Dark Verse

Used by Dante

Ability3

Energy25

Dark Verse

Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.

Introduced in Update 35.5 (2024-03-27)

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Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.

Info

Dark Verse is Dante’s ability 3.
Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.
Use it with the rest of the kit — especially Noctua, Light Verse — instead of casting it in isolation.
Ability Strength, Duration, Range, and Efficiency each matter differently; check Mod Scaling below before dumping all four.

Read the battlefield first — cast Dark Verse when it actually solves the room, not on cooldown habit.
Pair Dark Verse with movement and energy economy so you’re not stranded after a big spend.
On Steel Path, confirm whether Dark Verse still carries without strip, Viral, or a squad buff.
If you never press 3, it’s the first Helminth candidate on Dante.

Ability dossier · Dark Verse

Verified 2026-07-22

Dark VerseNoctua
Use Dark Verse to set up Noctua, or follow Noctua with Dark Verse while enemies are vulnerable.
Dark VerseLight Verse
Use Dark Verse to set up Light Verse, or follow Light Verse with Dark Verse while enemies are vulnerable.
Dark VerseFinal Verse
Use Dark Verse to set up Final Verse, or follow Final Verse with Dark Verse while enemies are vulnerable.

Strength: Improves Dark Verse’s damage or effect potency where Strength is listed on the ability.
Duration: Duration is low priority on Dark Verse unless an augment or lingering effect needs it.
Range: Increases Dark Verse’s reach, radius, or targeting distance.
Efficiency: Dark Verse costs energy each cast — Efficiency (or strong regen) keeps the loop comfortable on long missions.

Stack the stats that actually move this ability’s needle, then Efficiency for uptime.

Mission	How to Use It
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Test whether Dark Verse still clears or enables clear when enemies are dense and overlevelled.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Use Dark Verse to control or delete the swarm on the objective, then reposition.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Cast Dark Verse only when it saves time — skip it on empty tiles.
Spy / Rescue / Quiet Routes	If Dark Verse is loud or forces combat, save it for after the vault; if it’s stealth-friendly, use it to stay safe.

VS
Vs similar tools on other frames — Dark Verse is tuned for Dante’s loop — don’t judge it as a standalone subsume without the rest of the kit.