Grinlok

Grineer Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Grinlok
Untradeable
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General Information
Type	Rifle
Mastery Rank Requirement	7
Max Rank	30
Slot	Primary
Trigger Type	Semi-Auto
Utility
Accuracy	High
Ammo Max	540
Ammo Pickup	80
Ammo Type	Primary
Disposition	●●●●○ (1.30x)
Fire Rate	1.67 attacks/sec
Noise Level	Alarming
Magazine Size	9
Reload Time	1.70 s
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Spread	2.25° (1.50° min, 3.00° max)
Normal Attack
93.5 ( 50%)
18.7 ( 10%)
74.8 ( 40%)
Total Damage	187 (50.00%  Impact)
Ammo Cost	1
Crit Chance	15.00%
Crit Multiplier	2.50x
Fire Rate	1.67 attacks/sec
Multishot	1 (187.00 damage per projectile)
Noise Level	Alarming
Punch Through	0.0 m
Range	300.0 m
Spread	2.25° (1.50° min, 3.00° max)
Status Chance	35.00%
Projectile Type	Hit-Scan
Miscellaneous
Compatibility Tags	ASSAULT_AMMO
Riven Family	Grinlok
Exilus Polarity
Introduced	Update 12.1 (2014-02-13)
Polarities
Sell Price	7,500
Users	Nightwatch Lancer Kuva Elite Lancer Tusk Elite Lancer
Variants	Grinlok  Prisma Grinlok
Vendor Sources
Article Categories
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CODEX

With pinpoint accuracy, the Grinlok lever-action repeating rifle can easily find the soft spot on any target.

The Grinlok is a  Grineer lever-action rifle crafted from the Chem lab via clan research. By nature, the Grinlok sports high damage with accurate delivery, supported by its high critical damage and very high status chance, but its extremely low fire rate and small magazine size hampers its ability to manage crowds of enemies.

Characteristics

• This weapon deals primarily  Impact damage.
• Innate polarity.
• Can equip the Grinlok-exclusive  Deadly Sequence and  Grinloked (Conclave only) mods.

Advantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Tied with  Prisma Grinlok for the second highest base damage of all semi-automatic rifles, behind  Kuva Chakkhurr.
• Second highest status chance of all semi-automatic rifles, behind  Nagantaka.
• Little to no vertical recoil.
• Very small spread.
• Excellent ammo efficiency.
• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • High reload speed (1.70 s)
  • Above average total damage (187)
  • Above average ammo max (540)
  • High status chance (35.00%)
  • Above average disposition (●●●●○ (1.30x))
  • High crit multiplier (2.50x)

Disadvantages over other Primary weapons (excluding modular weapons):

• Tied with  Prisma Grinlok for the second slowest fire rate of all semi-automatic rifles, after  Kuva Chakkhurr.
• Tied with  Nagantaka for the lowest magazine size of all semi-automatic rifles.
• Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
  • Below average crit chance (15.00%)
  • Below average magazine (9)
  • Low fire rate (1.67 attacks/sec)

See WARFRAME Wiki:Stat Comparison/Percentiles for more details.

Comparisons:

•  Grinlok (Normal Attack), compared to  Prisma Grinlok (Normal Attack):
  • Equal base damage
    • Higher  Impact damage ( 93.5 vs. 74.8)
    • Lower  Slash damage ( 74.8 vs. 93.5)
  • Lower base critical chance (15.00% vs. 21.00%)
  • Lower base critical multiplier (2.50x vs. 2.90x)
  • Lower base status chance (35.00% vs. 37.00%)
  • Lower average damage per tap (229.07 vs. 261.61)
  • Lower burst DPS (382.55 vs. 436.89)
  • Lower sustained DPS (290.81 vs. 384.86)
  • Smaller magazine (9 vs. 21)
  • More accurate (High vs. Very High)
  • Wider first-shot spread (1.50° vs. 0.25°)
  • Tighter maximum spread (3.00° vs. 6.00°)
  • Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 11)
  • Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.30x) vs. ●●●●○ (1.25x))

Acquisition

The Grinlok's blueprint can be researched from the Chem Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
30,000	Detonite Injector 2	Polymer Bundle 5,000	Ferrite 5,000	Forma 1	Time: 1 Day(s)
					Rush: 35
Market Price: 150			Blueprints Price:15,000
Chem Lab Research3,000
5,000	Detonite Ampule 10	Polymer Bundle 500	Ferrite 400	Alloy Plate 150	Time: 3 Day(s)
					Prereq: Detonite Injector
x1   x3   x10   x30   x100

This weapon can be sold for 7,500 Credits 7,500.

Notes

• The Grinlok often ragdolls enemies on lethal shots, a side effect of it dealing mainly  Impact damage.
• The Grinlok's focus on both  Impact and  Slash damage makes it generally effective against the Corpus and the Infested.

Tips

• While the Grinlok is similar to the  Latron, it comes with a lower magazine capacity and slower rate of fire, making it more punishing for missed shots. Focus on aiming at heads or weak spots.
•  Shred is an excellent mod to help the Grinlok with crowd control, as it increases its slow rate of fire while piercing through groups of enemies, letting each shot deal its massive damage to multiple targets.

Trivia

• The News tab in the UI mistakenly referred to this gun as Grinlock.
• The weapon's name may be a combination/corruption of "Grineer" and "Flintlock", the latter of which was an early firing mechanism in guns used in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
  • Despite the unusual combination of technologies mentioned, a lever-action flintlock rifle did exist in real life.
• While  Marelok is, theoretically, a sawn-off pistol version of this rifle, its magazine is curiously relocated.

Media

Original look and stats of Grinlok

Grinlok on codex

Grinlok as shown in the Arsenal

Tenno Reinforcements - Grinlok

Warframe - All Grineer Primaries - Weapon Animations & Sounds (2012 - 2019)

Warframe - All Grineer Weapon Reloads in 2 minutes (2012 - 2019)

Grinlok Skins

Edit

Conclave

Day of the Dead
Seasonal

Desert-Camo

Harkonar

Nightwatch

Oscira

Soaktron

Patch History

Hotfix 32.0.7 (2022-09-28)

• Fixed the following weapons not correctly playing their intended animations between shots:
  • Grinlok - Fixed the gun parts moving but not your Warframe.

Update 25.7 (2019-08-29)

• Converted materials to PBR on the Grinlok

Update 22.20 (2018-05-17)

• PBR treatment.

Update 22.12 (2018-02-09)

• Mastery Rank increased from 5 to 7.
• Damage increased from 120 to 187.
• Critical damage increased from 2x to 2.5x.
• Mag size increased from 6 to 9.
• Reload speed increased from 2.1s to 1.7s.
• Increased accuracy while aiming.

Update: Specters of the Rail 0.0 (2016-07-08)

• Weapon skin for the Grinlok is now available from Teshin!

Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

• Increased the damage of the Grinlok in Conclave.

Update 17.0 (2015-07-31)

• The Grinlok is now available in Conclave.

Hotfix 12.4.5 (2014-03-12)

• Fixed inability to fire Grinlok while sprinting.

Hotfix 12.1.1 (2014-02-13)

• Changes to Grinlok's muzzle flash/sounds.

Update 12.1 (2014-02-13)

• Introduced.

Last updated: Hotfix 22.20.9.2 (2018-06-07)

See Also

•  Marelok, the pistol counterpart.
•  Vaykor Marelok, the custom pistol counterpart used by Steel Meridian.
•  Deadly Sequence, a Grinlok exclusive Syndicate mod.
•  Grinloked, a Grinlok exclusive Conclave mod.