Dagath vs Khora
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 Khora's Venari loop.
- You value Dagath's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Pick Khora if…
- You're sold on Khora's fantasy (Khora is red in whip and claw) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Dagath's pitch (“Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness”) isn't what you're missing — Venari is.
- You're buying into Khora's passive — the ferocious kavat, Venari, fights by Khora's side and provides her with an a percentage speed….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Dagath for orb economy and Grave Spirit; lean Khora for Venari and Venari. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Excellent vs Strong — edge Dagath); speed clears (Situational vs Excellent — edge Khora).
At a Glance
Dagath
Stat
Khora
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
ZenurikAura
VazarinMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Wyrd Scythes
Kit Opener
Whipclaw
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Dagath
Khora
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Winner
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Winner
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Open World / Bounties
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
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.
Khora
- Venari carries mid-mission casts; Strangledome 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.
- Dense spawns where Khora'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.
Khora
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 Khora’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Khora if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Khora 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 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.
- Khora's Venari 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.
- Venari into Strangledome is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Weapon damage still matters in your loadouts and Khora is the frame that amplifies that plan.
- You've tried (or watched) Dagath and the orb economy fantasy didn't stick.
- Khora rates higher on speed clears (Excellent vs Situational) — that rota is where you actually play.
- You're chasing one strong Support main, and Khora is the candidate.