Oberon vs Uriel
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Oberon if…
- You're sold on Oberon's fantasy (Healing and suffering do Oberon’s bidding) more than another Support / Healer option.
- Uriel's pitch (“To fight as the Heretic of Xata is to have demons at your back”) isn't what you're missing — Renewal is.
- You value Oberon's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
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.
- Oberon's pitch (“Healing and suffering do Oberon’s bidding”) 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 Oberon for orb economy and Renewal; lean Uriel for Demonium and Demonium. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Excellent vs Strong — edge Oberon).
At a Glance
Oberon
Stat
Uriel
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
MaduraiAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Smite
Kit Opener
Infernalis
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Oberon
Uriel
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
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.
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
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.
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?
- 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.
- Uriel's Demonium 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.
- 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.
- 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 Uriel's name on it.