Koumei vs Protea
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.
- Protea's pitch (“Protea knows all about protection”) isn't what you're missing — Omamori is.
- Your builds lean status effects and Koumei's passive extends that plan.
Pick Protea if…
- You're sold on Protea's fantasy (Protea knows all about protection) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Koumei's pitch (“Test your luck with the dice-maiden”) 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 Koumei for status-duration amplification and Omamori; lean Protea for Dispensary and Dispensary. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Koumei
Stat
Protea
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
MaduraiAura
AnyMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Kumihimo
Kit Opener
Grenade Fan
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Koumei
Protea
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
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.
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
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.
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?
- 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.
- Protea's Dispensary 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.
- 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.
- Koumei's Omamori 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.