Excalibur vs Yareli
Same Summoner / Companion fantasy — which summoner kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Excalibur if…
- Excalibur epitomizes the warrior spirit — that's the Excalibur pitch you want on the roster.
- You'd rather build around Radial Javelin than live in Yareli's Aquablades loop.
- You're buying into Excalibur's passive — excalibur deals a percentage increased damage and attacks a percentage faster when wielding swords.
Pick Yareli if…
- You're sold on Yareli's fantasy (The waverider can unleash a flood of destruction on the battlefield) more than another Summoner / Companion option.
- You'd rather build around Aquablades than live in Excalibur's Radial Javelin loop.
- You're buying into Yareli's passive — yareli gains +a percentage Critical Chance for Secondary weapons when she has been moving for at….
Verdict
Both fill the Summoner / Companion lane. Lean Excalibur for Radial Javelin and Radial Javelin; lean Yareli for Aquablades and Aquablades. Mission Usefulness is where they split: speed clears (Excellent vs Situational — edge Excalibur).
At a Glance
Excalibur
Stat
Yareli
Summoner / Companion
Role
Summoner / Companion
None
Aura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Slash Dash
Kit Opener
Sea Snares
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Excalibur
Yareli
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
Excalibur
- Radial Javelin carries mid-mission casts; Exalted Blade 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 Excalibur's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Yareli
- Aquablades carries mid-mission casts; Riptide 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 Yareli's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Mod Scaling Focus
Excalibur
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 Excalibur’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Excalibur if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Excalibur is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Yareli
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 Yareli’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Yareli if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Yareli is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- Radial Javelin into Exalted Blade is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Your favorite clear starts on Slash Dash and ends on Exalted Blade — Excalibur is built for that arc.
- Yareli's Aquablades loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Excalibur rates higher on speed clears (Excellent vs Situational) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Excalibur's name on it.
- Aquablades into Riptide is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into Aquablades than stay generic in the Summoner lane.
- Skipping Excalibur frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Yareli properly.
- Open-world and bounty pacing still feel good on Yareli, not only endless survival tiles.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Yareli jumps the line over another Excalibur craft.