The Marelok combines the stopping power of a rifle with the portability of a pistol.
In essence, the Marelok pistol 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.
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Advantages
Very high base damage. Primarily Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. and Script error: The function "Proc" does not exist. damage.
Very high status chance.
With the right combination of mods, the Marelok can be modded to have a 100% status chance, guaranteeing a proc with every shot.
Good base critical chance.
Very good ammunition efficiency.
Decent rate of fire; approx. twice as fast as the Lex.
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Disadvantages
Inaccuracy is noticeable over long range.
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Low capacity per magazine, must be reloaded regularly.
High recoil.
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Tips
The Marelok is essentially a cut-down Grinlok, trading out 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 sidearm for dealing with enemies at short to mid range for players who have a sniper or bow for their primary weapon. The Marelok's firepower is strong enough to be considered a sub-primary weapon.
The Marelok has the second highest base damage of all secondary type weapons, surpassed only by the Angstrum.
Due to the Marelok's low accuracy, additional bullets generated via Multishot will sometimes hit enemies behind or next to the main target, giving the illusion of Punch Through.
For this reason, Magnum Force's accuracy penalty is very noticeable at higher ranks.
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 magazine 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 finger lever after every shot, which was mentioned in Devstream 22 to be a reference to a lever-action shotgun used in the movie Terminator 2.
There was a bug during update 16.5 where the Marelok didn't have it's spin animation. This was fixed in hotfix 16.5.7
The Marelok was first showcased in Devstream 22 along with the Grinlok. It was supposed to be released alongside the Grinlok and come as a dual/akimbo weapon, but its release was delayed due to the additional coding required to handle the animations involved.
The color scheme of the Marelok is darker compared to the Grinlok.
Currently the only Grineer unit to use the Marelok is Shik Tal, which has been modified to fire small rockets instead of bullets.
Bugs
The Marelok appears to count towards the Rifle Kills challenge (As of U13.9).
Media
Marelok codex
Marelok Color
A Grinlok with an overlay of the Marelok, showing their similarities and differences.
Rhino with marelok
Marelok with 100% Status Chance
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Warframe Grinlok & Marelok 100% Status Pro Builds 3 Forma Update 13.9.0-1