Marelok

In essence, the Marelok is a shortened Grinlok that sports greater damage and a higher rate of fire, at the cost of low accuracy and reduced critical damage and status capability.

Characteristics
This weapon deals high damage and  damage.


 * Advantages
 * Very high base damage. Primarily and  damage.
 * Very high base status effect chance.
 * Good base critical chance.
 * Very good ammunition efficiency.
 * Decent rate of fire; approx. twice as fast as the Lex.
 * Average reload speed.
 * A polarity slot.


 * Disadvantages
 * Poor accuracy over long range.
 * Low  damage.
 * Low capacity per magazine, must be reloaded regularly.
 * Blueprint can only be obtained through Clan research.
 * Requires a Forma to build.

Acquisition
Detonite Injector Research is required before this weapon can be researched. The weapon can also be purchased for .

Tips

 * The Marelok is essentially a cutdown Grinlok, trading accuracy for increased firepower and rate of fire. Like the Grinlok, its base stats are well-suited for builds that maximize the chance and damage of critical hits, and those that cause many status effects.
 * The Marelok is a great side arm for dealing with enemies at short range for players who have a sniper or bow for their primary weapon. Marelock's firepower is strong enough to be considered a sub-primary weapon.

Trivia

 * The Marelok is likely named for Mare's Leg, a term for a lever-action rifle cut down to the size of a large pistol.
 * Closer inspection reveals that the Marelok is indeed a Grinlok with its barrel and stock cut down to size and its clip moved to the bottom of the gun.
 * The Marelok's description initially misspelled it as Marelock. This was fixed shortly afterward.
 * The Marelok is spun around the reload lever after every shot, which was mentioned in a previous Devstream to be a reference to Terminator 2.
 * The Marelok was not released at the same time as the Grinlok as it required additional coding to support the animations involved. It was also originally planned to be a dual/akimbo weapon. The two weapons were first seen in Devstream 22.