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GRENDEL

Grendel sees every battlefield as a smorgasbord. His insatiable appetite rewards him with high survivability. Enemies will be eaten. And regurgitated.

Grendel eats enemies with Feast to fill his gut, then either rolls in as an armored ball with Pulverize to flatten rooms or fires them back out with Regurgitate for a scaling AoE hit that strips armor and spreads Viral. He's a tanky, self-contained room-clearer built around managing how many enemies he's swallowed, strong in Steel Path but clunky if you ignore the eat-and-spit loop.

GRENDEL
Energy275
Health1195
Shield195
Sprint Speed0.95
Duration100%
Efficiency100%
Range100%
Strength100%
Armor370
Damage Reduction55.2%
Effective Hit Points2,929
PassiveInnateEach enemy consumed grants 250 bonus armor.
Feast
Ability 1FeastSwallow enemies whole and store them in Grendel's gut. Hold to vomit out stored enemies, covering them in toxic bile.Energy25Damage500Swallow Range25mCapacity5 enemiesDigestion2%/s
Nourish
Ability 2NourishHelminthRegenerate health as Grendel absorbs nourishment from enemies in his gut. While he digests, enemies that attack or are attacked by Grendel suffer Viral Damage and energy sources provide more energy. These buffs extend to squad mates.Energy50Heal1000Viral Damage+75%Duration25sRadius25m
Pulverize
Ability 3PulverizeGrendel curls into a ball. He heals over time as he rolls, knocking over anyone in his path. Jumping slams Grendel into the ground and generates a damaging shockwave.Energy3/sDamage500-2000Armor Strip50%Heal200/sRadius5-15m
Regurgitate
Ability 4RegurgitateViolently puke out a bile soaked enemy from Grendel's gut, turning the consumed into a toxic projectile that does bonus damage based on the enemy's Max Health. Nearby enemies are slowed and have their armor dissolved by the bile.Energy50Damage2000Armor Strip75%Radius6mSlow80%
HelminthFeed a spare Grendel to the Helminth and every other Warframe can run Nourish. Prime and Umbra frames cannot be subsumed.Best subsumes
Most popular mods
16
Umbral Intensify
Umbral Intensify
+44% Ability Strength
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
16
Umbral Vitality
Umbral Vitality
+100% Health
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
16
Umbral Fiber
Umbral Fiber
+100% Armor
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
11
Overextended
Overextended
+90% Ability Range
-60% Ability Strength
WARFRAME
12
Adaptation
Adaptation
When Damaged: +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.
WARFRAME
14
Primed Flow
Primed Flow
+185% Energy Max
WARFRAME
9
Stretch
Stretch
+45% Ability Range
WARFRAME
9
Hearty Nourishment
Hearty Nourishment
Nourish Augment: Clear Status Effects and gain 5s of Status Immunity for each victim in Grendel's stomach.
Grendel

Based on several sources, these are the mods most commonly run on Grendel. They do not reflect a complete build.

GRENDEL builds
Top community builds for GRENDELRanked, voted builds on Overframe.gg→Open

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GRENDEL PRIME

Primal. Insatiable. Grendel Prime devours all who oppose him.

Grendel eats enemies with Feast to fill his gut, then either rolls in as an armored ball with Pulverize to flatten rooms or fires them back out with Regurgitate for a scaling AoE hit that strips armor and spreads Viral. He's a tanky, self-contained room-clearer built around managing how many enemies he's swallowed, strong in Steel Path but clunky if you ignore the eat-and-spit loop.

GRENDEL PRIME
Energy300
Health1195
Shield195
Sprint Speed0.95
Duration100%
Efficiency100%
Range100%
Strength100%
Armor400
Damage Reduction57.1%
Effective Hit Points3,048
VaultedRelics no longer drop; trade for the set or wait for Prime Resurgence.Released Oct 18, 2023, Update 34.0Set: 66p on warframe.marketRelicsAll prices
PassiveInnateEach enemy consumed grants 250 bonus armor.
Feast
Ability 1FeastSwallow enemies whole and store them in Grendel's gut. Hold to vomit out stored enemies, covering them in toxic bile.Energy25Damage500Swallow Range25mCapacity5 enemiesDigestion2%/s
Nourish
Ability 2NourishHelminthRegenerate health as Grendel absorbs nourishment from enemies in his gut. While he digests, enemies that attack or are attacked by Grendel suffer Viral Damage and energy sources provide more energy. These buffs extend to squad mates.Energy50Heal1000Viral Damage+75%Duration25sRadius25m
Pulverize
Ability 3PulverizeGrendel curls into a ball. He heals over time as he rolls, knocking over anyone in his path. Jumping slams Grendel into the ground and generates a damaging shockwave.Energy3/sDamage500-2000Armor Strip50%Heal200/sRadius5-15m
Regurgitate
Ability 4RegurgitateViolently puke out a bile soaked enemy from Grendel's gut, turning the consumed into a toxic projectile that does bonus damage based on the enemy's Max Health. Nearby enemies are slowed and have their armor dissolved by the bile.Energy50Damage2000Armor Strip75%Radius6mSlow80%
Most popular mods
16
Umbral Intensify
Umbral Intensify
+44% Ability Strength
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
16
Umbral Vitality
Umbral Vitality
+100% Health
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
16
Umbral Fiber
Umbral Fiber
+100% Armor
+11% Tau Resistance
Enhance mods in this set.
SET: WARFRAME
11
Overextended
Overextended
+90% Ability Range
-60% Ability Strength
WARFRAME
12
Adaptation
Adaptation
When Damaged: +10% Resistance to that Damage Type for 20s. Stacks up to 90%.
WARFRAME
14
Primed Flow
Primed Flow
+185% Energy Max
WARFRAME
9
Stretch
Stretch
+45% Ability Range
WARFRAME
9
Hearty Nourishment
Hearty Nourishment
Nourish Augment: Clear Status Effects and gain 5s of Status Immunity for each victim in Grendel's stomach.
Grendel

Based on several sources, these are the mods most commonly run on Grendel. They do not reflect a complete build.

GRENDEL PRIME builds
Top community builds for GRENDEL PRIMERanked, voted builds on Overframe.gg→Open

Community builds live on Overframe.gg. Link opens on their site.

GRENDEL PRIME blueprint
ItemCountSource
Grendel Prime Blueprint1
Neo G7 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Neo G10 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Meso G8 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Meso G6 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Lith G8 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Grendel Prime Neuroptics1
Axi S17 Relic25.33%
Axi M6 Relic25.33%
Axi G15 Relic25.33%
Neo Q1 Relic25.33%
Neo M5 Relic25.33%
2 more…
Grendel Prime Chassis1
Neo S18 Relic11.00%
Lith M10 Relic11.00%
Lith G13 Relic11.00%
Lith C12 Relic11.00%
Lith A11 Relic11.00%
Grendel Prime Systems1
Neo M6 Relic11.00%
Axi G14 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Axi G11 Relic (Radiant)10.00%
Orokin Cell1
Common resource drop

Relic drop chances shown at the tier players usually farm each part. Data from the game files, refreshed each patch.