Revenant vs Valkyr
Same Support / Healer fantasy — which support kit fits your squad and mission rota?
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Revenant if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Revenant's vibe — Macabre spectral power has risen.
- This slot should feel like Enthrall, Mesmer Skin, and Danse Macabre, not a reskin of Valkyr's Rip Line, Warcry, and Hysteria.
- You want Revenant's knockdown / disruption immunity while pressing the clear button.
Pick Valkyr if…
- You want the squad gap filled by Valkyr's vibe — Valkyr was modified into a highly motivated and fearsome killer.
- Revenant's pitch (“Macabre spectral power has risen”) 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 Revenant for Reave and Reave; lean Valkyr for Paralysis and Paralysis. Mission Usefulness is where they split: Steel Path (Strong vs Excellent — edge Valkyr); speed clears (Situational vs Excellent — edge Valkyr).
At a Glance
Revenant
Stat
Valkyr
Support / Healer
Role
Support / Healer
NaramonAura
MaduraiMatch the priority to your main ability
Mod Priority
Match the priority to your main ability
Enthrall
Kit Opener
Rip Line
Mission Usefulness
Mission
Revenant
Valkyr
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption
Winner
Mobile Defense / Excavation
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs
Winner
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare
Open World / Bounties
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content
Winner
When Each Shines
Revenant
- Reave carries mid-mission casts; Danse Macabre 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.
- Revenant shines on tile clears where ability damage — not just weapons — carries the pack.
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
Revenant
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 Revenant’s Strength-scaling abilities.
- DUR
- Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Revenant if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
- RNG
- Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Revenant 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?
- Reave into Danse Macabre is the cast story you want to master — not a random subsume mashup.
- Mesmer Skin and later abilities stay on the frame forever in your builds — you're not looking for a subsume tourist.
- Valkyr's Paralysis loop asks for a different muscle memory than you want to practice.
- You're done shopping the Support / Healer aisle once Revenant is online.
- If you only rank one more Warframe to 30 this week, it should be Revenant.
- 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 Revenant frees a craft slot — you'd rather finish Valkyr properly.
- Valkyr rates higher on Steel Path holds (Excellent vs Strong) — that rota is where you actually play.
- Inventory space / foundry queue: Valkyr jumps the line over another Revenant craft.