Oberon vs Valkyr
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.
- Valkyr's pitch (“Valkyr was modified into a highly motivated and fearsome killer”) isn't what you're missing — Renewal is.
- You value Oberon's orb-efficiency passive for longer ability spam on dense holds.
Pick Valkyr if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Valkyr's vibe — Valkyr was modified into a highly motivated and fearsome killer.
- Oberon's pitch (“Healing and suffering do Oberon’s bidding”) isn't what you're missing — Paralysis is.
- You're buying into Valkyr's passive — valkyr accumulates Rage when hitting or killing enemies with melee weapons, increasing her Melee….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Oberon for orb economy and Renewal; lean Valkyr for Paralysis and Paralysis. Mission Usefulness is where they split: speed clears (Situational vs Excellent — edge Valkyr).
At a Glance
Oberon
Stat
Valkyr
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
Rip Line
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Oberon
Valkyr
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
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.
Valkyr
- Paralysis carries mid-mission casts; Hysteria 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 Valkyr's full ability loop instead of dabbling.
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.
Valkyr
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 Valkyr’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Valkyr if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Valkyr 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.
- Valkyr's Paralysis 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 Oberon's name on it.
- Paralysis into Hysteria is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- You'd rather specialize hard into Paralysis than stay generic in the Support lane.
- Skipping Oberon frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Valkyr properly.
- Valkyr rates higher on speed clears (Excellent vs Situational) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Valkyr jumps the line over another Oberon craft.