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Gallagher

AbundanceFire4★Released: 08/04/2025 · v3.2
Last updated: 26/08/2026

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Should You Pull for Gallagher?

Healer

Gallagher is a 4-star healer who scales with Break Effect. He doesn't heal the whole team directly. Instead he puts Besotted on enemies, and any ally who attacks a Besotted enemy gets healed. Besotted also makes enemies take more Break DMG, so he keeps your team alive and adds damage to Break teams at the same time.

He fits best in Break teams like Firefly's, or with DPS units who want debuffed enemies, like Acheron. If you need a 4-star healer, Gallagher is the strongest one right now.

Memory of Chaos Very strong Besotted gives him steady healing, but fast-acting enemies can shake the debuff off fairly early.
Pure Fiction Very strong His Ultimate puts Besotted on every enemy, so an ally who hits several Besotted enemies gets healed several times.
Apocalyptic Shadow Very strong Nectar Blitz deals heavy Toughness damage to a single target and lowers its ATK as well.
Pros & Cons

Pros

  • The strongest 4-star healer in the game right now
  • Consistent and competitive healing output
  • Contributes an enormous amount of Toughness damage
  • Boosts break damage for the whole team
  • Faster than he looks thanks to his A4 trace, which makes charging his Ultimate much easier
  • Brings up to 2 debuffs for allies to take advantage of
  • Extremely Skill Point positive
  • Gets stronger with Eidolons

Cons

  • His passive healing is tied to a debuff, and fast-acting enemies can shrug that debuff off early

Best Gallagher Build Guide

Best Gallagher Build

Gallagher heals for flat amounts that don't scale with any stat. What makes him heal more is Outgoing Healing and Break Effect, so build SPD and Break Effect first and defensive stats after that.

Best Light Cones

  • 1 Scent Alone Stays True Scent Alone Stays True Best
    His best option. It gives a lot of Break Effect and makes enemies take more DMG. Since Novel Concoction turns Break Effect into Outgoing Healing, Gallagher still heals very well with it.
  • 2 Night of Fright Night of Fright Great
    Raises his Energy Regeneration Rate, helps heal the ally with the lowest HP, and boosts the ATK of the ally who gets healed.
  • 3 Quid Pro Quo Quid Pro Quo Great
    A utility 4-star that gives Energy to a random ally who is below 50% Energy. His Ultimate Advances Forward his action, so he gets extra turns and triggers it more often.
  • 4 Post-Op Conversation Post-Op Conversation Good
    The Energy Regeneration Rate gets his Ultimate back faster, which keeps Besotted on enemies longer. It also boosts his Outgoing Healing after he uses his Ultimate.
  • 5 What Is Real? What Is Real? Good
    Gives Break Effect, which suits Break teams. That Break Effect also turns into Outgoing Healing, and the Light Cone lets him heal himself when he uses a Basic ATK.

Best Relics

1
Best for Break teams. Gallagher only needs Outgoing Healing, SPD and Break Effect, so these two 2-piece bonuses plus Break Effect from substats are all he needs.
2
Best for CRIT teams, since it gives the whole team 15% CRIT DMG. You can still use it in Break teams just for the 12% SPD.
3
The second-best option. Each 2-piece bonus gives 16% Break Effect, and Novel Concoction turns that Break Effect into Outgoing Healing.

Best Planar Ornaments

1
The top pick. It gives a permanent 6% SPD, plus a big Break Effect boost when Gallagher attacks an enemy with Fire Weakness.
2
Lots of Break Effect without needing a Fire Weakness, but Gallagher has to reach at least 145 SPD for the set to work.
3
The best choice when Gallagher isn't in a Break team. It raises his SPD and Outgoing Healing. In Break teams, the extra healing usually isn't needed.

Main Stats

  • BodyOutgoing Healing Boost
  • FeetSPD
  • Planar SphereHP% or DEF%
  • Link RopeEnergy Regeneration Rate or Break Effect

Substats

  • 1SPD (as much as possible)
  • 2Break Effect (no more than 150%)
  • 3Effect RES
  • 4HP%
  • 5DEF%

An Energy Regeneration Rate rope is the standard pick so he can use his Ultimate more often. A Break Effect rope also works if you want to reach 150% Break Effect more easily and add damage in Super Break teams. For the sphere, HP% is slightly better than DEF%. With Novel Concoction maxed out and an Outgoing Healing Boost body, his healing more than doubles.

The faster Gallagher acts, the less often Besotted drops off, and Besotted is his main source of healing. Once his SPD is where you want it, stack Break Effect to raise his Outgoing Healing, then move on to defensive stats.

Stat Targets

  • SPD134 (recommended), 143 or 160, at least 145 with Talia
  • Break Effect60%, and 150% maxes out Novel Concoction
  • HP4300 to 4700 or more
  • DEF800 or more

Skill Priority

Talent > Skill > Basic ATK > Ultimate

Talent matters most, because it decides how much extra Break DMG Besotted enemies take and how much HP your allies get back. Skill raises his direct healing. Leveling his Ultimate only adds damage, which isn't much to begin with, so leave it for last.

Trace Priority

Novel Concoction > Organic Yeast = Bottoms Up (unlock all three)

Novel Concoction raises his Outgoing Healing by 50% of his Break Effect, up to 75%. It is basically the stat scaling his kit is missing. Organic Yeast lets Gallagher act again right after his Ultimate, and Bottoms Up lets Nectar Blitz heal his other allies too when it hits a Besotted enemy. Both are very useful, so unlock everything you can.

Eidolon Priority

E2 and E4 are the best value

E1 gives him 20 Energy when he enters battle and 50% Effect RES, so you need less Effect RES from substats. E2 makes his Skill remove 1 debuff from the ally and gives them 30% Effect RES for 2 turns. E4 makes Besotted from his Ultimate last 1 more turn, which means more healing. E6 adds 20% Break Effect and 20% Weakness Break Efficiency, nice to have.

Best Gallagher Teams

Firefly Break Team

Replace Firefly with: Boothill, Rappa, Xueyi Replace Fugue with: Trailblazer (Harmony), Ruan Mei

Gallagher works especially well with supports who raise the whole team's Break Effect. Fugue and The Dahlia do exactly that and also deal a lot of DMG to Weakness Broken enemies. Besotted makes enemies take more Break DMG, which is just what Firefly wants. Swap in Boothill against Elite enemies, and Rappa when there are more than three enemies.

Acheron Debuff Team

Replace Acheron with: Dr. Ratio Replace Pela with: Welt, Guinaifen

Gallagher applies 2 debuffs in quick succession: Besotted from his Ultimate and the ATK reduction from Nectar Blitz. That gives Acheron more Slashed Dream stacks so she can use her Ultimate sooner. Dr. Ratio also works in her place, since Besotted enemies give him more chances to launch his Follow-up ATK.

Castorice Team

Castorice needs constant healing, and Gallagher's healing also supports her Memosprite Skill. An ally who hits several Besotted enemies gets healed once for each of them, so if you keep Besotted on the whole field, Gallagher puts out a lot of healing.

Budget Team (All 4-Stars)

March 7th (The Hunt) is the main Break DPS here. Trailblazer (Harmony) gives her Break Effect and Asta gives her SPD. Gallagher plays as a regular healer: any ally who attacks a Besotted enemy gets healed.

Best Teammates for Gallagher

Trailblazer (Harmony)
Trailblazer (Harmony)

The Trailblazer's Ultimate enables Super Break DMG. Besotted increases all Break DMG enemies take, so the two together put up huge numbers, and Gallagher covers the healing too.

Ruan Mei
Ruan Mei

Raises Break Effect and delays enemy recovery from Weakness Break. Against enemies weak to Fire, Gallagher breaks Toughness much faster with her around.

Firefly
Firefly

A Break DPS who gets the full benefit of the extra Break DMG from Besotted.

Boothill
Boothill

A great replacement for Firefly against Elite enemies, and he also gets the full Break DMG boost from Besotted.

Fugue
Fugue

Raises the whole team's Break Effect and deals a lot of DMG to Weakness Broken enemies.

The Dahlia
The Dahlia

Also raises the whole team's Break Effect and pairs with Fugue in Firefly's Break team.

Acheron
Acheron

She needs teammates who apply debuffs, and Gallagher applies 2 back to back from his Ultimate and Nectar Blitz, which helps Acheron get her Ultimate out faster.

Castorice
Castorice

Needs constant healing. With her on the team, Gallagher using Warmth Shortens Cold Nights also generates some Newbud every turn.

Mydei
Mydei

When he hits several Besotted enemies, the healing triggers several times, so Gallagher heals him a lot.

Dr. Ratio
Dr. Ratio

Besotted enemies give him more chances to launch his Follow-up ATK.

How to Play Gallagher

Besotted: Hit Enemies, Get Healed

His Ultimate Champagne Etiquette deals Fire DMG to all enemies and puts them in the Besotted state for 2 turns. Besotted ignores Effect Hit Rate, so it lands every time. Besotted enemies take more Break DMG, and each time an ally attacks one, that ally gets HP back. Keep in mind that only the attacker is healed, there is no team-wide heal here. On the other hand, hitting several Besotted enemies at once heals the attacker several times.

His Turn Comes Right After His Ultimate

Thanks to the Organic Yeast Trace, Gallagher's action is Advanced Forward by 100% after he uses his Ultimate, so it's his turn again right away. That Basic ATK is enhanced into Nectar Blitz, which hits one enemy, deals heavy Toughness damage and lowers the target's ATK for 2 turns. With Bottoms Up, when Nectar Blitz hits a Besotted enemy, his Talent's healing also applies to his other allies that time.

Flat Healing Means Flexible Builds

His Skill Special Brew instantly heals one ally for a flat amount of HP. Before E2, that's all the Skill does. All of Gallagher's healing is flat and only goes up with Outgoing Healing. Because of this, you can build him in many different ways and his healing won't suffer. The Novel Concoction Trace turns Break Effect into Outgoing Healing and maxes out at 150% Break Effect.

Time Your Ultimate When Breaking a Boss

If you plan to use his Ultimate to break a strong enemy's Toughness and push back its action, wait until its turn has already started before you use it. Break it too early and the enemy recovers quickly, so you get less time with Besotted active. You may have to take a hit first, but that is still better than going a few turns without Besotted.

Quick Tips

  • Use his Technique Artisan Elixir before the fight, and every enemy starts the battle with Besotted for 2 turns.
  • Stack as much SPD as you can, since fast-acting enemies will shake off Besotted very early.
  • If your team has a source of team-wide Super Break, 4-piece Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge boosts Gallagher's own damage a lot, but without one the set is much weaker.
  • In teams where survival is not a worry, Multiplication lets Gallagher spam Basic ATK, advancing his action and generating lots of Skill Points.
  • Outside Break teams, consider 4-piece Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder (especially in CRIT teams) together with Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding.

Gallagher Skills

Basic ATK

Corkage Fee

[Single Target]
Energy Generated20
Toughness Break Single Target: 10

Deals Fire DMG equal to 140% of Gallagher’s ATK to one designated enemy target.

Lv. 10

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 10

Special Brew

[Restore]
Energy Generated30

Immediately heals a target ally for 2020 HP.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Champagne Etiquette

[AoE]
Energy Generated5
Toughness Break Single Target: 30 / Blast: 15

Inflicts Besotted on all enemies, lasting for 2 turn(s). At the same time, deals Fire DMG equal to 188% of Gallagher’s ATK to all enemies, and enhances his next Basic ATK to Nectar Blitz.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Tipsy Tussle

[Restore]
Energy Generated5

The Besotted state makes targets receive 15.0% more Break DMG. Every time a Besotted target gets attacked by an ally, the attacking ally’s HP is restored by 808.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Artisan Elixir

Energy Generated20

Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, inflicts Besotted on all enemies, lasting for 2 turn(s). And deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of Gallagher’s ATK to all enemies.

Gallagher Traces

Total Trace Bonuses
  • Kháng Hiệu Ứng +28%
  • Hiệu Suất Toughness Break +13.3%
  • HP % +18%

Gallagher Eidolons

Salty Dog
Eidolon 1

When entering the battle, Gallagher regenerates 20 Energy and increases Effect RES by 50%.

Lion's Tail
Eidolon 2

When using the Skill, dispels 1 debuff(s) from the designated ally. At the same time, increases their Effect RES by 30% for 2 turn(s).

Corpse Reviver
Eidolon 3

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Last Word
Eidolon 4

Extends the duration of the Besotted state inflicted by Gallagher’s Ultimate by 1 turn(s).

Death in the Afternoon
Eidolon 5

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Blood and Sand
Eidolon 6

Increases Gallagher’s Break Effect by 20% and Weakness Break Efficiency by 20%.

Stats Base

Lv. 80
  • HP Base—
  • ATK Base—
  • DEF Base—
  • SPD—
  • Taunt—

Ascension Materials

20304050607080

About Gallagher

Other Names
Penacony
Species
"Virtual Character"
Path story
Enigmata
World
Penacony
Debut Banner
Any Warp Banner (except Departure Warp)
Release Date
2024-03-27
Version
introduced in 1.6, playable from 2.1

Faction

  • Penacony
  • Bloodhound Family
  • History Fictionologists
EN Erik Braa
CN Ma Yufei (马语非)
JP Mikami Satoshi (三上哲)
KR Park Sang-hoon (박상훈)

Playstyle overview

Gallagher is a healer with real offensive ability.
Gallagher’s Ultimate can hit all enemies and inflict Besotted on them, while also enhancing his next attack. After an ally attacks an enemy in the Besotted state, the attacker restores HP.

Gallagher FAQ

Is Gallagher worth building?
Yes. He is a Break Effect healer who fits Break teams and teams that want debuffed enemies very well, and he is flexible enough to slot into almost any team.
How much Break Effect does Gallagher need?
Around 60% is the recommended amount. You need 150% to get the full 75% Outgoing Healing from Novel Concoction, and anything above that is wasted.
Which rope should Gallagher use?
Energy Regeneration Rate, so he can use his Ultimate more often. Go with Break Effect if you want to reach 150% Break Effect or add damage in a Super Break team.
Does Gallagher heal the whole team?
Not directly. Besotted only heals the ally who attacks, and his Skill heals one ally. The healing only spreads to his other allies when Nectar Blitz hits a Besotted enemy and you have Bottoms Up unlocked.
Which Eidolons should I aim for?
E2 and E4 are the best value: E2 lets his Skill remove a debuff, and E4 makes Besotted last 1 more turn. E1 is also good for the Energy at the start of battle and the 50% Effect RES.