Dagath vs Wukong
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 Wukong's Defy loop.
- You value Dagath's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Pick Wukong if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Wukong's vibe — The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
- Dagath's pitch (“Never underestimate the power and wrath of sullen sadness”) isn't what you're missing — Defy is.
- You're buying into Wukong's passive — after taking fatal damage Wukong automatically uses one of his mastered survival techniques.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Dagath for orb economy and Grave Spirit; lean Wukong for Defy and Defy. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Dagath
Stat
Wukong
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
ZenurikAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Wyrd Scythes
Kit Opener
Celestial Twin
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Dagath
Wukong
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
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.
Wukong
- Defy carries mid-mission casts; Primal Fury 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 Wukong's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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.
Wukong
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 Wukong’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Wukong if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Wukong 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.
- Wukong's Defy 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.
- Defy into Primal Fury is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Wukong is the frame you trust for that job.
- Dagath can stay on the shelf; Wukong is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Cloud Walker and later abilities are still the reason Wukong earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Wukong before it shows another same-role experiment.