Theorylytics

Dagath vs Follie

Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?

TL;DR — Quick Pick

Pick Dagath if…

  • Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness — that's the Dagath pitch you want on the roster.
  • You'd rather build around Grave Spirit than live in Follie's Self Portrait loop.
  • You value Dagath's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.

Pick Follie if…

  • You're sold on Follie's fantasy (Follie, the merry, macabre Shadowgrapher, brings ink to life) more than another Support / Healer option.
  • You'd rather build around Self Portrait than live in Dagath's Grave Spirit loop.
  • You value Follie's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Verdict

Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Dagath for orb economy and Grave Spirit; lean Follie for orb economy and Self Portrait. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.

At a Glance

Dagath
Stat
Follie
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
ZenurikZenurik
Aura
VazarinVazarin
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Wyrd Scythes
Kit Opener
Forced Perspective

Mission Usefulness

Mission
Dagath
Follie
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Excellent
Excellent
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Excellent
Excellent
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Situational
Situational
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Situational
Situational
Open World / Bounties
Strong
Strong
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Weak
Weak

When Each Shines

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.

Follie

  • Self Portrait carries mid-mission casts; Plein Air is the density payoff.
  • Long holds where energy comfort matters — Follie's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
  • Dense spawns where Follie's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.

Mod Scaling Focus

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.

Follie

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 Follie’s Strength-scaling abilities.
DUR
Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Follie if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
RNG
Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Follie is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
EFF
Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Who Should You Pull?

Dagath
Pull Dagath if…
  • 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.
  • Follie's Self Portrait loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
  • You're done shopping the Support / Healer aisle once Dagath is online.
  • If you only rank one more Warframe to 30 this week, it should be Dagath.
Dagath Full Guide
Follie
Pull Follie if…
  • Energy / health orb rooms are common in your rota and Follie gets more mileage out of every pickup.
  • Your favorite clear starts on Forced Perspective and ends on Plein Air — Follie is built for that arc.
  • Dagath's Grave Spirit loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
  • Vazarin on the aura slot matches the school you're already building weapons around.
  • Potato + Forma budget this month has Follie's name on it.
Follie Full Guide