Dante vs Nova
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Dante if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Dante's vibe — Seeker of knowledge.
- This slot should feel like Noctua, Light Verse, and Final Verse, not a reskin of Nova's Null Star, Antimatter Drop, and Molecular Prime.
- Your builds lean status effects and Dante's passive extends that plan.
Pick Nova if…
- You're sold on Nova's fantasy (Harness antimatter) more than another Support / Healer option.
- This slot should feel like Null Star, Antimatter Drop, and Molecular Prime, not a reskin of Dante's Noctua, Light Verse, and Final Verse.
- You value Nova's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Dante for status-duration amplification and Dark Verse; lean Nova for orb economy and Wormhole. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Dante
Stat
Nova
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
AnyAura
NaramonMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Noctua
Kit Opener
Null Star
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Dante
Nova
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
Dante
- Dark Verse carries mid-mission casts; Final Verse is the density payoff.
- Status-heavy weapons in hand — Dante's passive makes those procs earn their keep.
- Missions that reward committing to Dante's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
Nova
- Wormhole carries mid-mission casts; Molecular Prime is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Nova's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Nova shines on tile clears where ability damage — not just weapons — carries the pack.
Mod Scaling Focus
Dante
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 Dante’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Dante if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Dante is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Nova
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 Nova’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Nova if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Nova is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- Status duration is how your weapons scale and Dante extends that plan for free.
- You'd rather specialize hard into status-duration amplification than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Nova frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Dante properly.
- Open-world and bounty pacing still feel good on Dante, not only endless survival tiles.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Dante jumps the line over another Nova craft.
- Energy / health orb rooms are common in your rota and Nova gets more mileage out of every pickup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Nova is the frame you trust for that job.
- Dante can stay on the shelf; Nova is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Antimatter Drop and later abilities are still the reason Nova earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Nova before it shows another same-role experiment.