Best Gilgamesh Light Cones HSR 2026
This guide covers the best Gilgamesh Light Cones from every budget angle, and I’ve also ranked every Light Cone worth running on Gilgamesh, from his own…
This guide covers the best Gilgamesh Light Cones from every budget angle, and I’ve also ranked every Light Cone worth running on Gilgamesh, from his own signature down to the best F2P pick.
Now, before you pick the best Gilgamesh Light Cone for your build, there’s one important fact to keep in mind: Gilgamesh walks the Destruction Path. Although he can physically equip a Light Cone from any Path for its base stats, its unique passive abilities and skill effects will only trigger if he’s equipped with a Destruction Light Cone.
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Best Gilgamesh Light Cones Ranked I Am As You Behold – Best in Slot Best Alternatives to I Am As You Behold Best F2P Light Cone for Gilgamesh Verdict: Which Light Cone Should You Give Gilgamesh?
Best Gilgamesh Light Cones Ranked (TL;DR)
Here’s the quick answer if you just need a ranked list before diving into the details.
Rank Light Cone Why It Ranks Here I Am As You Behold Gilgamesh’s own signature pairs ATK, Energy Regeneration Rate, and a scaling Ultimate DMG bonus with a team-wide CRIT DMG buff.
A Thankless Coronation
Refunds Energy on Ultimate cast and stacks a heavy ATK buff, easing Gilgamesh’s steep Energy cost.
Thus Burns the Dawn
Adds base SPD and permanent DEF ignore, both of which stack cleanly with Gilgamesh’s own kit.
On the Fall of an Aeon
A Herta’s Store cone that ramps ATK every attack and adds bonus DMG after a Weakness Break, no Battle Pass required.
I Am As You Behold – Best in Slot I Am As You Behold is Gilgamesh’s own signature, and it’s built entirely around how he plays. At Superimposition 1, it grants 18% ATK and 10% Energy Regeneration Rate, plus a scaling Ultimate DMG bonus worth 0.2% for every point of Energy the Ultimate consumes, capping at bonus Ultimate DMG.
On top of his own numbers, entering combat or using his Ultimate grants “King’s Entertainment” for three turns, which raises every ally’s CRIT DMG by 24%. That team-wide CRIT DMG buff is what pushes this cone ahead of the alternatives below, since Gilgamesh’s own teams usually run more than one damage dealer who can use it.