Follie vs Koumei
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Follie if…
- You're sold on Follie's fantasy (Follie, the merry, macabre Shadowgrapher, brings ink to life) more than another Support / Healer option.
- This slot should feel like Forced Perspective, Shadowgraph, and Plein Air, not a reskin of Koumei's Kumihimo, Omikuji, and Bunraku.
- You value Follie's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Pick Koumei if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Koumei's vibe — Test your luck with the dice-maiden.
- This slot should feel like Kumihimo, Omikuji, and Bunraku, not a reskin of Follie's Forced Perspective, Shadowgraph, and Plein Air.
- Your builds lean status effects and Koumei's passive extends that plan.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Follie for orb economy and Self Portrait; lean Koumei for status-duration amplification and Omamori. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Excellent vs Strong — edge Follie).
At a Glance
Follie
Stat
Koumei
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
VazarinAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Forced Perspective
Kit Opener
Kumihimo
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Follie
Koumei
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Winner
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Open World / Bounties
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
When Each Shines
Follie
- Self Portrait carries mid-mission casts; Plein Air is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Follie's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Dense spawns where Follie's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Koumei
- Omamori carries mid-mission casts; Bunraku is the density payoff.
- Status-heavy weapons in hand — Koumei's passive makes those procs earn their keep.
- Missions that reward committing to Koumei's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
Mod Scaling Focus
Follie
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 Follie’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Follie if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Follie is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Koumei
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 Koumei’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Koumei if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Koumei 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 Follie gets more mileage out of every pickup.
- Your favorite clear starts on Forced Perspective and ends on Plein Air — Follie is built for that arc.
- Koumei's Omamori loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Follie rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Follie's name on it.
- Status duration is how your weapons scale and Koumei extends that plan for free.
- Your favorite clear starts on Kumihimo and ends on Bunraku — Koumei is built for that arc.
- Follie's Self Portrait loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Madurai on the aura slot matches the school you're already building weapons around.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Koumei's name on it.