GEPARD FULL GUIDE: How to Play, Best Relic & Light Cone Build, Team Comps | Honkai: Star Rail 1.0

[@twisboo]

He offers durable shield, freeze, comfort, security, keeps you safe, tucks you in bed, kisses you goodnight, and wakes up early to cook breakfast for you. Geppie has it all 👍🏻

[@nhaan4178]

Don't forget he also does my taxes, feeds my dog, takes care of my mum, waters my cactus and being my babygirl

[@nigelxd3735]

He also throws hands instead of using weapons

[@nhaan4178]

@@nigelxd3735 He likes fisting people 👀👀👀

[@manfredstorm7599]

Also don't forget he has a hot sister

[@Koko_Loko_123]

Kisses u before he leaves for work, always tries to come home early, spends time with you, respects you and your boundaries, is patient, and is a family-oriented man. (loves his sisters fr 🥺)

[@phrofile3613]

I pulled for adventurine and got gepard instead...... So here i am

[@epicman2883]

We have the same luck (were unlucky)

[@ocher8931]

Same here… haven’t won a 50/50 yet.

[@arandommartain69420]

Pulled for Adventurine, got him. Tried for his of, got geppie's lc. Now I have gepard too

[@shamirk.g.864]

I actually chose him from the selector today. You still got a tank which is great. He may not be as shiny as Aventurine, you can still get a tank and a lot of CC.

[@thedarkphoenix9549]

same😭

[@tuhalu4123]

Gepard is basically the Zhongli of Star Rail. I got him on the beginner banner and haven't looked back. Truly a gigachad of damage absorption.

[@TwinkleStar707]

Literally my first 3 5 stars were him twice and then his signature light Cone… as a Gepard simp I’m not upset in the slightest 😊

[@fallen4874]

Same here but I’m not his simp. I just wanted seelie and bronya or himeko or any other 5*

[@oopsiedoopsie1783]

All the 5 stars I got were him

[@malsawmzela609]

I have two of Clara's cone i have no use for. I would exchange it for a single cone in a jiffy.

[@AUNKNOWN80]

I’m at e3 now lol he was my last choice

[@aznkiller722]

omg mines was him and then his weapon twice lol

[@henriquequeiros4917]

He was my first 5* , on the 50 banner. I thought I got the short end of the stick....BUT MAN WAS I WRONG!!! My Laudau boy here basically piles on DEF and the game took a turn for easy mode 100%. Now I don't take him off the team, he is my stapple!

[@thomasdavis7230]

Same, then I got Janqing. So I figured fate was at some kind of work.

[@nhaan4178]

Same, I got Yan Qing on my alt account without big daddy Geppie and man my soul left me everytime Yan Qing got hit

[@DecipherXXV]

Same Gepard gave me the comfort zhongli did in Genshin

[@EarthJen]

My story is similar to yours! I got Gepard at 50 pity on the starter banner, I was disappointed with him at first because he took forever to regenerate energy for his ult, and now...after equipping an ERR rope on him, Gepard is in every single team I use for most things these days 😅

[@atriyakoller136]

My first as well, got him from standard at 3 pity and was sad that it's not Welt, Bronya or Himeko...boy was I wrong Then I got Bronya from novice, her LC from standard and her E1 haha But... I can forego Bronya. Gepard? Naaaaaaaaaaaaah

[@nhaan4178]

The best thing about Geppie is that his shield comes from his ult so he doesn't require any skill points (he generates a lot, in fact). Gives him a speed boot, ERR robe and I have my shield up on cool down.

[@absolutemenagerie639]

As an absolute Gepard simp, thank you for giving my man his spotlight Sevy ♡ i love him so muuuuch :')

[@longlostamia]

You're so right

[@cactuspulp]

I'm very happy to have gotten Gepard as my first standard character. I appreciate the comfy playstyle and he has saved my team many times! Thanks Sevy!

[@nhaan4178]

First 5* on standard, I have to admit, I was disappointed at first, but like Zhongli from GI, I feel safe in his arms. He is the most well built unit in my account (purely from farming for Jing Yuan). He can solo sustain my team, no healers needed. I now only need his LC and this man will be legendary and continue to carry my account like a chad that he is.

[@kuyarence]

Gladly his 5-Star LC can be purchased in the Starlight Shop

[@nhaan4178]

@@kuyarence I used the currency to buy wishes but that would be my goal one day 🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnDoe-pd4jo]

I knew that he was good instantly. He was my first five star. Most of you are just bandwagoning now because others hve also changed their minds Smfh. When the game first came out everyone was trashing him.

[@kyuumons]

LOL exact same situation. He is the best built aside from don't have his 5* light cone... but he's already unkillable as of right now just with his 4* so I'm pretty happy xD

[@kuyarence]

@@JohnDoe-pd4jo meanwhile I was very clueless with all of the 5-Star Standard Characters while already knew the 5-Star Limited ones like Seele and Jing Yuan will be good in the long run.

[@thea6482]

I ALWAYS use him in SU with preservation path and it’s hilarious how ennemies can’t even touch me, Cocolia raged ahaha

[@TheOffOne11037]

A Will of Ice will Never Falter from this Amazing Gepard Guide!

[@lolo_logan123]

About to watch, but thank you thank you thank you! There’s so many guides for the flashier big number dps standard 5 stars but so few about the 5 star supports. As someone that happily pulled Gepard (plus lightcone), Bailu, and Welt from the standard warps and is still a bit clueless about team building/stat priorities, this is much appreciated, Sevy!!

[@Goldregen_Cytise]

I can't state enough how much I appreciate your chill videos. I'm really annoyed at all the Genshin Meta discussions and it's already pretty annoying for HSR, too, but your videos are always suggestions and remarks, no "this character is useless" BS or "just use this character instead" blabla (and you're honest nonetheless if there really is a character who got duped by Hoyo *coughDehyacough*). Keep up the good work :3

[@av110386]

Not a Gepard haver or wanter, but I appreciate the videos, keep them coming

[@crackersdrake8445]

Didn't particularly want him either...still pulled him, so may as well take advantage. Just a bit salty that it could have been Bronya or Welt...or Bailu...or Clara...

[@zzemain]

@@crackersdrake8445u will be happy u got him soon enough

[@sundaewhore]

@@zzemain LMAO so tru

[@EarthJen]

The tip about equipping a SPD boot brings up an interesting point. I'm TL 50/EQ 4 right now, and I'm noticing that Gepard is prone to getting energy debuffs that slow him down, which prevents me from using his ult at the right time. Unless I use his technique in advance, I have to either pray for the enemies to aggro Gepard first or risk my whole team being close to dying too early, and I tend to forget using techniques when I'm on my daily farming grinds. I may consider switching the DEF boots I have on him right now to SPD boots as soon as I get recent relics. Thanks for the guide, Sevy!

[@Goldregen_Cytise]

Same here, he constantly gets frozen, imprisoned --- choose your debuff and even though I gave him a 5* ER rope to make it more comfy this is still a real issue. I'd be curious to hear about your experiences once you switch to SPD boots.

[@EarthJen]

@@Goldregen_Cytise Will let you know for sure once I do! I have no motivation to relic farm right now though lol

[@Goldregen_Cytise]

@@EarthJen that's so legit xD

[@nonhero4198]

Try to get effect res and spd sub stats def too if you get that lucky

[@CL0UD_9Hero]

I'm T/L 60 and I'm prioritizing def at all relics but I pretty much grind to get the best subtats that have speed, EHT and EFF. And when gepard got a speed debuff makes it quite hard . That's why a good amount of EFF is good pinch :')

[@GuiltyKit]

Gepard's become my safety blanket. MIght just run him and Luocha if I get them on a guaranteed pity, and just be comfy as hell.

[@Goldregen_Cytise]

Add Welt (if you get/have him) and any DPS and you won't have to do aaaaaaanything at all anymore. Game'll play itself.

[@andrewmattar4178]

Gepard was my first 5 stars from the standard banner. I struggled with him at first. But a ERR rope really boosts his effectiveness. However those are so rare, after all this time playing I litterally have 2 4 stars ERR ropes and... That's it. But he's really really tanky and his shield is really strong. He's always on my team.

[@JFarenci]

Something of note, freezing enemies can accelerate the rate at which they take damage from DoTs like Shock, Bleed, and Wind Shear. When an enemy unfreezes, it doesn't completely lose its turn, it actually gets action advanced into the next turn as well. Because an enemy unfreezing counts as a turn though, DoT effects trigger, and buffs and debuffs have their turn count reduced. This is particularly noticable in simulated universe if you went the Nihility path. You'll see interactions where a frozen boss will unfreeze only to move 30-60 units later in a turn. Itd hard to fully explain, and admittedly I'm not super well versed and haven't done any TC around it, but it could have some considerably implications in teambuilding. TLDR: non-break freezes "action advance" your DoT damage.

[@mikuz210]

Great vid! He carried my under leveled team World 6 with Preservation buffs 😂

[@mathieuperrier3841]

My first 5*, I wanted him and he shields my team so well. So glad I have him. :D

[@kumbisiseko]

Literally first. Haha. MY boy Gepard gets his video!!! Finally!

[@ezekieldevesa9676]

Early! Also, that compliment on Gepard's artistic touch HAHAHAHA

[@goodpuppii]

I love all your videos. They are so helpful, and your voice is so soothing. I just pulled Lil' Geppie this morning on the standard banner. I thought he was the 5-star I wanted the least, mostly because I love my preservation trailblazer, and I already have my Bailu at E2, but after watching this, I am a little more excited about building him. And he will definitely be helpful for when I need more than one team.

[@thetruth3068]

At first I was kinda sadge when I got Gepard as my guaranteed 5star, but now that I started diving into MoC, I'm glad that I got him. He makes team building so much easier.

[@muqing7427]

He is quite literally my favorite character in hsr, i love using him and the is such a comfort to have on my team, as someone who usually takes unconventional aproaches to the games i do want to max out the little geppie and do the most i can to make him as meaty as posible

[@jarmago7750]

Hey, Sevy. Are you creating the guide for the new Spiral Abyss enemies?

[@rasheedtapales8306]

I have him and also his lightcone from the Seele's Lightcone Banner. He's so good

[@kyuumons]

As soon as I reached 300 pulls on the standard banner I picked him. No regrets at all, he has made so many fights & Simulated Universe in general a breeze.

[@karmascoffin]

Gepard currently has the game’s best shield, can sometimes freeze enemy with skill, can revive himself with an impressive amount of HP, takes hits for your squishy support characters, and is just a really good unit. I’m so mad I didn’t get him first I was praying for him

[@sarbca]

lol i was disappointed when i got him on the beginner banner, but now he’s on my team 100% of the time

[@guccilatae]

Just got gepard and himeko's lightcone back to back in a single ten pull... Really needed him after loosing the 50/50 for adventurine to bailu :')

[@babygeige]

Thanks for this video! It's great timing because I just passed equilibrium level 2 so I feel like I can finally start to really work on character builds now. I lost the 50/50 to him on Jing Yuan's banner but I'm not even mad. He's super useful. I have him next to Jing Yuan and he does help with generating energy quite a bit. Geppie and Jing Yuan are my first two to get ascended to level 40.

[@duckduck3551]

I just got my Gepard a few hours ago and this vid pops out of nowhere, this is amazing!

[@i_karcheuski]

Been looking for a good guide on him, thx!

[@BarbaraDenham-m5g]

I finally understand this subject, thanks to you!

[@aidescal8]

Thanks for this vid! Gepard is also my first from the gold ticket, and I found the other 3* light cone, the "Defense", to be really good on him. Gepard sure takes a lot of hits, so his HP falling below 50% is a bit scary. With the 3* cone "Defense", good Energy Regen Rate, and hefty HP, he can almost always be at 80% of his max HP whenever he casts his Ult, helping the team healer to watch over the squishy members more.

[@discryptency]

At first I didn't like him because I wanted another character. But he grew on me very quickly because I realized how valuable and strong his shield is, and also because I'm super unlucky with relics (and artifacts in genshin) and always rolling Def and Def% so he was super easy to build with my unluckiness. Now my Gepard has more Def than Hp which obviously makes his shield super thicccc, I switch between Landau's Choice and We Are Wildfire(mainly because of the higher base Def between the 2)

[@hhayeluj]

Im seeing a lot of “when i first got him i thought he was bad but now he doesnt leave my team” comments and honestly im part of that group 😂 when i made another acc on a diff server i got himeko and oh boy did i miss his thick ass shield. If natasha wasn’t free early game i think I’d quit cuz my chars are so defenseless without any shield but yeah gepard is a great beginner 5 star and will carry you throughout contents

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

doing SU with Preservation Resonance with him and the Doctor's Robe really made even World 3 Difficulty 3 a cake walk. Altho i do admit i need Fire MC to consistently charge the Resonance energy

[@b28hashim2]

I'm glad to have gepard and his signature light cone

[@scottolton606]

I lost 5050 early on seele banner to him. Hes one of my favourite units and i am beyond glad i got him. Sheild and utility aside he makes simulated an asolute joke since you can use either preservstion or abundance blessings and your team becomes super safe.

[@hugedeal8611]

I got him yesterday, he’s a game changer even without his signature lightcone

[@aakash2868]

manifesting that i get him when i lose my 50-50 (or on standard banner idc) by watching this video everyday

[@Anthony-so4go]

Got Gepp and Jing in one pull. Totally made my game and opened way for new summons ☕️

[@zeddestroyer]

I wish I had him so much and will totally use this as a reference in the future. Thx !

[@geroygeroy6513]

Got his sign from standard and later on himself from jing yuan's banner. And have his relic most built among other standard *5 char. Now SU become much easier. Thanks for the vid, keep it up 🙂

[@blueocean1844]

Hi Sevy, very complete guide, well done and ty :)

[@Rieneger]

Gepard was my first 5 star I got when I started the game. He basically carried me through most of the content. Same with Clara after I got her shortly after. Unfortunately Clara has fallen off of my priorities, but I plan on amping her gear to get her competitive again.

[@jackdawn6374]

gepard + preservation resonance issa cheat code. his thiccc -kok- shield is carrying me hard now. lost to him super early on seele banner. no regret.

[@jackdawn6374]

but not compatible with my clara tho. he has aggro in his kit.

[@impenetrablegolem5722]

@@jackdawn6374 You can use him in the other team in MoC. It's how play it with Clara+March 7 in one team and Seele and Gepard in the other team. Though this does mean that you will not be using Fire MC unless you really need to break fire shields then you can replace gepard with fire MC but I find gepard better as a tank and he does not need to use skill points.

[@llenivra2ty]

I was expecting to get him or Clara from the Stellar Warp/Departure Warp but I got Bailou instead. I'm so glad that had happened after I found out that Bailou can revive a teammate upon defeat. I still want him though 'cuz I enjoy playing on Auto more than manual mode. 😅🤩

[@jeremypaulevan]

With Gepard, no one in your team dies so you don’t need a revive anyways.

[@llenivra2ty]

@@jeremypaulevan True, that's why I want to get him. I haven't get to unlock the domain for the Relics so my Character's gear are not fully optimized yet.

[@jeremypaulevan]

@@llenivra2ty yeah it’s very easy to build him too, just slap some def relics on him, spd and er too depending on your preferences and you’re good to go. He could also utilize most pf the f2p lightcones

[@ryzhik9608]

Got people laughing at me for pulling Gepard while they all got their Bronyas. I'm the one laughing now on floor 6 of memory of chaos while they can barely pass level 4 if lucky lol. Gepard is a really good boy I have his E1 and I love him. Tho I wish to get another cryo 5* very soon-

[@Erikai_]

Wanted him pre-release and he’s still my fav 5 star right now

[@SilverLawrenceGamingg]

I love his family, serval and lynx are so cute 💛 got him today after failed going for sparkle, but got double sparkle for 90 wishes

[@miyukitakagi3847]

I love him so much. Thank you for this video.

[@Mel_iodas]

This dude gave me a heart attack when he came in Jing yuan banner then in the next 3 pulls jing yuan came. This guy is not copium, i repeat even if you lose 50/50 to this guy, he is not copium.

[@bangchu3579]

finally! I have been waiting!

[@gamalielbontilao3679]

5:54 I'd argue that his skill goes first before his talent (Heck, it should be last even). If there's ever a run that Gepard actually dies, I already consider that a failed run. In any case, utility is a lot more useful.

[@franyard8783]

Didn't even think about rerolling after I got him in the discounted standard pulls,got rewarded with his light cone at 10 pity, I will now sell my soul to this man

[@sikuaq1035]

ive honestly never used his revive. usually when he dies, the rest of the team is already did. i wish his e6 did something more contributing to his kit, but at the same time i'm thankful that an integral part of his gameplay isnt locked behind eidolons.

[@drea-ju8nr]

got gepard and landau's choice in the same pull. i think the game is trying to tell me something lol but seriously tho, he's my zhongli on star rail. i really like shielders so he's always in my team with serval. plus, he's cute, it's a W for me. thanks for this guide sevy!!

[@omarsepi9922]

He is my first 5 star character and after pulling in the standard banner I got his 5 star light cone.

[@YRUDYING.]

I lost a 50/50 on my 85th pull on kafka and got Gepard, I'm so happy😢 Thank you for the guide!

[@jessie679]

Samee

[@forhadhasan_01]

Lost the 50/50 in feixiao banner and got him :"(

[@pratamaputra000]

Yesterday I got Geppard and Jingyuan, I couldn't be happier.

[@neriuscomputersoftwareandh8271]

hey sevy! New abyss 3.7 is out. Waiting for your guide hehe

[@rtrazona]

Looking forward for more of your content Sevy

[@bingbong517]

my very first 10 pull was him been on and off with him since now im going all in after my dps builds

[@cinn5611]

I got Gepard E2 and don't even have a Welt copy yet. I reeeeally want him all the way to E4 but I'm too poor to be whaling excessively. Still pretty happy and hopefully I can pick up another copy or two within the next couple of patches. ^_^

[@ifeelsleepy8696]

i got him on standard banner and was dissapointed bc i wanted yanqing or welt but now he carried my team, i love him sm

[@blazebd97]

Geppy with preservation path destroys simulated universe

[@madih.5263]

Guepard was my second 5 star and i love it. It's just impossible to continue to play when a player experiement the guepard shield experience. I play him with arlan, and now jin yuang and most importantly in mono ice team with yanquing march 7th for counter and pela for help yanquing to does dammage.

[@4sianch0co]

I got his signature light cone today in the standard warp banner! Baby Brother is now the tankiest character in my account

[@benho45]

I am lucky to get Gepard from the standard banner with my 1st 50 pulls and he has helped me stay alive together with natasha. Now I have Bailu after loosing 50-50 on seele banner. The problem I have with him now is that he's too slow and I did not manage to get a speed boot for him . His current speed is only 98 and his defence is 2100+

[@LikeACrouton]

He's so good for Sushang, keeping things frozen in break.

[@williamtan1417]

Just got him with a random 10 pull in standard banner. And now I wasted alot of resources just to upgrade him. Worth it!

[@destinystriumph1573]

Ngl- this is a mild humble brag but it’s a whirlwind of an adventure for me. So I managed to pull on the standard banner today and got Geppie and thought that it was pretty cool and checked my characters to level and get some more wishes but he wasn’t there… thought it was a bug and restarted the game twice while looking up his kit on my phone and was kinda ‘eh’d by him because I misunderstood some stuff and it was just mildly upsetting but I was ok. Then I found out it was his lightcone and I was malding. Like- I was pissed But shunted it on my March 7th and called it a day, went back to my wishes and pulled one last ticket then BOOM GEPPIE… I decided it was fate and had to build him, so now I’m here. Thank you for the video 😂 really like the sound of him after a proper explanation, just gotta wait for energy until I can get him up and running

[@raiders80419]

I pulled his signature light cone after about 30 pulls on the standard banner but was using it on March. Then I pulled Bronya 10 pulls later and Gepard about 50 after her. I genuinely have no idea how I’d be able to win in the harder SU or FH without him.

[@djbeans2585]

Haven't really touched him too much as of right now because I still not guaranteed 5* relics. Once I get to that point, I'll be prefarming a quantum set and hoping I get extra def set pieces while doing it

[@VAronB99]

4:33 I would say right, but it feels like Tingyung has the highest likelihood to be targeted by enemies in my case.

[@RicardoMenson]

oooh, that's guitar case! i was going crazy trying to figure out what is he uses as weapon, cuz otherwise it made 0 sense to me.

[@AlexLee-je5jg]

That guitar case is for serval's guitar, she modified the case to be a shield with shielding capabilities and gave it to him. according to lore

[@RicardoMenson]

@@AlexLee-je5jg well, it's incredibly bad physical shield, unless it's gives some kind of force filed.

[@TeslaRaijin]

I was so happy when I got Gepard he my favorite character and all. But man his shields are so good he keeps my team alive. Literally the the ultimate defense 🔥

[@nam6282]

I do be watching guides on characters I don’t have

[@MrAlexjmercer]

Lost 50/50 to SW for him but my Yanqing and E6 Pela are really pleased by this.

[@yuujin8194]

I'm using Trend on my Geppie because he's going to be the sustain unit on my Kafka comp, so I figure his burn bonus will be a nice little boost to chip damage.

[@Song-bc3ue]

My fav sustaining character!

[@IlianaRose11]

Instead of getting multipe 5 stars I now have an E1 Gepard and honestly he's so valuable to my team.

[@astroyakuza]

as much as i was happy getting his signature CE, i enjoyed a lot using "we are wildfire" (it was already s5 after 3 weeks of playing the game, got lucky) the moment i got him as my departure ssr damage reduction is really nice even if its for 5 turn, it helps before u start spamming his ultimate and the ability to restore hp for the team between entering battles just reduced the need of having a healer or going back to back to teleport waypoints, and i also used that ability in clearing abyss floors where u had to kill 2 separate elite/boss enemies if by a random chance ur teammates got hurt (believe me, it happens quite often on my end) yeah, maybe there are better options for him like the "moment of victory" that i currently using, but for me it was so comfy and nice that i consider switching back to it one day even tho i just can add bailu

[@AlexanderXion]

At first, i was very dissapointed when i get him. Since i thought Bronya is the best best choice. That's seems right. But Gepard proved he also the best one. He really help me out during my early levels and i feels like i'm using Zhongli. Also sister is awesome!! Landau Siblings Supremacy!!!

[@shamirk.g.864]

His artifacts, and play style hasn't changed since the new end Gane content as well as a years work of updates.

[@pollycastle7832]

Wait, the last part about him being free from playing the story, is a typo? 17:10

[@dyinghearte]

I've started playing the game because of him. Hopefully he comes home soon 😢

[@loukas9442]

I struggled with SU a lot trying to get the light cone for Gepard because I have bad luck with preservation light cones, only had the f2p one, lv40, refused to level it up, then finally I had 8 materials I clicked on the wrong one, the destruction one, I don’t play any destruction characters, and my sushang and Danheng both have their signature 4 star weapons. I am desperate for the Herta store weapon for Jepard so I can fully build him well.

[@forsagebone]

I honestly thought you were gonna open this video with "Hey, everyone. It's Geppie- I mean Sevy."

[@SevyPlays]

LMAOOOO that's genius

[@iroku_1]

i did a ten pull during this video on JIng Yuan's banner and immediately got a Tingyun, box how could you do him dirty like this

[@ZhuangJN]

I wanted bailu not everybody else but my friend really wants gepard so this is great for her

[@TsuchiGamer06]

Got Gepard from the beginner banner and was kinda bummed. But I love having him now and feel naked when i dont have his shields up

[@heavenlyrequiem4019]

I don't my 50/50 for Jing Yuan to him so this is very nice Edit: I got Jing Yuan 16 pulls later

[@shikikanaz4624]

He was my first guaranteed 50 pull 5 star, I was a bit sad I didn't get bronya but he's pretty good until I get another 5 star

[@isaansari9838]

everytime i watch a build guide, i realize prydven is the same thing but 2 minutes

[@parthadeb5604]

I was messing around with the standard banner and got him :3