Chroma vs Sevagoth
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Chroma if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Chroma's vibe — Unleash the draconic.
- Sevagoth's pitch (“No longer adrift in the Void, Sevagoth has returned”) isn't what you're missing — Vex Armor is.
- You're buying into Chroma's passive — wings sprout for an additional jump and bullet jump.
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 Chroma's Vex Armor 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 Chroma for Vex Armor and Vex Armor; lean Sevagoth for Gloom and Gloom. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Chroma
Stat
Sevagoth
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
MaduraiAura
None
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Spectral Scream
Kit Opener
Reap
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Chroma
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
Chroma
- Vex Armor carries mid-mission casts; Effigy 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 Chroma'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
Chroma
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 Chroma’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Chroma if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Chroma 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?
- Vex Armor into Effigy is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into Vex Armor than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Sevagoth frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Chroma properly.
- Open-world and bounty pacing still feel good on Chroma, not only endless survival tiles.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Chroma jumps the line over another Sevagoth craft.
- 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.
- Chroma 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.