Khora vs Protea
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Khora if…
- You're sold on Khora's fantasy (Khora is red in whip and claw) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Protea's pitch (“Protea knows all about protection”) isn't what you're missing — Venari is.
- You're buying into Khora's passive — the ferocious kavat, Venari, fights by Khora's side and provides her with an a percentage speed….
Pick Protea if…
- You're sold on Protea's fantasy (Protea knows all about protection) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Khora's pitch (“Khora is red in whip and claw”) isn't what you're missing — Dispensary is.
- You're buying into Protea's passive — every caststh Power Cast is granted +a percentage Ability Strength.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Khora for Venari and Venari; lean Protea for Dispensary and Dispensary. Mission Usefulness is where they split: speed clears (Excellent vs Situational — edge Khora).
At a Glance
Khora
Stat
Protea
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
VazarinAura
AnyMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Whipclaw
Kit Opener
Grenade Fan
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Khora
Protea
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
Khora
- Venari carries mid-mission casts; Strangledome 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 Khora's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Protea
- Dispensary carries mid-mission casts; Temporal Anchor 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 Protea's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Mod Scaling Focus
Khora
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 Khora’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Khora if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Khora is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Protea
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 Protea’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Protea if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Protea is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- Venari into Strangledome is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Weapon damage still matters in your loadouts and Khora is the frame that amplifies that plan.
- You've tried (or watched) Protea and the Dispensary fantasy didn't stick.
- Khora rates higher on speed clears (Excellent vs Situational) — that rota is where you actually play.
- You're chasing one strong Support main, and Khora is the candidate.
- Dispensary into Temporal Anchor is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Your favorite clear starts on Grenade Fan and ends on Temporal Anchor — Protea is built for that arc.
- Khora's Venari loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Aura on the aura slot matches the school you're already building weapons around.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Protea's name on it.