Nekros vs Uriel
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Nekros if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Nekros's vibe — There is a reaper whose name is Nekros.
- This slot should feel like Soul Punch, Terrify, and Shadows Of The Dead, not a reskin of Uriel's Infernalis, Remedium, and Brimstone.
- You're buying into Nekros's passive — restore some Health with every enemy death within a radius.
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.
- Nekros's pitch (“There is a reaper whose name is Nekros”) isn't what you're missing — Demonium is.
- You're buying into Uriel's passive — uriel commands, empowers, and protects three unique demons.
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Nekros for Desecrate and Desecrate; lean Uriel for Demonium and Demonium. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Nekros
Stat
Uriel
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
None
Aura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Soul Punch
Kit Opener
Infernalis
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Nekros
Uriel
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
Nekros
- Desecrate carries mid-mission casts; Shadows Of The Dead 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 Nekros's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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
Nekros
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 Nekros’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Nekros if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Nekros 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?
- Desecrate into Shadows Of The Dead is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Nekros is the frame you trust for that job.
- Uriel can stay on the shelf; Nekros is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Terrify and later abilities are still the reason Nekros earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Nekros before it shows another same-role experiment.
- 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.
- Nekros's Desecrate 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.