Protea vs Sevagoth
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Protea if…
- You're sold on Protea's fantasy (Protea knows all about protection) more than another Support / Healer option.
- You'd rather build around Dispensary than live in Sevagoth's Gloom loop.
- You're buying into Protea's passive — every caststh Power Cast is granted +a percentage Ability Strength.
Pick Sevagoth if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Sevagoth's vibe — No longer adrift in the Void, Sevagoth has returned.
- You'd rather build around Gloom than live in Protea's Dispensary loop.
- You're buying into Sevagoth's passive — on death, become Sevagoth's Shadow and fight to resurrect him by collecting the souls needed to….
Verdict
Both fill the Support / Healer lane. Lean Protea for Dispensary and Dispensary; lean Sevagoth for Gloom and Gloom. Mission Usefulness is a wash — decide on kit feel and passive, not the rating table.
At a Glance
Protea
Stat
Sevagoth
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
AnyAura
None
Match the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Grenade Fan
Kit Opener
Reap
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Protea
Sevagoth
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
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.
Sevagoth
- Gloom carries mid-mission casts; Exalted Shadow 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.
- Sevagoth shines on tile clears where ability damage — not just weapons — carries the pack.
Mod Scaling Focus
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.
Sevagoth
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 Sevagoth’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Sevagoth if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Sevagoth is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
- EFF
- Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.
Who Should You Pull?
- 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.
- Sevagoth's Gloom 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.
- Gloom into Exalted Shadow is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Squad comps where someone has to own tile clear alone — Sevagoth is the frame you trust for that job.
- Protea can stay on the shelf; Sevagoth is the one you'll actually Forma twice.
- Even after Helminth, Sow and later abilities are still the reason Sevagoth earned potato.
- Your endgame loadout screen should show Sevagoth before it shows another same-role experiment.