Gilgamesh Skills, Traces & Eidolons

Honkai: Star Rail
Last Updated: on Jun 18, 2026 at 12:00 by Camaraderia

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.

Gilgamesh's Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths
Extremely strong buffs to allies, especially those with high Max Energy.
Incredible Ultimate DMG that doesn't waver with target count.
Takes turns incredibly fast depending on how frequently allies take action.
Completely revives Saber.
Weaknesses
Very high Energy requirement.
His Ultimate is locked behind allies using their Ultimates.
Has a portion of his kit allocated toward Saber.

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
Gate of Babylon
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 280.0% of Gilgamesh's ATK to one designated enemy, and deals Lightning DMG equal to 140.0% of Gilgamesh's ATK to adjacent targets.
Ultimate
Enuma Elish
AoE | 360 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 100% 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," which increases 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 another ally target takes action, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Interest". For each point of "Interest" in possession, SPD increases by 10.0%. When "Interest" reaches 10 points for the first time, Gilgamesh enters the "Interest Piqued!" state. In that state, he can only use his Skill, lasting for the entire battle. After using Skill, this unit's "Interest" resets.
Talent
I Grant You Permission To Strike
AoE
Lv. 10
Energy gain: -
When Gilgamesh or Saber attacks, they accumulate 1 attack tally. After either unit attacks, if the accumulated attack tally reaches 8, Gilgamesh and Saber launch a 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. Then, Gilgamesh gains 3 point(s) of "Interest," and Saber regenerates 120 Energy and the DMG dealt when she next uses her Ultimate becomes 200% of the original DMG. The accumulated attack tally is reset after using the Joint Follow-Up ATK.
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 200% 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 Gilgamesh uses his Ultimate, he gains 2 points of "Interest." When other ally characters use their Ultimates, Gilgamesh additionally gains 2 "Interest" points and regenerates a fixed amount of Energy equal to 30.0% of the Energy consumed this time.
Hero's Hauteur
A4
Major trace
During the battle, every 1 point of "Interest" gained by Gilgamesh increases his CRIT DMG by 25.0%. This effect can stack up to 6 time(s).
Hegemon's Strife
A6
Major trace
While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases the ATK of all ally targets by 20.0% and CRIT DMG by 20.0%. If the target's Max Energy exceeds 140, 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 60.0%. He additionally regenerates a fixed 40 Energy when he uses his Skill.
E2
Wisdom That Encompassed All
Eidolon 2
When entering combat, Gilgamesh gains 5 point(s) of "Interest," and additionally gains 5 point(s) of "Interest" when using his Ultimate. The DMG multiplier of the Skill "Gate of Babylon" dealt to the primary target increases by 100%, and the DMG multiplier dealt to adjacent targets increases by 50.0%.
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 Gods 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 80.0%. While Gilgamesh is on the field, increases the All-Type RES PEN of ally characters by 20.0%. When a teammate uses their Ultimate, Gilgamesh gains 1 point of "Golden Rule," up to a total of 3 points. When this unit uses his Ultimate, he consumes all "Golden Rule" points and increases his Ultimate DMG's CRIT DMG by 100% for each point of "Golden Rule" consumed.

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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Changelog

  • 18 Jun. 2026: Pros and Cons added.
  • 06 Jun. 2026: Gilgamesh profile and skills page added.
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