King of Heroes (Deadly) is the 2nd stage of Holy War: Gilgamesh. Previous stage: King of Heroes (Veteran). Next stage: King of Heroes (Merciless).
A horde of Metal enemies (Metal Doge, Metal Hippoe, Metal One Horn, Sir Metal Seal) in front of Gilgamesh, whose Long Distance strikes wear you down from 600~1,100.
- Crit units (Jurassic Cat, Space Cat, Curry Cat, Hurricat) or other anti-Metal tools (Hoop Cat, Clockwork Cat, Drumcorps Cat, Primordial Cat) clear the Metals; Waitress Cat is unreliable because the Metal Doges soak her hits.
- Gilgamesh has a 600 blind spot — rushers like Supercat, Awakened Bahamut or Curling Cat get inside it and hold him back, as long as the Metals do not halt them.
JURASSIC CAT B Critical hits for the Metal horde. 
SPACE CAT B Critical hits for the Metal horde. 
CURRY CAT A Curry Cat: Critical hits for the Metal horde. 
HURRICAT A Hurricat: Critical hits for the Metal horde. 
HOOP CAT B Does something to Metals without needing a Crit (Slow). 
CLOCKWORK CAT B Does something to Metals without needing a Crit (Freeze). 
DRUMCORPS CAT B Does something to Metals without needing a Crit (Knockback). 
PRIMORDIAL CAT B Does something to Metals without needing a Crit (Freeze). 
WAITRESS CAT A Waitress Cat can work, but with many Metal Doges around she may spend her shot on one of them instead of Sir Metal Seal. 
SUPERCAT A Supercat: Gilgamesh has a blind spot, so rushers keep him pushed back — just don't let them get halted by the Metals. 
AWAKENED BAHAMUT CAT S Rusher for Gilgamesh's blind spot; keep him clear of the Metal wall. 
CURLING CAT A Even Curling Cat works as a blind-spot rusher against Gilgamesh. ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Gilgamesh is Traitless. Anti-Traitless units take less damage and deal more.
HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies 
BOWLER CAT A The Slow lands on Traitless enemies — great for stalling the many Traitless bosses across Empire of Cats and Into the Future. 
BRAINWASHED AXE CAT A Strong against Traitless and Curses Traitless enemies. 
D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. 
JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Gilgamesh reaches 600 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
Gilgamesh has a deep HP pool (1,500,000+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. 
TECOLUGA S A 7,300-AP long-range hit obliterates tanky targets when the Critical connects. Also fits “Out-range Gilgamesh.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. 
CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts from safety. WIKI PICK = listed on the stage's Battle Cats Wiki page; COMMUNITY = found by title, channel and date. Neither is verified by Claws' Den. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. Find more on YouTube ↗
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.