Gilgamesh in HSR looks like he’s been turned into a Fate collab sub-DPS with an Ultimate-focused kit and Saber synergy, and the current chatter says he’s a Lightning Destruction unit with a free-obtain angle attached.

What changed

  • The recent writeups describe him as an Ultimate-centric character with general buffs rather than a pure hypercarry, which is probably why some people feel his original hype got “diluted.”
  • One collab reveal claims Gilgamesh is the DPS of the Fate Part 2 lineup and that he may be obtainable for free, while another leak thread says his path was updated to Destruction.
  • Community reactions are split: one Reddit post is calling him weak based on early impressions, while other leak coverage frames him as a strong collab headline unit.

Why people are mad

  • A lot of the frustration seems to come from the gap between “King of Heroes” fantasy and what early kit talk suggests: a more supportive or setup-heavy role instead of a flashy standalone nuker.
  • Some of the noise is also just leak-drama, since different sources have pushed conflicting versions of the collab timing, path, and even whether later updates were real.
  • In other words, part of the community is reacting to the kit, and part of it is reacting to the usual HSR leak chaos.

Current read

  • The safest read is that Gilgamesh is being positioned as a collab damage dealer with team synergy , not a fully self-contained “delete the screen” unit.
  • If you were expecting a raw, ego-driven burst kit, that’s probably the main reason the reaction has been “what did they do to him?”
  • If you want, I can also turn this into a cleaner “what we know vs what’s rumor” breakdown.