Koumei vs Oberon
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Koumei if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Koumei's vibe — Test your luck with the dice-maiden.
- Oberon's pitch (“Healing and suffering do Oberon’s bidding”) isn't what you're missing — Omamori is.
- Your builds lean status effects and Koumei's passive extends that plan.
Pick Oberon if…
- You're sold on Oberon's fantasy (Healing and suffering do Oberon’s bidding) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Koumei's pitch (“Test your luck with the dice-maiden”) isn't what you're missing — Renewal is.
- You value Oberon's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Koumei for status-duration amplification and Omamori; lean Oberon for orb economy and Renewal. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Oberon).
At a Glance
Koumei
Stat
Oberon
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
MaduraiAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Kumihimo
Kit Opener
Smite
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Koumei
Oberon
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
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.
Oberon
- Renewal carries mid-mission casts; Reckoning is the density payoff.
- Long holds where energy comfort matters — Oberon's loop stays online without babysitting orbs.
- Dense spawns where Oberon's cast cadence outpaces gun-only clears.
Mod Scaling Focus
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.
Oberon
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 Oberon’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Oberon if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Oberon is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- 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.
- Oberon's Renewal 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.
- Energy / health orb rooms are common in your rota and Oberon gets more mileage out of every pickup.
- Your favorite clear starts on Smite and ends on Reckoning — Oberon is built for that arc.
- Koumei's Omamori loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- Oberon rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Potato + Forma budget this month has Oberon's name on it.