimate option: adds CRIT Rate and damage to both abilities, with an extra next-Skill bonus after Ultimate.

Situational

Wavestrider Captain

A conditional four-piece option only when two abilities from other allies target Gilgamesh before his Ultimate. The ATK buff lasts one turn; the guide documents this set as a two-piece mix, not as its primary four-piece.

Planars

Primary

Cosmic Life Sciences Institute

Current offensive planar that supports his modern damage profile.

Alternative

Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm

Conditional option when another Destruction unit shares the team.

Main Stats

Body

CRIT Rate
AlternativeCRIT DMG

Default for CRIT consistency.

Alternative after reaching sufficient CRIT Rate.

Feet

ATK%
AlternativeSPD

Preferred when supports control his action timing.

Use for self-driven rotations.

Sphere

Lightning DMG Boost
AlternativeATK%

Default offensive sphere.

Alternative with superior substats.

Rope

ATK%

Default damage rope.

Recommended Substats

CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
ATK%
SPD

Prioritize CRIT Rate while counting Hero's Hauteur's large CRIT DMG ramp, then add CRIT DMG and ATK. Interest already changes his SPD during combat, so extra SPD is a deliberate rotation choice rather than a fixed requirement.

Eidolon Investment

E0 provides the Interest and Ultimate loop, with the named Joint Follow-Up available when Saber is in the team. Extra copies add their stated effects; first make sure the team can supply actions and Ultimate Energy consistently.

I Am As You Behold adds ATK and Energy Regeneration. Its Ultimate damage bonus scales with the Energy consumed, while combat entry and Ultimate grant a temporary team CRIT DMG buff. On the Fall of an Aeon provides a separate ATK-stacking option.

Shares King's Acknowledgement's DEF ignore with teammates, adds 60% personal ATK while it is active, and restores 40 fixed Energy on Skill.

Grants five Interest on entry and Ultimate, and increases Skill multipliers against the primary and adjacent targets.

Teams

Recommended Teammates

Saber

Saber and Gilgamesh's own attacks build their named joint attack. It restores fixed Energy to Saber and empowers her next Ultimate; her Ultimate spending returns Energy to Gilgamesh.

Mortenax Blade

Mortenax Blade's repeated attacks add Interest and his Balefire Bind amplifies damage. He does not gain the Saber joint-attack interaction at E0.

Trailblazer (Remembrance)

Gilgamesh's Energy recovery charges Mem, while his high Max Energy strengthens Mem's Support. Time the advance after his buffs and Energy are ready.

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Skills

Basic ATK

Halfhearted Blow

Single AttackLv. 6

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one designated enemy.

Lv. 6

Skill

Gate of Babylon

BlastLv. 10

Gains "King's Acknowledgement," allowing this unit to ignore 30% of the target's DEF when dealing DMG, lasting for 3 turn(s).

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 280% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one designated enemy, and deals Lightning DMG equal to 140% of Gilgamesh's ATK to adjacent targets.

Skill sequence

Halfhearted Blow

Single AttackLv. 10

Lv. 10

Ultimate

Enuma Elish

AoE AttackLv. 10

Deals Lightning DMG equal to 400% of Gilgamesh's ATK to all enemies, and additionally deals 10 instance(s) of DMG, with each instance dealing Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one random enemy.

Lv. 10

Talent

"Amuse Me to the Fullest"

EnhanceLv. 10

When a teammate uses their Ultimate, Gilgamesh gains "King's Burden," which increases Ultimate DMG dealt by this unit by 40%, lasting for 3 turn(s).

Initially, automatically uses Basic ATK at the start of this unit's turn. When another ally target takes action, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Interest." For each point of "Interest" in possession, increases this unit's SPD by 10%.

When "Interest" reaches 10 for the first time, enters the "Interest Piqued!" state. In that state, can only use Skill, lasting for the entire battle. After using Skill, clears this unit's "Interest."

Talent sequence

"I Grant You Permission To Strike"

AoE AttackLv. 10

When Gilgamesh or Saber attacks, the attack tally increases by 1. After any unit attacks, if the attack tally reaches 8, Gilgamesh and Saber launch Joint Follow-Up ATK, dealing Lightning DMG equal to 400% of Gilgamesh's ATK and Wind DMG equal to 600% of Saber's ATK to all enemies, respectively. Then, Gilgamesh gains 3 "Interest." Saber regenerates a fixed 120 Energy, and the next time she uses Ultimate, the DMG dealt becomes 200% of the original DMG.

After using Joint Follow-Up ATK, resets the attack tally.

Lv. 10

Technique

Enkidu

ImpairLv. 1

After using Technique, creates 1 Special Dimension lasting for 10 second(s). Enemies in the Special Dimension enter the "King's Permission" state. Enemies in the "King's Permission" state will cease all actions.

When entering combat by actively attacking an enemy in the "King's Permission" state, causes all enemies in the "King's Permission" state to enter combat, and deals Lightning DMG equal to 200% of Gilgamesh's ATK to all enemies after entering combat. Gilgamesh also immediately gains 3 "Interest." Only 1 Dimension Effect created by allies can exist at the same time.

Traces

Major Traces

Epic's Opening

When Gilgamesh uses Ultimate, gains 2 "Interest." When other ally characters use Ultimate, Gilgamesh additionally gains 2 "Interest" and regenerates a fixed amount of Energy equal to 30% of the Energy consumed this time.

Hero's Hauteur

During the current battle, for every 1 point of "Interest" gained by Gilgamesh, increases his CRIT DMG by 25%. This effect can stack up to 6 time(s).

Hegemon's Strife

While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases all ally targets' ATK by 20% and CRIT DMG by 20%. If the target's Max Energy exceeds 140, for every 1 excess point of Max Energy, additionally increases ATK and CRIT DMG by 1%, up to a maximum additional increase of 100%.

Minor Traces

ATK Boost+18%
CRIT Rate Boost+18.7%
DMG Boost: Lightning+8%

Eidolons

He Who Saw the Deep

When Gilgamesh holds "King's Acknowledgement," its DEF-ignoring effect also applies to other teammates, and "King's Acknowledgement" additionally increases Gilgamesh's ATK by 60%. When using Skill, additionally regenerates a fixed 40 Energy.

Wisdom That Encompassed All

When entering combat, Gilgamesh gains 5 "Interest." When using Ultimate, additionally gains 5 "Interest." The DMG multiplier of the Skill "Gate of Babylon" against the primary target increases by 100%, and its DMG multiplier against adjacent targets increases by 50%.

Journey That Spanned Far

Basic ATK +1
Skill +2

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

King Who Bowed to None

Gilgamesh's Energy Regeneration Rate increases by 20%.

Sword That Parted Gods from Man

Ultimate +2
Talent +2

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Soul That Bore Friendship

Increases the bounce DMG multiplier of the Ultimate "Enuma Elish" by 80%. While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases ally characters' All-Type RES PEN by 20%. When a teammate uses Ultimate, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Golden Rule," up to a total of 3 points. When this unit uses Ultimate, consumes all "Golden Rule" points, and each point of "Golden Rule" consumed increases the CRIT DMG for the Ultimate DMG dealt by 100%.

Stats

Level 80

Maximum ascension

HP1125

ATK718

DEF509

SPD97

Level	HP	ATK	DEF	SPD
1	153	98	69	97
20	360	230	163	97
30	498	317	225	97
40	635	405	288	97
50	773	493	350	97
60	911	581	412	97
70	1049	669	475	97
80	1125	718	509	97