Lightning
Destruction
Gilgamesh
King of Heroes
TierS
RolesSub DPS · Support
Release4.4
Gilgamesh is a Lightning Destruction damage dealer and support from the Fate collab. He gains Interest every time an ally acts, then fires an SP-free Skill every turn, and simply being on the field gives the whole team ATK and CRIT DMG — up to +120% for allies with a huge Energy pool. Paired with Saber, he unlocks a Joint Follow-Up ATK that refills 120 of her Energy and doubles her next Ultimate. He is free to claim (instead of Archer) until the end of version 4.6.
Support DPS
Light Cones
I Am As You Behold BiS
5★
Signature: ATK and Energy Regeneration Rate, +72% Ultimate DMG thanks to his 360-Energy Ultimate, and +24% CRIT DMG for the whole team.
ATK +18% and Energy Regeneration Rate +10%; Ultimate DMG +0.2% per Energy spent (up to 72%), and entering combat or the Ultimate gives all allies +24% CRIT DMG for 3 turns.
A Thankless Coronation
5★
Saber's signature is a close second: CRIT DMG, and with 300+ Max Energy each Ultimate refunds 36 Energy and grants up to +80% ATK.
CRIT DMG +36%; the Ultimate grants +40% ATK, and with 300+ Max Energy also regenerates 10% of it and grants another 40% ATK for 2 turns.
Thus Burns the Dawn
5★
Phainon's signature: the highest base ATK in the game and 18% DEF ignore. Watch out for overcapping DEF reduction with Mortenax Blade.
Base SPD +12 and ignores 18% DEF; after the Ultimate, DMG +60% until the start of the next turn.
On the Fall of an Aeon
5★
Best free option (Herta's Store): up to +64% ATK at S5 after a few attacks, and his high Toughness damage helps trigger the Weakness Break bonus.
Each attack grants +8% ATK for the battle (up to 4 stacks), and breaking a Weakness grants +12% DMG for 2 turns.
A Trail of Bygone Blood
4★
Battle Pass option (S5): CRIT Rate plus a Skill and Ultimate DMG bonus.
CRIT Rate +12%, and Skill and Ultimate DMG +24%.
A Secret Vow
4★
Generic 4★ DMG% option.
DMG +20%, plus another 20% against enemies whose HP percentage is at or above the wearer's.
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition
×4
By far the most used set: CRIT Rate and more Skill and Ultimate DMG, in any team.
Set effects
2pIncreases CRIT Rate by 8%.
4pIncreases DMG dealt by Skill and Ultimate by 20%. After using Ultimate, additionally increases the DMG dealt by the next Skill by 25%.
The Ashblazing Grand Duke
×4
Only with Saber (or an E2 Mortenax Blade): his 4-hit Joint Follow-Up ATK stacks up to +48% ATK against 2+ enemies.
Set effects
2pIncreases the DMG dealt by Follow-Up ATK by 20%.
4pWhen the wearer uses a Follow-Up ATK, increases the wearer's ATK by 6% for every time the Follow-Up ATK deals DMG. This effect can stack up to 8 time(s) and lasts for 3 turn(s). This effect is removed the next time the wearer uses a Follow-Up ATK.
Genius of Brilliant Stars
×4
Its DEF ignore stacks with his Skill's 30%. Strongest against Quantum-weak enemies; skip it if the team already hits the DEF reduction cap.
Set effects
2pIncreases Quantum DMG by 10%.
4pWhen the wearer deals DMG to the target enemy, ignores 10% DEF. If the target enemy has Quantum Weakness, the wearer additionally ignores 10% DEF.
Planar ornaments
Cosmic Life Sciences Institute
×2
Best in slot: with 360 Max Energy he gets the full +32% DMG.
Set effects
2pWhen entering combat, if the wearer's Max Energy is greater than or equal to 200, for every 1 excess point, increases the wearer's DMG dealt by 0.2%, up to a max increase of 32%.
Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
×2
Just as good next to Saber (same Path): ATK and a welcome 12% CRIT Rate.
Set effects
2pIncreases the wearer's ATK by 12%. When entering battle, if at least one teammate follows the same Path as the wearer, then the wearer's CRIT Rate increases by 12%.
City of Converging Stars
×2
With Saber: the Joint ATK counts as a Follow-Up ATK for the ATK bonus, and kills give the team CRIT DMG.
Set effects
2pWhen the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack.
Main stats
Body
CRIT Rate
Feet
ATK%
Planar Sphere
Lightning DMG Boost
/ ATK%
Link Rope
ATK%
Substat priority
1CRIT Rate
2CRIT DMG
3ATK%
4SPD
Stat targets
- ATK: 3,000–3,500+
- CRIT Rate: 90–100% in combat
- CRIT DMG: 120%+ before combat (his A4 adds up to +150%)
- SPD: base — no investment needed
Talent priority
Talent
Ultimate
Skill
Basic ATK
Major Trace priority: Hegemon's Strife (A6) > Epic's Opening (A2) > Hero's Hauteur (A4).
Teams
Recommended teams
Kings duo
His most used team: Mortenax Blade's debuffs and DMG bonus amplify both kings, and Huohuo's percentage Energy restore is worth 72 Energy for each of them.
With Robin • Summeretto
Robin adds DEF ignore and ATK, and her Ultimate gives Saber a full action advance plus 20% of her Max Energy (72 Energy).
Follow-Up without Saber
Frequent attackers stack his Interest (and SPD) very quickly, and Ashveil's and Mortenax Blade's DEF reductions stack with his own DEF ignore.
Guide
How to play
How he works
- Interest (Talent – "Amuse Me to the Fullest"). Each time another ally takes action, Gilgamesh gains 1 Interest, and each point raises his SPD by 10%. Until he first reaches 10 Interest he automatically uses his Basic ATK; he then enters Interest Piqued! for the rest of the battle, can only use his Skill, and each Skill clears his Interest.
- Gate of Babylon (Skill). A Blast attack (280% / 140% ATK) that never costs Skill Points and grants King's Acknowledgement: his DMG ignores 30% DEF for 3 turns.
- Enuma Elish (Ultimate, 360 Energy). 400% ATK to all enemies plus 10 bounces of 100% ATK, with very high Toughness damage. Whenever a teammate uses their Ultimate, he gains King's Burden: +40% Ultimate DMG for 3 turns.
- Energy (A2 – Epic's Opening). His own Ultimate gives him 2 Interest; an ally's Ultimate gives him 2 Interest and refunds 30% of the Energy that ally just spent. This is his main Energy source.
- Team buff (A6 – Hegemon's Strife). While he is on the field, all allies gain 20% ATK and 20% CRIT DMG, plus 1% of each for every point of Max Energy above 140 (up to +100% more). It has no duration.
- With Saber (Talent – "I Grant You Permission To Strike"). Every attack by Gilgamesh or Saber adds 1 to a shared tally; at 8, they launch a Joint Follow-Up ATK on all enemies (400% of his ATK and 600% of hers). He gains 3 Interest, and Saber regenerates a fixed 120 Energy and deals 200% of the normal DMG with her next Ultimate.
Rotation
- Use his Technique (Enkidu): enemies caught in the Dimension stop moving, and starting the fight on one of them deals 200% ATK to all enemies and gives him 3 Interest.
- Let him auto-cast Basic ATKs until Interest Piqued!, then Skill on every turn — it's free.
- Fire Enuma Elish right after your teammates have used their Ultimates so King's Burden is active.
- With Saber, keep an eye on the attack tally: try to land the Joint ATK just before her Ultimate to get the ×2 bonus.
Tips
- Don't build SPD: Interest already makes his SPD swing wildly in combat.
- His A2 and A6 reward teammates with expensive Ultimates — Saber (360 Energy) is the ideal case.
- The Saber duo is very strong but demanding: juggling Saber's Mana Burst turn, buff timings and the tally makes it a poor fit for autoplay.
Strengths
- Free to claim until the end of version 4.6 (choice between him and Archer)
- Saber's dedicated partner: Joint ATK, 120 Energy and ×2 DMG on her next Ultimate
- Permanent team-wide ATK and CRIT DMG buffs, huge on high-Energy allies
- Completely SP-neutral, with built-in DEF ignore
- Surprisingly high Toughness damage
Weaknesses
- Needs a ramp-up phase before he can use his Skill
- His Energy depends on how much Energy his allies spend
- Constantly changing SPD makes the turn order hard to predict
- Not a competitive main DPS without Eidolons
Notable dupes · Eidolon
E1
Big upgrade
His best early Eidolon: King's Acknowledgement's 30% DEF ignore extends to the whole team, gives him +60% ATK, and each Skill regenerates 40 Energy.
E2
Big upgrade
5 Interest when entering combat and after each Ultimate, and a much bigger Skill multiplier (+100% / +50%): the stopping point to play him as a main DPS.
E6
Solid upgrade
+20% All-Type RES PEN for all allies, +80% bounce multiplier on Enuma Elish, and up to +300% CRIT DMG on it after teammates' Ultimates.
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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 4.5