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Inaros vs Uriel

Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?

TL;DR — Quick Pick

Pick Inaros if…

  • Inaros commands the fearsome desert — that's the Inaros pitch you want on the roster.
  • You'd rather build around Scarab Shell than live in Uriel's Demonium loop.
  • You're buying into Inaros's passive — when Inaros takes lethal damage, he entombs himself in a sarcophagus and incarnates as sand to….

Pick Uriel if…

  • You're sold on Uriel's fantasy (To fight as the Heretic of Xata is to have demons at your back) more than another Support / Healer option.
  • This slot should feel like Infernalis, Remedium, and Brimstone, not a reskin of Inaros's Desiccation, Sandstorm, and Scarab Swarm.
  • You're buying into Uriel's passive — uriel commands, empowers, and protects three unique demons.
Verdict

Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Inaros for Scarab Shell and Scarab Shell; lean Uriel for Demonium and Demonium. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.

At a Glance

Inaros
Stat
Uriel
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonNaramon
Aura
MaduraiMadurai
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Desiccation
Kit Opener
Infernalis

Mission Usefulness

Mission
Inaros
Uriel
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Strong
Strong
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Excellent
Excellent
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Situational
Situational
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Situational
Situational
Open World / Bounties
Strong
Strong
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Weak
Weak

When Each Shines

Inaros

  • Scarab Shell carries mid-mission casts; Scarab Swarm 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.
  • Inaros shines on tile clears where ability damage — not just weapons — carries the pack.

Uriel

  • Demonium carries mid-mission casts; Brimstone is the density payoff.
  • Fights where Heat stays painted on packs so Uriel's Affinity-Range Strength passive stacks.
  • Dense spawns where Uriel's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.

Mod Scaling Focus

Inaros

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 Inaros’s Strength-scaling abilities.
DUR
Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Inaros if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
RNG
Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Inaros is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
EFF
Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Uriel

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 Uriel’s Strength-scaling abilities.
DUR
Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Uriel if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
RNG
Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Uriel is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
EFF
Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Who Should You Pull?

Inaros
Pull Inaros if…
  • Scarab Shell into Scarab Swarm is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
  • Your favorite clear starts on Desiccation and ends on Scarab Swarm — Inaros is built for that arc.
  • Uriel's Demonium loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
  • Naramon on the aura slot matches the school you're already building weapons around.
  • Potato + Forma budget this month has Inaros's name on it.
Inaros Full Guide
Uriel
Pull Uriel if…
  • Demonium into Brimstone is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
  • Your favorite clear starts on Infernalis and ends on Brimstone — Uriel is built for that arc.
  • Inaros's Scarab Shell 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 Uriel's name on it.
Uriel Full Guide