Unveiled in the latest version 2.1 update of Honkai: Star Rail, Gallagher emerges as a distinctive healer character boasting captivating animations. Positioned as a 4-star Abundance selection, Gallagher proves to be quite accommodating for F2P enthusiasts seeking a reliable healer. To unleash Gallagher's full potential, focusing on his upgrades is paramount.
Hailing from Penacony, Gallagher, like other denizens of this realm, relies on materials indigenous to his origin. Being a 4-star character, the quantity of materials essential for his advancement is relatively modest. Below is a comprehensive list of all the requisite materials crucial for enhancing Gallagher and his traces in Honkai: Star Rail.
Gallagher's Essential Materials
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Gallagher's progression necessitates materials obtainable from new adversaries, with the ascension prerequisites being less demanding compared to 5-star alternatives:
- Enemy drops: Dream Collection Component, Dream Flow Valve, Dream Making Engine
- Boss drop: Raging Heart
- Trace materials: Alien Tree Seed, Nourishing Honey, Myriad Fluid
- Weekly boss drop: Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
Gallagher's Ascension Materials
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Ascending Gallagher requires a similar amount of resources as other 4-star characters but of distinct varieties.
Gallagher's Trace Materials
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Alongside the aforementioned enemy drops, Gallagher's trace level-ups demand novel resources. Different trace types necessitate varying quantities of these materials:
- Basic Attack Trace Materials
- Skill/Talent/Ultimate Trace materials
- Skill Tree Trace materials
Gallagher's Basic Attack Trace Materials
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While Gallagher's Basic Attack may seem less prominent, enhancing it can bolster the team's DPS when not engaged in healing:
Gallagher's Skill/Talent/Ultimate Trace Materials
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Elevating Gallagher's Skill, Talent, and Ultimate traces holds equal significance. However, while they require identical materials, they demand notably more resources than enhancing Basic ATK.
Gallagher's Skill Tree Trace Materials
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Gallagher garners augmented HP, Effect RES, Break Effect, and additional utility, optimizing his kit for maximizing efficiency.