Caliban vs Temple
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 Temple's Ripper's Wail 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 Temple if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Temple's vibe — Blazing with glamor and armed with an Infested guitar, Lizzie, Temple’s power chords light the….
- Caliban's pitch (“The heir of twin kingdoms ascends”) isn't what you're missing — Ripper's Wail is.
- You're buying into Temple's passive — play abilities in sync with the Backbeat metronome to invigorate ability effects while….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Caliban for Lethal Progeny and Lethal Progeny; lean Temple for Ripper's Wail and Ripper's Wail. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Temple).
At a Glance
Caliban
Stat
Temple
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
NaramonMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Razor Gyre
Kit Opener
Pyrotechnics
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Caliban
Temple
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.
Temple
- Ripper's Wail carries mid-mission casts; Exalted Solo 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 Temple's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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.
Temple
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 Temple’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Temple if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Temple 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.
- Temple 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.
- Ripper's Wail into Exalted Solo is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into Ripper's Wail than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Caliban frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Temple properly.
- Temple rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Temple jumps the line over another Caliban craft.