Dante vs Valkyr
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.
- Valkyr's pitch (“Valkyr was modified into a highly motivated and fearsome killer”) isn't what you're missing — Dark Verse is.
- Your builds lean status effects and Dante's passive extends that plan.
Pick Valkyr if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Valkyr's vibe — Valkyr was modified into a highly motivated and fearsome killer.
- You'd rather build around Paralysis than live in Dante's Dark Verse loop.
- You're buying into Valkyr's passive — valkyr accumulates Rage when hitting or killing enemies with melee weapons, increasing her Melee….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Dante for status-duration amplification and Dark Verse; lean Valkyr for Paralysis and Paralysis. Mission Usefulness is where they split: speed clears (Situational vs Excellent — edge Valkyr).
At a Glance
Dante
Stat
Valkyr
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
AnyAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Noctua
Kit Opener
Rip Line
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Dante
Valkyr
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Winner
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.
Valkyr
- Paralysis carries mid-mission casts; Hysteria 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 Valkyr's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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.
Valkyr
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 Valkyr’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Valkyr if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Valkyr 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 Valkyr 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 Valkyr craft.
- Paralysis into Hysteria is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into Paralysis than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Dante frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Valkyr properly.
- Valkyr rates higher on speed clears (Excellent vs Situational) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Valkyr jumps the line over another Dante craft.