What are the best builds for Gallagher in Honkai: Star Rail? Gallagher is a Fire member of the Bloodhound Family, and who subscribes to The Abundance Path Type. He's got a good mixture of offensive and defensive capabilities, able to both improve Break Damage while simultaneously healing allies. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide, we're going to share the best builds for Gallagher.

What Are the Best Builds for Gallagher in Honkai: Star Rail?

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Gallagher is a downtrodden member of Penacony's Bloodhound Family in Honkai: Star Rail. Subscribing to The Abundance Path Type, he's particularly good at both healing allies and increasing their Break abilities. Below we'll detail everything you need to know about the character, including the best builds for Gallagher.

Should You Roll or Pull for Gallagher?

Gallagher is a good alternative to Ruan Mei, as he's pretty good at improving the Break Damage enemies receive. In addition to this he has pretty decent damage output, and can also help heal teammates, giving him a good mixture of offensive and defensive capabilities.

Overview

Below is a full guide to Gallagher, including all of her abilities, including Skills, Talents, Techniques, Traces, and Eidolons.

Name
Gallagher
Stars
Path Type
The Abundance
Element
Fire

Abilities

Skills

  • Corkage Fee: Basic Attack
    Deals Fire DMG equal to 50% Gallagher’s ATK to a single enemy.
    Burst: Deals Fire DMG equal to 125% of Gallagher’s ATK to a single target enemy. And reduces the target’s ATK by 10%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
  • Special Brew: Skill
    Immediately heals a target ally for 200 HP.
  • Champagne Etiquette: Ultimate
    Inflicts Besotted on all enemies, lasting for 2 turn(s). At the same time, deals Fire DMG equal to 75% of Gallagher’s ATK to all enemies, and enhances the next Basic ATK to Nectar Blitz.

Talent

  • Tipsy Tussle
    The Besotted state increases the Break DMG that targets receive by 6%. Every time a Besotted target is attacked by an ally, the attacker’s HP gets restored by 80.

Technique

  • Artisan Elixir
    Immediately attacks the enemy. Deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of Gallagher’s ATK and inflicts Besotted on all enemies upon entering battle, lasting for 2 turn(s).

Traces

  • Novel Concoction
    Increases this unit’s Outgoing Healing by an amount equal to 50% of Break Effect, up to a maximum Outgoing Healing increase of 75%.
  • Organic Yeast
    After using the Ultimate, immediately Advances Forward this unit’s Action by 100%.
  • Bottoms Up
    When Gallagher uses Nectar Blitz to attack Besotted enemies, the HP Restore effect of his Talent will also apply to other allies for this time.

Eidolons

  • Salty Dog
    When Gallagher enters the battle, regenerates 20 Energy and increases Effect RES by 50%.
  • Lion’s Tail
    When using the Skill, removes 1 debuff(s) from a target ally. At the same time, increases their Effect RES by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
  • Corpse Reviver
    Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
  • Last Word
    Extends the duration of the Besotted state inflicted by Gallagher’s Ultimate by 1 turn(s).
  • Death in the Afternoon
    Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
  • Blood and Sand
  • Increases Gallagher’s Break Effect by 20% and Weakness Break Efficiency by 20%.

What Are the Best Light Cones for Gallagher?

Below we've compiled some of the best Light Cones for Gallagher to use, based on their attributes and how they align with the character's unique abilities.

Night of Fright

  • Stars:
  • Base Stats:
    • HP: 52
    • ATK: 21
    • DEF: 24
  • Description:
    Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 12%. When any ally uses their Ultimate, the wearer restores HP for the ally currently with the lowest HP percentage by an amount equal to 10% of the healed ally's Max HP. When the wearer provides healing for an ally, increases the healed ally's ATK by 2.4%. This effect can stack up to 5 times and lasts for 2 turn(s).

What Is Real?

  • Stars:
  • Base Stats:
    • HP: 48
    • ATK: 19
    • DEF: 15
  • Description:
    Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 24%. Wearer’s Basic ATKs restore an amount equal to 2% of Max HP plus 800 for themselves.

What Are the Best Relic Sets for Gallagher?

Below we've compiled some of the best Relics sets for Gallagher to equip, based upon their buffs and how they align with the character's abilities.

Thief of Shooting Meteor

2 Set
Increases Break Effect by 16%.
4 Set
Increases the wearer's Break Effect by 16%. After the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.
Location
Path of Jabbing Punch

Fleet of the Ageless

2 Set
Increases the wearer's Max HP by 12%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, all allies' ATK increases by 8%.
Location
Simulated Universe

Priority Stats

Body
OUTGOING HEALING
Feet
SPD
Sphere
HP%
Link Rope
BREAK EFFECT

Preferred Sub Stats

  • BREAK EFFECT
  • SPD
  • HP%
  • EFFECT RES%

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