Honkai: Star Rail – Gallagher build and ascension guide

End any bar brawl quickly and efficiently with the best Honkai: Star Rail Gallagher build — the man doesn’t just mix and serve drinks, he’s got the necessary punch to keep order as well. Following The Abundance, this 4-Star character dealing Fire DMG is not your usual healer. Though his abilities restore HP for allies, his kit is a lot more offensively-minded than those of most units of this Path.

Gallagher’s Skill, Special Brew, immediately heals the targeted ally for a set amount of HP — very straightforward.

His Ultimate, Champagne Etiquette, inflicts the Besotted status on all enemies for two turns along with dealing Fire DMG based on his ATK to all of them. Besotted increases Break DMG received by affected enemies. Allies attacking Besotted enemies heal a set amount of HP. His Ultimate will also enhance his next Basic Attack, changing it from Corkage Fee to Nectar Blitz.

Nectar Blitz deals Fire DMG to a single target and reduces its ATK for two turns. Thanks to one of his Traces, Gallagher can trigger the healing effect from attacking Besotted enemies for all allies when using Nectar Blitz, essentially making it an additional heal if timed correctly. Hitting this perfect timing is made easier by yet another Trace, which advances his turn forward 100% after using his Ultimate.

Pulling additional copies of Gallagher allows you to raise his Eidolon Level. Eidolon 1 allows him to regenerate Energy upon entering battle and increasing his Effect RES. Eidolon 2 gives his Skill a cleanse – this is super important – and increases the target’s Effect RES for two turns. Eidolon 4 extends the duration of Besotted for another turn. Eidolon 6 boosts his own Break Effect and Weakness Break Efficiency.

Honkai: Star Rail – Gallagher: best Light Cones

Naturally, a 5-Star Light Cone would do the best work on Gallagher — and Lingsha’s Scent Alone Stays True is the perfect fit for him, increasing Break Effect and coming with a debuff inflicted on enemies by using the Ultimate.

However, you may not want to give such a powerful tool to a mere 4-Star character. Fortunately, there is a very free-to-play-friendly option tailored to Gallagher’s kit: What Is Real? is found in the endgame mode shop and can be purchased with the currency gained for free from taking part in the periodic challenges. This 4-Star Light Cone increases the wearer’s Break Effect, which means a boost to Outgoing Healing in Gallagher’s hands, and enables the wearer to restore HP to themselves after each Basic Attack. This Light Cone allows Gallagher to keep himself in the fight and focus his Skill on his allies.

Best Light Cones for Gallagher in HSR:

• Scent Alone Stays True (5-Star)
• Night of Fright (5-Star)
• Time Waits for No One (5-Star)
• What Is Real? (4-Star)
• Warmth Shortens Cold Nights (4-Star)
• Post-Op Conversation (4-Star)
• Hey, Over Here (4-Star)
• Shared Feeling (4-Star)

Honkai: Star Rail – Gallagher: best Relics

Abundance characters usually favor HP and Outgoing Healing as stats on their Relics, but with Gallagher’s kit a third important stat pops up: Break Effect. As always, SPD is a vital attribute to keep in mind -– especially if you’re going with a Relic choice that requires a certain amount of SPD to trigger its advanced effect.

Best Relic Sets for Gallagher in HSR:

• Thief of Shooting Meteor (4) – +16% Break Effect, +16% Break Effect and wearer regenerates 3 Energy after inflicting Weakness Break on an enemy.
• OR: Thief of Shooting Meteor (2) + Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations (2) – 2x +16% Break Effect.

Best Planar Ornaments for Gallagher in HSR:

• Talia: Kingdom of Banditry (2) – +16% Break Effect, +20% Break Effect when the wearer’s SPD is 145 or higher.
• [vs. Fire Weakness/in party with Firefly] Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern (2) – +6% SPD, +40% Break Effect for one turn when the wearer hits an enemy with Fire Weakness.

Best stats for Gallagher in HSR:

• Head – HP (Primary), Break Effect, SPD, HP %, Effect RES
• Hands – ATK (Primary), Break Effect, SPD, HP %, Effect RES
• Body – Outgoing Healing (Primary), Break Effect, SPD, HP %, Effect RES
• Feet – SPD (Primary), Break Effect, HP %, Effect RES, HP
• Planar Sphere – HP % (Primary), Break Effect, SPD, HP, Effect RES
• Link Rope – Energy Regeneration (Primary), Break Effect, SPD, HP %, Effect RES

Honkai: Star Rail – Gallagher: best teams

Gallagher, as a healer, has something to offer for basically any team composition. However, he particularly excels at supporting parties that rely on debuffs or Break DMG, since he can assist with those areas.

• Firefly (Main DPS), Fugue (Support), Ruan Mei (Support), Gallagher (Support)

The classic Firefly Break Team is a perfect place for Gallagher, allowing him to flex his muscles and deal substantial amounts of damage in addition to his healing and debuffing duties. Fugue or Trailblazer (Harmony) enable the team to deal Super Break DMG, while Ruan Mei amplifies everyone’s efforts with her set of buffs.

• Acheron (Main DPS), Silver Wolf (Support), Pela (Support), Gallagher (Support)

Acheron relies on debuffs being inflicted on enemies to charge up her Ultimate, so having a third support on the team who can assist with this task is going to be a substantial boon to her.

• Dr. Ratio (Main DPS), Topaz (Sub DPS), Ruan Mei (Support), Gallagher (Support)

Another example of this principle would be a team based around Dr. Ratio. More debuffs mean a higher chance for him to unleash Follow-Up Attacks and deal additional damage. There is some good synergy between Ruan Mei and Gallagher as well, since the former can boost everyone’s Break Effect.

Honkai: Star Rail – Gallagher: ascension materials

Here’s everything you need to know to get Gallagher ascended to the maximum level and upgrade all of his talents.

Gallagher requires the following ascension materials to get to level 80 in addition to the necessary XP:

• Credits x246,000
• Dream Collection Component x12
• Dream Flow Valve x13
• Dream Making Engine x12
• Raging Heart x50

You can collect Dream Collection Components, Dream Flow Valves, and Dream Making Engines from enemies encountered on Penacony or its Calyxes as well as the Simulated Universe. You can create or exchange them through the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express, too. Dream Collection Components are one of the base materials you can easily farm through the Daily Assignments to your characters, making for a steady income of the material. 

Raging Hearts are dropped by the Stagnant Shadow (Dewlight Pavilion) on Penacony or gained through exchange. The best source of Credits are the Bud of Treasures Golden Calyxes around the cosmos.

Gallagher requires the following materials to upgrade his combat abilities and Traces:

• Credits x2,400,000
• Dream Collection Component x28
• Dream Flow Valve x42
• Dream Making Engine x42
• Alien Tree Seed x12
• Nourishing Honey x54
• Myriad Fruit x105
• Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x12
• Tracks of Destiny x5

For the materials already mentioned, check above. Alien Tree Seeds, Nourishing Honey, and Myriad Fruits can be farmed in the Crimson Calyx (Fyxestroll Garden). As usual, you can create the high-level materials by investing lower-level materials in the Omni-Synthesizer on the Astral Express.

Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster is a rarer material only gained from the Echo of War (Seclusion Zone) domain, while Tracks of Destiny can be obtained during time-limited events, the Embers Exchange, the Nameless Honor, or as a Simulated Universe Points Reward.