As you play Honkai: Star Rail and get to the late-game content, you’ll realize the sheer importance of having a sustainer on your team. Due to the turn-based nature of combat, it’s almost impossible to defeat boss enemies without them getting a couple of turns and dealing a ton of damage to your team.
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If you want to stand a chance against these enemies, you’ll have to get a shielder or a healer like Gallagher on your party. Gallagher is a four-star Fire unit following the path of Abundance, and he can be quite phenomenal in certain teams.
Updated on January 04, 2025, by Sanyam Jain: Gallagher didn’t have a lot of relic and light cone choices when he was first released, but the push for Break-based meta by the developers changed that. This guide has been updated with all the new options you have for him now.
Best Gallagher Relics And Planar Ornaments
Gallagher doesn’t have any signature set that completely suits him at the moment, but here are the ones that will give you the most value:
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Type |
Name |
Reason For Synergy With Gallagher |
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Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge |
This set not only increases Gallagher’s Break Effect but also lets him ignore the enemy’s DEF based on how much Break Effect he has. It can be great to deal some massive damage with his buffed basic attack. |
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Relics |
Thief of Shooting Meteor |
You’ll find yourself getting the most value out of this relic set since it increases his Break Effect by a whopping 32 percent. Moreover, you can get some extra if you break an enemy’s Weakness with his attacks. Ideally, you’d want to use other characters to break enemy weakness, but this works if some smaller mobs get their weakness broken during your Ultimate. |
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Passerby of Wandering Cloud |
This is another decent set on Gallagher if you want to focus on his healing abilities and a small Skill Point generation. However, you’ll get more Outgoing Healing bonus from the Thief set unless you max out his bonus ability. |
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Musketeer of Wild Wheat |
If you can somehow get a decent Crit build on Gallagher along with a ton of Break Effect and ATK, his basic attack can deal some respectable damage. If you’re using this build, the damage can be buffed using the Musketeer set. |
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Planar Ornaments |
Broken Keel |
If you’re using Gallagher alongside a Crit-based DPS, this set works perfectly since he already has the Effect RES to get the bonus from it. |
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Penacony, Land of the Dreams |
On the other hand, if you’re using him alongside another Fire DPS, this set can also give you good value since the Energy Regeneration will let him get various enhanced basic attacks. |
Gallagher Relic Stat Priority
Luckily, the best sets you can use on Gallagher are all unlocked quite early in the game, but you’ll still have to struggle with the stats on each relic. He’s one of the few healers that gets more value if you get specific stats:
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Type |
Main Stat Priority |
Sub Stat Priority |
|---|---|---|
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Head |
HP |
Break Effect > ATK Percent > SPD |
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Hands |
ATK |
Break Effect > ATK Percent > SPD |
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Body |
Crit / ATK Percent |
Break Effect > ATK Percent > SPD |
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Feet |
SPD |
Break Effect > ATK Percent > HP Percent |
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Planar Sphere |
Fire DMG Bonus / ATK Percent |
Break Effect > ATK Percent > SPD > HP Percent |
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Link Rope |
Break Effect |
ATK Percent > SPD > HP Percent |
Depending on how patient you want to be with Gallagher’s relics, there are essentially two builds you can go for:
- Building a Crit-based build to capitalize on the enhanced basic attack and Ultimate damage.
- Going for the easier route and building some ATK, HP, and DEF to keep him alive for as long as possible.
You can go for the first main stat mentioned in the table if you’re going for a damage build and the second one if you’re going for the normal support build. You’ll also need to build some Crit on your sub-stats for the first build.
Best Gallagher Light Cones
Here are all the choices you have while trying to look for a Light Cone for Gallagher:
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Scent Alone Stays True |
Lingsha’s release brought this beautiful Light Cone for Gallagher that can give her a 60 percent Break Effect while also letting him deal increased damage to the enemies for two turns after using his Ultimate. The Iron Cavalry set with this Light Cone makes Gallagher viable to break the enemy’s Toughness. |
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Echoes of the Coffin |
This is the best in slot Light Cone for Gallagher as it gives you some ATK to increase your basic attack DMG while also giving you a significant Energy boost with every Ultimate. You also increase all allies’ SPD whenever your Ultimate is used. |
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Time Waits for No One |
This is essentially the jack-of-all-trades Light Cone that works on most healers in the game. It gives you some Outgoing Healing bonus while also dealing extra damage based on the healing done. |
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What Is Real? |
If you’re looking for an F2P-friendly Light Cone for Gallagher, this one is tailor-made for him with the Break Effect increase. He can also heal a bit of health every time he uses the basic attack. |
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Perfect Timing |
Gallagher already gets some Outgoing Healing boost from his Break Effect, and this one lets him get even more based on his Effect RES. |
Gallagher Trace Priority
Gallagher’s kit is pretty straightforward to understand, and you’ll easily find a use for him on his team if you’re an F2P player. However, his value decreases a lot more if you have other Abundance characters since the healing from his Skill is single-target. Thankfully, the high Break Effect makes him good for DoT-based teams.
Ideally, you’d want to upgrade Gallagher’s Skill first since the healing gets a massive bonus with the levels. You can then upgrade his Talent to get more value from his Besotted state. If you’re planning to build Gallagher as a semi-DPS, you can upgrade his basic attack followed by the Ultimate as well.
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