Gowther, a 5-star Thunder-element combatant in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

Gowther

5★ Thunder Buster Unknown Tier SS
What you need to know about Gowther

Gowther is a 5-star Thunder-element Buster (Buster) — currently rated Tier SS on our tier list.

Profile

Rarity: 5★ Element: Thunder Role: Buster Race: Unknown Costumes: 4

He became The Goat Sin of Lust after causing the death of a royal with his maddening lust. Strangely, nobody can detect human emotion from him.

Buster — Buster

Base Stats

Base Attack: 250 Base Defense: 200 Base Max HP: 2,000 Critical Rate: 10% Accuracy: 80 Block: 50 Critical Resist: 3% Critical Damage: 25% Critical Damage Resist: 10%

Gowther's 3 Weapon Builds

Wand Thunder Buster
Brute Strike Normal Attack

Inflicts damage equal to 97% of Attack.

1st hit: 14%

2nd hit: 16%

3rd hit: 26%

4th hit: 41%

Savage Arrow First Skill

Immune to Reactions and decreases damage taken by 30% while the stance is maintained.

Inflicts damage equal to 90% / 350% of Attack based on the charge level, dealing increased Crit Damage of 100% to enemies with Lightning Burst activated.

If the attack is fully charged and the enemy has a barrier, Defense Shatter increases by 25%.

Arrow Barrage Second Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 122% of Attack. Each hit additionally increases the Burst Gauge by 20 + 0.5% of Attack. (Max: 100)

This attack decreases the enemy's Lightning Defense by 6% of Defense for 30 sec. (Max: 4 time(s))

Brute Drop Tag Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 85% of Attack.

Eclipse Arrow Ultimate Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 275% of Attack. Attacking an enemy with Lightning Burst activated inflicts additional damage equal to 40% of Attack, up to 240%.

Trick Sense Passive

Lightning Attack increases by 10% of the hero's Attack for 30 sec when an allied hero activates a Lightning Burst. (Max: 3000)

 10 Potential Levels
  1. Increases Attack by 5%, Defense by 4%, and Max HP by 2%.
  2. Amplifies Special Attack power by 10%
  3. Increases Attack by 10%, Defense by 8%, and Max HP by 3%.
  4. Amplifies Ultimate Move skill power by 20%.
  5. Using the Normal Skill adds 4 projectiles that increase the Burst Gauge by 100 each, and increases the maximum number of Lightning Defense reduction stacks from Normal Skills by 4.
  6. Amplifies Ultimate Move skill power by 50%. When the hero activates a Lightning Burst, Crit Chance increases by 25% for 15 sec.
  7. Using a Special Attack immediately sets charge to max level and inflicts additional damage equal to 100% of Attack. Hitting an enemy with Lightning Burst activated allows additional Special Attacks for 10 sec.
  8. Increases Attack by 15%, Defense by 12%, and Max HP by 5%.
  9. Amplifies fully charged Special Attack power by 100%.
  10. When fully charged, Special Attack explodes and inflicts additional damage equal to 325% of Attack. When this attack hits an enemy with Lightning Burst activated, Shatter Resistance decreases by 10% for 30 sec.
Grimoire Neutral Supporter
Invasion Edge Normal Attack

Inflicts damage equal to 74% of Attack.

1st hit: 11%

2nd hit: 12%

3rd hit: 19%

4th hit: 32%

Memory Break First Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 67% of Attack, pulls the enemy toward the hero, and decreases their Defense by 20% for 30 sec.

Nightmare Link Second Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 117% of Attack, then inflicts Link for 30 sec.

※ Link: Decreases Block Rate by 10%. When an enemy affected by Link is hit by an allied hero, all enemies affected by Link within 30m of the caster take additional damage equal to 100% of Gowther's Attack (Cooldown: 5 sec). The buff is removed if the enemy moves 30m or farther from the caster.

Darkness Boom Tag Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 55% of Attack.

Blackout Field Ultimate Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 250% of Attack, then inflicts Shutdown for 5 sec.

※ Shutdown: Stops enemies not in a specific action or immune state. Increases damage taken by 100% (reapplication cooldown: 60 sec).

Alter Ego Passive

Each time an allied hero hits an enemy affected by Link, it inflicts Sync for 15 sec. (Max: 25 times)

※ Sync: Increases Attack by 1%.

 10 Potential Levels
  1. Increases Attack by 5%, Defense by 4%, and Max HP by 2%.
  2. Amplifies Ultimate Move skill power by 20%.
  3. Increases Attack by 10%, Defense by 8%, and Max HP by 3%.
  4. Amplifies Normal Skill power by 40%.
  5. Slightly increases the range of the Special Attack and Normal Skill. Changes the Special Attack into a skill that can be used 2 time(s) and applies Defense Decrease up to 2 time(s).
  6. Restores the Magic Gauge by 500 when attacking an enemy with the Special Attack or Normal Skill.
  7. Amplifies the additional damage power of Link by 100%, and decreases the cooldown by 2 sec.
  8. Increases Attack by 15%, Defense by 12%, and Max HP by 5%.
  9. Amplifies Ultimate Move skill power by 125%.
  10. Increases the duration of Shutdown by 3 sec, and increases the damage taken boost by 40.
Staff Thunder Supporter
Mind Impulse Normal Attack

Inflicts damage equal to 71% of Attack.

1st hit: 11%

2nd hit: 12%

3rd hit: 19%

4th hit: 29%

Invasion Field First Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 3% of Attack to enemies in range every 0.2 sec for 6 sec, and decreases Lightning Resistance by 40% for 30 sec.

Circle Impact Second Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 110% of Attack, then grants all allied heroes Charge for 30 sec.

※ Charge: Increases Lightning heroes' Buff Duration Efficiency by 35% and Lightning Damage by 25%.

Pain Slash Tag Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 62% of Attack.

Prism Ray Ultimate Skill

Inflicts damage equal to 205% of Attack.

Using a Combined Attack with the hero's Ultimate Move as the base increases all allied Lightning heroes' Magic Charging Efficiency by 35% for 20 sec.

Invasion Sense Passive

Increases all allied Lightning heroes' Pierce by 0.3% of the hero's Attack. (Max: 80)

When an allied hero activates a Combined Attack, all allied Lightning heroes' Debuff Duration Efficiency increases by 30% for 30 sec.

 10 Potential Levels
  1. Increases Attack by 5%, Defense by 4%, and Max HP by 2%.
  2. Amplifies Special Attack power by 40%
  3. Increases Attack by 10%, Defense by 8%, and Max HP by 3%.
  4. Amplifies Normal Skill power by 30%.
  5. Slightly increases the range of the Special Attack and decreases the enemy's Crit Resistance by 20% for 30 sec.
  6. Using the Normal Skill increases all allied heroes' Lightning Attack by 35% for 25 sec.
  7. Amplifies Normal Skill power by 100%, and when an allied hero has Charge, restores the Magic Gauge by the fixed amount of 75 and the Tag Gauge by 100 every 1 sec.
  8. Increases Attack by 15%, Defense by 12%, and Max HP by 5%.
  9. Amplifies Ultimate Move skill power by 150%.
  10. When all allied Lightning heroes' have Charge, Crit Damage increases by 70%.

Compatible with 67 weapons · 16 weapon combinations

Gowther — Best Build

Staff

Weapons

Engraved Equipment — Secret Date Night Look

Armor Set — Watcher's Armor Top · Watcher's Armor Bottoms · Watcher's Armor Belt · Watcher's Armor Boots

Accessories — Hymn of Regeneration Earrings · Hymn of Regeneration Necklace · Hymn of Regeneration Ring

Staff build: pairs the Best-in-Slot weapon with the matching Engraved Equipment and armor set (Version 1.7 meta) for maximum output.

Wand

Weapons

Engraved Equipment — Secret Date Night Look

Armor Set — Shadow Spider Breath Top · Shadow Spider Breath Bottoms · Shadow Spider Breath Belt · Shadow Spider Breath Combat Boots

Accessories — Shadow Spider Breath Earrings · Shadow Spider Breath Necklace · Shadow Spider Breath Ring

2nd Best Accessories — Twisted Thought Earrings · Twisted Thought Necklace · Twisted Thought Ring

Wand build: pairs the Best-in-Slot weapon with the matching Engraved Equipment and armor set (Version 1.7 meta) for maximum output.

Grimoire

Weapons

Engraved Equipment — The Goat Sin of Lust

Armor Set — Watcher's Armor Top · Watcher's Armor Bottoms · Watcher's Armor Belt · Watcher's Armor Boots

Accessories — Hymn of Regeneration Earrings · Hymn of Regeneration Necklace · Hymn of Regeneration Ring

Grimoire build: pairs the Best-in-Slot weapon with the matching Engraved Equipment and armor set (Version 1.7 meta) for maximum output.

World Passive

Object Detection

Marks the locations of special items on the world map.

Teams and Build for Gowther

Best Lightning Team (1.7 Meta — Wand Merlin)

Merlin
Gowther
Daisy
Elizabeth

Best Darkness Team (1.7 Meta — Gowther)

Meliodas
Gowther
Daisy
Elizabeth

Best Holy Team (1.7 Meta — Gowther)

King
Gowther
Daisy
Elizabeth

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Gowther a good combatant?
Gowther is a 5-star Thunder-element Buster (Buster) — currently rated Tier SS on our tier list.
How many weapon types can Gowther use?
Gowther can equip 3 different weapon types in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, each unlocking its own skill set — see the weapon builds section above for the full skill list of every loadout.
How many weapons are compatible with Gowther?
Gowther is compatible with 67 weapons in the game's own weapon pool, giving you plenty of room to swap in a stronger piece as you farm better gear.
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