Citrine vs Dagath
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Citrine if…
- You're sold on Citrine's fantasy (Gaze upon the Crystal Bastion) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Dagath's pitch (“Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness”) isn't what you're missing — Prismatic Gem is.
- You value Citrine's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
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 Citrine's Fractured Blast, Preserving Shell, and Crystallize.
- You value Dagath's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Citrine for orb economy and Prismatic Gem; lean Dagath for orb economy and Grave Spirit. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Dagath).
At a Glance
Citrine
Stat
Dagath
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
ZenurikMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Fractured Blast
Kit Opener
Wyrd Scythes
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Citrine
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
Citrine
- Prismatic Gem carries mid-mission casts; Crystallize is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Citrine's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Missions that reward committing to Citrine'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
Citrine
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 Citrine’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Citrine if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Citrine 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?
- Energy / health orb rooms are common in your rota and Citrine gets more mileage out of every pickup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into orb economy than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Dagath frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Citrine properly.
- Open-world and bounty pacing still feel good on Citrine, not only endless survival tiles.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Citrine jumps the line over another Dagath craft.
- 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.
- Citrine's Prismatic Gem 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.