Caliban vs Sevagoth
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.
- You'd rather build around Lethal Progeny than live in Sevagoth's Gloom loop.
- 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 Sevagoth if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Sevagoth's vibe — No longer adrift in the Void, Sevagoth has returned.
- You'd rather build around Gloom than live in Caliban's Lethal Progeny loop.
- You're buying into Sevagoth's passive — on death, become Sevagoth's Shadow and fight to resurrect him by collecting the souls needed to….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Caliban for Lethal Progeny and Lethal Progeny; lean Sevagoth for Gloom and Gloom. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Caliban
Stat
Sevagoth
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
None
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Razor Gyre
Kit Opener
Reap
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Caliban
Sevagoth
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
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.
Sevagoth
- Gloom carries mid-mission casts; Exalted Shadow 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.
- Sevagoth 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.
Sevagoth
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 Sevagoth’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Sevagoth if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Sevagoth 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.
- Sevagoth 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.
- Gloom into Exalted Shadow is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Sevagoth is the frame you trust for that job.
- Caliban can stay on the shelf; Sevagoth is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Sow and later abilities are still the reason Sevagoth earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Sevagoth before it shows another same-role experiment.