Gilgamesh Skills, Traces & Eidolons

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Introductions

Gilgamesh is a 5-Star character with the Lightning element who follows the Path of Destruction.
Gilgamesh is part of the Fate/stay night collaboration. This page covers Gilgamesh's Skills, Traces, Eidolons, and ascension stats.

Skills

Basic ATK
Halfhearted Blow
Single Target
Lv. 6
Energy gain: 20
Deals Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one designated enemy.
Skill
King's Treasure
Blast
Lv. 10
Energy gain: 30
Obtains "King's Acknowledgement," allowing this unit to ignore 30.0% of the target's DEF when dealing DMG, lasting for 3 turn(s). Deals Lightning DMG equal to 200% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one designated enemy, and deals Lightning DMG equal to 100% of Gilgamesh's ATK to adjacent targets.
Ultimate
Enuma Elish
AoE | 600 energy cost
Lv. 10
Energy gain: 5
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 40.0% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one random enemy.
Talent
Amuse Me to the Fullest
Enhance
Lv. 10
Energy gain: -
When an ally uses their Ultimate, Gilgamesh gains "King's Burden," increasing Ultimate DMG dealt by this unit by 40.0%, lasting for 3 turn(s). Initially, automatically uses Basic ATK at the start of this unit's turn. When an ally target takes action, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Interest." When "Interest" reaches 10 points, Gilgamesh consumes 10 points of "Interest" and immediately takes action. When "Interest" reaches 10 points for the first time, Gilgamesh enters the "Interest Piqued!" state and can only use his Skill.
Talent
I Grant You Permission To Strike
AoE
Lv. 10
Energy gain: -
After Saber cumulatively uses 3 attacks, Gilgamesh and Saber launch a Joint Follow-Up ATK together, dealing Lightning DMG equal to 400% of Gilgamesh's ATK and Wind DMG equal to 600% of Saber's ATK to all enemies. Afterward, Gilgamesh gains 3 point(s) of "Interest", Saber regenerates a fixed amount of 200 Energy and her action advances by 50.0%, resetting Saber's cumulative attack tally.
Technique
Enkidu
Debuff
Energy gain: -
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 stop 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 100% of Gilgamesh's ATK to all enemies after entering battle. Gilgamesh also immediately gains 3 point(s) of "Interest." Only 1 Special Dimension created by allies can exist.

Major Traces

Epic's Opening
A2
Major trace
When other ally characters use their Ultimate, Gilgamesh additionally gains 3 point(s) of "Interest" and regenerates a fixed amount of Energy equal to 80.0% of the Energy consumed this time.
Hero's Hauteur
A4
Major trace
Gilgamesh can accumulate up to 120 Energy overflow. After using Ultimate, the Energy overflow is cleared and a corresponding amount of Energy is regenerated. During the battle, every 1 point of "Interest" gained by Gilgamesh increases his CRIT DMG by 10.0% for up to 12 stacks.
Hegemon's Strife
A6
Major trace
While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases the ATK of all ally targets by 30.0% and CRIT DMG by 30.0%. If the target's Max Energy exceeds 100, every 1 excess point of Max Energy additionally increases ATK and CRIT DMG by 1.0%, up to a maximum of 100%.

Minor Traces

CRIT Rate
+18.7%
ATK
+18.0%
Lightning DMG Boost
+8.0%

Eidolons

E1
He Who Saw the Deep
Eidolon 1
When Gilgamesh possesses "King's Acknowledgement," its DEF-ignoring effect will apply to other teammates as well, and "King's Acknowledgement" will additionally increase Gilgamesh's ATK by 25.0%. After Gilgamesh consumes "Interest," he additionally regenerates a fixed 60 Energy the next time he uses his Skill.
E2
Wisdom That Encompassed All
Eidolon 2
When entering combat, Gilgamesh gains 8 point(s) of "Interest," and additionally gains 6 point(s) of "Interest" when using his Ultimate. The DMG multiplier of the Skill "Gate of Babylon" dealt to the primary target increases by 30.0%, and the DMG multiplier dealt to adjacent targets increases by 20.0%.
E3
Journey That Spanned Far
Eidolon 3
Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4
King Who Bowed to None
Eidolon 4
Gilgamesh's Energy Regeneration Rate increases by 20.0%.
E5
Sword That Parted God from Man
Eidolon 5
Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6
Soul That Bore Friendship
Eidolon 6
Increases the bounce DMG multiplier of the Ultimate "Enuma Elish" by 20.0%. While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases the All-Type RES PEN of ally characters by 20.0%, and when an ally character uses their Ultimate, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Golden Rule," up to a total of 5 points. If Gilgamesh has 5 points of "Golden Rule" when using his Ultimate, he consumes all "Golden Rule" to activate his Ultimate.

Stats and Ascension Materials

Lv. 1
Base Stats
HP
153
ATK
98
DEF
69
SPD
97
Ascension Materials
Credits
308000
Extinguished Core
15
Glimmering Core
15
Thunder Strum
65
Squirming Core
15
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  • 06 Jun. 2026: Gilgamesh profile and skills page added.
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