Inaros vs Wukong
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 Wukong's Defy 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 Wukong if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Wukong's vibe — The simian warrior is a mountain of strength.
- You'd rather build around Defy than live in Inaros's Scarab Shell loop.
- You're buying into Wukong's passive — after taking fatal damage Wukong automatically uses one of his mastered survival techniques.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Inaros for Scarab Shell and Scarab Shell; lean Wukong for Defy and Defy. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Wukong).
At a Glance
Inaros
Stat
Wukong
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Desiccation
Kit Opener
Celestial Twin
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Inaros
Wukong
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
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.
Wukong
- Defy carries mid-mission casts; Primal Fury 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 Wukong's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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.
Wukong
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 Wukong’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Wukong if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Wukong is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- 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.
- Wukong's Defy 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.
- Defy into Primal Fury is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Wukong is the frame you trust for that job.
- Inaros can stay on the shelf; Wukong is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Wukong rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Wukong before it shows another same-role experiment.