Grinlok

Grineer

Weapons

CONCLAVE (PvP)

Grinlok

General Information

Utility

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Normal

93.5

18.7

74.8

Range

300 m

Projectile Type

Hit-Scan

Miscellaneous

Internal Name

/Lotus/Weapons/Grineer/LongGuns/GrineerLeverActionRifle/GLARifle

Introduced

Update 12.1 (2014-02-13)

Users

Nightwatch Lancer
Kuva Elite Lancer
Tusk Elite Lancer

Variants

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.

Advantages:

Tied with Prisma Grinlok for the second highest base damage of all semi-automatic rifles, behind Kuva Chakkhurr.
- High Impact damage and good Slash damage – effective against shields and health.
Good critical chance.
High critical multiplier.
Second highest status chance of all semi-automatic rifles, behind Nagantaka.
Fairly high reload speed.
Little to no vertical recoil.
High accuracy.
Very small spread.
Excellent ammo efficiency.
Innate polarity.
Can equip the Grinlok-exclusive Deadly Sequence and Grinloked (Conclave only) mods.

Disadvantages:

Low Puncture damage – less effective against armor.
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.

Comparisons:

Grinlok (Normal), compared to Prisma Grinlok (Normal):
- Equal base damage, but different composition:
  - Higher Impact damage (93.5 vs. 74.8)
  - Lower Slash damage (74.8 vs. 93.5)
- Lower base critical chance (15% vs. 21%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (2.5x vs. 2.9x)
- Lower base status chance (35% vs. 37%)
- Lower average damage per shot (229.08 vs. 261.61)
- Lower burst DPS (382.56 vs. 436.89)
- Lower sustained DPS (290.82 vs. 384.86)
- Smaller magazine (9 round(s) vs. 21 round(s))
- More accurate (44.4 vs. 32)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (7 vs. 11)
- Higher disposition (1.3 vs. 1.25)

Acquisition[]

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

Manufacturing Requirements
30,000	2	5,000	5,000	1	Time: 24 hrs
30,000	2	5,000	5,000	1	Rush: 35
Market Price: 150			Blueprints Price:15,000
Chem Lab Research 3,000
5,000	10	500	400	150	Time: 72 hrs
5,000	10	500	400	150	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.