Khora

Support / Healer

Khora is red in whip and claw. She works together with her Kavat companion, Venari, to deal high damage and provide crowd control. Two bodies, one will.

Role: Support / Healer
Aura: Vazarin
Polarities: MaduraiNaramon
Mastery: 0
Introduced: Update 22.18 (2018-04-20)

Stats

Type: Warframe
Category: Warframes
Mastery: 0
Health: 365
Shield: 270
Armor: 290
Energy: 140
Sprint Speed: 1.05
Build Cost: 25,000 Credits
Build Time: 72h 0m
Rush: 50 Platinum

Warframe dossier

Verified 2026-07-22

Playstyle

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

Kit Overview

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.
Strangledome (Ability 4): Weave a dome of living chain that ensnares and strangles any enemy within, and any foolish enough to approach.

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	Khora is a dependable Steel Path support / healer: weapons do the heavy clear while Whipclaw covers gaps. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.
Mobile Defense / Excavation	Excellent	Cryopods and excavators are Khora’s home turf — Whipclaw locks or deletes the wave on the point. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.
Exterminate / Capture Speed Runs	Excellent	Exterminate / Capture is a sprint for Khora: Whipclaw cuts tile time instead of setting up a base. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.
Spy / Rescue / Nightmare	Situational	Only if you already know the vaults — Khora is not a Spy specialist and Whipclaw won’t save a loud play. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.
Open World / Bounties	Strong	Strong on packed bounty camps; Khora still leans on Operator / Archwing for the empty travel stretches while Whipclaw handles fights. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack.
Long-Range Gunplay / Eidolon-Style Content	Weak	Khora wants pack clear or finishers, not pure long-range; Whipclaw won’t save an Eidolon-style loadout. Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack. Khora is red in whip and claw.