Dante

Support / Healer

Seeker of knowledge. Keeper of history. Daring researcher of Leverian lore. Dante composes arcane tales to support allies and devastate enemies.

Stats

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Verified 2026-07-22

Seeker of knowledge. Built around Noctua, Light Verse, Dark Verse.

Noctua scans targets, recording information for your Codex. Status Chance increases by a percentage on fully scanned targets.

You want a support / healer toolkit and Dante’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Dante brings — especially Noctua.
You already own the mods / archon shards that make Dante’s scaling comfortable on Steel Path.

Noctua (Ability 1): Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Light Verse (Ability 2): Dante's vitalizing composition grants him and his allies Overguard and restores their Health.
Dark Verse (Ability 3): Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.
Final Verse (Ability 4): Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse.

1
Noctua →
Energy 25
Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Augment
Noctua SwarmOpen augment →
2
Light Verse →
Energy 25
Dante's vitalizing composition grants him and his allies Overguard and restores their Health.
No augment
3
Dark Verse →
Energy 25
Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.
No augment
4
Final Verse →
Energy 25
Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse. TRIUMPH: Two Light Verses cast in succession invigorate allies with a buff that increases Health and grants Overguard. Kills and assists briefly regenerate Overguard. Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse. TRAGEDY: Two Dark Verses cast in succession attack enemies. Damage Over Time from Slash, Heat and Toxin Status Effects accumulates in a single blast. Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse. WORDWARDEN: A Light Verse followed by a Dark Verse supports allies with copies of Noctua. Noctua copies synchronize their attacks with their designated ally’s attacks. Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse. PAGEFLIGHT: A Dark Verse followed by a Light Verse summons Paragrimms that swoop at enemies, making them vulnerable to Status Chance and Status Damage, as well as drawing enemy attacks away from allies.
No augment

1
Light Verse
Dante's vitalizing composition grants him and his allies Overguard and restores their Health.
2
Final Verse
Dante must compose two other Verses before his Final Verse.
3
Dark Verse
Dante's composition draws blood from nearby enemies, inflicting Slash Damage upon them.
4
Noctua
Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.

Noctua is often the Helminth sacrifice if your build never needs Ability 1 and you’d rather import a strip, buff, or survival tool.
Keep Light Verse and later abilities when they define Dante’s identity.
Never subsume the ability that enables the rest of the kit’s energy or survival loop.

Strength: Raises damage and effect potency across Dante’s Strength-scaling abilities.
Duration: Extends channeled / timed effects — often comfort on Dante if the kit leans on buffs or zones.
Range: Helps radius / targeting tools. Dump it if Dante is mostly self-buff or exalted weapons.
Efficiency: Keeps ability uptime comfortable, especially on longer Steel Path missions.

Match the priority to your main ability — Strength or Duration first for most kits, then Efficiency, then Range.

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Excellent	Dante is a S-tier Steel Path pick because Noctua still works when every spawn is overlevelled. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Dante wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Noctua on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Situational	Usable on speed runs, but Dante’s support / healer kit usually wants longer objectives than a 3-minute Exterminate. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Dante is not a Spy specialist and Noctua won’t save a loud play. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Dante still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Noctua handles fights. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Dante wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Noctua won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Open Noctua, Dante's Exalted Tome, and unleash a tale of woe upon his enemies.