Caliban vs Dagath
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Caliban if…
- You're sold on Caliban's fantasy (The heir of twin kingdoms ascends) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Dagath's pitch (“Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness”) isn't what you're missing — Lethal Progeny is.
- You're buying into Caliban's passive — allies within Affinity range gain up to a percentage resistance to the types of damage they are….
Pick Dagath if…
- Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness — that's the Dagath pitch you want on the roster.
- This slot should feel like Wyrd Scythes, Doom, and Rakhali's Cavalry, not a reskin of Caliban's Razor Gyre, Sentient Wrath, and Fusion Strike.
- You value Dagath's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Caliban for Lethal Progeny and Lethal Progeny; lean Dagath for orb economy and Grave Spirit. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Dagath).
At a Glance
Caliban
Stat
Dagath
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
ZenurikMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Razor Gyre
Kit Opener
Wyrd Scythes
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Caliban
Dagath
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Winner
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Open World / Bounties
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
When Each Shines
Caliban
- Lethal Progeny carries mid-mission casts; Fusion Strike is the density payoff.
- Mod focus stays on match the priority to your main ability so the cast loop doesn't fall over mid-rota.
- Missions that reward committing to Caliban's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
Dagath
- Grave Spirit carries mid-mission casts; Rakhali's Cavalry is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Dagath's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Dagath shines on tile clears where ability damage — not just weapons — carries the pack.
Mod Scaling Focus
Caliban
Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.
- STR
- Raises damage and effect potency across Caliban’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Caliban if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Caliban is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Dagath
Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.
- STR
- Raises damage and effect potency across Dagath’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Dagath if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Dagath is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- Lethal Progeny into Fusion Strike is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Caliban is the frame you trust for that job.
- Dagath can stay on the shelf; Caliban is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Sentient Wrath and later abilities are still the reason Caliban earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Caliban before it shows another same-role experiment.
- Energy / health orb rooms are common in your rota and Dagath gets more mileage out of every pickup.
- Doom and later abilities stay on the frame forever in your builds — you're not looking for a subsume tourist.
- Caliban's Lethal Progeny loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Dagath rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- If you only rank one more Warframe to 30 this week, it should be Dagath.