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Gallagher HSR build

Gallagher

Gallagher marks enemies Besotted, advances into a Toughness-heavy Basic and sustains the team through its own attacks.

FireAbundance
Role
Fire Break healer and debuffer
Version
4.4
Reviewed on
August 13, 2026
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Recommended build

Light Cone

Scent Alone Stays True
Best choice

Scent Alone Stays True gives Break Effect and applies an Ultimate vulnerability that makes Besotted enemies take more damage.

Relics

Best choice

Two Passerby pieces add outgoing healing and two Messenger pieces add SPD.

Planar Ornaments

Best choice

Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern gives SPD and a large Break Effect burst after Gallagher hits Fire weakness.

When to use it : Use only when the priority enemy has Fire weakness.

Team lineup

Best choice

Firefly and Gallagher shred Fire Toughness, Ruan Mei extends the break window, and Harmony Trailblazer converts every hit into Super Break.

When to use it : Apply Besotted before Firefly's enhanced sequence and use Gallagher's enhanced Basic inside the same break window.

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Choose based on your equipment and the stated conditions. These tables bring together the guide’s qualitative recommendations, without measured damage comparisons.

Guide version
4.4
Recommendations reviewed
Assumed role
Fire Break healer and debuffer

The guide’s stat targets and rotation provide the context. Eidolons, superimpositions, substats and enemies may change the choice; options are not evaluated at equal investment.

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Which Light Cone should you choose?
OptionWhy choose it?Conditions and availability
Guide’s reference choiceScent Alone Stays True gives Break Effect and applies an Ultimate vulnerability that makes Besotted enemies take more damage.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

AlternativeQuid Pro Quo restores Energy to a low-Energy ally on Gallagher's fast turns, trading personal Break damage for team cycling.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

Accessible optionWhat Is Real? supplies Break Effect and heals Gallagher after Basic Attacks, supporting both his damage and self-sufficiency.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

It is available from the Forgotten Hall shop without limited Warps.

AlternativePost-Op Conversation accelerates Gallagher's Ultimate and strengthens its outgoing healing.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

Which relics should you choose?
OptionWhy choose it?Conditions and availability
Guide’s reference choiceTwo Passerby pieces add outgoing healing and two Messenger pieces add SPD.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

AlternativeThief adds Break Effect and restores Energy when Gallagher causes Weakness Break.

No additional condition documented in this guide.

Which Planar Ornaments should you choose?
OptionWhy choose it?Conditions and availability
Guide’s reference choiceForge of the Kalpagni Lantern gives SPD and a large Break Effect burst after Gallagher hits Fire weakness.

Use only when the priority enemy has Fire weakness.

AlternativeTalia: Kingdom of Banditry provides unconditional Break Effect at 145 SPD when Fire weakness cannot activate Kalpagni.

Reach 145 SPD.

SituationalFleet of the Ageless adds HP and a team ATK bonus.

Reach 120 SPD.

Only one option documented: no A/B comparison available.

Which team should you choose?
OptionWhy choose it?Conditions and availability
Guide’s reference choiceFirefly and Gallagher shred Fire Toughness, Ruan Mei extends the break window, and Harmony Trailblazer converts every hit into Super Break.

Apply Besotted before Firefly's enhanced sequence and use Gallagher's enhanced Basic inside the same break window.

Trace priority

  1. Talent
  2. Ultimate
  3. Basic ATK
  4. Skill

Gallagher applies Besotted with Ultimate, advances himself into an enhanced Basic and lets allies heal by attacking marked enemies.

How to play it

  1. 1Basic Attack to generate Skill Points until healing or cleanse is needed.
  2. 2Cast Ultimate before the team's Break burst to mark enemies Besotted and advance Gallagher.
  3. 3Use the enhanced Basic immediately to reduce enemy ATK and deal heavy Fire Toughness damage.

Sources and methodology

Editorial recommendations are written from released game data, then cross-checked against specialist calculations. They are not copied from a single tier list.

Review method

The audit separates sustain, Besotted uptime and Fire Toughness damage. Kalpagni is only credited against Fire weakness, and Ultimate action advance is not counted as sheet SPD.

Game data snapshot
4.4
Snapshot commit
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Baseline version
2.1
Published on
Editorial review by
HoyoWhatpeon

E0 Break sustain build. The Kalpagni ornament requires a Fire-weak target; against other weaknesses use Talia instead of pretending the Break bonus is active.