Khora Prime

Support / Healer

A harmony of mistress and monster. The gilded huntress and her loyal Kavat, Venari, dominate the battlefield with their will.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Vazarin
Polarities: MaduraiVazarinNaramon
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 31.7 (2022-07-16)

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 365
Shield: 365
Armor: 345
Energy: 175
Sprint Speed: 1.05
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

Khora Prime is the primed variant of Khora — same kit fantasy with Prime stats and polarities. Khora is red in whip and claw. Built around Whipclaw, Ensnare, Venari.

Passive

The ferocious kavat, Venari, fights by Khora's side and provides her with an a percentage speed boost while active. If killed, Venari will reappear after several seconds.

When to Pick

You want Khora’s kit with Prime polarities / stats.
You want a support / healer toolkit and Khora’s fantasy matches the mission.
Your squad is missing what Khora brings — especially Whipclaw.

Kit Overview

Ability kit matches Khora — open the base ability pages for deep dives.
Whipclaw (Ability 1): Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.
Ensnare (Ability 2): Bind a hapless target in living metal, entangling others who stray too close.
Venari (Ability 3): Command Venari to focus on a target.

Abilities & Augments

1
Whipclaw →
Energy 25
Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Stats are boosted by the equipped mods on Whipclaw.
Augment
Accumulating WhipclawOpen augment →
2
Ensnare →
Energy 25
Bind a hapless target in living metal, entangling others who stray too close. Whipclaw will refresh the trap allowing it to capture more enemies.
No augment
3
Venari →
Energy 25
Command Venari to focus on a target. Hold to cycle between Attack, Protect, and Heal postures. If Venari is killed, use this ability to revive her instantly.
Augment
Venari BodyguardOpen augment →
4
Strangledome →
Energy 25
Weave a dome of living chain that ensnares and strangles any enemy within, and any foolish enough to approach. Foes outside the trap will try to hasten their comrade's deaths by shooting them. Crack Whipclaw on the dome to further damage any trapped enemies.
Augment
Pilfering StrangledomeOpen augment →

Ability Priority

1
Venari
Command Venari to focus on a target.
2
Whipclaw
Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.
3
Ensnare
Bind a hapless target in living metal, entangling others who stray too close.
4
Strangledome
Weave a dome of living chain that ensnares and strangles any enemy within, and any foolish enough to approach.

Helminth / Subsume

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

Mod Scaling

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

Priority

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

Mission Usefulness

Mission / Context	Rating	Why
Steel Path Survival / Defense / Disruption	Strong	Solid Steel Path pick — Khora Prime won’t hard-carry every tile, but Whipclaw keeps the run stable. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Prime stats give more room to Forma the same loop.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Khora Prime wins Mobile Defense / Excavation by parking Whipclaw on the objective instead of chasing stragglers. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Prime stats give more room to Forma the same loop.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Speed runs favor Khora Prime because Whipclaw skips empty rooms and ends the mission early. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Prime stats give more room to Forma the same loop.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Khora Prime is not a Spy specialist and Whipclaw won’t save a loud play. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Khora Prime still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Whipclaw handles fights. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Khora Prime wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Whipclaw won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.