Masseter

Untradeable

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General Information

Max Rank

30

Utility

Normal Attack

134.96
( 56%)

106.04
( 44%)

Heavy Attack

Heavy Slam Attack

Slam Element

Forced Procs

Slam Radius

10.0 m

Slam Attack

Slam Radius

10.0 m

Slam Element

Forced Procs

Slide Attack

Slide Element

Same damage type distribution as Normal Attack

Miscellaneous

Default Upgrades

Introduced

Update 26.0 (2019-10-31)

Sell Price

5,000

Variants

Vendor Sources

Article Categories

CODEX

Tear and chew through enemies with this unusual crankshaft-style greatsword.

LEVERIAN ENTRY

There remains a shallow trench through the ruins. As if some colossal boulder had crashed from the manse and rolled down the hill... but what if it had rolled... up? Imagine if you will, Karishh's Dax on the day... peering out, dumbstruck by what they saw. They readied no blade, sounded no alarm as the expanding orb of gristle hurtled toward them. And then in a spasm of giblets, Grendel was before them. His 'cutlery' in hand.. the Masseter.

The Masseter is Grendel's signature greatsword with a distinctive crankshaft-shaped blade. In addition to grinding its foes into chunks with every swing, Grendel becomes unshakable when he readies a heavy attack.

Characteristics[]

This weapon deals primarily Impact damage.
Stance slot has polarity, matching Rending Crane and Noble Cadence (Conclave only) stance.

Advantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Second highest status chance of all heavy blades, behind Gram Prime.
Tied with the Galatine and Galatine Prime for the fastest attack speed of all heavy blades.
Highest slam attack radius of all weapons.
Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- Above average crit chance (24.00%)
- Above average total damage (241)
- High attack range (2.90 m)
- Above average status chance (28.00%)

Disadvantages over other Melee weapons (excluding modular weapons):

Normal Attack (wiki attack index 1)
- No numerical disadvantages.

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

Comparisons:

Masseter (Normal Attack), compared to Masseter Prime (Normal Attack):
- Lower base damage (241.00 vs. 260.00)
  - Lower Impact damage ( 134.96 vs. 145.6)
  - Lower Slash damage ( 106.04 vs. 114.4)
- Lower total damage (241 vs. 260)
- Lower base critical chance (24.00% vs. 26.00%)
- Lower base critical multiplier (2.00x vs. 2.20x)
- Lower base status chance (28.00% vs. 36.00%)
- Lower attack speed (1.00x animation speed vs. 1.08x animation speed)
- Lower Mastery Rank required (8 vs. 14)
- Higher disposition (●●●●○ (1.25x) vs. ●●●○○ (0.90x))

Acquisition[]

The Masseter's blueprint can be researched from the Tenno Lab in the dojo.

Manufacturing Requirements 📝 Edit blueprint requirements
20,000	Argon Crystal 2	Cryotic 650	Oxium 225	Salvage 8,600	Time: 12 Hour(s)
20,000	Argon Crystal 2	Cryotic 650	Oxium 225	Salvage 8,600	Rush: 35
Market Price: 175			Blueprints Price:15,000
Tenno Lab Research 3,000
10,000	Gallium 2	Polymer Bundle 1,200	Rubedo 1,450	Alloy Plate 3,250	Time: 3 Day(s)
10,000	Gallium 2	Polymer Bundle 1,200	Rubedo 1,450	Alloy Plate 3,250	Prereq: Nami Skyla
x1 x3 x10 x30 x100

Notes[]

When wielded by Grendel, he is immune to crowd control procs during Heavy Attacks.
Has a uniquely large slam radius compared to other weapons of the same class.

Trivia[]

The masseter muscle is one of four muscles responsible for chewing.
Keeping with Grendel's design being inspired by Oni, the Masseter's design is based on the Kanabō, a studded, two-handed club used by samurai. The cumbersome nature of the kanabō resulted in the weapon being associated with oni due to their great strength.
- The close associations between oni and kanabō in Japanese culture have resulted in the phrase oni-ni-kanabō (鬼に金棒, "[giving a] kanabō to oni") to describe giving further advantages to a powerful opponent, which may be the basis for Grendel's immunity to crowd control effects while preparing a heavy attack with the Masseter.
When the Masseter is used to perform an attack, the blade's rotation will ramp up for a short period of time and eventually slow back to idle speed.
- Manually guarding will lock the Masseter's blade in place until guarding is released, regardless of current speed.